IT Project Manager: Enterprise Apps & Transformation

Kidde-Fenwal LLC; Ashland (MA); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

KiddeFenwal is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead enterprise applications and transformation efforts across the global organization. This role will shape project plans and coordinate ERP upgrades, SaaS deployments, data analytics, and integration initiatives while partnering with business leaders, IT teams, and vendors.

The ideal candidate will display hands-on leadership, strong business analysis, stakeholder management, and the ability to drive cross-functional teams in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Computer Science, or related field.
• 7+ years of project management experience delivering business and technology initiatives.
• Proven experience leading ERP, enterprise application, CRM, SaaS, or digital transformation projects.
• Demonstrated success managing projects from planning through deployment and adoption.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, resources, risks, and dependencies.
• Strong business analysis and requirements gathering experience.
• Experience managing vendors, consultants, and implementation partners.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical teams.
• Strong communication, facilitation, problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and changing business needs.

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 workstreams 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.
• 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.
• 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 lifecycles.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Business analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Business/CS

Tools

JD Edwards

Microsoft Dynamics

SAP

Oracle

CRM systems

SaaS platforms

Cloud platforms

Job description

KiddeFenwal is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead enterprise applications and transformation efforts across the global organization. This role will shape project plans and coordinate ERP upgrades, SaaS deployments, data analytics, and integration initiatives while partnering with business leaders, IT teams, and vendors.

The ideal candidate will display hands-on leadership, strong business analysis, stakeholder management, and the ability to drive cross-functional teams in a fast-paced