Project Manager, Site Separation & Technology Cutover - Onsite
About The Position
NTT DATA is seeking a Project Manager to lead the end-to-end technology separation of its Charlotte, North Carolina 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 leads program strategy, governance, execution planning, and reporting; maintains integrated plans and manages dependencies, resources, milestones, and readiness checkpoints; and coordinates detailed cutover activity, including sequencing, ownership, go/no-go criteria, rollback plans, business validation, hypercare, and stabilization. The Project Manager partners with ERP teams, manages risks and issues, facilitates governance and readiness reviews, communicates project status to stakeholders and executives, and coordinates business readiness, operational handover, knowledge transfer, and steady-state support transition. The position is based onsite in Charlotte, North Carolina. The posting describes the salary range as applying to a remote role, but lists the position location as onsite.
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 site separation program and establish its strategy, governance structure, execution roadmap, milestones, and reporting processes.
- Align technology workstreams with business objectives and enterprise program timelines.
- Develop and maintain integrated plans spanning 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 activity sequencing, ownership, timelines, go/no-go criteria, rollback plans, business validation, hypercare, and stabilization.
- Coordinate technical and business team readiness for a controlled transition with minimal operational disruption.
- Partner with ERP implementation teams to track milestones, assess impacts and integration risks, coordinate readiness activities, 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.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution
- Flexible spending or health savings account
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance
- 401(k) program with company match
- Additional voluntary or legally required benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
