Project Manager

RG Talent Inc; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

RG Talent Inc. seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale organizational and technology transformation in higher education, with a focus on community college districts.

The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams and working with executive leadership to establish project strategies, governance structures, and implementation roadmaps across multiple departments. Higher education transformation is essential; ERP experience is desirable but not required, with strong

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience managing large-scale projects involving organizational transformation, technology modernization, business process improvement, or enterprise-wide initiatives.
• 7+ years of experience leading complex cross-department transformation initiatives.
• 5+ years of experience developing and managing project roadmaps, integrated project plans, governance structures, and resource plans.
• 5+ years of experience facilitating executive-level stakeholder engagement and delivering executive reporting.
• Experience working with higher education institutions and community colleges on modernization or transformation projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination, and execution of large-scale organizational, business process, and technology transformation initiatives.
• Develop comprehensive project roadmaps, implementation strategies, schedules, milestones, and resource plans.
• Establish project governance structures, decision-making processes, roles, responsibilities, and accountability.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables for successful execution.
• Align project objectives with institutional priorities, operational needs, and long-term transformation goals.
• Coordinate activities across Finance, HR, Student Services, IT, and other departments.
• Facilitate executive meetings, stakeholder workshops, and project discussions to establish priorities and drive decisions.
• Navigate complex governance structures and ensure active stakeholder participation and ownership.
• Monitor progress and provide regular executive-level reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Facilitation

Executive reporting

Tools

ERP systems (Oracle Cloud ERP/Workday/PeopleSoft)

Job description

The primary focus is higher education and community college district transformation experience. ERP experience is a secondary qualification and is not required.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale organizational and technology transformation initiatives within a higher education environment, with a strong emphasis on community college districts.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience managing complex transformation projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, and working with executive leadership to establish project strategies, governance structures, and implementation roadmaps. This individual will be responsible for driving project execution, managing competing priorities, and ensuring organizational readiness across multiple departments and stakeholder groups.

Higher education and community college district experience are essential. Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) modernization or implementation is highly desirable but not required.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Transformation Strategy

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of large-scale organizational, business process, and technology transformation initiatives.
• Develop comprehensive project roadmaps, implementation strategies, schedules, milestones, and resource plans.
• Establish project governance structures, decision-making processes, roles, responsibilities, and accountability.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables to ensure successful execution.
• Align project objectives with institutional priorities, operational needs, and long-term transformation goals.

Higher Education Stakeholder Management

• Partner with executive leadership, academic administrators, and cross-functional teams to drive project objectives and organizational alignment.
• Coordinate project activities across Finance, Human Resources, Student Services, Information Technology, and other institutional departments.
• Facilitate executive meetings, stakeholder workshops, and project discussions to establish priorities, resolve issues, and drive decisions.
• Navigate complex institutional governance structures, competing priorities, and decentralized stakeholder environments.
• Ensure business stakeholders maintain active participation, ownership, and accountability throughout transformation initiatives.

Project Planning & Execution

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering business process improvements, requirements, data readiness, organizational change management, procurement, testing, and implementation activities.
• Coordinate multiple project workstreams, ensuring alignment across business, functional, and technical teams.
• Assess organizational capacity, resource requirements, implementation dependencies, and project readiness.
• Identify project risks and challenges, implement mitigation strategies, and proactively resolve delivery obstacles.
• Monitor project progress, establish performance measures, and provide regular executive-level reporting.

Organizational Transformation & Implementation Readiness

• Support institutional modernization efforts involving business process redesign, operational improvements, and technology adoption.
• Collaborate with Organizational Change Management (OCM) teams to support stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and organizational readiness.
• Coordinate with vendors, consultants, and internal project teams to support solution evaluation, procurement, and implementation activities.
• Support development of project budgets, staffing plans, business cases, and implementation approaches.
• Ensure transformation initiatives support sustainable operational improvements and institutional objectives.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience managing large-scale projects involving organizational transformation, technology modernization, business process improvement, or enterprise-wide initiatives.
• 7+ years of experience leading complex business or technology transformation initiatives involving multiple departments, business functions, or organizational entities.
• 5+ years of experience developing and managing project roadmaps, integrated project plans, governance structures, resource plans, and implementation strategies.
• 5+ years of experience facilitating executive-level and cross-functional stakeholder engagement, establishing decision-making processes, resolving competing priorities, and delivering executive reporting.
• 5+ years of experience managing projects involving business requirements, business process reengineering (BPR), organizational change management (OCM), procurement, vendor coordination, testing, and implementation readiness.
• Demonstrated project management experience within higher education institutions, supporting large-scale organizational or technology transformation initiatives.
• Experience working with community colleges or community college districts, particularly on institutional modernization, operational improvement, or transformation projects.
• Strong leadership, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and drive project execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing ERP implementation, modernization, or replacement projects within higher education or public sector organizations.
• Familiarity with Oracle Cloud ERP, Workday, PeopleSoft, or comparable enterprise technology platforms.
• Experience leading transformation initiatives involving Finance, HR/HCM, Student Information Systems (SIS), or other higher education administrative functions.
• Experience supporting ERP planning, RFP development, solution selection, systems integrator selection, or implementation activities.
• Experience working within California higher education institutions or other large, decentralized public sector organizations.
• Experience developing business cases, cost estimates, staffing models, implementation budgets, and resource forecasts.
• PMP, PgMP, Prosci, SAFe, or comparable professional certification.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a seasoned Project Manager with a strong background in higher education transformation, particularly within community college districts. This individual can operate at both the strategic and execution levels, providing clear direction, structure, and accountability across complex institutional initiatives.

They should be confident working with executive leadership, skilled at navigating decentralized organizations, and capable of driving cross-functional teams toward measurable project outcomes.

The primary focus is higher education and community college district transformation experience. ERP experience is a secondary qualification and is not required.