Senior IT Project Manager - Oracle EBS Upgrade - REMOTE

Req ID:   389163   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 Senior IT Project Manager - Oracle EBS Upgrade - REMOTE to join our team in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (US-PA), United States (US). We are seeking an experienced  Senior IT Project Manager  to lead a complex, enterprise-scale  Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) upgrade  from initial planning through production deployment, hypercare, and stabilization. The ideal candidate will have  10+ years of IT project/program management experience , including hands-on leadership of  at least two full-lifecycle Oracle EBS upgrades or major Oracle EBS transformation initiatives . This role will be responsible for managing the overall  scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, dependencies, governance, vendors, testing, cutover, and stakeholder communications . The Project Manager will coordinate across business, functional, application, technical, database, infrastructure, integration, security, testing, and third-party teams to ensure successful delivery. The successful candidate should be comfortable working with  senior business leaders, IT leadership, Oracle/support organizations, system integrators, implementation partners, contractors, and third-party vendors  in a complex enterprise environment. Day to Day Responsibilities: Lead the  end-to-end Oracle EBS upgrade lifecycle , including planning, assessment, design, build, remediation, testing, deployment, hypercare, stabilization, and project closure. Develop and maintain the overall upgrade strategy, roadmap, delivery milestones, and integrated project schedule. Coordinate activities across  Oracle EBS applications, databases, infrastructure, integrations, security, customizations, environments, and third-party applications . Ensure application, technical, infrastructure, and business workstreams remain aligned throughout the upgrade. Manage upgrade dependencies, compatibility considerations, customization remediation, integration readiness, and environment planning. Project Planning & Delivery Management Develop and manage the  Integrated Project Plan , including milestones, critical path, dependencies, resources, budgets, and delivery schedules. Manage multiple concurrent workstreams across business and technology organizations. Track project progress against scope, schedule, budget, quality, and resource commitments. Identify schedule conflicts, resource constraints, and cross-workstream dependencies and drive them to resolution. Ensure project deliverables, documentation, approvals, and stage-gate requirements are completed according to agreed timelines. Governance, RAID & Change Control Establish and manage effective  project governance and operating cadence . Maintain comprehensive  RAID logs covering Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies . Drive risk identification, mitigation planning, issue resolution, and appropriate escalation. Establish and manage project  change-control processes , including assessment of scope, schedule, resource, and financial impacts. Facilitate project governance meetings, leadership reviews, and decision-making forums. Provide clear and concise project health reporting, milestone tracking, and executive dashboards. Testing Governance Lead overall testing governance across: System Integration Testing (SIT) Regression Testing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Performance Testing Security Testing Coordinate testing schedules, environment readiness, business participation, and entry/exit criteria. Oversee defect management, prioritization, resolution, and escalation. Ensure critical business processes, integrations, customizations, and interfaces are appropriately validated before production deployment. Drive business and operational readiness for go-live. Cutover & Go-Live Management Develop and manage the comprehensive  cutover strategy and detailed cutover plan . Coordinate and lead  mock cutovers / dress rehearsals  to validate deployment procedures and timing. Establish production readiness and  go/no-go criteria . Lead production deployment and command-center activities across all participating teams. Coordinate business, application, infrastructure, integration, security, database, and vendor teams during cutover. Manage post-production  hypercare and stabilization , ensuring issues are prioritized and resolved effectively. Facilitate transition to steady-state production support and formal project closure. Stakeholder & Executive Management Serve as the primary project management interface across business and IT stakeholders. Facilitate  executive steering committee meetings , project governance reviews, and cross-functional workstream meetings. Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, decisions, financials, and milestones clearly to senior leadership. Drive timely decision-making and escalate critical issues when necessary. Build alignment among business stakeholders, technology teams, and external delivery partners. Vendor & Partner Management Coordinate internal teams, contractors,  Oracle resources, implementation partners, consulting organizations, system integrators, and third-party vendors . Establish clear ownership and accountability for vendor deliverables. Track partner commitments, dependencies, deliverable quality, and schedule performance. Facilitate resolution of cross-vendor and cross-team dependencies. Financial & Resource Management Manage project  budgets, forecasts, financial performance, and resource capacity . Monitor actuals against forecasts and identify financial or resource risks. Manage project staffing requirements and capacity across multiple workstreams. Maintain project metrics, documentation, dashboards, and execut