Sr. IT Project Manager (Apparel / Fashion)

Full-time / Direct Hire opportunity for Sr. IT Project Manager in New York, NY - 10018

Need strong apparel/wholesale and retail experience.

Job Description

Position will be responsible for the oversight and management of IT programs, projects, M&A integration activities and Steering Committees, with initial responsibility for the Marc Jacobs technology integration and subsequent ownership of the brand technology portfolio. Must be able to flex between tactical and strategic initiatives and priorities, aligning delivery to company and business goals.

Own end-to-end delivery of assigned initiatives with complex enterprise and global perspectives, ensuring each project is professionally governed, maintained and successfully delivered.

Major Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provides Program and/or Project Management Leadership for multiple concurrent projects
• Manages full life-cycle of a project
• Provides regular project communication and status reporting
• Leads communications with Business, IT and 3rd parties to keep the project status, issues, plans and escalations in a concise and direct manner so that all stakeholders are informed
• Oversee the support and administration of Project Management Methodologies – making best practice recommendations to improve and streamline as appropriate and within company/department policies
• Experienced in managing enterprise and global projects across SaaS, infrastructure, network, store systems, IT security, cloud migration and digital commerce, including PIM, DAM, ecommerce and omnichannel capabilities
• Experienced in managing functional systems projects (across multiple geographies) - Apparel, Finance, Supply Chain/Logistics
• Experience leading pre- and post-acquisition technology integrations, including TSA transitions and exits, Day 1 readiness, operational separation, vendor and contract transitions, data conversion, cutover, onboarding and stabilization
• Lead and support Centers of Excellence and Steering Committees

Education and/or Experience:

• Candidate should have strong knowledge of Apparel industry (Wholesale order-to-cash, Omni, Retail) business model with process best practices, in technology, development best practices, integration best practices, network and data security best practices
• Candidate must have proven experience implementing and managing concurrent projects in a complex, multi-brand, multi-platform and multi-region environment
• Experience in managing budgets (Capital projects)
• Project Management Certifications (i.e. PMP) a plus
• 10+ years of PMO, program or project management experience leading complex enterprise-level global deployments, including ERP, OMS, digital commerce or M&A integration programs