Business Systems Project Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee business systems and technology-driven projects from the initial business requirement through to solution delivery, adoption, and transition to long-term operations.

• Create and manage project charters that outline objectives, scope, ownership, funding assumptions, deliverables, risks, dependencies, and authority.

• Lead discovery activities that assess current processes, identify pain points, gather requirements, evaluate system impacts, determine data needs, establish integrations, and define future-state expectations.

• Record, prioritize, trace, and convert business requirements into actionable system or delivery specifications.

• Develop comprehensive delivery plans that include milestones, acceptance criteria, responsible parties, dependencies, timelines, and confidence levels.

• Facilitate coordination of delivery across various business functions, systems teams, developers, analysts, data/reporting resources, vendors, and operations.

• Implement agile, predictive, or hybrid delivery methodologies.

• Oversee project records, including scope, requirements, backlog, milestones, budget, risks, decisions, testing, change management activities, and operational readiness.

• Lead documentation of current and future-state processes and validate solutions.

• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, escalations, scope modifications, and trade-offs.

• Organize system, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.

• Ensure comprehensive business process testing coverage, defect resolution, retesting, and formal business acceptance.

• Develop stakeholder engagement and communication plans, providing updates on project health and delivery confidence.

• Collaborate on change management, communications, training, user experience, adoption, and benefits realization.

• Set criteria for release and operational readiness, documenting defects, workarounds, limitations, support requirements, and residual risks.

• Conclude projects with documentation of delivered scope, decisions, outstanding risks, ownership, measurement responsibilities, and lessons learned.

• Share best practices in delivery and support ongoing improvements in project management, requirements gathering, testing, implementation, and business-systems practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Over 8 years of progressive experience in managing business systems implementations, enterprise applications, technology-driven process enhancements, or complex cross-functional projects.

• Proven experience in facilitating discussions around business processes and requirements, converting business needs into structured project or system outputs.

• Familiarity with enterprise business systems such as ERP, CRM, financial systems, HRIS, project management systems, workflow platforms, reporting/data solutions, or similar applications.

• Experience coordinating tasks in a matrixed organization.

• Knowledgeable in agile, predictive, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.

• Experience leading requirements workshops, sprint ceremonies, testing cycles, project governance, decision-making forums, and milestone evaluations.

• Capable of managing scope, schedules, requirements, milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions, budgets, vendors, testing, and stakeholder communications.

• Ability to interpret technical constraints and system decisions into clear business implications.

• Excellent facilitation, written communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and project or agile delivery tools.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, Planview, or similar work management platforms is preferred.

• PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP, CBAP, or equivalent certification is preferred.

• Willingness to embrace innovation and utilize emerging technologies and AI tools.

• Must possess authorization for permanent work in the U.S.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible Workplace

• Employee Ownership

• Competitive Pay

• Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Collaborative Environment

• Innovative Culture

• Flexible working schedule

• Options for remote, hybrid, or in-office work

• Emphasis on work-life balance and clear separation between home and work life

• Commitment to investing in employees and providing tools necessary for productivity