Project Manager

Franklin Fitch; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Franklin Fitch seeks an experienced LMS Migration Project Manager to lead a major Learning Management System transformation at a Boston-based college. You will own the migration programme from planning through implementation, coordinating technology teams, academic stakeholders, vendors and university leadership to ensure a successful transition to the new LMS.

This role requires strong project management, stakeholder engagement and change-management skills, with a solid understanding of LMS

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering LMS implementation or migration projects.
• Strong technical project management experience in higher education.
• Experience with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L Brightspace.
• Knowledge of LMS data migration, integrations, testing, and validation.
• Excellent stakeholder, vendor management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to end LMS migration project, including planning, delivery, testing and go-live.
• Develop project plans, milestones, dependencies, budgets and delivery timelines.
• Coordinate migration of courses, users, learning content, assessments and associated data.
• Work closely with IT, academic technology teams, faculty, administrators and external vendors.
• Manage data mapping, migration, testing and validation activities.
• Own project risks, issues, dependencies and mitigation plans.
• Coordinate UAT, training, communications and change management ahead of launch.
• Lead cutover and go-live planning, ensuring appropriate support is in place.
• Provide regular project reporting to senior university stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Communication

Organizational skills

Tools

Canvas

Blackboard

Moodle

D2L Brightspace

Job description

Rate: $80-$95/hour, depending on experience

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced LMS Migration Project Manager to lead a major Learning Management System transformation within a leading Boston-based college.

You will take ownership of the migration programme from planning through to implementation, coordinating technology teams, academic stakeholders, vendors and university leadership to ensure a successful transition to the new LMS.

This is a highly visible project requiring strong project management, stakeholder engagement and change-management skills, combined with a good understanding of LMS platforms, data migration and higher education environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to end LMS migration project, including planning, delivery, testing and go-live.
• Develop project plans, milestones, dependencies, budgets and delivery timelines.
• Coordinate migration of courses, users, learning content, assessments and associated data.
• Work closely with IT, academic technology teams, faculty, administrators and external vendors.
• Manage data mapping, migration, testing and validation activities.
• Own project risks, issues, dependencies and mitigation plans.
• Coordinate UAT, training, communications and change management ahead of launch.
• Lead cutover and go-live planning, ensuring appropriate support is in place.
• Provide regular project reporting to senior university stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience managing LMS implementation or migration projects.
• Strong technical project management experience, ideally within higher education.
• Experience with platforms such as Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L Brightspace or similar.
• Understanding of LMS data migration, integrations, testing and validation.
• Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills.
• Experience managing complex projects with multiple technical and business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing change, training, UAT and go-live activities.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to lead a high profile technology transformation within a university environment, working directly with academic, technology and senior leadership teams.

You'll have significant ownership of the migration programme and a direct impact on the technology experience of students, faculty and staff.