ERP Project Manager

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End Client: MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority)

Job Title: ERP Project Manager

Duration: 12 months + Extension

Location: New York, NY 10004 (Hybrid)

Ceipal ID: MTA_PEOP817_SN

Job Code: 5817-1

Department:

Scope of Project:

Senior Project Manager with over 15 years of IT and ERP project management experience, including extensive expertise in PeopleSoft applications, PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) upgrades, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) migrations. The ideal candidate will lead large-scale PeopleSoft transformation initiatives, manage cross-functional teams, engage with executive stakeholders, and ensure successful delivery of modernization programs involving PeopleSoft applications, databases, middleware, and cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

Program & Project Governance

Lead overall governance of PeopleSoft PUM upgrade and OCI migration programs on behalf of the client organization.
Lead end-to-end delivery of PeopleSoft upgrade and cloud transformation programs.
Manage project scope, risks, dependencies, issues, and change requests.
Drive project execution using Agile or Hybrid delivery methodologies.
Ensure timely delivery of milestones while maintaining quality and budget objectives.
Establish project governance structure, reporting cadence, decision-making processes, and escalation procedures.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, budgets, dependencies, and risk registers.
Monitor project health and ensure adherence to approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
Coordinate steering committee meetings and executive status reviews.
Provide regular project status reporting to executive leadership and steering committees.

PeopleSoft PUM Upgrade Management

Oversee PeopleSoft PUM and PeopleTools upgrade initiatives across HCM, FSCM, ELM, Pensions and other PeopleSoft applications.
Coordinate fit-gap analysis, impact assessments, retrofit strategies, and testing cycles.
Coordinate business stakeholder participation in requirements validation, testing, training, and deployment activities.
Monitor customization retrofit strategies and impact assessments.
Ensure testing plans, defect management processes, and production readiness activities are adequately executed by Oracle.
Track upgrade progress and readiness for go-live.

OCI Migration Leadership

Oversee migration of PeopleSoft environments from on-premises infrastructure to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
Review migration strategy, cutover plans, disaster recovery planning, security architecture, and infrastructure readiness.
Coordinate internal infrastructure, security, networking, database, and application teams.
Ensure operational readiness and support transition planning.
Monitor migration risks and ensure appropriate mitigation strategies are implemented.
Manage OCI architecture reviews, security compliance, disaster recovery planning, and performance optimization.
Collaborate with infrastructure, database, network, security, and cloud engineering teams.
Ensure successful cutover planning, migration execution, and post-production stabilization.

Required/Preferred Skills:

Required Qualifications

Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
15+ years of project management experience in enterprise ERP environments.
10+ years of PeopleSoft project delivery experience.
Proven experience managing multiple PeopleSoft PUM upgrade projects.
Proven experience leading PeopleSoft migrations to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
Strong knowledge of PeopleSoft Architecture, PeopleTools, PUM, Lifecycle Management, and Change Assistant.
Experience managing large-scale infrastructure modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
Strong understanding of Oracle Database, WebLogic, Integration Broker, and PeopleSoft environments.
Demonstrated success managing projects with budgets exceeding DOE (Depends on Experience)M and multiple stakeholder groups.
Experience working with executive leadership and steering committees.

Preferred Qualifications

PMP Certification.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Certifications.
Agile/Scrum Certification.
Experience with HCM, FSCM, or ELM implementations/upgrades.
Experience with cloud security, disaster recovery, and high-availability architectures.
Experience with public sector, higher education, healthcare, or large enterprise environments.
Experience managing Oracle Consulting or other major system integrators.
Knowledge of procurement, contract management, and vendor governance.

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