Enterprise Software Implementation Practice Lead

We are recruiting for an Enterprise Software Practice Lead for our client in New York City.

As part of this role, you would become a key member of their Professional Services team.

Your background and experience working in different areas of technology and project management is what we are looking for to fill this Senior level position.

Our client is a leader in providing software and services to manage employee benefits to the public sector, offering its clients both its proprietary software and related solution design, implementation and ongoing support services.

They are enjoying tremendous growth and are looking for someone with extensive experience managing multiple project teams in ERP software implementation and customization in a 3^rd party consulting environment.

This role would allow you to leverage your background in project management and technology and apply to a rapidly growing practice area.

As noted, this is a senior position with great visibility and tremendous growth potential.

Responsibilities:

• Lead      design sessions while ensuring company and client remain focused on topic;      ensuring scope is managed properly within the design session; ensuring      design session notes are properly captured and distributed to company and      client; ensuring design specifications are completed on time and with      quality
• Lead      specific project activities throughout Launch Phase, Implementation Phase      (design, testing, training), and Deployment Phase.
• Understand,      monitor, and manage client-goals, contract terms, project budgets, project      staffing, project issues, and project scope across assigned client base.
• Develop      expertise in company’s products and Client market business requirements,      company methodologies and service offerings.
• Work      closely with Project Managers and/or Technical Lead to escalate critical      items and project risks.
• Ensure      solution is managed properly through all phases of the project; ensure      appropriate design specifications are completed a logical order; ensure      analysts assisting with solution are completing work on time and with      quality throughout all project phases.
• Develop      testing strategy to ensure end-to-end business processes are thoroughly      tested (integration test plan).
• Ensure      compliance with strong delivery practices including status calls, work      lists, status memos, specifications, timelines, etc.
• Identify      and nurture “up sell” opportunities within the client base.
• Maintain      contact with the client base as a senior company representative and      escalation point ensuring that the neither company nor the client is      “surprised” by project situations.
• Participate      in various business development initiatives including pre-sales      demonstrations, pre-sales solutions design, gap analysis, project      estimating, proposal development, and prospect management.
• Act as an escalation point for client and staff within      Company’s organization.

Requirements:

• Hands      on experience leading product development / implementation teams for      clients in the $5-30 Million annual sales range.
• Hands      on project management experience (Technical Project Management) Hands on –      not mentoring.
• Demonstrated      ability to successfully lead multiple implementation teams on multiple projects      at multiple clients simultaneously.
• Experience      leading projects in the public sector is a plus
• Communication      skills to interface with CEO as well as lead project teams of average of      15 people.
• Ability      to travel.

 

John Kaufman
President
Nexmation, LLC.

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