Company: Astute Business Solutions
Location: Remote (U.S. or Canada)
Employment Type: Full-Time (FTE)
Travel: Primarily Remote | Occasional Client Travel (10–20%)
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Performance Bonus + Benefits
Astute Business Solutions is a leading Oracle Partner and PeopleSoft consulting firm founded and managed by former PeopleSoft professionals with over 20 years of experience delivering enterprise ERP solutions. We specialize in helping commercial, higher education, healthcare, government, and public sector organizations maximize the value of their PeopleSoft investments while modernizing their ERP environments.
Our expertise includes:
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- Oracle E-Business Suite
- JD Edwards
- Ellucian Banner
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- Oracle Database & Middleware
- Managed Services
- ERP Modernization
- Oracle Cloud Migrations
- Agentic AI & Generative AI Solutions
Astute has successfully delivered PeopleSoft implementations, PeopleTools upgrades, PeopleSoft Image (PUM) updates, cloud migrations, managed services, and enterprise modernization initiatives across North America.
As part of our continued growth, we are seeking an experienced Senior PeopleSoft Project Manager (PMP) to lead complex enterprise PeopleSoft projects involving upgrades, OCI migrations, modernization, and managed services.
The Senior PeopleSoft Project Manager will be responsible for leading large-scale PeopleSoft HCM, FSCM, and Campus Solutions initiatives from project initiation through successful production deployment.
This individual will provide executive-level project leadership while managing cross-functional teams consisting of functional consultants, technical consultants, DBAs, cloud architects, developers, QA analysts, and client stakeholders.
The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience managing enterprise PeopleSoft 9.2 projects and understands both the functional and technical aspects of PeopleSoft implementations, upgrades, and cloud transformation initiatives.
- Manage the full lifecycle of PeopleSoft implementation, upgrade, migration, and modernization projects.
- Lead PeopleSoft 9.2 initiatives across:
- Financials & Supply Chain Management (FSCM)
- Human Capital Management (HCM)
- Campus Solutions (CS)
- Manage PeopleTools upgrades, PeopleSoft Image (PUM) implementations, and application upgrades.
- Oversee Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) migration projects.
- Coordinate managed services transition and operational readiness activities.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, and resource allocations.
- Establish project governance and reporting structures.
- Manage scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
- Monitor project financials and ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget.
- Facilitate executive steering committee meetings and customer status reviews.
Lead cross-functional teams consisting of:
- PeopleSoft Functional Consultants
- Technical Developers
- Integration Specialists
- Oracle Database Administrators
- Cloud Architects
- QA/Test Managers
- Infrastructure Engineers
- Business Analysts
- Customer Project Teams
- Serve as the primary point of contact for executive sponsors and client leadership.
- Build strong relationships with CIOs, CFOs, PMOs, HR, Finance, Procurement, and IT organizations.
- Present executive dashboards, project health reports, and risk assessments.
- Drive decision-making and issue resolution across multiple workstreams.
- Ensure successful delivery of PeopleSoft implementations, upgrades, integrations, and managed services.
- Coordinate testing activities, cutover planning, go-live readiness, and post-production support.
- Promote PMO best practices and continuous process improvement.
- Mentor project teams and foster collaboration across distributed remote environments.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Human Resources, Finance, or a related field.
- PMP (Project Management Professional) certification is required.
- 8–10+ years of project management experience leading enterprise PeopleSoft projects.
- Demonstrated success managing:
- PeopleSoft 9.2 Implementations
- PeopleSoft Application Upgrades
- PeopleTools Upgrades
- PeopleSoft Image (PUM) Updates
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Migrations
- Managed Services Transitions
- Strong understanding of PeopleSoft architecture, customization, integrations, and operational support.
- Experience managing project scope, budgets, baselines, schedules, resource planning, change orders, and stakeholder communications.
- Outstanding leadership, communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
- Techno-functional experience with PeopleSoft FSCM, HCM, or Campus Solutions.
- Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
- Experience leading Shared Services implementations.
- Experience managing projects for federal, state, county, higher education, healthcare, or commercial organizations.
- Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies.
- Experience with Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, or similar PM tools.
- Exposure to AI-enabled ERP modernization initiatives is a plus.
- Join one of North America's most experienced PeopleSoft consulting organizations.
- Lead high-profile PeopleSoft modernization and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) migration projects.
- Work alongside former PeopleSoft professionals with decades of implementation experience.
- Participate in enterprise transformation initiatives incorporating Oracle Cloud, automation, and Generative AI technologies.
- Collaborate with leading commercial, healthcare, higher education, and public sector organizations.
- Enjoy a flexible remote work environment, competitive compensation, performance bonuses, and long-term career growth.
Qualified candidates should submit their resume to [email protected] with the subject line:
Senior PeopleSoft Project Manager (PMP Certified)
Astute Business Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
