Project Manager ( 1621)

Travel To Client As Needed

Highstreet is seeking a Project Manager to support and lead delivery of operational and ERP/HCM projects for our public sector clients . This resource must have strong communication skills, love speaking with clients, engineering, partner organizations and our executive team.
The everyday workload includes Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) engagements, PeopleSoft and E-Business Suite (EBS) initiatives, and broader legacy ERP/HCM enhancement and modernization projects. In this role, you'll coordinate project activities, manage client communication, and ensure successful execution across planning, testing, and go-live (or cutover, for on-premises and infrastructure engagements).

You'll work closely with cross-functional teams, apply structured PMO processes, and help drive consistent, high-quality delivery across a mix of cloud, on-premises, and infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities:
Project Planning & Coordination
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables across ERP, HCM, and infrastructure (OCI) workstreams.
• Align scope and requirements with Oracle Cloud, PeopleSoft, EBS, and OCI capabilities in partnership with solution architects and technical leads.
• Maintain project documentation, logs, and repository structure (RAID, RTM, agendas, testing, etc.).
• Incorporate process flow validation and transaction lifecycle checkpoints into project plans, including legacy system dependencies.
• Support onboarding, project setup, and adherence to PMO templates and processes, including those specific to public sector engagements.
Client & Stakeholder Management
• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for client communication, including public sector agency stakeholders.
• Manage expectations around timelines, deliverables, risks, and change requests.
• Lead recurring status meetings and ensure agendas and meeting minutes are posted.
Team Leadership & Collaboration
• Coordinate work across functional, technical, infrastructure, and QA team members.
• Support onshore/offshore alignment and help resolve blockers or conflicts.
• Review team progress, documentation, and performance against project expectations.
Budget & Tracking
• Monitor project budgets, burn rate, and staffing updates in partnership with project administrators.
• Support forecasting and financial reporting activities.
• Ensure testing scenarios reflect accurate transaction lifecycles and edge cases across both cloud and on-premises systems.
Risk, Issue & Change Management
• Log and track risks, issues, and action items.
• Facilitate mitigation discussions and escalate items when needed.
• Identify risks related to process breakdowns, incorrect accounting, or integration gaps across transaction flows, including legacy system constraints.
• Support the change control process and ensure proper documentation of out-of-scope work.
Testing, Cutover & Go-Live Support
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, and testing documentation across ERP, HCM, and infrastructure projects.
• Ensure test scenarios validate end-to-end transaction integrity, including accounting, approvals, integrations, and reporting outputs.
• Ensure test cases, logs, and approvals are completed and tracked.
• Support cutover planning, go-live execution, and post-go-live readiness for both cloud implementations and legacy system enhancements.
Governance & Reporting
• Provide regular project status updates using R/Y/G indicators and required client reports, including public sector-specific reporting requirements.
• Ensure compliance with Highstreet 's methodology and participate in internal QA/PMO checkpoints.
• Help improve post-go-live handoff processes and lessons learned documentation.

Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, IT, Business, or related field.
• 2–5 years of project management experience, ERP, HCM projects a plus, and infrastructure implementations (cloud or on-premises).
• Experience reviewing or supporting functional