Ariad is looking, on behalf of one of its clients, for a Project Manager – ERP UpgradeAriad supports one of its clients in a major upgrade of their core ERP system. The Project Manager will oversee the full project lifecycle, coordinating internal IT, business teams, and external partners to ensure a smooth transition and operational continuity.
The Project Manager will lead the end‐to‐end ERP upgrade and ensure seamless coordination between application specialists, infrastructure teams, internal IT stakeholders, and business departments. The role is critical to securing operational continuity, data integrity, and production stability throughout the transformation.
Set up and run project governance: steering committees, reporting, risk and issue management.Coordinate the technical and functional activities with the ERP application partner.Manage the full inventory, validation, and testing of system interfaces and scheduled jobs.Define and run the complete test strategy (IT + business): planning, cycles, data sets, entry/exit criteria, defect management.Prepare data integrity and reconciliation checks before and after the upgrade.Project charter, WBS, planning, budget, RACI, risk register.Mapping and test criteria for all interfaces and scheduled processes.Master Test Plan, UAT scenarios, dashboards, test and quality reports.5+ years of experience in IT/ERP project management.~ Comfortable managing multiple vendors (application & infrastructure).~ Strong project management: planning, dependencies, governance, risk management.Solid experience in testing frameworks, acceptance criteria, non‐regression, and defect follow‐up.Good understanding of integration concepts (interfaces, data flows, scheduling).Proficiency with Jira (or similar) and Microsoft 365 / Teams.
Excellent communication and leadership across IT, business, and external partners.Able to manage pressure during critical phases (cutover, hypercare).
We're Looking for a Freelancer ASAPIf you are an experienced ERP Project Manager and available quickly, Ariad would be happy to hear from you.