Acceptance Testing, Administrative Skills, Business Analysis, Communication Skills, Computer Programming, Data Migration, Data Quality, Functional Requirements Document (FRD), Leadership, Operations Planning, Payment Processing, Problem Solving Skills, Project Planning, Project/Program Management, Quality Assurance, Regression Testing, Requirements Management, Retirement Plan, Retirement and Pension Management, System Migration, System Operations, System Test, Systems Administration/Management, Test Case, Test Data, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Requirements, Test Scenario, Test Scripts, Testing, Time Management
LOCATION
Tampa, Florida
POSTED
30+ days ago
Pension Administration | System Migration | UAT | Data Conversion
We are seeking an experienced Senior Pension Systems Project Manager to lead high-impact pension administration system migration and implementation projects.
This role is ideal for someone with strong hands-on pension operations experience, including manual pension calculations, election processing, payment setup, and pension data conversion, combined with proven success leading system implementations, requirements gathering, and end-to-end testing efforts.
The ideal candidate understands how pension workflows operate in the real world and can translate those processes into clear system requirements, test plans, and successful migration outcomes.
What You'll Do
Lead pension system migration and implementation projects from planning through go-live
Perform and validate manual pension calculations
Process election forms and pension payment setup workflows
Support pension data conversion, validation, and system data loading
Gather and document business and functional requirements for development teams
Partner with programmers, QA teams, and business stakeholders to ensure requirements align with end goals
Create test plans, test scripts, UAT scenarios, regression testing, and edge-case validation
Use historical and operational data to develop strong test cases and exception scenarios
Manage project timelines, deliverables, risks, issue tracking, and stakeholder communication
Support go-live readiness, cutover validation, and post-implementation issue resolution
What We're Looking For
Strong pension administration experience
Experience with:
Manual pension calculations
Election processing
Pension payment setup
Pension data loading and validation
Proven system migration or implementation experience
Strong background in requirements gathering and business analysis
Hands-on UAT, QA, regression testing, and test plan creation
Previous Project Manager, Business Analyst, or Implementation Lead experience
Excellent communication skills and the ability to ask effective questions
Fast learner who can quickly understand business workflows and system impacts
Ideal Background
Candidates with experience in retirement administration, pension systems, benefits operations, platform migration, data conversion, UAT leadership, or pension technology implementations are strongly encouraged to apply.