Project Manager - Site Separation & Technology Cutover - On Site

NTT DATA Services•Meriden, CT

12d•$87,952 - $130,500•Onsite

About The Position

NTT DATA is seeking a Project Manager to 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 control the transition, minimize disruption to manufacturing and business operations, and achieve cutover readiness. The position leads the site separation program’s strategy, governance, roadmap, milestones, and reporting. It coordinates integrated plans and dependencies across technology workstreams, manages cutover preparation and execution, supports ERP readiness, and guides cross-functional teams. It also oversees risk and issue management, stakeholder communications, business readiness, hypercare, stabilization, and handover to steady-state support.

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 project strategy, governance, execution roadmap, milestones, and reporting processes.
Align technology workstreams with business objectives and enterprise program timelines.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering 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 detailed cutover plans, including sequencing, ownership, timelines, go/no-go criteria, rollback plans, business validation, hypercare, and stabilization.
Ensure technical and business teams are prepared 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 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 timely 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.