Project Manager - UAT & Business Readiness

Job Description

Stefanini Group is hiring!

Stefanini is looking for Project Manager - UAT & Business Readiness in Deerfield, IL (Remote)

Work Hours

M-F (40 hours)

Work Location

Deerfield, IL (Remote)

Shift

1st Shift

The Senior Project Manager, 3rd Party Vendor Testing & Business Readiness, is responsible for driving business readiness and execution across testing phases (SIT and UAT), as well as supporting cutover and deployment coordination for client's Enterprise Resource Planning and financial systems, with third-party vendors within the Foundation Program.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that business stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams are prepared, aligned, and able to execute within defined testing windows, with a strong focus on test phase entry, execution quality, and exit readiness.
• For System Integration Testing (SIT), the role operates in partnership with the consulting partner, who leads SIT planning and execution. This role ensures that business readiness inputs and coordination with internal technical teams are aligned but does not directly manage SIT execution.
• This role specifically supports third-party vendors and trading partners that integrate with or utilize client's ERP and enterprise systems, ensuring their readiness to successfully execute testing, cutover, and operational transition, reporting to the 3rd Party Vendor Senior Program Manager and is accountable for execution discipline, readiness tracking, and escalation of risks impacting testing, cutover, and go-live outcomes.
• The role also supports broader GPO initiatives and business readiness activities required for separation and independence from other client, ensuring operating teams are prepared to execute independently at go live.

Test Phase Entry & Readiness Management (SIT & UAT):

• Drive business readiness for entry into testing phases, ensuring required prerequisites are met.

Partner With The Consulting Partner Leading SIT To

• Validate business readiness inputs.
• Ensure alignment with internal technical teams.
• Confirm business participation is planned and understood.
• Ensure readiness for UAT ownership and execution, including:
• Defined business test scenarios and scope.
• Confirmed business SMEs and testers.
• Facilitate regional readiness reviews to confirm preparedness across business teams.
• Identify readiness gaps and drive actions to closure prior to phase entry.

Test Execution Coordination (Business-Focused)

• Lead coordination of business-side execution during SIT (as needed) and UAT (primary) in collaboration with BRT UAT lead.

Ensure Active Participation From

• Business testers and SMEs.
• Process owners.
• Vendor participants.
• Monitor execution from a business readiness and participation standpoint, including:
• Engagement levels.
• Test progress.
• Alignment to expected outcomes.
• Coordinate across regions to ensure consistent testing, execution, and visibility.

Defect Coordination & Business Validation

• Collaborate with Coordinate business triage and prioritization of defects identified during testing.
• Ensure defects are clearly documented with business impact and severity.

Facilitate Alignment Between

• Business teams.
• Technical delivery teams (owned by technical PM).
• Vendors.
• Track defect progress and ensure resolution aligns with business acceptance criteria.
• Support validation of fixes from a business functionality and operational perspective.

Test Exit & Readiness Confirmation

• Drive structured exit from testing phases, ensuring defined exit criteria are met.

Confirm Business Validation Of

• End-to-end process functionality
• Data integrity and expected outcomes
• Operational readiness to proceed.
• Identify and document:
• Open risks
• Deferred defects
• Readiness gaps
• Provide fact-based inputs into go / no-go decision discussions.

Cutover & Deployment Coordination (Business Readiness Focus)

• Support planning and coordination of cutover and deployment activities from a business readiness perspective related to third party vendors.

Partner With

• Business Readiness Team (BRT) work streams
• Consulting partner
• Technical and integration leads
• Vendors
• Ensure business and vendor teams are prepared for:
• Cutover activities
• Deployment timelines
• Transition to operations
• Track dependencies between testing outcomes and cutover readiness.
• Identify and elevate risks that may impact deployment or go-live stability.

Cross-functional Coordination & Readiness Assurance

• Coordinate across global regions and cross-functional teams to ensure aligned execution.

Serve As The Primary Bridge Between

• Business teams.
• Consulting partner.
• IT and integration teams.
• Third-party vendors.
• Business Readiness Workstream leads.
• Program Leadership.
• Drive consistency in business execution across regions.
• As needed, support cross-initiative business readiness efforts aligned to separation and Day 1 independence, ensuring outcomes enable confident go-live decisions.

Program Tracking, Governance, & Reporting Maintain visibility into:

• Business readiness status.
• Test execution progress.
• Defects, risks, and dependencies.
• Own business-side RAID tracking for testing and…