TECHNOGEN, Inc. is a Proven Leader in providing full IT Services, Software Development and Solutions for 15 years.
TECHNOGEN is a Small & Woman Owned Minority Business with GSA Advantage Certification. We have offices in VA; MD & Offshore development centers in India. We have successfully executed 100+ projects for clients ranging from small business and non-profits to Fortune 50 companies and federal, state and local agencies.
Job Description Project Manager, Site Separation & Technology Cutover
Location: Onsite - 2 site address:
- 32 River Road, Stafford Springs, CT 06076
- 400 Research Parkway, Meriden, CT 06450
Duration: 12 Months Employment Type: Contract
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 Charlotte, NC site as part of the transition from Solventum to the client's 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 closely 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 Charlotte 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.
- Manage project scope, schedule, deliverables, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
Site Separation Planning
Lead planning activities covering:
- Enterprise applications
- Infrastructure services
- Technology platforms
- Network readiness
- End-user computing
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Site operational processes
- Technology service transitions
- Business continuity activities
- Coordinate readiness across all participating organizations.
- Ensure successful execution of all site separation milestones and deliverables.
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.
- Ensure minimal operational disruption during transition.
ERP Dependency Management
Partner closely with ERP implementation teams to:
- Track ERP milestones
- Understand implementation dependencies
- Coordinate ERP readiness activities
- Assess impacts to the overall separation timeline
- Identify integration risks
- Ensure ERP deliverables are incorporated into the master cutover plan
Integrated Project Planning
Create and maintain integrated project plans including:
- Project schedules
- Milestones
- Deliverables
- Resource plans
- Critical path analysis
- Cross-functional dependencies
- RAID logs
- Readiness checkpoints
- Executive reporting
- Action tracking
- Ensure project schedules remain accurate and 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.
- Facilitate collaboration between technical and business stakeholders.
Risk & Issue Management
Proactively identify and manage:
- Technical risks
- Business risks
- Infrastructure dependencies
- Resource constraints
- Schedule conflicts
- Application readiness
- Business readiness
- Site readiness
- Maintain RAID logs.
- Escalate and resolve critical issues in a timely manner.
- Develop mitigation and contingency plans.
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 dashboards highlighting:
- Project health
- Risks
- Issues
- Milestones
- Budget status (where 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 to Operations
Coordinate:
- Cutover execution
- Hypercare activities
- Issue triage
- Stabilization planning
- Knowledge transfer
- Operational handoff
- Transition to steady-state support
Ensure successful production stabilization following cutover.
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 experience managing:
- Site transition projects
- Technology transformation programs
- Infrastructure migration initiatives
- Enterprise application implementations
- Large-scale IT deployment projects
- 5+ years of 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, negotiation, and stakeholder management 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 programs
- Divestitures
- Site separation initiatives
- Technology carve-out programs
- Experience managing technology transitions involving ERP implementations such as:
- SAP
- Oracle
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Experience within:
- Life Sciences
- Pharmaceuticals
- Healthcare
- Medical Devices
- Manufacturing
- Biotechnology
- Regulated industries
- Familiarity with:
- Infrastructure Operations
- Network Readiness
- End User Services
- Identity & Access Management
- Application Support
- Service Management
- Business Continuity Planning
- Experience working within enterprise PMO governance models.
- Knowledge of ITIL service management practices.
- Experience using Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Planview, Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent project management platforms.
- PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum Master, or equivalent project management certification preferred.
Technical Skills
Project & Program Management
- Project Management
- Program Management
- Enterprise IT Transformation
- Project Governance
- Executive Reporting
- Stakeholder Management
Site Separation & Technology Transition
- Site Separation Planning
- Technology Cutover Management
- Infrastructure Migration
- Application Migration
- ERP Dependency Management
- Business Readiness
- Hypercare Planning
- Transition to Operations
Planning & Governance
- Integrated Project Planning
- Critical Path Analysis
- RAID Management
- Risk & Issue Management
- Dependency Management
- Change Management
- Cross-Functional Leadership
Project Management Tools
- Microsoft Project
- Smartsheet
- Planview
- Jira
- 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
Akanksha Agarwal | Sr. US IT Recruiter
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