Project Manager (Regulatory + Cloud/Data Migration + Agile)

Job Title: IT Project Manager III

Location: Jersey City, NJ (Onsite 3 days/week)

Duration: Contract - 12 months

Pay Range: $65.14/hr (W2)

Job ID: 372970

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager III to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in regulatory programs, cloud/data platform migrations, Agile delivery, and financial/RAID management, and a proven ability to deliver complex initiatives, achieve compliance milestones, and drive cross-functional consensus across business and technology teams.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee planning and execution of regulatory and cloud migration projects.
• Create and maintain project schedules, manage dependencies, and coordinate change control.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, and vendor/SOW tracking.
• Lead resource planning and capacity tracking, including coordination with offshore leads.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, incremental planning, backlog health, and delivery metrics.
• Prepare executive-ready status reports and presentations; manage stakeholder communications.
• Track and mitigate risks and issues with RAID logs, escalations, and closure discipline.
• Coordinate sequencing for hybrid on-prem/cloud enablement, including Azure and Databricks.
• Ensure adherence to compliance milestones and secure data handling practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Primary skill: Product Management with demonstrated delivery in regulated environments.
• Strong status reporting, executive presentation development, and stakeholder communications.
• Proficiency with schedule creation/maintenance, dependency tracking, RAID logs, and change control.
• Financial management: budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and vendor/SOW oversight.
• Resource planning and capacity tracking; collaboration with offshore teams/leads.
• Familiarity with hybrid on-prem/cloud programs and sequencing for Azure/Databricks enablement.
• Agile competence, including sprint ceremonies, backlog health, incremental planning, and metrics.
• Risk management and escalation handling with decision/issue logs and closure rigor.
• Tooling proficiency: MS Project or Planner, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Jira or Azure Boards.
• Experience with Cloudera/Hadoop (HDFS, Spark, Hive/Impala) and Databricks (clusters, jobs, notebooks, Delta).
• Observability practices: structured logging, metrics, tracing, and distributed debuggability.
• Secure coding, secrets management, PII protection, and compliance considerations.
• Documentation of frameworks and usage patterns with a collaborative work style.
• Performance optimization concepts: partitioning, caching, broadcast joins, memory tuning.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Skills:

• PMP or Agile certifications such as PMI-ACP or CSM.
• Experience coordinating data platform migrations and parallel cutover operations.
• Exposure to data governance and data quality programs.
• Familiarity with financial services regulatory reporting cycles.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance/Economics, or Engineering.

Additional Details:

• Start date: ASAP. Glider: Candidate Identification Only.
• Candidates must include current location and intended onsite availability on the resume.
• Hours per day: 8. Labor type: Technical.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Opportunities for growth with global clients.
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Interested? Apply Now!

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply with your most recent resume. Include your current location and confirmation of onsite availability in Jersey City, NJ.