QAD

Senior Project Manager

QAD

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $140,000 - $155,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

ERPOracle

About the role

  • Lead end-to-end ERP implementation projects from initiation through go-live and post-deployment stabilization.
  • Apply PMI project management methodologies (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing) to ensure predictable, on-time, and on-budget delivery.
  • Define and manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, assumptions, and dependencies in alignment with the Statement of Work.
  • Establish and maintain integrated project plans, including milestones, deliverables, resource assignments, and critical paths.
  • Enforce formal change control processes to ensure all scope changes are documented, estimated, approved, and tracked.
  • Facilitate project governance, including steering committee meetings, executive communications, and formal project status reporting.
  • Participate in and deliver internal and customer-facing project reviews, including financial, delivery, and risk assessments.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams (functional consultants, technical resources, client stakeholders, and third-party vendors).
  • Ensure deliverables meet defined acceptance criteria and quality standards before the customer signs off.
  • Proactively identify, escalate, and resolve project risks and issues using structured mitigation and contingency planning.
  • Drive customer adoption and readiness through effective planning of testing, training, cutover, and go-live activities.
  • Align service delivery with ITIL principles, particularly around incident, change, and release management during deployment.
  • Maintain accurate project documentation and ensure compliance with internal delivery standards and contractual obligations.
  • Leverage Professional Services Automation (PSA) systems (e.g., Certinia or equivalent) for project financials, forecasting, resourcing, and billing accuracy.

Requirements

  • Minimum 8 years of experience leading ERP implementations, preferably in manufacturing, distribution or supply-chain environments.
  • Proven experience managing enterprise-level ERP projects (QAD; SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP experience acceptable).
  • Based in or supporting customers in the East and Central regions of the United States.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage executive and operational stakeholders.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple concurrent projects.
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% as required by project needs.
  • Strong customer-facing skills with a consultative, results-driven mindset.
Benefits
  • U.S. benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Unlimited paid-time off
  • Parental leave
  • Well-being programs

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
ERP implementationproject managementPMI methodologiesscope managementrisk managementquality standardsfinancial assessmentstesting planningtraining planninggo-live activities
Soft skills
communication skillsorganizational skillsdetail-orientedcustomer-facing skillsconsultative mindsetresults-driven mindsetstakeholder engagementproblem-solvingteam coordinationproject governance