Software Implementation Project Manager

Salary range: $25 - $75 / hour, depending on skill level and years of experience

PT or FT hours available, depending on skill level and years of experience

Fully remote: workday begins at 7:00 AM Eastern

Temporary role through Spring 2026, with possibility of extending

Hornblower is seeking a Software Implementation Project Manager for our Development Services operation.

About the Opportunity:

The Software Implementation Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the successful deployment of a new HRIS technology solution into the organization. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams-including the Solution Provider, HR, IT, business units, and stakeholders-to ensure timely, cost-effective, and quality delivery of the solution to meet business goals. This is a temporary remote position: working hours must begin at 7:00 AM Eastern time.

About You:

This person will be adaptable, dynamic, and embody Hornblower's RESPECT Service System.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensuring all requirements are documented on time, including advanced scheduling; ensuring the correct individuals are involved
• Leading definition of any integrations required to support implementation, ensuring delivery on time and to the required quality
• Leading UAT testing, ensuring it is completed on time to the required quality, ensuring a robust UAT capacity plan is in place utilizing the provider's UAT dashboards to manage UAT through to completion
• Leading internal weekly progress meetings and providing project progress updates for internally owned activities to the provider's Project Manager
• Jointly responsible with the Provider's Project Manager for updating the Steer Co with progress and risk management
• Managing the sign off and of the blueprint ensuring all required team members are engaged in the process
• Managing the change control process and ensuring the correct governance is followed
• Ensuring data loads and parallel testing is completed on time to the required quality
• Managing the RAID, ensuring all required actions are owned and addressed on time
• Ensuring there is a robust go live plan with sufficient business capacity to support successful go live
• Supporting and assisting the leadership team with their deliverables through proactive flagging of their activities and upcoming milestones, and identifying/carrying out actions to assist them with timely delivery
• Ensuring all relevant individuals are included in meetings, decision making and sign-off
• Ensuring that all project meetings within their areas of responsibility are scheduled for the appropriate period of time with the correct attendees
• Preparing the update for the Executive Steering Committee
• US EST or UK based to support the European time zone
• Remote working with occasional travel to company sites may be required
• Additional job duties as assigned.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• 3-7 years of project management experience in IT implementation.
• Proven track record of delivering complex technology projects on time and within budget.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, Asana, Smartsheet).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with enterprise systems (e.g., ERP, CRM, HRIS) implementations (preferred)

About Us:

Hornblower's passion is to provide amazing experiences on land and water. Our 40-year success through organic growth and acquisitions has resulted in a portfolio of over 25+ brands that welcome upwards of 30 million guests/riders annually. If you're an enthusiastic team player who thrives in an environment where communication, creativity, and cooperation are encouraged, this may just be the opportunity for you.

The RESPECT Service System embodies Hornblower's mission, vision, values and operating principles. By creating a company culture that puts RESPECT at its core, we believe it will drive us to achieve our goal of becoming a Global Experiences and Transportation Leader.

EEO / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Hornblower is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and prohibit discrimination and/or harassment of any type, including but not limited to discrimination and or harassment based upon race, religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, pregnancy or relation medical conditions, childbirth, breastfeeding, parental status, veteran and/or military status, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, genetic information or characteristics, political affiliation, domestic violence survivor status, marital status, or other characteristics prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Additionally, as a federal, state, and local contractor, Hornblower complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities for qualified individuals, where and as they apply. The company also participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations.