IT Technical Project Manager

Req ID:   396222   NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now. We are currently seeking a IT Technical Project Manager to join our team in Salem, Oregon (US-OR), United States (US). Overview of job: The Project Manager provides project management services for an enterprise technology deployment, overseeing planning, execution, governance, and closure. This role is responsible for establishing and maintaining project governance, coordinating cross‑functional technical and business teams, managing rollout planning and change management activities, and ensuring operational readiness and post‑deployment validation. The Project Manager also ensures the project is completed with documented handoff and formal closure.  This position supports plan development, progress reporting, mentoring, and other related services at the direction of the NTT DATA Delivery Director. Location: Salem, Oregon with 25% travel to client site.  Job Responsibilities Include: Establish and maintain project governance cadence, including weekly and monthly executive status reporting, steering committee updates, and decision governance for a Windows laptop migration. Work with Sponsor to lead and manage the project team, including assigning work, setting priorities, coordinating resources, and ensuring accountability across internal and vendor team members.  Manage the integrated project schedule, aligning hardware delivery, device staging, and deployment waves, and initiate corrective actions to stay on schedule.  Drive stakeholder alignment and manage cross functional dependencies across IT, security, identity, endpoint, service desk, procurement, and business teams.  Develop current state assessments, future state design, and gap analyses for the laptop fleet, identity, security, applications, and support processes.  Document functional and non functional requirements and the agreed solution approach in collaboration with business and technical owners, including device standards and the user data migration approach.  Maintain a comprehensive Project Management Plan, including sub plans for deployment, testing, communications, and hardware logistics.  Manage scope and budget.  Coordinate execution across internal teams and external vendors, such as deployment partners.  Proactively identify and manage constraints and risks, including hardware supply and delivery delays.  Oversee application compatibility testing and pilot deployments to validate devices, applications, and the deployment process before full rollout.  Build and manage rollout wave planning by department or location, including user scheduling, device staging, and execution oversight throughout the project lifecycle. Coordinate end to end device logistics, including receiving, asset tagging, user data migration, and possibly securing retirement and disposal of legacy laptops.  Support organizational change management, including end user communications, readiness checkpoints, training logistics, and adoption activities.  Ensure post deployment validation, hypercare support, and operational handoff to the service desk are completed, documented, and approved.  Create and maintain project risk, issue, and decision logs, ensuring timely escalation and resolution. Basic Qualifications: A minimum of seven (7) years’ experience, including working directly with clients. A minimum of six (6) years of project management experience with medium-to-large-sized information technology projects. Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience. PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Preferred Skills: A minimum of three (3) years of project management experience working in government. A minimum of seven (7) years of experience working as a consultant in a client-facing role. Procsi certification. Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting pay range for this role is $78,480 to $125,000 . Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits.  About NTT DATA NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D. Whenever possible, we hire locally to NTT DATA offices or client sites. This ensures we can provide timely and effective support tailored to each client’s needs. While many positions offer remote or hybrid work options, these arrangements are subject to change based on client requirements. For employees near an NTT DATA office or client site, in-office attendance may be required for meetings or events, depending on business needs. At NTT DATA, we are committed to staying flexible