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ERP Consultant roles qualify as specialty occupations under OPT, making them a strong fit for F-1 students with degrees in information systems, computer science, or business technology. Most positions involve implementing SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics systems, which maps directly to the technical degree requirement USCIS expects.
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Highstreet is seeking a Project Manager to support and lead delivery of operational and ERP/HCM projects for our public sector clients. This resource must have strong communication skills, love speaking with clients, engineering, partner organizations, and our executive team. The everyday workload includes Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) engagements, PeopleSoft and E-Business Suite (EBS) initiatives, and broader legacy ERP/HCM enhancement and modernization projects. In this role, you'll coordinate project activities, manage client communication, and ensure successful execution across planning, testing, and go-live (or cutover, for on-premises and infrastructure engagements). You'll work closely with cross-functional teams, apply structured PMO processes, and help drive consistent, high-quality delivery across a mix of cloud, on-premises, and infrastructure environments.
Responsibilities:
Project Planning & Coordination
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables across ERP, HCM, and infrastructure (OCI) workstreams.
- Align scope and requirements with Oracle Cloud, PeopleSoft, EBS, and OCI capabilities in partnership with solution architects and technical leads.
- Maintain project documentation, logs, and repository structure (RAID, RTM, agendas, testing, etc.).
- Incorporate process flow validation and transaction lifecycle checkpoints into project plans, including legacy system dependencies.
- Support onboarding, project setup, and adherence to PMO templates and processes, including those specific to public sector engagements.
Client & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for client communication, including public sector agency stakeholders.
- Manage expectations around timelines, deliverables, risks, and change requests.
- Lead recurring status meetings and ensure agendas and meeting minutes are posted.
Team Leadership & Collaboration
- Coordinate work across functional, technical, infrastructure, and QA team members.
- Support onshore/offshore alignment and help resolve blockers or conflicts.
- Review team progress, documentation, and performance against project expectations.
Budget & Tracking
- Monitor project budgets, burn rate, and staffing updates in partnership with project administrators.
- Support forecasting and financial reporting activities.
- Ensure testing scenarios reflect accurate transaction lifecycles and edge cases across both cloud and on-premises systems.
Risk, Issue & Change Management
- Log and track risks, issues, and action items.
- Facilitate mitigation discussions and escalate items when needed.
- Identify risks related to process breakdowns, incorrect accounting, or integration gaps across transaction flows, including legacy system constraints.
- Support the change control process and ensure proper documentation of out-of-scope work.
Testing, Cutover & Go-Live Support
- Coordinate SIT, UAT, and testing documentation across ERP, HCM, and infrastructure projects.
- Ensure test scenarios validate end-to-end transaction integrity, including accounting, approvals, integrations, and reporting outputs.
- Ensure test cases, logs, and approvals are completed and tracked.
- Support cutover planning, go-live execution, and post-go-live readiness for both cloud implementations and legacy system enhancements.
Governance & Reporting
- Provide regular project status updates using R/Y/G indicators and required client reports, including public sector-specific reporting requirements.
- Ensure compliance with Highstreet's methodology and participate in internal QA/PMO checkpoints.
- Help improve post-go-live handoff processes and lessons learned documentation.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, IT, Business, or related field.
- 2–5 years of project management experience, ERP, HCM projects a plus, and infrastructure implementations (cloud or on-premises).
- Experience reviewing or supporting functional design documents (FDDs), process flows, or accounting mappings.
- Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with project management tools (JIRA, MS Project, etc.).
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage multiple workstreams across cloud and legacy environments.
- Highly detailed, multi-threaded, and high-energy, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), ERP systems, reporting systems, and web applications.
- Experience supporting public sector clients or government agency engagements.
- Ability to “connect the dots” between business operations, system configuration, and downstream reporting impacts.
- Familiarity with PMO governance, RAID management, and change control processes.
- PMP, CAPM, or Agile certification is a plus.
INTRODUCTION
Highstreet is seeking a Project Manager to support and lead delivery of operational and ERP/HCM projects for our public sector clients. This resource must have strong communication skills, love speaking with clients, engineering, partner organizations, and our executive team. The everyday workload includes Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) engagements, PeopleSoft and E-Business Suite (EBS) initiatives, and broader legacy ERP/HCM enhancement and modernization projects. In this role, you'll coordinate project activities, manage client communication, and ensure successful execution across planning, testing, and go-live (or cutover, for on-premises and infrastructure engagements). You'll work closely with cross-functional teams, apply structured PMO processes, and help drive consistent, high-quality delivery across a mix of cloud, on-premises, and infrastructure environments.
Responsibilities:
Project Planning & Coordination
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables across ERP, HCM, and infrastructure (OCI) workstreams.
- Align scope and requirements with Oracle Cloud, PeopleSoft, EBS, and OCI capabilities in partnership with solution architects and technical leads.
- Maintain project documentation, logs, and repository structure (RAID, RTM, agendas, testing, etc.).
- Incorporate process flow validation and transaction lifecycle checkpoints into project plans, including legacy system dependencies.
- Support onboarding, project setup, and adherence to PMO templates and processes, including those specific to public sector engagements.
Client & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for client communication, including public sector agency stakeholders.
- Manage expectations around timelines, deliverables, risks, and change requests.
- Lead recurring status meetings and ensure agendas and meeting minutes are posted.
