Sr. Project Manager

Helios Integrations; Vinings (GA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Helios Integrations is seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to lead enterprise application implementations, system integrations, and SAP-related initiatives. This long-term 1099 contract role requires coordinating business stakeholders, developers, solution architects, and QA teams from planning through go-live, with a hybrid schedule of 3 onsite days weekly in Cumberland / Vinings Area, GA.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in IT project management, strong leadership, and proven

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT project management experience.
• Corporate retail or dining industry experience required, managing IT projects for large organizations.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex IT projects through full implementation lifecycle.
• Experience coordinating application developers, technical teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors.
• Strong planning, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Understanding of enterprise applications, software development lifecycles, and system integration dependencies.
• Experience coordinating testing, UAT, deployment, and production go-live activities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project or comparable PM tools.
• Strong leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work onsite 3 days per week in Cumberland / Vinings area, GA.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise application implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and system integration projects.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, and deliverables.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, application developers, solution architects, QA teams, and vendors.
• Manage project scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
• Coordinate requirements, design, development, testing, UAT, deployment, and go-live activities.
• Manage application integration dependencies across enterprise platforms and business systems.
• Provide regular project status reports, executive updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Oversee cutover planning, production readiness, hypercare, and transition to operational support.
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.

Skills

IT project management

Retail/dining industry experience

Enterprise IT projects

Stakeholder communication

Project planning & budgeting

Agile/Waterfall/hybrid

Onsite 3 days/wk

Leadership & problem-solving

MS Project

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Smartsheet

Clarity

Job description

Helios Integrations is an IT consulting firm specializing in project and program management, enterprise applications, system integrations, and technology delivery. We partner with organizations to deliver business-focused technology solutions, working closely with IT leadership and business stakeholders to drive successful outcomes across complex enterprise environments.

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to support a large enterprise in the retail and dining industry. This role will lead enterprise application implementations, system integrations, SAP-related initiatives, and technology modernization projects.

The ideal candidate has a strong background managing enterprise IT application projects, working with technical and business teams, and delivering complex initiatives from planning through implementation.

This is a long-term 1099 contract position with a hybrid schedule requiring 3 days onsite per week in Cumberland / Vinings Area, GA.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise application implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and system integration projects.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, and deliverables.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, application developers, solution architects, QA teams, and vendors.
• Manage project scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
• Coordinate requirements, design, development, testing, UAT, deployment, and go-live activities.
• Manage application integration dependencies across enterprise platforms and business systems.
• Provide regular project status reports, executive updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Oversee cutover planning, production readiness, hypercare, and transition to operational support.
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.

Company Description

Helios Integrations is an IT consulting firm specializing in project and program management, enterprise applications, system integrations, and technology delivery. We partner with organizations to deliver business-focused technology solutions, working closely with IT leadership and business stakeholders to drive successful outcomes across complex enterprise environments.

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to support a large enterprise in the retail and dining industry. This role will lead enterprise application implementations, system integrations, SAP-related initiatives, and technology modernization projects.

The ideal candidate has a strong background managing enterprise IT application projects, working with technical and business teams, and delivering complex initiatives from planning through implementation.

This is a long-term 1099 contract position with a hybrid schedule requiring 3 days onsite per week in Cumberland / Vinings Area, GA.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise application implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and system integration projects.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, and deliverables.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, application developers, solution architects, QA teams, and vendors.
• Manage project scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
• Coordinate requirements, design, development, testing, UAT, deployment, and go-live activities.
• Manage application integration dependencies across enterprise platforms and business systems.
• Provide regular project status reports, executive updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Oversee cutover planning, production readiness, hypercare, and transition to operational support.
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT project management experience, focused on enterprise applications, software implementations, or system integrations.
• Corporate retail or dining industry experience required, managing IT projects for retail or restaurant organizations (e.g., Walmart, Home Depot, Target, Chick-fil-A, Wendy's, or similar), either directly or as a consultant. Experience must involve corporate technology initiatives, not store-level operations.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex IT projects through the full implementation lifecycle.
• Experience coordinating application developers, technical teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors.
• Strong project planning, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Understanding of enterprise applications, software development lifecycles, and system integration dependencies.
• Experience coordinating testing, UAT, deployment, and production go-live activities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project or comparable project management tools.
• Strong leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work onsite 3 days per week in the Cumberland / Vinings area of Atlanta, GA.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or other enterprise ERP applications.
• Experience supporting retail, dining, restaurant, hospitality, or multi-location business environments.
• Experience with enterprise applications supporting finance, procurement, inventory, or supply chain operations.
• Familiarity with APIs, middleware, data interfaces, and enterprise system integrations.
• Experience managing custom application development or digital transformation projects.
• PMP, Scrum, or comparable project management certification.
• Experience with Jira, Smartsheet, Clarity, or similar project and portfolio management tools.

About the Opportunity

• This position offers the opportunity to work directly with enterprise IT and business teams on technology initiatives supporting a large, complex retail and dining environment. We are looking for a hands-on Project Manager who can bring structure, leadership, and accountability to application delivery while building strong relationships across the organization.