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Project Manager

RemoteUnited States only
Published
Role
Project Management
Experience
Mid
$50–$75/hr
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No BS summary

Project Manager with 3+ years PM experience managing external clients and software implementations. Needs experience planning and tracking complex software rollouts, preferably Agile/Scrum, and may travel nationwide up to 50%.

Core skills

Project ManagementSoftware Implementation

Required skills

AgileScrum

Optional skills

Microsoft OfficeMS Project

What you'll do

  • Manage all aspects of project engagement from planning, stakeholder relationships, communications, resources, financials, change management, risks mitigation and all related project deliverables.
  • Work with client project managers and other stakeholders to manage expectations and ensure successful completion of the project scope.
  • Prepare and manage project plans that encompass data conversion, product customization/software releases, environment preparation, and production deployment including training, configuration, testing, and rollout.
  • Develop, monitor, track and report project status and health metrics for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Serve as a communications hub for the project and deliver timely, appropriate, and effective executive-level communication.
  • Responsible to the Project Management Office (PMO) and contributing to standardizing implementation best practices, updating project tools, and contributing towards process improvements and implementation efficiencies.
  • Craft proposal responses, statements of work, project execution plans, stakeholder presentations and various other written project artifacts.
  • Proactively Identify and assess risks and escalated issues and implement resolution strategies.
  • Conduct post implementation reviews to identify best practices and areas of improvement and apply learning
  • Perform other duties as assigned

What they require

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business or Technology, plus a minimum of three years software implementation and services experience
  • 3+ years PM experience with external clients with proven experience as a strategic thinker able to solve complex issues
  • Proven ability to plan, execute and track a complex software application rollout, preferably within an Agile/Scrum framework
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Experience managing internal and external clients
  • Experience managing diverse project teams across multiple locations and functional teams.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, organization and interpersonal skills.
  • May require ability to travel nationwide, estimated at up to 50% during key project activities
  • May require extended work schedules, tight deadlines and conflicting priorities
  • Must be able to work in a variety of social, cultural, legal, and political environments
  • Preferred: PMP certification or plans to obtain once prerequisites are met
  • Preferred: Previous experience implementing Integrated Property Tax Solutions software
  • Preferred: Familiarity with county tax appraisal/assessment concepts and processes is preferred.
  • Preferred: Experience managing Government clients
  • Preferred: Ability to understand and articulate business processes and the related data.

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What people say about this company

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$50–$75/hr