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PeopleSoft Project Manager

Req number:

R8322

Employment type:

Full time

Worksite flexibility:

Onsite

Who we are

CAI is a global services firm with over 9,000 associates worldwide and a yearly revenue of $1.3 billion+. We have over 40 years of excellence in uniting talent and technology to power the possible for our clients, colleagues, and communities. As a privately held company, we have the freedom and focus to do what is right—whatever it takes. Our tailor-made solutions create lasting results across the public and commercial sectors, and we are trailblazers in bringing neurodiversity to the enterprise.

Job Summary

As a PeopleSoft Project Manager, you will lead the governance, planning, and delivery of PeopleSoft PUM upgrades and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) migration initiatives, overseeing project execution, vendor management, stakeholder engagement, risk mitigation, and cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.

Job Description

We are looking for a PeopleSoft Project Manager to lead large-scale PeopleSoft transformation initiatives, manage cross-functional teams, engage with executive stakeholders, and ensure successful delivery of modernization programs involving PeopleSoft applications, databases, middleware, and cloud infrastructure. The Project Manager will be responsible for planning, governance, risk management, resource coordination, vendor management, and end-to-end execution of PeopleSoft upgrade and cloud migration projects while ensuring business continuity and compliance with organizational standards. This position will be contract and hybrid in New York, NY.

What You’ll Do

• Lead governance and end-to-end delivery of PeopleSoft PUM upgrade and OCI migration programs, driving execution through Agile or Hybrid methodologies while managing scope, risks, dependencies, issues, and change requests

• Establish project governance structures, reporting cadences, decision-making frameworks, and escalation procedures to ensure effective program oversight and stakeholder alignment

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, budgets, dependency tracking, and risk registers while monitoring project health against scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives

• Coordinate steering committee meetings, executive status reviews, and leadership reporting to ensure timely milestone delivery, informed decision-making, and successful program outcomes

• Serve as the primary point of contact for implementation partners while overseeing vendor performance, deliverables, milestones, resource commitments, and contractual obligations

• Review and challenge project plans, estimates, technical approaches, and delivery schedules to ensure alignment with project objectives and organizational requirements

• Drive vendor accountability for project execution, issue resolution, risk mitigation, and adherence to established quality and delivery standards

• Validate vendor deliverables and acceptance criteria while proactively escalating delivery risks, delays, and quality concerns as needed

• Oversee PeopleSoft PUM and PeopleTools upgrade initiatives across HCM, FSCM, ELM, Pensions, and other PeopleSoft applications while coordinating fit-gap analyses, impact assessments, and customization retrofit strategies

• Partner with business stakeholders to support requirements validation, testing, training, deployment activities, and overall change readiness throughout the upgrade lifecycle

• Ensure testing plans, defect management processes, production readiness activities, and quality standards are effectively executed and managed by Oracle and project teams

• Track upgrade progress, risks, dependencies, and go-live readiness to support successful deployment and business continuity

• Oversee the migration of PeopleSoft environments from on-premises infrastructure to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), including migration strategy development, cutover planning, disaster recovery readiness, and infrastructure preparedness

• Coordinate internal infrastructure, security, networking, database, and application teams to ensure alignment, execution readiness, and successful delivery of migration objectives

• Monitor migration risks and implement mitigation strategies while managing OCI architecture reviews, security compliance requirements, disaster recovery planning, and performance optimization

• Ensure successful migration execution, operational readiness, post-production stabilization, and support transition planning through close collaboration with cloud engineering and technical teams

• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, IT leadership, Oracle, system integrators, and third-party vendors, facilitating executive steering committee meetings and project governance reviews

• Manage vendor deliverables, contractual obligations, and service-level agreements, as well as communicate project risks, mitigation plans, and strategic recommendations to senior management

• Manage project budgets, forecasts, invoices, and vendor expenditures while identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks and dependencies

• Monitor compliance with contractual obligations, service-level agreements, and project governance requirements while ensuring change requests are evaluated and approved through established governance processes

What You'll Need

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

• Minimum 15 years of Project Management experience in enterprise ERP environments

• Minimum 10 years of PeopleSoft project delivery experience

• Proven experience managing multiple PeopleSoft PUM upgrade projects

• Proven experience leading PeopleSoft migrations to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

• Strong knowledge of PeopleSoft Architecture, PeopleTools, PUM, Lifecycle Management, and Change Assistant

• Experience managing large-scale infrastructure modernization and cloud transformation initiatives

• Strong understanding of Oracle Database, WebLogic, Integration Broker, and PeopleSoft environments

• Demonstrated success managing projects with budgets exceeding $5M and multiple stakeholder groups

• Experience working with executive leadership and steering committees

Preferred:

• PMP Certification

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Certifications

• Agile/Scrum Certification

• Experience with HCM, FSCM, or ELM implementations/upgrades

• Experience with cloud security, disaster recovery, and high-availability architectures

• Experience with public sector, higher education, healthcare, or large enterprise environments

• Experience managing Oracle Consulting or other major system integrators

• Knowledge of procurement, contract management, and vendor governance

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards

• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings

• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor

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Reasonable accommodation statement

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to application.accommodations@cai.io or (888) 824 – 8111.

EEO Statement

It is the policy of Computer Aid, Inc.(CAI) not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. It is also the policy of CAI to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Employees and applicants of CAI will not be subject to harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.

$75 - $80 per hour

The pay range for this position is listed above. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including location, experience, and education. Benefit packages include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as 401k retirement account access. Employees in this role may also be entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.