Strategic IT Project Lead for Enterprise Deployments Hybrid

Mace; Branchburg Township (NJ); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Job summary

Mace is seeking a senior Project Manager to lead enterprise software implementation projects across HRIS/HCM and related systems in a complex, regulated environment. You will partner with HR, IT, Finance, and vendors to deliver on-time deployments, drive adoption, and ensure governance and success criteria are met.

Role requires 5+ years in project management of large-scale software implementations, PMP or equivalent, and experience with HRIS platforms such as UKG, Workday, or SAP

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, IS, business or related field.
• 5+ years of project management experience leading enterprise software implementations.
• Experience with full software implementation lifecycle (requirements, configuration, data migration, testing, deployment, stabilization).
• Experience with vendors and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with governance, risk, scheduling, and exec status reporting.
• PMI/ PMP or similar certification.
• Agile, Scrum or hybrid PM experience or certification.
• Experience implementing HRIS/HCM platforms such as UKG, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, HiBob, ADP Workforce Now, or similar.
• Experience implementing ERP/enterprise SaaS solutions.
• Experience in public sector, transportation, infrastructure, or regulated environment.
• Organizational change management and user adoption practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise software implementation projects from initiation through production deployment.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, issue logs, decision logs, and status reports.
• Manage project scope, timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations.
• Facilitate project meetings, steering committee meetings, workshops, and executive briefings.
• Monitor and communicate project status, risks, issues, decisions, and mitigation strategies.
• Lead the implementation of the organization’s HRIS/HCM platform.
• Coordinate activities among HR, Payroll, Benefits, IT, Finance, Procurement and vendors.
• Oversee requirements gathering, solution design, configuration reviews, testing, training, deployment, and post-go-live support.
• Ensure successful organizational readiness and adoption of new processes and technology.
• Coordinate cross-functional business process improvement and system modernization initiatives.
• Apply consistent project governance and implementation practices across the enterprise software portfolio.
• Serve as the primary project liaison between the organization and software vendors, implementation partners, and consultants.
• Track vendor deliverables, milestones, staffing commitments, contractual obligations, and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate testing, data cleansing, mapping, conversion, validation, and migration activities.
• Work with technical and functional resources to ensure solution quality, security, performance, and alignment with business requirements.
• Plan and coordinate system testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing, parallel testing where applicable, defect remediation, and go-live readiness reviews.
• Work with vendors to develop project communication, stakeholder engagement, and organizational change management plans.
• Coordinate training, documentation, knowledge transfer, and user readiness activities.
• Support adoption of new systems and business processes across affected departments.
• Facilitate the transition from project implementation to operational ownership and support.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Agile/Scrum/Hybrid

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/IS/Business

Tools

UKG

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

Oracle HCM

HiBob

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

Mace is seeking a senior Project Manager to lead enterprise software implementation projects across HRIS/HCM and related systems in a complex, regulated environment. You will partner with HR, IT, Finance, and vendors to deliver on-time deployments, drive adoption, and ensure governance and success criteria are met.

Role requires 5+ years in project management of large-scale software implementations, PMP or equivalent, and experience with HRIS platforms such as UKG, Workday, or SAP