Project Manager

Harris Computer is seeking an energetic and driven Project Manager to manage internal and external client projects of various size and complexity. The PM will plan, direct, and coordinate all project activities to ensure deliverables, timelines, and budgets are met with high quality and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Technology
• Minimum of three years software implementation and services experience
• 3+ years PM experience with external clients
• 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
• Excellent 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
• PMP certification or plans to obtain once prerequisites are met
• Previous experience implementing Integrated Property Tax Solutions software
• Familiarity with county tax appraisal/assessment concepts and processes is preferred
• Experience managing Government clients
• Ability to understand and articulate business processes and the related data
• Advanced Microsoft Office including MS Project skills