Senior Project Manager
Kagool
About the role
About Kagool
We are a fast-growing IT consultancy specialising in the transformation of complex Global enterprises. We are looking for passionate and hardworking individuals to help deliver for our global customer base. We embrace the opportunities of the future and work proactively to make good use of technology. As you can imagine, this means that we have a vibrant and diverse mix of skills and people making Kagool a great place to work.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a high-visibility Data Migration program for a major U.S client. The Project Manager will be responsible for end-to-end project delivery, collaborating with cross-functional technical teams, ensuring adherence to timelines, managing risks, and driving governance across global delivery teams. This role will be fully onsite in Los Angeles and requires strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Key Responsibilities
Project Delivery & Execution
- Own end-to-end delivery of a large-scale Data Migration project across multiple platforms.
- Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive project plans, schedules, and migration roadmaps.
- Oversee day-to-day project activities, ensuring deliverables meet quality, scope, and timeline expectations.
- Coordinate with onsite and offshore teams across different time zones to ensure seamless execution.
Project Governance & Reporting
- Lead project governance activities, including weekly cadence calls, steering committee updates, and executive reporting.
- Prepare and present status reports, dashboards, and performance metrics to internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure adherence to PMO standards, compliance guidelines, and documentation requirements.
Risk, Issue & Dependency Management
- Identify, track, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies proactively.
- Drive mitigation plans, contingency strategies, and timely escalations as required.
- Ensure financial and operational risks are monitored and controlled throughout the project lifecycle.
Stakeholder & Team Management
- Manage a diverse team of 10+ resources across onsite and global delivery centres.
- Facilitate effective communication and alignment between business teams, technical teams, and leadership stakeholders.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Operational & Delivery Excellence
- Define, monitor, and manage project milestones, critical paths, and delivery checkpoints.
- Ensure quality assurance measures and data validation steps are embedded in the migration lifecycle.
- Support change management, UAT coordination, and production deployment activities.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in Project Management, with strong experience in SAP and Data Migration projects.
- Proven experience managing team sizes of 10+ across global delivery models (onsite/offshore).
- Strong understanding of data migration methodologies, ETL processes, and data validation frameworks.
- Hands‑on experience with project management tools (JIRA, MS Project, Azure DevOps, etc.).
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi‑phase programs in fast‑paced enterprise environments.
- Relevant certifications such as PMP, CSM, PRINCE2, or equivalent.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and trends to support decision‑making.
- Ideal to have experience in preparing SOW, not mandatory.
Career at Kagool
- A career at Kagool will give you a path towards progression and opportunities, with the current rate of growth, we at Kagool have dedicated time towards individual growth, recognizing individual contributions, filling the team with a strong sense of purpose along with providing a fun, flexible and friendly work environment.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in Project Management, with strong experience in SAP and Data Migration projects.
- Proven experience managing team sizes of 10+ across global delivery models (onsite/offshore).
- Strong understanding of data migration methodologies, ETL processes, and data validation frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with project management tools (JIRA, MS Project, Azure DevOps, etc.).
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-phase programs in fast-paced enterprise environments.
- Relevant certifications such as PMP, CSM, PRINCE2, or equivalent.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and trends to support decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery of a large-scale Data Migration project across multiple platforms.
- Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive project plans, schedules, and migration roadmaps.
- Oversee day-to-day project activities, ensuring deliverables meet quality, scope, and timeline expectations.
- Coordinate with onsite and offshore teams across different time zones to ensure seamless execution.
- Lead project governance activities, including weekly cadence calls, steering committee updates, and executive reporting.
- Prepare and present status reports, dashboards, and performance metrics to internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure adherence to PMO standards, compliance guidelines, and documentation requirements.
- Identify, track, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies proactively.
- Drive mitigation plans, contingency strategies, and timely escalations as required.
- Ensure financial and operational risks are monitored and controlled throughout the project lifecycle.
- Manage a diverse team of 10+ resources across onsite and global delivery centres.
- Facilitate effective communication and alignment between business teams, technical teams, and leadership stakeholders.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Define, monitor, and manage project milestones, critical paths, and delivery checkpoints.
- Ensure quality assurance measures and data validation steps are embedded in the migration lifecycle.
- Support change management, UAT coordination, and production deployment activities.
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