Enterprise Systems Upgrade Project Manager

Location:
Phoenix, AZ – 100% Onsite
Duration: 06 Months Contract with possible extension
Payrate: $70.00/hour on W2
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The Project Manager will lead a multi-phase upgrade of a specialized enterprise software platform, coordinating technical teams, business stakeholders, and vendor resources. The role requires strong experience managing complex system migrations, data model transitions, and integration impacts across interconnected applications.

• Manage planning, execution, and delivery of a major upgrade to a mission-critical enterprise system with multiple dependent applications.

• Coordinate subject matter experts through a structured migration from a legacy data model to a modern, rules-based model; ensure validation, quality control, and documentation.

• Identify upstream and downstream system impacts, maintain interface continuity, and work with technical teams to adjust workflows, APIs, and automated processes.

• Serve as the primary liaison with software vendors and professional services teams; track deliverables, manage risks, and ensure alignment with project goals.

• Facilitate configuration, testing, and deployment activities across multiple technical disciplines, including data migration, environment setup, and system validation.

• Support adoption of new tools, workflows, and data structures; coordinate training, communication, and stakeholder readiness.

• Maintain a structured risk register, monitor cross-team dependencies, and elevate issues proactively.

• Oversee functional testing, regression testing, and validation of new configurations and data structures.

• Produce clear project artifacts, including schedules, status reports, decision logs, and migration documentation.

• Enterprise System Migration
  
  Experience:
  
  Demonstrated success managing upgrades or transitions involving complex data structures and multi-environment deployments.
• Structured Data Transformation Projects: Experience coordinating teams through schema changes, rule-based validation, or model modernization.
• Technical Project Leadership: Ability to guide technical subject matter experts, interpret technical requirements, and translate them into actionable project plans.
• Integration and Workflow Awareness: Understanding of how enterprise systems interact with downstream applications, reporting tools, and operational workflows.
• Vendor-Supported Implementations: Experience working with software vendors or professional services teams on structured implementation projects.
• Strong Communication: Skilled at stakeholder engagement, cross-department coordination, and executive-level reporting.
• Risk-Based Project Management: Ability to identify, quantify, and mitigate risks in large technical projects.

• Multi-Environment Deployment Pipelines: Experience with development, testing, and production environments and structured promotion workflows.
• Complex Data Validation Frameworks: Familiarity with systems that enforce topological, connectivity, or rule-based validation.