Lead Enterprise Systems Project Manager

Global Power Components•North Bergen, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Global Power Components is seeking a Lead Enterprise Systems Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and execution of software and enterprise systems initiatives across the organization. The role takes ownership of projects after functional requirements are completed and approved, ensuring initiatives are planned, scheduled, coordinated, and delivered effectively. It serves as Scrum Master for Enterprise Systems projects and leads Agile delivery practices, project backlogs and resources, risk and dependency management, and communication with business and technical stakeholders. The position establishes consistent standards for project execution, documentation, release coordination, work tracking, and change management. It also provides hands-on administration and support for enterprise software applications. As the Enterprise Systems organization grows, the role will take on increasing leadership responsibility, including mentoring team members and potentially assuming formal people-management responsibilities.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in IT project management, enterprise systems, software implementation, or a related technology environment preferred.
Demonstrated experience managing complex software or enterprise systems projects from planning through implementation.
Experience serving as a Scrum Master or leading Agile software delivery teams.
Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, project planning, backlog management, sprint management, risk management, and change management.
Experience working with enterprise business applications such as ERP, HRIS, CRM, manufacturing, financial, or other business-critical systems.
Experience coordinating internal technical resources, business stakeholders, and third-party software vendors.
Working knowledge of enterprise application administration, including user access, permissions, configuration, troubleshooting, and release management.
Strong leadership, organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, growing organization.
Ability to translate between technical teams and business stakeholders and communicate project information clearly at multiple levels of the organization.
Strong project ownership and follow-through.
Excellent planning, prioritization, and organizational skills.
Strong understanding of software development and enterprise systems delivery lifecycles.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams without relying solely on direct authority.
Skill in identifying risks, dependencies, bottlenecks, and competing priorities.
Strong documentation and project-status reporting capabilities.
Comfort working with technical teams and operational business leaders.
Ability to balance strategic project leadership with hands-on enterprise systems support.
Strong coaching and team-development mindset.
Continuous-improvement mentality and ability to introduce structure and scalable processes as the organization grows.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Project Management, or a related field preferred.
Experience mentoring or providing day-to-day leadership to technical or project team members preferred.
PMP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or similar project/Agile certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise software and systems projects from approved functional requirements through implementation and release.
Develop project plans, schedules, work breakdown structures, backlogs, milestones, and delivery timelines.
Coordinate internal resources, business stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams to support successful project execution.
Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, issues, scope changes, and competing priorities.
Provide regular project status updates and communicate progress, risks, decisions, and upcoming milestones.
Coordinate software releases, implementation activities, testing schedules, and change-management efforts.
Maintain accurate project documentation, work tracking, decisions, and project records.
Serve as Scrum Master for Enterprise Systems initiatives.
Lead sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Partner with stakeholders and team members to maintain clear, prioritized, actionable project backlogs.
Remove impediments and help teams resolve issues affecting project delivery.
Track sprint progress, commitments, dependencies, and delivery performance.
Improve Agile practices, project execution, and team workflows.
Establish and maintain standards for project management, work tracking, documentation, release coordination, and change management.
Provide guidance, coaching, and mentorship to Enterprise Systems team members.
Promote accountability, consistency, transparency, and effective communication across projects.
Identify opportunities to improve project delivery processes, system administration practices, and team efficiency.
Support the continued growth and development of the Enterprise Systems organization and take on increasing leadership responsibilities, potentially including future direct-report management.
Provide general administration and support for enterprise software applications as needed.
Assist with system configuration, user administration, roles, permissions, and security access.
Troubleshoot application issues and coordinate resolution with internal teams and third-party vendors.
Support system upgrades, enhancements, testing, releases, and implementations.
Work with business users to identify system issues and opportunities to improve processes and system functionality.