Project Manager I-IBM Maximo

About The Job:

• Experience: 8+ Years
• The Project Manager is responsible for leading the planning, governance, and successful delivery of One Maximo deployments, enhancements, support initiatives, and enterprise IT projects across global locations.
• This role owns end-to-end project delivery, working closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors, and global project teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and quality expectations.
• In addition to supporting the One Maximo program, the Project Manager will drive strategic digital transformation, infrastructure, application modernization, and operational excellence initiatives across the organization.

Essential Job Functions:
Project Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery of One Maximo implementation, rollout, upgrade, enhancement, and support projects.
• Manage enterprise IT initiatives including:
  • Application Implementations
  • Infrastructure Projects
  • Digital Transformation Programs
  • Cloud Migration Initiatives
  • Process Improvement Projects
• Develop project plans, schedules, milestones, resource plans, and delivery roadmaps.
• Coordinate activities across Business, IT, Infrastructure, Quality, Validation, Vendors, and Support teams.
• Balance competing priorities across multiple concurrent projects and programs.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with quality standards.

Project Governance

• Establish and maintain project governance aligned with organizational PMO standards.
• Facilitate project kickoff sessions, steering committee meetings, governance reviews, and executive updates.
• Maintain RAID logs including:
  • Risks
  • Assumptions
  • Issues
  • Dependencies
• Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, resource utilization, and variance reporting.
• Ensure adherence to project management methodologies and governance frameworks.

One Maximo Program Support

• Coordinate deployment of new sites onto the One Maximo platform.
• Ensure adherence to One Maximo Global Standards and business processes.
• Support deployment readiness, cutover planning, hypercare, and operational transition activities.
• Partner with technical teams to support:
  • System Validation
  • Data Migration
  • Testing Activities
  • User Adoption Programs
• Monitor project execution and proactively remove project delivery obstacles.

Enterprise Project Support

• Lead planning and execution of strategic enterprise initiatives beyond the Maximo landscape.
• Manage projects involving:
  • Enterprise Applications
  • Infrastructure Modernization
  • Cloud Technologies
  • Systems Integration
  • Automation Solutions
  • Business Process Improvements
• Drive consistency in project governance and delivery methodologies across all initiatives.
• Support portfolio prioritization and resource optimization activities.

Stakeholder Management

• Build trusted relationships with business leaders, IT teams, vendors, and global stakeholders.
• Communicate project status, risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate cross-functional decision-making and conflict resolution.
• Escalate critical issues appropriately while maintaining delivery momentum.

Risk, Change & Quality Management

• Identify, assess, and manage project risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Control project scope through structured change management processes.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables and compliance with internal governance and regulatory requirements.
• Support audit readiness and project documentation compliance.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement across project delivery methodologies, governance processes, and reporting standards.
• Capture lessons learned and implement best practices across future programs.
• Promote standardization, efficiency, and knowledge-sharing across project teams.
• Support long-term enterprise application and digital transformation strategies.

Qualifications:
Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of Project Management experience delivering enterprise IT projects.
• Experience managing Client Maximo, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), CMMS, or related enterprise application implementations.
• Proven experience managing multiple concurrent projects within global organizations.
• Experience working with geographically distributed and cross-functional teams.
• Strong expertise in:
  • Project Governance
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Resource Planning
  • Risk Management
  • Stakeholder Management
• Experience in regulated industries such as:
  • Life Sciences
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Manufacturing
  is highly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise digital transformation programs.
• Knowledge of IT Service Management (ITIL) principles.
• Experience with:
  • Agile
  • Waterfall
  • Hybrid Delivery Methodologies
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, and systems integration projects.
• PMO or Portfolio Management experience.

Key Skills

• Project Management
• Program Delivery
• Project Governance
• Project Planning & Scheduling
• Budget & Cost Management
• Resource Management
• Risk & Issue Management
• Change Management
• Client Maximo
• Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
• Digital Transformation
• Enterprise Applications
• IT Operations
• Business Process Improvement
• Stakeholder Management
• Executive Communication
• Strategic Planning
• Cross-Functional Leadership

Tools & Technologies

• Client Maximo
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Planner
• Jira
• Azure DevOps
• Smartsheet
• Microsoft Office 365
• Power BI (Preferred)

Preferred Certifications

• PMP (Project Management Professional)
• PRINCE2 Practitioner
• PMI-ACP
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• ITIL Foundation
• Client Certified Deployment Professional – Maximo Manage v9.0/8.0
• Client Certified Infrastructure Deployment Professional – Maximo Asset Management v7.6
• Client Certified Deployment Professional – Maximo Asset Management v7.6 Functional Analyst

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