Lead Content Strategist - Content Migration - Temp

EPAM Systems Inc; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 51,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (HSA)

Condition Management resources

Family Planning resources

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. seeks a Lead Content Strategist to spearhead a large-scale Sitecore XP to Sitecore AI migration.

You will collaborate with design vendors and client teams to assess, rationalize, and migrate content for scalable, AI-ready experiences. Role emphasizes migration planning, content governance, and mapping legacy content to future architectures while guiding keep/remove/revise decisions with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in CMS migration projects and planning.
• Strong background in managing large content inventories and rationalization.
• Client-facing skills to lead discussions with stakeholders and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Own migration planning including content assessment and rationalization.
• Map legacy content, templates, components, and URLs to future-state structures.
• Partner with design vendors to influence design choices and capture edge cases.
• Define reusable content types, metadata standards, and modular content frameworks for AI-readiness.
• Facilitate keep/remove/revise inventory decisions with client stakeholders.
• Develop migration sequencing and cutover plans for seamless platform transition.

Skills

CMS migration

Content strategy

Stakeholder management

Sitecore

Content governance

Tools

Sitecore

Job description

Lead content migration strategy for a large-scale Sitecore XP to Sitecore AI transformation project. As a Lead Content Strategist specializing in content migration, you'll partner with design vendors and client teams to assess, rationalize, and migrate content while ensuring scalable, AI-ready content experiences for future growth.

At EPAM, you'll work on cutting-edge technologies, solve complex challenges, and shape the future of digital innovation. With access to continuous learning, mentorship, and global projects, your expertise will drive meaningful change.

Responsibilities

• Own comprehensive migration planning including content assessment, inventory analysis, and rationalization activities

• Map legacy content, templates, components, and URLs to future-state structures and information architecture

• Partner with third-party design vendors to influence design choices and ensure all page types and edge cases are captured

• Define reusable content types, metadata standards, and modular content frameworks supporting scalability and AI-readiness

• Facilitate content inventory decisions through systematic keep/remove/revise exercises with client stakeholders

• Develop migration sequencing strategies and cutover readiness plans for seamless platform transition

Requirements

• Proven experience in CMS migration projects with demonstrated migration planning expertise

• Strong content strategy background with ability to assess and rationalize large content inventories

• Experience mapping legacy systems to future-state architectures and information structures

• Client-facing skills for leading content performance discussions and stakeholder alignment

• Ability to work effectively in triangulated environments with multiple vendors and stakeholders

• Understanding of content operations and scalable content framework design

• Sitecore or other CMS platform migration experience is required

• This role is a contract through the end of December 2026, there is a possibility of extension but it is not guaranteed

We offer

• Health benefits: High Deductible Health Plan with an attached HSA (Health Savings Account) which includes Pharmacy coverage, after 60 days from start of employment

• Condition Management resources

• Family Planning resources

• Dental Plan

• Vision Plan

This Remote Position Cannot be Performed in New York City.

This posting includes a good faith range of the salary EPAM would reasonably expect to pay the selected candidate. The range provided reflects base salary only. Individual compensation offers within the range are based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: geographic location, experience, credentials, education, training; the demand for the role; and overall business and labor market considerations. Most candidates are hired at a salary within the range disclosed. Salary range: $37 - $54 per hour. In addition, the details highlighted in this job posting above are a general description of all other expected benefits and compensation for the position.

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