Project Manager - LMS Implementation
Cognizant · Chicago, IL · 3 wk ago
HybridInformation Technology$130k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Drive end to end project planning for SuccessFactors LMS platforms by defining scope timelines and milestones that support reliable delivery of learning capabilities for medical device organizations.
- Cook up cross functional project activities across business stakeholders, human resources, quality assurance, and information technology teams to ensure consistent execution of SuccessFactors LMS initiatives.
- Manage project risks related to validated LMS environments by identifying dependencies, issues, and constraints early and defining mitigation actions aligned with regulatory expectations in the medical devices sector.
- Oversee configuration and rollout of SuccessFactors LMS PRD and SuccessFactors Validated LMS environments to support scalable and compliant learning solutions that improve workforce readiness.
- Guide the integration of SuccessFactors LMS Commerce capabilities by aligning catalog structures, payment flows, and reporting with organizational training strategies and medical device regulatory needs.
- Align LMS and LCMS domain capabilities with learning strategies by mapping curricula, content structures, and assessments to role-based competencies and compliance obligations.
- Collaborate with quality and regulatory partners to ensure learning workflows, audit trails, and training records support medical device validation requirements and inspection readiness.
- Orchestrate data migration and user adoption activities by planning cutover strategies, user communication, and structured onboarding that minimize disruption to critical medical device operations.
- Monitor project budgets and resource usage by tracking planned versus actual effort and adjusting work allocations to maintain financial discipline without compromising solution quality.
- Optimize project execution with hybrid work arrangements by defining collaboration practices, meeting structures, and communication channels that keep distributed teams aligned and productive.
- Apply open source large language model solutions responsibly by supporting use cases such as content tagging, knowledge search, and learning insights while respecting data privacy and security expectations.
- Collaborate with change management partners to define training plans, stakeholder engagement strategies, and support materials that encourage sustained use of new LMS solutions.
- Measure the impact of learning technology solutions by defining key performance indicators and leveraging usage analytics to demonstrate improved compliance outcomes and learning effectiveness in the medical devices domain.
- Coordinate ongoing enhancements and release cycles by prioritizing backlog items, validating changes in test environments, and scheduling deployments to reduce operational risk for medical device users.
Qualifications
- Require extensive experience managing complex enterprise learning management system programs with a strong focus on SuccessFactors LMS platforms across production and validated environments.
- Require proven expertise with SuccessFactors LMS PRD, SuccessFactors Validated LMS, and SuccessFactors LMS Commerce including configuration, testing, and release coordination for global organizations.
- Require deep domain knowledge in LMS and LCMS including curriculum design, item structures, content publishing, version control, and compliance reporting in regulated industries.
- Require solid background in medical devices domain including understanding of validation documentation, training traceability, and regulatory expectations related to employee qualification.
- Require demonstrated ability to collaborate with quality assurance and regulatory teams to align project deliverables with validation plans, standard operating procedures, and audit requirements.
- Require experience coordinating hybrid project teams with clear communication routines, status reporting, and issue resolution practices that support distributed contributors.
- Nice to have experience applying open source large language model technologies within learning ecosystems for tasks such as content enrichment, search optimization, and analytics augmentation.
- Nice to have familiarity with integration patterns between LMS platforms and HR systems, document management repositories, and reporting tools supporting medical devices operations.
- Nice to have advanced skills in project financial management, stakeholder communication, and benefits realization tracking specific to enterprise learning and compliance programs.