Head of Project Management

Vaco Atlanta is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and coordinate a company-wide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation for 6-12 month contract. This role will oversee all phases of the project lifecycle, ensuring the implementation is delivered on time, within budget, and meets business objectives. The Project Manager will serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, executive leadership, the ERP vendor, implementation partners, and internal technical teams. Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of the ERP implementation project.
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, and status reports.
Coordinate cross-functional teams including Finance, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Operations, IT, and third-party vendors.
Facilitate project governance meetings, steering committee updates, and executive communications.
Manage project scope, timelines, dependencies, issues, and change requests.
Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize business disruption.

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
Minimum of 5-7 years of project management experience, including leading enterprise software implementations.
Demonstrated experience managing at least one full-cycle ERP implementation.
Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches.
Excellent leadership, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Experience implementing ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Workday, Infor, or NetSuite.
Experience with business process improvement and organizational change management.
Familiarity with data migration, systems integration, reporting, and business intelligence initiatives.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we", "our", or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io.

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the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

- office location and other geographic considerations; With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).

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