IT Project Manager - Business Applications & Transformation
Listed on 2026-09-02
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IT/Tech
Change Management, Business Systems & Technology Analysis, IT Project Manager, IT Business Analyst
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IT Project Manager- Business Applications & Transformation
Full Time Ashland, MA, US
4 days ago Requisition :
Salary Range: $ To $ Annually
IT Project Manager
- Business Applications & Transformation
Location: Ashland, MA
- Hybrid 3 days in office
About Kidde Fenwal
Kidde Fenwal is a global leader in industrial and commercial fire suppression systems and safety controls. Through our trusted brands, Kidde Fire Systems, Kidde Fire Protection, and Fenwal Controls, we protect lives, property, and critical assets worldwide. Headquartered in Ashland, Massachusetts, with operations across the United States, United Kingdom, and India, we are committed to innovation, operational excellence, and delivering customer-focused solutions.
Position Summary
Kidde Fenwal is seeking a hands-on IT Project Manager - Business Applications & Transformation to lead enterprise application and business transformation initiatives across our global organization.
This highly visible role partners closely with business leaders, IT teams, vendors, and implementation partners to deliver technology solutions that support growth, operational excellence, digital transformation, and business process improvement. The successful candidate will lead projects involving ERP systems, enterprise applications, SaaS platforms, data and reporting solutions, AI-enabled business capabilities, process automation, and systems integration initiatives.
The ideal candidate is equally comfortable building detailed project plans, facilitating business discussions, gathering requirements, managing vendors, and driving execution across multiple work streams. This role combines project leadership, business analysis, stakeholder management, and technology delivery within a fast-paced global manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional technology and business transformation initiatives.
- Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resource requirements, milestones, and dependencies.
- Drive execution across multiple work streams involving internal teams, vendors, and implementation partners.
- Manage project scope, risks, issues, assumptions, and change requests while proactively implementing mitigation strategies.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business objectives.
- Establish project governance, communication plans, and executive reporting processes.
- Provide regular project status updates, business impacts, and recommendations to leadership teams.
Business Partnership & Analysis
- Partner with business stakeholders to understand challenges, objectives, and opportunities for technology-enabled improvements.
- Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, interviews, and requirements gathering activities.
- Document and translate business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and solution recommendations.
- Conduct process mapping, gap analyses, and future-state design exercises.
- Support solution evaluation, testing, validation, and user acceptance activities.
- Define project success metrics and ensure delivered solutions meet business expectations.
Business Applications & Digital Transformation
Lead initiatives such as:
- ERP implementations, upgrades, and integrations.
- Enterprise application deployments and enhancements.
- SaaS and cloud solution implementations.
- Process automation and AI-enabled business solutions.
- Data, reporting, analytics, and business intelligence initiatives.
- Systems integration and workflow optimization projects.
- Digital transformation initiatives supporting business growth and operational efficiency.
- Manage third-party vendors, consultants, implementation partners, and service providers.
- Coordinate testing, training, cutover planning, deployment, and go-live activities.
- Support organizational change management and user adoption initiatives.
- Monitor vendor performance and ensure delivery against contractual commitments.
- Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams throughout project…
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