Team Leadership & Collaboration
- Coordinate work across functional, technical, infrastructure, and QA team members.
- Support onshore/offshore alignment and help resolve blockers or conflicts.
- Review team progress, documentation, and performance against project expectations.
Budget & Tracking
- Monitor project budgets, burn rate, and staffing updates in partnership with project administrators.
- Support forecasting and financial reporting activities.
- Ensure testing scenarios reflect accurate transaction lifecycles and edge cases across both cloud and on-premises systems.
Risk, Issue & Change Management
- Log and track risks, issues, and action items.
- Facilitate mitigation discussions and escalate items when needed.
- Identify risks related to process breakdowns, incorrect accounting, or integration gaps across transaction flows, including legacy system constraints.
- Support the change control process and ensure proper documentation of out-of-scope work.
Testing, Cutover & Go-Live Support
- Coordinate SIT, UAT, and testing documentation across ERP, HCM, and infrastructure projects.
- Ensure test scenarios validate end-to-end transaction integrity, including accounting, approvals, integrations, and reporting outputs.
- Ensure test cases, logs, and approvals are completed and tracked.
- Support cutover planning, go-live execution, and post-go-live readiness for both cloud implementations and legacy system enhancements.
Governance & Reporting
- Provide regular project status updates using R/Y/G indicators and required client reports, including public sector-specific reporting requirements.
- Ensure compliance with Highstreet's methodology and participate in internal QA/PMO checkpoints.
- Help improve post-go-live handoff processes and lessons learned documentation.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, IT, Business, or related field.
- 2–5 years of project management experience, ERP, HCM projects a plus, and infrastructure implementations (cloud or on-premises).
- Experience reviewing or supporting functional design documents (FDDs), process flows, or accounting mappings.
- Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with project management tools (JIRA, MS Project, etc.).
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage multiple workstreams across cloud and legacy environments.
- Highly detailed, multi-threaded, and high-energy, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), ERP systems, reporting systems, and web applications.
- Experience supporting public sector clients or government agency engagements.
- Ability to “connect the dots” between business operations, system configuration, and downstream reporting impacts.
- Familiarity with PMO governance, RAID management, and change control processes.
- PMP, CAPM, or Agile certification is a plus.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as an ERP Consultant
Target consulting firms with established OPT hiring pipelines
Large consulting firms like Accenture, Deloitte, and Infosys regularly hire OPT students for ERP roles. Their structured onboarding processes mean HR teams already understand work authorization requirements, reducing friction during the offer stage.
Align your degree field explicitly to ERP systems
USCIS requires a direct relationship between your degree and your role. In your resume and interviews, connect your information systems, computer science, or engineering coursework to specific ERP modules you've worked with or studied.
Get SAP or Oracle certified before you start applying
Recognized certifications signal hands-on ERP competency to employers. SAP Certified Associate and Oracle ERP Cloud certifications are verifiable credentials that strengthen both your application and the employer's case for sponsoring your H-1B visa later.
Clarify your OPT end date and STEM extension eligibility upfront
Information systems and computer science degrees typically qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. Telling employers early that you have up to three years of work authorization reduces the urgency they feel around H-1B sponsorship timelines.
Focus on implementation roles, not just support positions
ERP implementation consulting, not basic helpdesk support, is what qualifies as a specialty occupation. Target job titles like ERP Implementation Consultant, Functional Consultant, or Solutions Architect to stay within USCIS-recognized specialty occupation territory.
Demonstrate cross-functional project experience in your materials
ERP roles require coordination across finance, supply chain, and operations teams. Highlighting projects where you bridged technical and business requirements shows employers the hybrid skill set that makes ERP consultants genuinely difficult to replace.
ERP Consultant OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an ERP Consultant role qualify as a specialty occupation for OPT?
Yes, ERP Consultant positions consistently qualify as specialty occupations because they require at minimum a bachelor's degree in a specific technical or business field. Degrees in information systems, computer science, business administration, or supply chain management are most commonly accepted. The key is that your employer's job description must explicitly require a degree, not just prefer one.
Which degrees are typically accepted for ERP Consultant OPT positions?
Information systems, computer science, business information technology, and industrial engineering degrees are the most accepted. Some employers also accept supply chain management or accounting degrees when the ERP role focuses on finance or logistics modules. If your degree is in a related but less obvious field, be prepared to articulate how your coursework directly applies to the ERP systems the employer uses.
Am I eligible for the STEM OPT extension as an ERP Consultant?
You may be eligible if your underlying degree is in a STEM-designated field, such as information systems, computer science, or engineering. The ERP Consultant job title itself does not determine eligibility; your degree's CIP code does. Check with your DSO to confirm whether your specific degree qualifies and whether your employer meets the E-Verify requirement for STEM OPT.
How do I find ERP Consultant jobs that are open to OPT candidates?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students and filters for employers willing to work with OPT work authorization. Searching there gives you a clearer signal than general job boards, where OPT-friendliness is often unclear until late in the process. Consulting firms and enterprise software vendors are typically the most receptive employer types for ERP roles.
Can I work as an ERP Consultant on a contract or project basis during OPT?
Yes, but with conditions. OPT allows self-employment and contract work as long as the work is directly related to your degree field and averages at least 20 hours per week. For STEM OPT extension, contract arrangements are permitted but your employer must meet specific oversight and training plan requirements. Confirm the structure with your DSO before accepting a contract-only engagement.