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Leading prestigious college bookseller based in New Jersey delivering an unmatched retail and digital education experience is seeking a is seeking an experienced independent consultant to serve as Senior Project Manager for the full replacement of its end-of-life PeopleSoft V9 financial platform. This is a mission-critical, company-wide program spanning multiple divisions, three general ledgers, and integrations with point-of-sale, inventory, wholesale, and e-commerce systems across more than 1,400 campus locations. The system has been without Oracle vendor support since 2021; this engagement is a full-platform migration, not an upgrade. The consultant will serve as the single accountable delivery owner — from vendor selection through go-live and integrating Finance, IT, external implementation partners, and the executive team. This is the highest-priority and highest-risk initiative in company's IT modernization portfolio. Company is looking for a consultant who has led ERP financial transformations of comparable complexity, understands the risks that derail them, and can operate with credibility at both the Board and technical delivery levels.
SCOPE OF WORK
Program Leadership
Lead all phases of the financial system replacement: vendor selection, contracting, implementation, data migration, cutover, and hypercare
Serve as the single accountable owner of program scope, timeline, budget, and quality
Maintain the master project plan, milestone register, RAID log, and executive status reporting
Chair the weekly steering committee with the CFO, CIO, and Controller; escalate decisions and risks that require executive action
Vendor & Implementation Management
Coordinate the RFI/RFP-equivalent evaluation and selection process led by the business committee
Manage the system integrator (SI) relationship and hold the SI accountable to contractual deliverables, quality gates, and timelines
Negotiate change orders, scope variations, and resource adjustments with vendors
Stakeholder & Change Management
Partner with Finance leadership to align the program with ongoing audit remediation activities and material weakness resolution
Own the organizational change management plan — communications, training strategy, and business readiness assessments
Maintain stakeholder maps and manage expectations across Finance, IT, Operations, Legal, and external auditors
Risk Management
Proactively identify, quantify, and mitigate project risks — with particular attention to the two highest-risk factors for this program:
â—¦ Resource commitment gaps across Finance, IT, and change management workstreams â—¦ Key-person dependency and knowledge transfer risk from employee turnover
Maintain a 90-day rolling risk assessment; present mitigation plans at each steering committee meeting
Define and manage the parallel-run strategy to ensure financial reporting continuity during cutover
Financial & Reporting Governance
Own program budget tracking — forecast vs. actual spend, vendor invoices, and capitalization classification (CapEx vs. OpEx)
Provide monthly written updates to the IT Modernization Steering Committee and quarterly summaries for Board consumption
Coordinate with external auditors to ensure the implementation timeline does not conflict with audit cycles or introduce new control gaps
KEY DELIVERABLES
Vendor selection recommendation package with scoring rationale and committee sign-off documentation
Executed implementation project plan with milestones, owners, and dependency map
RAID log maintained and distributed weekly throughout the engagement
Data migration strategy document validated by Finance and approved by external auditors
Monthly executive status reports and quarterly Board-level summaries
Go-live readiness assessment and hypercare transition plan
End-of-engagement knowledge transfer package for internal company IT ownership post-go-live
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE — 12 MONTHS IN
Vendor selected and implementation contract executed on schedule and within board-approved budget
All workstream leads staffed — internal and external — with no critical resource gaps
Data migration strategy documented, validated with Finance, and approved by external auditors
First integration milestones (GL, AR, AP) delivered on time with zero unplanned financial reporting disruptions
Risk register current, escalation paths clear, and steering committee fully informed at every meeting
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience
8+ years of project management experience, with at least 3 full-lifecycle ERP financial system implementations (GL, AR, AP, multi-entity consolidation) as the lead PM
Demonstrated experience managing implementations of Workday Financials, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or a comparable enterprise cloud ERP — from contract through go-live
Demonstrated experience operating as an independent consultant or in a contract PM capacity on enterprise programs
Experience managing system integrators and holding external implementation partners accountable to contractual commitments
Prior experience in retail, higher education, or similarly complex multi-site, multi-entity environments strongly preferred
Experience working on programs with active financial restatements, audit remediation, or material weakness disclosure environments is a significant advantage
Skills & Capabilities
Command of project management fundamentals: WBS, critical path, dependency management, change control, and risk registers
Ability to communicate at the Board level — crisp, accurate, and without jargon — and equally able to hold technical delivery conversations with architects and developers
Strong financial literacy — able to read a P&L, understand ledger structure, and have informed conversations with the CFO and Controller
Proven ability to manage programs where employee retention is a live risk; experience building knowledge transfer plans and succession for key roles
Familiarity with data migration methodology for financial systems — chart of account mapping, opening balance validation, historical data archiving
Certifications
PMP certification required
SAFe, PMI-ACP, or equivalent agile certification preferred
Workday, NetSuite, or Sage implementation partner certification a strong plus
ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURE This engagement operates under company's IT Modernization governance framework. The selection committee is chaired by IT and includes business owners from Finance, Operations, and Legal. Vendor selection follows a structured committee process with AI-assisted evaluation and scoring against five weighted criteria: risk reduction, cost/TCO, strategic fit, time to value, and implementation risk. The consultant reports to the VP of MIS with a dotted line to the CFO for the duration of the financial system program. A dedicated steering committee meets weekly during implementation phases. The consultant is expected on-site at company's Florham Park, NJ office a minimum of three days per week, with two days remote. On-site presence is required for all steering committee meetings, key vendor sessions, and milestone reviews. This engagement will be structured as a statement of work under a master services agreement.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $55.00 - $75.00 per hour
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Florham Park, NJ 07932
Leading prestigious college bookseller based in New Jersey delivering an unmatched retail and digital education experience is seeking a is seeking an experienced independent consultant to serve as Senior Project Manager for the full replacement of its end-of-life PeopleSoft V9 financial platform. This is a mission-critical, company-wide program spanning multiple divisions, three general ledgers, and integrations with point-of-sale, inventory, wholesale, and e-commerce systems across more than 1,400 campus locations. The system has been without Oracle vendor support since 2021; this engagement is a full-platform migration, not an upgrade. The consultant will serve as the single accountable delivery owner — from vendor selection through go-live and integrating Finance, IT, external implementation partners, and the executive team. This is the highest-priority and highest-risk initiative in company's IT modernization portfolio. Company is looking for a consultant who has led ERP financial transformations of comparable complexity, understands the risks that derail them, and can operate with credibility at both the Board and technical delivery levels.
SCOPE OF WORK
Program Leadership
Lead all phases of the financial system replacement: vendor selection, contracting, implementation, data migration, cutover, and hypercare
Serve as the single accountable owner of program scope, timeline, budget, and quality
Maintain the master project plan, milestone register, RAID log, and executive status reporting
Chair the weekly steering committee with the CFO, CIO, and Controller; escalate decisions and risks that require executive action
Vendor & Implementation Management
Coordinate the RFI/RFP-equivalent evaluation and selection process led by the business committee
Manage the system integrator (SI) relationship and hold the SI accountable to contractual deliverables, quality gates, and timelines
Negotiate change orders, scope variations, and resource adjustments with vendors
Stakeholder & Change Management
Partner with Finance leadership to align the program with ongoing audit remediation activities and material weakness resolution
Own the organizational change management plan — communications, training strategy, and business readiness assessments
Maintain stakeholder maps and manage expectations across Finance, IT, Operations, Legal, and external auditors
Risk Management
Proactively identify, quantify, and mitigate project risks — with particular attention to the two highest-risk factors for this program:
â—¦ Resource commitment gaps across Finance, IT, and change management workstreams â—¦ Key-person dependency and knowledge transfer risk from employee turnover
Maintain a 90-day rolling risk assessment; present mitigation plans at each steering committee meeting
Define and manage the parallel-run strategy to ensure financial reporting continuity during cutover
Financial & Reporting Governance
Own program budget tracking — forecast vs. actual spend, vendor invoices, and capitalization classification (CapEx vs. OpEx)
Provide monthly written updates to the IT Modernization Steering Committee and quarterly summaries for Board consumption
Coordinate with external auditors to ensure the implementation timeline does not conflict with audit cycles or introduce new control gaps
KEY DELIVERABLES
Vendor selection recommendation package with scoring rationale and committee sign-off documentation
Executed implementation project plan with milestones, owners, and dependency map
RAID log maintained and distributed weekly throughout the engagement
Data migration strategy document validated by Finance and approved by external auditors
Monthly executive status reports and quarterly Board-level summaries
Go-live readiness assessment and hypercare transition plan
End-of-engagement knowledge transfer package for internal company IT ownership post-go-live
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE — 12 MONTHS IN
Vendor selected and implementation contract executed on schedule and within board-approved budget
All workstream leads staffed — internal and external — with no critical resource gaps
Data migration strategy documented, validated with Finance, and approved by external auditors
First integration milestones (GL, AR, AP) delivered on time with zero unplanned financial reporting disruptions
Risk register current, escalation paths clear, and steering committee fully informed at every meeting
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience
8+ years of project management experience, with at least 3 full-lifecycle ERP financial system implementations (GL, AR, AP, multi-entity consolidation) as the lead PM
Demonstrated experience managing implementations of Workday Financials, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or a comparable enterprise cloud ERP — from contract through go-live
Demonstrated experience operating as an independent consultant or in a contract PM capacity on enterprise programs
Experience managing system integrators and holding external implementation partners accountable to contractual commitments
Prior experience in retail, higher education, or similarly complex multi-site, multi-entity environments strongly preferred
Experience working on programs with active financial restatements, audit remediation, or material weakness disclosure environments is a significant advantage
Skills & Capabilities
Command of project management fundamentals: WBS, critical path, dependency management, change control, and risk registers
Ability to communicate at the Board level — crisp, accurate, and without jargon — and equally able to hold technical delivery conversations with architects and developers
