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Position Overview

As the commercial vehicle industry undertakes its most significant transformation in a century, International is on a mission to redefine transportation. Embracing a bold digital transformation, International is ushering in a new era of complete and sustainable transport solutions.

We are seeking a highly skilled Contract IT Deployment Lead/PM to manage and coordinate key project activities, including Legacy System Remediation, Deployment/Cutover Coordination, Testing Coordination, and alignment with PMO governance.

This role requires a strong leader with experience in complex project management, particularly in large-scale system implementations.

This is a contract role requiring 4 days per week onsite at our Corporate Headquarters in Lisle, IL.

Responsibilities

Deployment/Cutover Coordination:

+ Work closely with IT Project Managers, Business Process Owners, SI partner, and Navistar stakeholders to execute pre-cutover, cutover, and post-cutover activities.

+ Provide strategy, approach, checklists, and planning to ensure successful new system delivery.

+ Develop detailed cutover checklists and project plans incorporating both technical and operational tasks.

+ Create and maintain the deployment plan as per project and PMO governance or standards.

+ Ensure that deployments are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

+ Manage detailed project deliverables for cutover and conversion, resolving discrepancies or process issues.

+ Ensure successful planning and execution of integrated release cutover activities.

+ Prepare, manage, and execute resource management per resource planning, ensuring readiness for cutover activities.

+ Develop communication and escalation plans, including policies, procedures, and downtime processes.

+ Provide status reporting to project leadership and key stakeholders.

+ Lead cutover/deployment activities and key deployment deliverables for Pre-Go-Live, Go-Live, and Post Go-Live phases.

+ Manage PMO governance deliverables and output related to deployment and Go-live.

+ Coordinate with stakeholders, developers, testers, and support teams to ensure timely and effective delivery of solutions.

+ Collaborate with Navistar stakeholders to create and manage cutover task list/plan and activities for each impacted workstream or legacy system.

+ Create, manage, and execute Go/No-Go checklist and meetings.

+ Align blackout, cutover and deployment times with integration systems.

+ Bring experience from at least 1 or 2 global SAP implementations, specifically in deployment management.

Testing Coordination:

+ Coordinate testing activities across multiple teams, ensuring all testing phases are completed on time and meet quality standards.

+ Coordinate extracts, documents and resources that will be needed for testing in the project.

+ Develop, maintain, and track comprehensive test plans/deliverables, schedules, and tracking mechanisms.

+ Coordinate all integration and SIT testing between legacy system owners to completion or sign off.

+ Manage and track PMO governance deliverables per Navistar IT PMO governance process.

+ Facilitate communication between development teams, testers, and business stakeholders to resolve issues quickly.

+ Must have experience with managing 40+ stakeholders and any given time.

Legacy Remediation Coordination:

+ Oversee the identification and remediation of legacy systems, ensuring smooth integration or decommissioning.

+ Work with IT leads and technical teams to manage data migration, system compatibility, and legacy system retirement.

+ Develop remediation plans and issue tracker for all legacy issues, ensuring all issues are resolved prior to cutover.

+ Provide regular and accurate reports on the status and progress of legacy projects.

+ Ensure compliance with company standards and best practices for legacy projects.

PMO Activities:

+ Support the Project Management Office (PMO) with project planning, tracking, and reporting.

+ Assist in the development and implementation of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.

+ Ensure alignment of project objectives with overall business goals and provide regular updates to senior management.

+ Manage Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) processes and deliverables in ServiceNow (SNOW) system.

Minimum Requirements

+ Bachelor's degree

+ At least 5 years of information technology project management experience

OR

+ Master's degree

+ At least 3 years of information technology project management experience

OR

+ At least 7 years of information technology project management experience

Additional Requirements

+ Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

Desired Skills

+ Experience in project management, preferably in IT software development lifecycle

+ Strong knowledge of legacy systems remediation and deployment management

+ Strong knowledge of the use of the ADO system (strongly recommendation)

+ Strong coordination skills, working with a large stakeholder group, and senior leadership.

+ Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills

+ Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

+ Strong knowledge of SAP S/4 Hana system and ERP experience (preferred)

+ Must have experience with managing 40 – 50+ stakeholders and any given time.

+ Strong deliverable management, leadership and communication skills.

+ Change management experience is recommended

Company Overview

ABOUT TRATON

With its brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, TRATON SE is the parent and holding company of the TRATON GROUP and one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. The Group’s product portfolio comprises trucks, buses, and light-duty commercial vehicles. “Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.”: this intention underlines the Company’s ambition to have a lasting and sustainable impact on the commercial vehicle business and on the Group’s commercial growth.

ABOUT INTERNATIONALFrom a one-man company built on the world-changing invention of the McCormick reaper in 1831, to the 15,000-person-strong company we are today, few companies can lay claim to a history like International. Based in Lisle, Illinois, International Motors, LLC* creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to our customers throughout the full operation of our commercial vehicles. We build International® trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them. We also develop Fleetrite® aftermarket parts. In everything we do, our vision is to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility to create the cleaner, safer world we all deserve. As of 2021, we joined Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. To learn more, visit www.International.com (https://www.international.com/our-company) .

*International Motors, LLC is d/b/a International Motors USA in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Utah.

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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