Project Manager - Sailfish to Cloud Rack Migration
IBM DB2 – Sailfish to Cloud Rack Migration – Project Manager
Project Overview
The DB2 Cloud Rack Migration Program is a large-scale, business-critical initiative to migrate Market Risk Technology platforms from IBM DB2 Sailfish—scheduled for end of life in September 2026—to IBM DB2 Cloud Rack. The program spans multiple data centers and includes procurement and installation of new Cloud Rack appliances, enterprise network integration, database migration, extensive testing, and full security, compliance, and regulatory sign-off under an aggressive delivery timeline.
Role Summary
The Project Manager will lead end-to-end delivery of the DB2 Cloud Rack Migration Program, owning planning, execution, governance, and stakeholder alignment across technology, security, compliance, vendors, and business teams. This role is accountable for delivering against tight milestones, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring the program meets all functional, performance, security, and regulatory requirements ahead of Sailfish end of life.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Own overall program planning and execution for the DB2 Sailfish to DB2 Cloud Rack migration from initiation through production cutover and stabilization.
• Develop and manage detailed integrated project plans, milestones, and dependencies covering data center readiness, hardware delivery, environment build, testing, and migration waves.
• Coordinate across database engineering, infrastructure, network, application, security, compliance, and IBM vendor teams to ensure aligned execution.
• Track and manage scope, risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies, proactive driving mitigation and escalation when required.
• Establish and run program governance, including executive status reporting, RAID reviews, and steering committee forums.
• Oversee testing and migration phases ensuring functionality, performance, resiliency, and security readiness prior to stakeholder sign-off.
• Drive cutover planning, rehearsals, and execution to minimize business risk and downtime.
• Ensure required documentation, validation of artifacts, and approvals are produced to meet audit, compliance, and regulatory standards.
• Maintain tight control of delivery timelines to ensure platform readiness well ahead of September 2026.
Qualifications
• Proven experience managing large-scale infrastructure or database migration programs in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of data center deployments, database platforms, and mission-critical systems.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex programs under aggressive timelines and high business visibility.
• Experience coordinating across multiple internal teams and external vendors.
• Strong risk management, planning, and execution skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in regulated, security- and compliance-driven environments strongly preferred.
Why This Role / Program Matters
This Project Manager role is central to a critical platform transformation that enables Market Risk Technology to continue operating core business functions beyond Sailfish end‐of‐life. The Cloud Rack migration is foundational infrastructure work with direct implications for business continuity, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk management.
The role offers:
- Ownership of a high‐visibility, firm‐wide technology program
- Direct engagement with senior technology, risk, and compliance stakeholders
- Opportunity to lead a complex, multi‐year transformation under real delivery pressure
- A chance to leave a lasting impact on a core risk technology platform
This role is ideal for an experienced PM who thrives in complex, high‐stakes environments and wants to lead a program that truly matters to the organization.