Mainframe Migration Project manager

HCLTech; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Pharmacy Benefits

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

HCLTech in the United States is seeking a Senior Mainframe Migration Project Manager to lead complex enterprise transformation projects, migrating mission-critical mainframe environments to modern platforms. The role requires strategic leadership, deep PM expertise, and strong stakeholder engagement to drive end-to-end migration programs.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage risks, ensure business continuity, and govern delivery across z/OS, COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL, and VSAM.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience leading large-scale enterprise technology initiatives.
• Proven experience leading mainframe migration, modernization, data center transformation, or application migration programs.
• Strong understanding of mainframe technologies including: z/OS, COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL, VSAM.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams across infrastructure, applications, networking, data, security, and business operations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder environments and executive communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end mainframe migration and modernization projects.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and dependencies.
• Coordinate infrastructure, application, data, security, testing, and business teams for successful execution.
• Drive alignment among client stakeholders, vendors, and third-party service providers.
• Facilitate executive steering committees, technical workshops, status reviews, and governance meetings.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Mainframe knowledge

Hybrid delivery

Cross-functional leadership

Education

PM Certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Visio

Box

Job description

Senior Mainframe Migration Project Manager

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Mainframe Migration Project Manager to lead complex enterprise transformation initiatives involving the migration of mission-critical mainframe environments to modern platforms. This role requires a strategic leader with deep project management expertise, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and a solid understanding of mainframe technologies, enterprise infrastructure, and large-scale migration programs.

The successful candidate will drive end-to-end migration efforts, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing risks, and ensuring business continuity throughout the modernization journey.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end mainframe migration and modernization projects involving technologies such as z/OS, COBOL, DB2, CICS, networking, and distributed systems.
• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and dependencies across multiple workstreams.
• Coordinate infrastructure, application, data, security, testing, and business teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Drive alignment among client stakeholders, vendors, and third-party service providers throughout the migration lifecycle.
• Facilitate executive steering committees, technical workshops, status reviews, and governance meetings.

Stakeholder Management

• Build trusted relationships with executive leadership, technical teams, business stakeholders, and external partners.
• Communicate project status, risks, milestones, dependencies, and critical decisions clearly and effectively.
• Prepare executive-level presentations and project health reports.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to data integrity, system compatibility, resource availability, security, and business continuity.
• Support organizational change management activities to ensure successful adoption of new platforms and processes.
• Escalate critical issues and migration challenges to leadership with recommended mitigation strategies.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure migration activities adhere to organizational policies, security standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Oversee testing, validation, cutover planning, and post-migration stabilization activities.
• Maintain project governance artifacts including RAID logs, change requests, lessons learned, and decision records.
• Track project budgets, resource utilization, forecasts, purchase orders, and overall financial performance.
• Monitor project KPIs and provide timely reporting on progress, quality, risks, and business outcomes.
• Manage support cases and vendor engagements as necessary throughout project delivery.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of Project Management experience leading large-scale enterprise technology initiatives.
• Proven experience leading mainframe migration, modernization, data center transformation, or application migration programs.
• Strong understanding of mainframe technologies including:
• z/OS
• COBOL
• DB2
• CICS
• JCL
• VSAM
• Experience managing cross-functional teams across infrastructure, applications, networking, data, security, and business operations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder environments and executive communications.
• Strong knowledge of project governance, risk management, budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience with cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture and application modernization strategies.
• Experience within highly regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, insurance, telecommunications, or government.
• Strategic Thinking
• Executive Presence
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Influencing Without Authority

Success Metrics

• On-time delivery of migration milestones and final cutover.
• Budget adherence and resource optimization.
• Stakeholder satisfaction and engagement.
• Post-migration system stability and performance.
• Successful knowledge transfer and operational readiness.
• Compliance with security, governance, and data integrity requirements.

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Visio
• Box

Why Join Us?

You’ll play a critical role in helping organizations modernize mission-critical environments while leading high-visibility transformation programs that drive long-term business value and technology innovation.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range Minimum: $ 95000 per year

Pay Range Maximum: $ 140,000 per year

HCLTech is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to [e-mail] for investigation.

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year

How You’ll Grow

At HCLTech, we offer continuous opportunities for you to find your spark and grow with us. We want you to be happy and satisfied with your role and to really learn what type of work sparks your brilliance the best. Throughout your time with us, we offer transparent communication with senior-level employees, learning and career development programs at every level, and opportunities to experiment in different roles or even pivot industries. We believe that you should be in control of your career with unlimited opportunities to find the role that fits you best.