Hiring for Technical Project Manager @ Day 1 onsite Jersey City, NJ

[Raviteja Sirnapally]

Position: Technical Project Manager (Change Management & User Adoption)
Location: Day 1 onsite Jersey City, NJ
Client: AIG
Work Experience: 11+ years

 

Overview

We are seeking a results-driven Project Manager with a strong emphasis on change management and user adoption. You will own the end-to-end decommission roadmap for legacy systems, coordinate cross-functional efforts, and ensure smooth transitions with high user adoption.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage the end-to-end decommission roadmap for legacy systems, including scope, timelines, milestones, risks, and success criteria.
• Lead change management activities to drive user adoption and minimize business disruption during transitions, including stakeholder engagement, communication plans, training, and support.
• Collaborate with IT, Security, Compliance, Data Governance, and Business Units to plan, approve, and execute decommission activities in alignment with governance and risk standards.
• Develop and execute a structured adoption strategy (sponsorship, readiness assessments, training plans, and measurement of adoption metrics).
• Create and maintain project artifacts: project charter, program milestones, RACI, risk and issue logs, change impact assessments, communication plans, and training materials.
• Define and track success metrics for decommissioning projects (time-to-decommission, data migration completion, policy enforcement, user satisfaction, incident reduction).
• Manage resource planning for the project: identify staffing needs, assist with job descriptions, participate in hiring processes, and onboard new team members effectively.
• Provide regular status reporting to stakeholders and leadership; escalate blockers and propose solutions.
• Ensure compliance with data retention, regulatory requirements, and security considerations during decommissioning.
• Post-decommission activities: archive artifacts, capture lessons learned, and reinforce new processes and systems.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of project management experience, with a track record of leading change management initiatives and driving user adoption.
• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end decommissioning or large-scale migration projects, preferably involving legacy systems.
• Strong change management framework knowledge (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR) and hands-on experience executing adoption strategies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; able to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project/Planner, Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet) and collaboration platforms (Teams/SharePoint, Slack).
• Ability to create and manage RACI matrices, risk registers, and project governance artifacts.
• Analytical mindset with experience in requirements gathering, gap analysis, and success metric definition.
• Comfortable working in a matrix organization and coordinating cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with data migration, data governance, or archiving strategies.
• Knowledge of security, privacy, and regulatory considerations related to decommissioning (e.g., data minimization, retention policies).
• Change management certification (Prosci or similar) is a plus.
• Experience with vendor/supplier management and contract alignment for decommission activities.
• Familiarity with ITIL or service management concepts.

Competencies

• Change leadership and influencing skills
• Strategic thinking and decision-making
• Stakeholder engagement and facilitation
• Problem-solving and critical thinking
• Organization and time management with a bias for action
• Attention to detail and quality-oriented delivery