Project Manager - Site Separation & Technology Cutover - On Site

NTT DATA•Meriden, CT

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Manager – Site Separation & Technology Cutover will lead the end-to-end technology separation of the Meriden, Connecticut site as it transitions from Solventum to the client’s technology ecosystem. The role oversees integrated planning and execution across applications, infrastructure, networks, security, ERP dependencies, business processes, and operational services. The Project Manager coordinates technical and business teams to support a controlled transition, minimize disruption to manufacturing and business operations, and achieve cutover readiness. The role establishes project strategy, governance, execution roadmaps, milestones, and reporting; maintains integrated plans across technology and business workstreams; and coordinates detailed cutover planning, execution, hypercare, stabilization, and operational handover. It also manages ERP dependencies, project risks and issues, stakeholder communications, readiness reviews, and executive reporting. The position requires experience leading complex enterprise technology transitions, such as site separations, M&A integrations, divestitures, or infrastructure migrations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
10+ years of project management experience delivering complex enterprise technology initiatives.
7+ years of experience managing site transitions, technology transformations, infrastructure migrations, enterprise application implementations, or large-scale IT deployments.
5+ years of experience coordinating multiple cross-functional technical and business teams.
8+ years of experience in integrated project planning, dependency and RAID management, governance, executive reporting, and stakeholder management.
5+ years of experience with technology cutovers, infrastructure transitions, application migrations, site readiness, or operational support models.
Strong leadership, communication, facilitation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple organizations without direct authority.
Experience delivering complex initiatives in fast-paced enterprise transformation environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading M&A integration, divestiture, technology carve-out, or site separation programs.
Experience managing technology transitions with ERP implementations such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar as key dependencies.
Industry experience in life sciences, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, medical devices, biotechnology, manufacturing, or other regulated environments.
Familiarity with infrastructure operations, network readiness, end-user services, identity and access management, application support, IT service management, and business continuity planning.
Experience with enterprise PMO governance models and ITIL service management practices.
Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Planview, Jira, Azure DevOps, and Microsoft Office.
PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum Master, or equivalent project management certification.

Responsibilities

Lead the overall site separation program, establishing the project strategy, governance structure, execution roadmap, milestones, and reporting processes.
Align technology workstreams with business objectives and enterprise program timelines.
Develop and maintain integrated plans across applications, infrastructure, networks, end-user computing, identity and access management, technology services, site operations, and business continuity.
Manage dependencies, critical paths, resources, deliverables, and readiness checkpoints across workstreams.
Develop and coordinate cutover plans covering sequencing, ownership, timelines, go/no-go criteria, rollback plans, business validation, hypercare, and stabilization.
Coordinate technical and business teams to prepare for a controlled transition with minimal operational disruption.
Partner with ERP implementation teams to track milestones, assess impacts and integration risks, coordinate readiness, and incorporate ERP deliverables into separation and cutover plans.
Coordinate application, infrastructure, engineering, network, security, ERP, manufacturing, business operations, enterprise architecture, PMO, site leadership, and vendor teams.
Drive accountability and resolve competing priorities across organizations without direct reporting authority.
Identify and manage technical and business risks, resource constraints, schedule conflicts, and readiness gaps; maintain RAID logs, escalate critical issues, and drive resolution.
Facilitate governance meetings, steering committees, readiness reviews, cutover planning sessions, and go/no-go decisions.
Provide executive dashboards and status reports on project health, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, budget where applicable, and cutover readiness.
Coordinate stakeholder communications, business engagement, training, and transition planning.
Oversee cutover execution, hypercare, issue triage, knowledge transfer, stabilization, and handover to steady-state support.