Overview:
At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you’re joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.

DESCRIPTION

• We are seeking a results-driven Senior Project Manager to lead a complex, enterprise-wide software migration initiative. This high-visibility role will be responsible for overseeing scope, timelines, stakeholder alignment, risk mitigation, and successful execution across multiple departments and business units. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership and a proven track record managing large-scale technology projects in enterprise environmentsKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Lead the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of a large-scale software migration in a complex enterprise environment.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across IT, business units, security, compliance, and third-party vendors.
• Define and manage project scope, goals, deliverables, schedules, and resource plans aligned with business objectives.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation using tools such as Confluence, Smartsheet, and Jira.
• Monitor progress and performance through dashboards, KPIs, and regular executive status reporting.
• Identify, track, and resolve project risks and issues, escalating when appropriate.
• Facilitate Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies based on team and organizational needs.
• Ensure strong collaboration and clear communication between technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Champion change management, user adoption, training, and communication strategies throughout the migration.
• Lead data migration efforts and work closely with engineering and data teams to ensure accuracy and continuity.
• Manage application decommissioning, including data archiving, access control, compliance, and shutdown procedures.
• Oversee legacy system sunsetting and facilitate smooth transitions to new platforms with minimal disruption.
• Support vendor management during licensing transitions, onboarding, and contractual adjustments.
• Ensure all efforts meet enterprise security, data governance, and compliance standards.
  Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 5–6 years of project management experience, including leadership of large-scale software migrations or enterprise technology transformations.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and complex stakeholder groups.
• Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, and other modern project management tools.
• Strong dashboarding, reporting, and executive communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities in fast-paced environments.
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), change management, and IT governance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• PMP, CSM, or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., finance, healthcare, education) is a plus.
  Compensation & Benefits:

Please refer the Job description for details