IFS Technical Project Manager (IFS Cloud – Greenfield, Global)
Posted 1 week ago by IT Works Recruitment LTD
Negotiable
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England, United Kingdom
Summary: The IFS Technical Project Manager will lead the technical delivery of a global Greenfield IFS Cloud implementation, overseeing all technical workstreams from setup to post-deployment stabilization. This role requires collaboration with various stakeholders, including business units, systems integrators, and third-party vendors, to ensure a successful go-live. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing technical risks and ensuring strong governance throughout the project.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the technical delivery of a Greenfield, global IFS Cloud implementation
- Own the setup and governance of IFS Cloud environments (non-prod and production)
- Manage release, change, and deployment cycles in line with IFS Cloud standards
- Oversee all integrations and interfaces, including middleware and external systems
- Act as the technical authority between the business, SI partner, IFS, and vendors
- Plan and manage technical cutover activities for a first-time ERP go-live
- Identify and manage technical risks, dependencies, and cross-region impacts
- Ensure strong technical governance, documentation, and delivery controls
- Provide clear status reporting to programme leadership and executive stakeholders
Key Skills:
- Proven experience delivering IFS Cloud in a Technical Project Manager or similar role
- Demonstrated success on Greenfield ERP implementations, ideally global in scale
- Strong understanding of IFS Cloud architecture and environments
- Integration strategies and interface management
- Release, change, and deployment management
- Data migration and cutover for first-time go-live
- Experience working with systems integrators, IFS, and multi-vendor landscapes
- Strong stakeholder management across business, technical, and executive teams
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: IFS Technical Project Manager (IFS Cloud – Greenfield, Global)
Overview
We are seeking an experienced IFS Technical Project Manager to lead the technical delivery of a global Greenfield IFS Cloud implementation . This role will be responsible for owning all technical workstreams from initial platform setup through to go-live and post-deployment stabilisation. The successful candidate will play a critical role in shaping the technical foundation of IFS Cloud, working closely with the business, systems integrator, IFS, and third-party vendors across multiple regions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the technical delivery of a Greenfield, global IFS Cloud implementation
- Own the setup and governance of IFS Cloud environments (non-prod and production)
- Manage release, change, and deployment cycles in line with IFS Cloud standards
- Oversee all integrations and interfaces , including middleware and external systems
- Act as the technical authority between the business, SI partner, IFS, and vendors
- Plan and manage technical cutover activities for a first-time ERP go-live
- Identify and manage technical risks, dependencies, and cross-region impacts
- Ensure strong technical governance, documentation, and delivery controls
- Provide clear status reporting to programme leadership and executive stakeholders
Required Skills & Experience
- Proven experience delivering IFS Cloud in a Technical Project Manager or similar role
- Demonstrated success on Greenfield ERP implementations , ideally global in scale
- Strong understanding of: IFS Cloud architecture and environments
- Integration strategies and interface management
- Release, change, and deployment management
- Data migration and cutover for first-time go-live
- Experience working with systems integrators, IFS, and multi-vendor landscapes
- Strong stakeholder management across business, technical, and executive teams
Desirable Experience
- IFS Cloud experience
- CI/CD and DevOps practices within IFS
- Global rollout or multi-country ERP programmes
- Experience setting up ERP governance models from day one