Project Lead

We are seeking an experienced Project Lead to drive the R&D application separation program as part of a strategic business spinoff/divestiture initiative. This role demands expertise in Accolade (Innovation & Portfolio Management), IT PPM (Project Portfolio Management), and GISC (Global Information Systems Console) to ensure successful data, application, and process separation across the R&D domain.

The ideal candidate will play a critical role in orchestrating separation planning, stakeholder alignment, and execution of complex R&D systems divestiture ensuring minimal disruption to business operations and compliance with corporate governance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead technical planning and execution of Project Management Tools and Data Separation Workstream across R&D systems as part of a corporate spinoff/divestiture initiative, ensuring continuity, compliance, and minimal business disruption.
• Proficiency in using tools like accolade or Microsoft project to develop project schedule and create all the phases from beginning to end of the project.
• Prior ITAR Compliance experience will be plus

DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES:

• Drive separation strategy, tool rationalization, transition design and execute data separation.
• Support the migration and segregation of data, user access, repositories, and historical records.
• Create clone or move to new infrastructure, collaborating with customer's infrastructure team
• Cleanse data (for replicate data only)
• Re-integrate, test, fix bugs, and execute cutover
• Ensure the application environments are replicated, customized, or decoupled appropriately for the new entity.
• Collaborate with IT, Enterprise Architecture, R&D, and Compliance teams to identify interdependence, data ownership, and migration strategies.
• Develop and execute cutover plans, including data exports/imports, tool reconfiguration, access provisioning, and environment setup for the new entity.
• Ensure regulatory compliance, including RoHS, REACH, SCIP, and sustainability reporting, during the transition process.
• Provide technical leadership to ensure data integrity, minimal business disruption, and continuity of engineering workflows post-divestiture.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation covering architecture, tool configurations, validation protocols, and transition status.
• Serve as a subject matter expert to guide junior engineers, analysts, and external vendors supporting the separation process.
• Manage and lead Junior Engineers, perform code reviews, and quality management for successful delivery of the project on time, meeting customer scope, cost, and timeline requirements for this workstream.
• Provide technical oversight on tool configuration, scripting, backup/restore, and automation during separation.
• Develop and enforce governance for data integrity, change control, traceability, and toolchain validation post-migration.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues promptly and document resolutions for post-divestiture continuity.
• Facilitate change management activities to support new processes, access structures, and user onboarding for the new entity.

KEY TECHNICAL EXPERTISE (SKILLS REQUIRED):

• Deep knowledge of the tool administration, not just as end user, including ability to manage metadata, configurations and integrations for the "In-Scope Tools"
• Understanding of the In-scope Tools ecosystem including interconnected tools and processes, and PMO best practices
• Data Cleansing / Migration: Writing scripts or SQL/Database queries for data cleansing
• Demonstrated experience in R&D application/data separation, carve-outs, or spinoff transitions.
• Proficiency in other IT PPM tools (e.g., Clarity PPM, ServiceNow ITBM, Planview) for project governance is a plus.
• Understanding of GISC tools/systems used for global IT asset inventory and dependency mapping

EDUCATIONAL / PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree or equivalent professional experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. or Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in R&D/Engineering IT environments with proven leadership in application/tool management.
• 3+ years of experience in executing large scale IT Carveout projects (spinoff or divestitures)
• Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Program & project management skills, risk management, communication skills (written and verbal) with experience executing high visible corporate or consulting engagements
• Experience managing complex cross-functional teams across IT, business, and compliance.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and lead through influence