Senior LMS Business Project Manager (Contract – Potential FTE)
Location: Remote (Must be able to daily work EST business hours)
Duration: 1-year contract with strong potential for FTE conversion
Overview
Our financial services client is seeking a Senior LMS Business Project Manager to lead a highly visible, enterprise Learning Management System (LMS) consolidation initiative. This role is for a project manager with direct, hands-on experience implementing or migrating an external-facing LMS. Candidates without this experience will not be considered.
In this role, you will serve as the Business Project Manager and strategic thought partner to Learning & Development (L&D) sponsors, guiding them through a complex LMS consolidation while partnering closely with Technology PMs and external vendors. This is not a passive coordination role — the successful PM will proactively drive decisions, manage risks, and hold teams accountable across a highly matrixed organization.
Project Context
The organization is consolidating two external-facing LMS platforms (Cornerstone and Pinpoint) into a single, unified LMS for financial advisors. A required Cornerstone upgrade to SumTotal creates a unique opportunity to migrate both systems simultaneously, avoiding a phased or fragmented approach.
While project sponsors are L&D subject matter experts, they require a seasoned PM who can lead the implementation, structure the work, and guide decision-making related to workflows, integrations, data migration, compliance-driven training completion, and system decommissioning.
Key Responsibilities
As the Senior LMS Business Project Manager, you will:
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Act as a proactive thought partner to project sponsors, providing guidance on approach, sequencing, and risk mitigation
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Own the business-side delivery of the LMS initiative, including planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting
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Develop and maintain core project artifacts, including:
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Project Charter
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RACI / Resource Plans
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High-level and detailed milestone plans
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Drive day-to-day execution of internal business workstreams, managing scope, schedule, cost, and resources
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Partner with Technology PMs, delivery teams, and external vendors to manage an integrated end-to-end plan
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Facilitate collaboration across internal teams and external suppliers in a complex, matrixed environment
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Identify risks early, escalate appropriately, and drive issues to resolution
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Proactively communicate changes to scope, timeline, cost, or impact and manage approved change processes
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Oversee vendor relationships and ensure contractual obligations are met
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Support planning and execution of:
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External advisor training workflows (including compliance requirements)
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Internal content publication workflows across multiple home office teams
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LMS platform installation, integrations, user/data migration
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Decommissioning of legacy LMS platforms
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Required Qualifications (Non-Negotiable)
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Direct experience leading an external-facing LMS implementation, migration, or consolidation
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8+ years of overall project management experience
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Proven ability to manage highly complex, long-term initiatives impacting external users
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Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence without authority
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Experience operating as a proactive PM who drives accountability and outcomes
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience within wealth management, insurance, or financial services environments
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Strong Waterfall experience for business planning and execution
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Agile experience (technical teams operate in Agile delivery models)
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10+ years of project management experience, including 5+ years within a PMO
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Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, MS Planner, and Jira
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PMP certification is a plus but not required — experience is valued over credentials
Why This Role?
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High-impact, enterprise LMS initiative with external visibility
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Opportunity to shape and lead a major platform consolidation
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Strong potential for full-time conversion at the end of the contract
