Project Manager, Enterprise Programs (Remote)

Cole Haan•Greenland, NH

4d•$130,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

This role is responsible for supporting and leading the successful delivery of enterprise technology initiatives while helping strengthen project management discipline across the IT organization. The initial assignment is expected to include significant support for Security & Compliance initiatives, while the role remains an enterprise IT project management resource that can support other priority initiatives as needed. This role serves as a bridge between business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and leadership, helping ensure projects remain aligned, risks are managed proactively, dependencies are visible, and organizational impacts are understood throughout project execution. In addition to managing assigned projects, this position will contribute to stronger project governance, reporting practices, delivery consistency, stakeholder engagement, and the scalable foundation for a future PMO. The ideal candidate is adaptable, pragmatic, and able to balance process discipline with the needs of a growing environment. This position is designed with a growth path into a Senior Project Manager role as experience, business knowledge, leadership capability, and organizational impact expand.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Business, Project Management, or a related field
5+ years of project management experience supporting or leading technology-related initiatives
Experience coordinating cross-functional projects or programs involving both business and technical teams
Strong organizational, planning, prioritization, and follow-through skills
Ability to identify risks, manage competing priorities, and drive mitigation activities
Effective written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
Experience preparing project updates, summaries, or presentations for leadership audiences
Experience with Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Planner, or similar project management and collaboration tools
Ability to influence, coordinate, and drive accountability without direct authority
Comfort operating in an evolving environment where processes, governance, and reporting practices are continuing to mature

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting ERP, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, digital commerce, retail technology, or business transformation initiatives
Understanding of retail, consumer goods, ecommerce, omnichannel, supply chain, wholesale, or store operations business processes
Experience working with external consultants, systems integrators, vendors, or implementation partners
Exposure to PMO governance, standards development, project intake, portfolio reporting, or project management process improvement
PMP, CAPM, Agile, Scrum, or similar certification

Responsibilities

Lead and support assigned enterprise technology projects from initiation through stabilization and transition to support
Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, budgets, and action item tracking
Coordinate project activities across business stakeholders, technical teams, and external partners
Participate actively in project planning, workstream coordination, and delivery execution
Identify risks, project issues, and potential delivery roadblocks before they become project impacts
Partner with delivery teams to track progress, evaluate corrective actions, and maintain project momentum
Facilitate issue resolution and drive timely follow-through on key decisions and action items
Drive accountability and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
Build strong relationships with business leaders, end users, technical teams, vendors, and implementation partners
Coordinate communication between business stakeholders and project teams to ensure alignment on objectives, timing, scope, and expected outcomes
Facilitate project meetings, working sessions, workshops, and stakeholder reviews with both technical and business participants
Assist in evaluating business impacts, process changes, readiness needs, and adoption considerations
Support change management activities, including communications, training coordination, stakeholder engagement, and go-live readiness
Ensure stakeholders remain informed regarding project objectives, timelines, risks, upcoming changes, and decisions requiring attention
Maintain project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependency tracking, including RAID logs and related governance artifacts
Escalate emerging concerns appropriately and support development of mitigation and contingency plans
Coordinate cross-functional activities required to resolve blockers, dependencies, and competing priorities
Monitor project health and identify areas requiring additional attention, support, or decision-making
Support governance reviews, steering committee preparation, and project decision-making processes
Promote consistency in project management practices across assigned initiatives
Develop project status reports, dashboards, and executive-ready summaries
Communicate project health, milestones, risks, dependencies, financial impacts, and key decisions in a clear and concise manner
Prepare materials for leadership reviews, portfolio updates, and steering committee meetings
Tailor communications for both technical and business audiences
Maintain documentation, governance artifacts, and project reporting tools
Contribute to portfolio-level visibility across IT initiatives through consistent reporting and project health tracking
Coordinate activities involving vendors, consultants, implementation partners, and managed service providers
Track commitments, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, action items, and contractual project obligations
Monitor vendor delivery performance and escalate concerns when required
Assist in evaluating vendor performance and delivery results, including lessons learned and improvement opportunities
Foster collaborative relationships that contribute to successful project outcomes
Contribute to development and refinement of PMO standards, templates, methodologies, and reporting practices
Identify opportunities to improve project delivery effectiveness, governance, stakeholder engagement, and resource planning visibility
Participate in lessons learned and post-implementation review activities
Support adoption of consistent project management practices across IT initiatives
Support the establishment of a scalable PMO foundation that can grow as the organization matures
Develop knowledge of enterprise delivery practices and business operations to prepare for future advancement into a Senior Project Manager role