Deployment Project Manager

Builders FirstSource is a supplier of building materials, value-added components, and building services to the professional market. The Deployment Project Manager owns end-to-end deployment planning, coordination, execution, cutover, go-live, and stabilization across business, technology, and operational teams. The role manages dependencies, risks, readiness governance, and deployment communications across multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities:

• Own the integrated deployment plan across business and technology workstreams
• Drive deployment readiness across environments, data, integrations, testing, training, communications, cutover, and support
• Coordinate dependencies across application teams, infrastructure, vendors, business teams, and other programs
• Establish and manage deployment milestones, entry/exit criteria, and readiness checkpoints
• Facilitate deployment readiness reviews and provide a clear view of risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions
• Own the cutover plan, including sequencing, ownership, timing, dependencies, contingency planning, and command-center readiness
• Ensure open defects, technical issues, and operational risks are understood and appropriately incorporated into deployment decisions
• Coordinate Go/No-Go preparation and ensure decision-makers have a concise, fact-based readiness view
• Drive resolution and escalation of deployment blockers
• Coordinate go-live execution and transition into hypercare/stabilization
• Capture lessons learned and continuously improve the deployment approach across releases
• Coordinates and executes team activities following appropriate implementation plans. This may include scope, goals, scheduling, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with management
• Identifies budget and resource requirements
• Develops plans and timelines and ensures all team members understand overall objectives of the work
• Executes on plans to improve productivity, contain cost, and improve performance
• Monitors work progress based on estimated time to complete delegated deliverables
• Assesses bottlenecks in work processes and communicates issues to senior management
• Works with all required functions and groups to effectively plan and execute defined assignments, builds, and maintains relationships
• Collates input on impact of change to develop change strategy and plan
• Prepares communications on change impact

Requirements:

• Strong experience managing complex enterprise deployments or releases
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across business and technical teams
• Strong integrated planning, dependency management, risk management, and executive communication skills
• Experience with cutover, release readiness, Go/No-Go governance, and production stabilization
• Comfortable operating across multiple workstreams without replacing the accountability of individual workstream owners
• Strong facilitation skills with the ability to drive decisions and escalate effectively
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
• 2+ years relevant work experience
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Certification
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Subject to both typical office environment and outside locations with temperature and weather variations
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds
• Occasional travel may be required