Salary: $120,000 – $150,000/year
Empirical is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager – Finance Transformation to lead a major financial systems modernization and cutover effort. This role is ideal for a senior program manager who thrives in complex environments, drives enterprise-wide transformation, and owns full-lifecycle migration from legacy systems to modern platforms. If you are ready to lead a mission-critical financial system cutover and shape the future of enterprise financial operations, this is your next move.
What You'll Do
- Lead a large-scale financial system cutover from legacy platforms to a modernized solution.
- Oversee development, review, and submission of lifecycle documentation, project plans, requirements, test materials, and process artifacts.
- Facilitate collaboration across program leadership, SMEs, technical teams, and partner organizations to ensure alignment and timely execution.
- Lead test planning, readiness, execution, defect management, and evaluation reporting throughout modernization phases.
- Drive Business Process Reengineering, Change Management, communications, and stakeholder engagement to support transition readiness.
- Manage dashboards, Integrated Master Schedule, SOPs, knowledge repositories, and program records to ensure transparency and control.
- Deliver analytical assessments, recommendations, and decision support to program leadership.
- Own cutover planning, go-live readiness, and post-implementation stabilization, including lessons learned and continuous improvement.
What We're Looking For
- Master's degree in Information Systems, Accounting, Data Analytics, or a related field
- PMP certification required
- 10+ years of program/project management experience in IT, financial systems, or modernization initiatives
- 10+ years of full-lifecycle experience, including data migration and cutover execution
- SAP experience — particularly with financial modules, data structures, or migration — strongly preferred
- Proven track record leading high-visibility, mission-critical programs
- Federal government program management experience preferred
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and decision-support skills
- Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation or security clearance
Why You'll Love Working with Us
At Empirical, we invest in our people. Here's what you can expect:
- Competitive compensation with bonus programs that reward outstanding performance
- Additional earning opportunities through employee referral and business development bonuses
- Generous PTO — 11 paid holidays plus vacation, personal, and sick days
- Comprehensive benefits — medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Professional development support — reimbursement for certification exams, CPE credits, continuing education, and professional association dues
Empirical Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other classification protected by law. If you are a candidate in need of assistance or accommodation in the application process, please contact Human Resources. Please be advised that this contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of the application.
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Information Systems, Accounting, Data Analytics, or a related field
- PMP certification
- 10+ years of program or project management experience in IT, financial systems, or modernization initiatives
- 10+ years of full-lifecycle experience, including data migration and cutover execution
- Experience leading high-visibility, mission-critical programs
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and decision-support skills
- Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation or security clearance
- SAP experience, particularly with financial modules, data structures, or migration
- Federal government program management experience
What We Do
Since 1997, Empirical has earned a reputation as a trusted advisor and reliable solutions provider to financial, IT, and program leaders across the Federal Government. We deliver superior outcomes, solve complex challenges, and continually improve results for every customer. We offer best-in-class and comprehensive financial management, audit, enterprise risk management, strategic planning and advisory services, and innovative financial and analytics technology solutions. Our mission is to develop sound strategies, deliver exceptional services, and converge with the power of technologies to enable leaders to improve program performance, increase operational efficiencies, make informed decisions, drive transformational change, and achieve mission success. In a continued fiscally constrained climate, dynamic technology landscape, and need for greater transparency, our company is uniquely positioned to help leaders make smarter planning, budgeting, program execution, and technology decisions to drive success. Empirical helps teams overcome challenges and obstacles faced every day at Federal organizations to achieve results. Our team elevates leaders to drive change that aligns with mission goals. The convergence of our financial management expertise, technical skills, and analytic capabilities, along with a highly qualified and certified team, makes Empirical the #1 contractor choice for agencies and teaming partners. Our company offers the following capabilities: -Financial Management -Risk Management and Audit -Finance and Analytics Technology Solutions -Strategic Planning and Advisory Support
