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Company

Ellucian · 1 week ago

Senior Project Manager (ERP/SaaS/Higher Education)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

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EducationEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Patrick Burns

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Responsibilities

Lead multiple projects through all phases of the Ellucian Implementation Methodology from initiation/planning through the execution and delivery of the contract concluding with project transition and close, ensuring a successful project.

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members, client stakeholders, and peers.

Apply Project Management disciplines such as quality, risk, resource, and change management while being accountable for meeting the time, cost, and scope of each project.

Communicate the plan, roles, constraints, milestones, and critical path to all team members and project stakeholders.

Understand and apply standard project management and delivery methodology and project tracking standards to build effective plans and deliver quality solutions.

Anticipate and mitigate risks and identify opportunities

Lead project team status meetings to ensure the project milestones are met and dependencies are tracked

Manage activities of customer and resources to deliver a fully integrated solution.

Act as a shared point of contact between internal and external stakeholders.

Proactively and timely coordinate and communicate project activities to all involved parties.

Provide management with an articulate summary of project status.

Facilitate discussions with appropriate leadership and key sponsors to negotiate key decisions related to the triple constraints (time, cost, scope) while maintaining excellent customer satisfaction.

Build and maintain positive professional relationships and functions as the change agent for customers.

Manage all resources when project turnaround situations occur. Lead cross-functional team resolutions to mitigate project risks and issues.

Provide timely and constructive performance feedback regarding resources assigned to projects.

Improve team dynamics and performance by building team cohesiveness through leadership, mentoring, and motivating in order to facilitate cooperation, ensure project efficiency, and boost morale.

Qualification

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SaaS ImplementationsCRM ExperienceERP ExperienceProject ManagementRisk ManagementChange ManagementCloud CertificationsHigher Education ExperienceBusiness Process KnowledgeMatrix ManagementMentoring Project Managers

Required

Significant skills/knowledge/experience in project implementation for CRM OR ERP SaaS projects

Experience in a number of operational elements that affect financial and resource forecasts are on track; including but not limited to: Up-to-date accuracy of all project plans for the duration of the project, Customer satisfaction, Accurate revenue recognition, which requires timely review and approval of time sheets, expense reports, billing request documents, and credit requests.

Accomplish project goals within a matrix-management environment.

Assist Customer Relations team in developing solutions by providing knowledge and expertise during the sales cycle (this may include the ability to sell the value of project management services).

Identify business growth opportunities by applying knowledge of higher education’s industry, business processes, and software products.

Guide and mentor less experienced Project Managers

Develop methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

Certifications in cloud and project management disciplines that suggest expert level KSA’s for these areas.

Preferred

Higher education experience preferred

Benefits

Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision

Flexible time off

Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests

401k w/ match & BrightPlan - to help you save for the future

Parental Leave

5 charitable days to support the community that supports us

Telemedicine

Wellness

Headspace Care (mental health)

Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)

RethinkCare & Wellthy- caregiver support

Diversity and inclusion programs which provide access to internal employee resource groups

Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team

Education Assistance Program

Professional development opportunities

Company

Ellucian

Glassdoor

4.2

Ellucian delivers the software, services, and insights that help your institution thrive.

Founded in 1968

Fairfax, Virginia, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.ellucian.com/

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