Strong financial literacy — able to read a P&L, understand ledger structure, and have informed conversations with the CFO and Controller
Proven ability to manage programs where employee retention is a live risk; experience building knowledge transfer plans and succession for key roles
Familiarity with data migration methodology for financial systems — chart of account mapping, opening balance validation, historical data archiving
Certifications
PMP certification required
SAFe, PMI-ACP, or equivalent agile certification preferred
Workday, NetSuite, or Sage implementation partner certification a strong plus
ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURE This engagement operates under company's IT Modernization governance framework. The selection committee is chaired by IT and includes business owners from Finance, Operations, and Legal. Vendor selection follows a structured committee process with AI-assisted evaluation and scoring against five weighted criteria: risk reduction, cost/TCO, strategic fit, time to value, and implementation risk. The consultant reports to the VP of MIS with a dotted line to the CFO for the duration of the financial system program. A dedicated steering committee meets weekly during implementation phases. The consultant is expected on-site at company's Florham Park, NJ office a minimum of three days per week, with two days remote. On-site presence is required for all steering committee meetings, key vendor sessions, and milestone reviews. This engagement will be structured as a statement of work under a master services agreement.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $55.00 - $75.00 per hour
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Florham Park, NJ 07932
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in project consultant jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, information systems, or a related field
- Three or more years managing projects from initiation through delivery
- Proficiency with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, or Smartsheet
- PMP, CAPM, or Agile certification preferred or required by most employers
- Strong stakeholder communication and client-facing presentation skills
- Experience with process documentation, gap analysis, and requirements gathering
Tips for Your Project Consultant Job Search
Tailor your resume to each engagement type
Project consultant roles split between fixed-scope engagements and ongoing advisory work. Highlight deliverable-based outcomes for the former and relationship management for the latter. Hiring managers can tell when a resume is generic, so match your language to the posting.
Certify before applying to competitive postings
A PMP or Agile certification moves your resume past the initial screen at many firms. If you're applying without one, lead with a quantified project outcome instead, something that signals you can own a workstream from kickoff to closeout.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists project consultant openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that name your industry vertical
Project consultant postings in healthcare IT, financial services, and public sector each reward different experience. Search by vertical rather than job title alone, and use the industry keyword in your cover letter to signal immediate fit to the screener.
Prepare a structured project narrative for interviews
Interviewers for consulting roles almost always ask you to walk through a past engagement. Use a situation, approach, and result structure and quantify the impact. Vague stories about team contributions are the most common reason candidates don't advance past a first round.
Negotiate scope and travel before accepting an offer
Project consultant offers vary significantly on billable travel requirements and on-site expectations. Clarify the expected percentage of client-site work before you accept, because these terms are rarely adjusted after your start date and affect workload more than title does.
Project Consultant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most project consultants?
The most active employers for project consultants right now are Deloitte, ASPEN CONTRACTING, and Environmental Resources Management, and the most openings are in Virginia, Texas, and Illinois, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is strongest in management consulting firms, large enterprise IT departments, and government contracting organizations.
How many project consultant jobs are remote?
About 73% of project consultant openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with the highest concentration of remote roles in IT implementation, software rollout, and business process consulting. Roles that require regular client site visits, such as operations and facilities consulting, tend to be in-person or hybrid at best.
How do you become a project consultant?
Start with a bachelor's degree in a field relevant to your target industry, then build hands-on project experience in a coordinator or analyst role. Earn a recognized project management certification, develop a portfolio of completed engagements with measurable outcomes, and pursue roles at consulting firms or in-house project offices to grow your client-facing experience.
Can you get hired as a project consultant with little experience?
Yes, entry-level project consultant roles exist, but you'll need to compensate for limited tenure with other signals. Certifications, internship deliverables, volunteer project leadership, or a strong academic capstone project can all substitute. Focus applications on boutique consulting firms and internal consulting teams at large corporations, which hire junior consultants more often than top-tier advisory firms.
What does the project consultant interview process look like?
Most processes run three to four stages: a recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on past project experience, a case study or scenario exercise where you walk through how you'd structure an engagement, and a final panel with senior consultants or a client partner. Some firms add a written deliverable or presentation round before the offer stage.
Where can I find and apply to project consultant jobs?
You can find and apply to project consultant jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each listing. No detours through third-party boards are needed.
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