Associate Project Manager

Likewize•Southlake, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Likewize is searching for an Associate Project Manager to join our global headquarters in Southlake, Texas. In this role, you’ll be supporting our global ERP transformation by blending foundational project management responsibilities with ownership of change management activities across multiple functional workstreams. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast‑paced environment, is highly organized, and can influence stakeholders across global teams. As the Associate Project Manager, you’ll coordinate readiness activities, stand up and facilitate structured workstream routines, own certain RAID processes, and ensure that change impacts, training, and communications are well‑managed and aligned across the program. You will also lead preparation, coordination, and tracking for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
3 – 6 years of experience in project coordination, project management, or change management
Experience working cross-functionally at a global company
Experience in creating polished communications, presentations, and structured documentation
Some experience supporting large technology or ERP transformation programs
Some experience supporting UAT (User Acceptance Testing)
Ability to be a self-starter and resourceful in new or ambiguous settings
Strong skills in organization, attention to detail, and relationship-building
Proficiency with project and collaboration tools (e.g., MS Project, Azure DevOps/Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Excel, Teams)
Ability to work flexible hours to support collaboration with global teams across multiple times zones

Nice To Haves

Project management certification (e.g., PMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent)
Familiarity with organizational change management (OCM) frameworks such as ADKAR

Responsibilities

Stand up, coordinate, and maintain a Change Champion Network across regions and functions
Create, manage, and keep up to date a consolidated change impact assessment spanning all workstreams
Develop and maintain the overall communications plan and training strategy in partnership with workstream leads and SMEs
Drive organizational readiness checkpoints, ensuring risks are identified early and escalated appropriately
Partner with global process owners, SMEs, and functional leaders to promote awareness, adoption, and alignment for upcoming ERP‑related changes
Serve as the project manager for assigned workstreams, supporting the global alignment of scope, design decisions, and timelines
Stand up and facilitate regular internal project routines
Prepare and deliver clear, concise status reports for program leadership and stakeholders
Manage the RAID log for assigned workstreams, including identifying and tracking risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies, ensuring timely escalation and resolution, and documenting key decisions
Develop and maintain the UAT test strategy, UAT calendar, and tester rosters
Collaborate with functional SMEs to prepare UAT scenarios and ensure full coverage of end‑to-end business flows
Track the development and execution of test cases throughout UAT cycles
Monitor and escalate open defects/issues, and ensure proper documentation, triage, and resolution workflows are followed
Support UAT readiness, including environment validation, data preparation, and tester onboarding