Senior Mainframe Project Manager

Senior Mainframe Project Manager

Overview:

We are seeking a Senior Mainframe Project Manager to lead large-scale mainframe infrastructure, engineering,

modernization, and resiliency initiatives. The ideal candidate combines strong project leadership with mainframe

expertise and a proven track record managing complex enterprise programs, cross-functional teams, executive

stakeholders, and vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of mainframe infrastructure, modernization, migration, resiliency, and technology refresh initiatives.

• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, governance, and deliverables.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to drive successful project outcomes.

• Provide executive reporting, stakeholder communications, issue resolution, and strategic guidance.

• Ensure compliance with PMO standards, change management processes, and delivery commitments.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 10+ years of IT Project and/or Program Management experience.

• 7+ years managing Mainframe Infrastructure or Mainframe Engineering projects.

• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent project management certification.

• Proven success leading large-scale enterprise technology initiatives.

• Experience managing complex projects involving multiple technical teams, stakeholders, budgets, timelines, and delivery commitments.

• Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical production environments.

Mainframe Expertise

• IBM zSystems and z/OS infrastructure

• Mainframe engineering, operations, and infrastructure lifecycle management

• Mainframe modernization, hardware/software upgrades, and technology transformation initiatives

• Capacity planning, performance management, and platform optimization

• Disaster recovery, business continuity, and resiliency programs

• Automation, platform engineering, and operational efficiency initiatives

Leadership & Project Management Skills

• Executive stakeholder, vendor, financial, resource, risk, and issue management

• Project and program governance across complex enterprise initiatives

• Expertise in Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies

• Exceptional leadership, communication, presentation, and relationship management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting multiple clients, business units, or enterprise environments within consulting, Fortune 500, financial services, healthcare, insurance, or government organizations.

• Experience leading geographically distributed teams and managing complex mainframe initiatives, including storage, migrations, replication, resiliency, GDPS, Parallel Sysplex, disaster recovery, and high- availability programs.