Senior Project Manager

Job Summary:

We are equivant, a software provider for the justice community, and we’ve opened a remote role for a Project Manager. Join a team of experienced agile project managers, and help our company provide software solutions for the U.S. court system.
The Project Manager will work with multiple equivant teams to manage and deliver customer’s projects. Project Managers work with our customers' leadership, accounting, and operational teams to transition their organization to new levels of efficiency and functionality utilizing equivant's software solutions. Experience managing software implementations, fixed-price projects and a thorough understanding of project management methodologies is a must! Up to 25% travel is required.
In return, you’ll drive the success of a company that’s served the courts for 30+ years. equivant is a progressive software company with a casual culture. We offer a very autonomous work environment, a large annual bonus and multiple growth opportunities throughout our organization.
Are you the Project Manager we’re looking for? If you meet the below requirements, please apply!

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management of multiple software implementation projects across the US
• Full life-cycle management of projects by:
  • Using defined project frameworks and/or best practices including initiation, planning, execution, performance monitoring, communication, coordination, quality assurance, budgeting, and reporting
  • Identifying and managing project dependencies and critical path
  • Incorporating change management controls
  • Identifying, mitigating, and managing risk through implementation of process and tools
  • Defining project scope and deliverables that support the goals of the business
  • Establishing milestones and monitoring adherence to plans/schedules
  • Estimating and ensuring resource availability and allocation necessary to achieve project goals
• Ability to communicate and work across all organizational levels; executive and non-executive staff, internal and external to the organization
• Managing all project documentation, prepare for operational hand overs
• Managing project communication for internal and external stakeholders
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors
• Ensure project owners and relevant stakeholders are informed in a timely manner of risks, plan deviations in terms of scope, and resource, schedule, or budget issues/opportunities
• Proactively manage project scope, timeline, quality, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Conduct regular Project Status Meetings with customers
• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and stakeholders
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, issue logs, action item registers, and presentations, as required
• Contribute to further best practices and tools for project execution and management
• Conduct project closeouts and create recommendation reports and lessons learned documentation
• Analyze customer needs and recommend new processes or modify and improve existing processes that align and support new/existing software

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business/CS/MIS or related experience
• 5+ years of experience managing fixed price and time and materials software implementation projects
• Advanced understanding of project management methodologies and tools
• Skills in communicating with all levels of technical and operating management (both written and oral presentation skills)
• Leadership and decision-making skills
• Proficiency with MS Office
• Experience in consulting / business analysis
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, including the ability to manage multiple diverse projects with competing deadlines
• Strategic planning and thinking
• Must be flexible in work time to coordinate appropriately with teams and clients in different US time zones
• Available for travel of up to 25% with possible weekend and nighttime activity as needed
• Genuine interest in client success and successful project delivery (on time and within budget)

Preferred

• Experience/knowledge of the US judicial system
• PMP, PMI-ACP, CBAP certification
• Background in management consultancy, professional services or similar in-house function
• Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
• Proficiency with MS Project, Monday.com, Zendesk

EOE/M/D/F/V

Worker Type:

Regular

Number of Openings Available:

1