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<strong>Project Manager<br><br>Aumentum - Remote<br><br></strong>Aumentum Technologies is looking for an energetic and driven Project Manager (PM) to be responsible for managing internal and external client projects of various size/complexity with a matrixed project team. The PM plans, directs and coordinates all project activities to ensure deliverables, timelines and budgets are met with a high level of quality and external customer satisfaction from pre-sales activities through to implementation and transition to support.<br><br><strong>What You Will Be Doing<br><br></strong><ul><li>Manage all aspects of project engagement from planning, stakeholder relationships, communications, resources, financials, change management, risks mitigation and all related project deliverables.</li><li>Work with client project managers and other stakeholders to manage expectations and ensure successful completion of the project scope.</li><li>Prepare and manage project plans that encompass data conversion, product customization/software releases, environment preparation, and production deployment including training, configuration, testing, and rollout. </li><li>Develop, monitor, track and report project status and health metrics for internal and external stakeholders.</li><li>Serve as a communications hub for the project and deliver timely, appropriate, and effective executive-level communication.</li><li>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.</li><li>Craft proposal responses, statements of work, project execution plans, stakeholder presentations and various other written project artifacts.</li><li>Proactively Identify and assess risks and escalated issues and implement resolution strategies.</li><li>Conduct post implementation reviews to identify best practices and areas of improvement and apply learning</li><li>Perform other duties as assigned<br><br></li></ul><strong>What are we looking for?<br><br></strong><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Business or Technology, plus a minimum of three years software implementation and services experience</li><li>3+ years PM experience with external clients with proven experience as a strategic thinker able to solve complex issues</li><li>Proven ability to plan, execute and track a complex software application rollout, preferably within an Agile/Scrum framework</li><li>Strong leadership skills</li><li>Experience managing internal and external clients</li><li>Experience managing diverse project teams across multiple locations and functional teams.</li><li>Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, organization and interpersonal skills.</li><li>May require ability to travel nationwide, estimated at up to 50% during key project activities</li><li>May require extended work schedules, tight deadlines and conflicting priorities</li><li>Must be able to work in a variety of social, cultural, legal, and political environments<br><br></li></ul><strong>What Would Make You Stand Out<br><br></strong><ul><li>PMP certification or plans to obtain once prerequisites are met</li><li>Previous experience implementing Integrated Property Tax Solutions software</li><li>Familiarity with county tax appraisal/assessment concepts and processes is preferred. </li><li>Experience managing Government clients</li><li>Ability to understand and articulate business processes and the related data. </li><li>Advanced Microsoft Office including MS Project skills<br><br></li></ul><strong>Salary: $70,000 to $80,000 per year.</strong>

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