Project Manager Technical Project Mgmt IT Specialist

Vertiv; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv, a global leader in digital infrastructure, seeks a seasoned Project Manager to lead the end-to-end Ignition MES deployment across Americas, EMEA, and APAC. You will own program planning, site readiness, wave-based rollout, go-live, and stabilization, coordinating IT, Operations, ERP, and external partners.

This high-visibility role demands deep MES/SCADA expertise, Oracle ERP integration, manufacturing domain knowledge, and strong stakeholder management across cultures and time zones.

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end MES deployments across multiple regions.
• Strong program management and governance capabilities for complex, multi-workstream programs.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams including IT, Operations, and ERP partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Ignition MES deployment across Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
• Develop and maintain project plans, WBS, RBS, and milestone schedules.
• Governs wave-based deployment from pilot to full-scale rollout; captures and applies lessons.
• Coordinate readiness activities: BOM/routing validation, infrastructure, ERP integration readiness, and shop floor hardware commissioning.
• Define measurable definitions of done at each milestone and ensure accountability.
• Identify schedule risks and resource bottlenecks; escalate and mitigate to maintain velocity.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Global rollout experience

Risk management

Tools

Ignition MES

Oracle ERP

Job description

Job Description:

About Vertiv

Vertiv is a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and servicing of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions. With more than 30 manufacturing plants spanning the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions, Vertiv powers the data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities that drive the world’s digital economy. As part of our ongoing Digital Factory transformation, Vertiv is executing the global deployment of Ignition – a state-of-the-art Manufacturing Execution System (MES) platform built on Inductive Automation’s Ignition framework, integrated with Oracle Cloud ERP. This flagship initiative spans 30+ manufacturing plants across three regions. The VX Ignition program is central to Vertiv’s Industry 4.0 strategy, enabling real-time shop floor visibility, digital work instructions, production tracking, quality management, and seamless ERP integration.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced, self-driven, and strategically minded Project Manager to lead the end-to-end global deployment of MES across Vertiv’s worldwide manufacturing footprint. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role embedded within the IT Supply Chain & MES function, reporting directly Global MES lead. The successful candidate will own the full project lifecycle – from program planning and site readiness assessments through wave-based rollout execution, go-live management, and post-deployment stabilization. You will serve as the central orchestrator for a complex, multi-region program involving IT, Operations, Plant Leadership, Oracle ERP teams, and external system integrator partners. This role demands deep expertise in MES/SCADA platforms (specifically Ignition), Oracle ERP integration, manufacturing domain knowledge, and the ability to manage executive stakeholders across cultures and time zones.

Key Responsibilities

A. Program Planning & Execution

• Lead the end-to-end project lifecycle for Ignition MES deployment across Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions, managing timelines, budgets, resources, and interdependencies across all active workstreams.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans including Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Risk Breakdown Structures (RBS), resource plans, and milestone schedules aligned with the program’s execution roadmap.
• Drive and govern the wave-based deployment strategy, managing parallel workstreams from pilot phase through full-scale global rollout – ensuring each wave delivers on defined outcomes and lessons are systematically captured and applied.
• Coordinate foundational readiness activities in parallel with deployment tracks, including BOM/routing validation, infrastructure provisioning, Oracle ERP integration readiness, and shop floor hardware commissioning.
• Track project deliverables using outcome-based framing – defining clear, measurable definitions of “done” at each milestone and ensuring delivery teams remain accountable to those outcomes.
• Proactively identify schedule risks, resource bottlenecks, and scope creep; develop mitigation plans and escalated decisively to maintain program velocity.

B. Stake