Project Manager - Business Implementation (Remote, Contract)

Stafford Gray is seeking a Project Manager for a remote contract engagement supporting Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). This role will work on the business side of a data-related implementation, coordinating business stakeholders with the technical team and/or vendor to keep the project organized and moving forward.
The focus is practical project management: planning, scheduling, communication, follow-through, and implementation readiness. Data project experience is helpful, but hands-on data engineering or development is not required.
Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the project plan, schedule, milestones, and action items.

Coordinate business stakeholders, technical resources, and vendors; clarify ownership and follow up on deliverables.

Facilitate project meetings, document decisions, and communicate status, risks, issues, and dependencies.

Track scope and changes, escalate blockers, and support timely decisions.

Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT), issue tracking, and business sign-off.

Help organize training, stakeholder communications, and implementation readiness.

Coordinate cutover activities and the transition to ongoing support.

Requirements
Requirements

Experience managing business or system implementation projects and coordinating cross-functional teams.

Strong organization, scheduling, documentation, and follow-through skills.

Clear written and verbal communication, including concise status reporting and meeting facilitation.

Ability to manage action items, risks, issues, dependencies, and competing priorities.

Comfort working with business stakeholders and technical teams or external vendors in a remote environment.

Experience coordinating UAT, training, or go-live activities.

Preferred

Exposure to data-related implementations, reporting, data migration, or similar business initiatives.

Experience supporting a nonprofit or professional services organization.

Originally posted on Himalayas