Job Description – Project Manager, Site Separation & Technology Cutover
Location: 400 Research Parkway, Meriden, Connecticut 06450 – Resource would need to work from this client location.
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager – Site Separation & Technology Cutover to lead the planning, coordination, and execution of technology separation activities for the Meriden, CT site as part of the transition from Solventum to the client technology ecosystem.
This role is responsible for driving end-to-end site separation planning across applications, infrastructure, technology services, business processes, and cutover activities while ensuring minimal disruption to manufacturing and business operations. The Project Manager will partner with application teams, infrastructure engineering, operations, ERP implementation teams, site leadership, business stakeholders, and enterprise program leadership to successfully execute the transition.
The ideal candidate has proven experience managing large-scale technology transition, M&A integration, divestiture, infrastructure migration, or site separation programs and possesses strong expertise in integrated planning, dependency management, executive stakeholder communication, and cutover governance.
Key Responsibilities
Project Leadership
- Lead end-to-end planning and execution of the Meriden site technology separation program.
- Develop and maintain the overall project strategy, governance framework, execution roadmap, and implementation approach.
- Ensure alignment between business objectives, technology workstreams, and enterprise program milestones.
- Drive execution across multiple concurrent technical and business workstreams.
Site Separation Planning
Lead planning activities covering:
- Enterprise applications
- Infrastructure services
- Technology platforms
- Network readiness
- End-user computing
- Identity & access management
- Site operational processes
- Technology service transitions
- Business continuity activities
Coordinate readiness across all participating organizations.
Technology Cutover Management
Develop and execute comprehensive cutover plans including:
- Detailed activity sequencing
- Technical dependencies
- Business readiness checkpoints
- Resource planning
- Ownership assignments
- Cutover timelines
- Go/No-Go criteria
- Rollback planning
- Business validation
- Hypercare planning
- Stabilization activities
Coordinate all cutover execution activities across technical and business teams.
ERP Dependency Management
Partner closely with ERP implementation teams to:
- Track ERP milestones
- Understand implementation dependencies
- Coordinate ERP readiness activities
- Assess impacts to overall separation timeline
- Identify integration risks
- Ensure ERP deliverables are incorporated into the master cutover plan
Integrated Project Planning
Create and maintain detailed integrated project plans including:
- Milestones
- Deliverables
- Resource plans
- Critical path analysis
- Cross-functional dependencies
- RAID logs
- Readiness checkpoints
- Executive reporting
- Action tracking
Ensure project schedules remain current throughout execution.
Cross-Functional Coordination
Collaborate closely with:
- Enterprise Applications
- Infrastructure Operations
- Infrastructure Engineering
- Network Services
- End User Services
- Security teams
- ERP Program teams
- Manufacturing Operations
- Site Leadership
- Business Process Owners
- PMO
- Enterprise Architecture
- Vendors and implementation partners
Drive accountability across organizations without direct reporting authority.
Risk & Issue Management
Proactively identify and manage:
- Technical risks
- Business risks
- Infrastructure dependencies
- Resource constraints
- Schedule conflicts
- Application readiness
- Business readiness
- Site readiness
Facilitate timely escalation and resolution of critical issues.
Governance & Executive Reporting
Facilitate:
- Project governance meetings
- Steering Committee meetings
- Readiness reviews
- Cutover planning sessions
- Daily execution meetings
- Go/No-Go meetings
- Executive status updates
Prepare executive-level dashboards and status reports highlighting:
- Project health
- Risks
- Issues
- Milestones
- Budget status (if applicable)
- Dependency status
- Cutover readiness
Change Management & Business Readiness
Support organizational readiness by:
- Coordinating communication plans
- Supporting business engagement
- Managing stakeholder expectations
- Ensuring user readiness
- Facilitating training coordination
- Supporting transition planning
- Coordinating post-cutover support
Hypercare & Transition
Coordinate:
- Cutover execution
- Hypercare activities
- Issue triage
- Stabilization planning
- Knowledge transfer
- Operational handoff
- Transition to steady-state support
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of project management experience delivering complex enterprise technology initiatives.
- 7+ years of proven experience managing:
- Site transition projects
- Technology transformation programs
- Infrastructure migration initiatives
- Enterprise application implementations
- Large-scale IT deployment projects
- 5+ years of strong experience coordinating multiple cross-functional technical and business teams.
- 8+ years of demonstrated expertise in:
- Project planning
- Dependency management
- RAID management
- Executive reporting
- Governance
- Stakeholder management
- 5+ years of strong understanding of:
- Technology cutovers
- Infrastructure transitions
- Application migrations
- Site readiness planning
- Operational support models
- Excellent leadership, communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders across multiple organizations without direct authority.
- Experience working in fast-paced enterprise transformation programs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading M&A integration, divestiture, site separation, or technology carve-out initiatives.
- Experience managing technology transitions involving ERP implementations (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.) as key program dependencies.
- Experience in Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Medical Devices, Manufacturing, or other regulated industries.
- Familiarity with:
- Infrastructure Operations
- Network Readiness
- End User Services
- Identity & Access Management
- Application Support
- Service Management
- Business Continuity Planning
- Experience working with enterprise PMO governance models.
- Knowledge of ITIL service management practices.
- Experience using Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Planview, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar project management tools.
- PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum Master, or equivalent project management certification preferred.
Technical Skills
- Project & Program Management
- Site Separation Planning
- Technology Cutover Management
- Infrastructure Migration
- Application Migration
- ERP Dependency Management
- Integrated Project Planning
- RAID Management
- Executive Reporting
- Risk & Issue Management
- Change Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Business Readiness
- Hypercare Planning
- Transition to Operations
- Microsoft Project
- Smartsheet
- Jira
- Planview
- Azure DevOps
- Microsoft Office Suite
Preferred Industry Experience
- Life Sciences
- Pharmaceuticals
- Healthcare
- Medical Devices
- Manufacturing
- Biotechnology
- Regulated Industries
- Enterprise IT Transformation
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Divestiture & Carve-Out Programs
