Head of project management business

Professional ServicesHerndon,Virginia

Salary: USD 100000.00 - 138000.00 Annually

Tyler Technologies in Herndon, VA is looking for a Senior Project Manager to confidently lead and direct a SaaS platform implementation by understanding the client’s business needs and translating those needs into a plan to deliver successful results using latest techniques and methodologies. They are adept project leaders who can juggle multiple priorities, provide outstanding service to our customers, work collaboratively with team members and ensure that together, they achieve an outstanding outcome.

Additionally, implementation project managers must be experts at requirements analysis and software lifecycle documentation, and able to craft business process descriptions to guide developers and satisfy customer desires. This includes creating full-scale project plans, overseeing project deliverables are completed, and directing and managing projects from beginning to end by utilizing project management best practices and processes.

At Tyler Technologies Inc. we are looking for those who understand the challenges of translating business needs into technical reality. Potential team members with prior job titles ranging from project manager, product manager, product owner, business analyst, implementation manager, and management consultant may find themselves challenged and rewarded in an Senior Implementation Project Manager position at Tyler Technologies Inc.

Responsibilities Understand the features, functions, and standard configuration of the SaaS platform and related services

Prepare and conduct project initiation which includes defining the project's goals, objectives, risks, assumptions, roles and responsibilities, work breakdown structure, milestones, and deliverables

Conduct planning sessions or workgroup discussions with the key project participants to identify and agree upon project scope and related requirements

Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations

Proactively communicate and collaborate with external customers and internal team members to identify, analyze, and document user stories and deliver artifacts such as requirements configuration design documents, data migration plans, and specifications, etc.

Act as the project expert regarding requirements elicitation, documentation, analysis (including gap analysis), and the communication of business needs

Actively anticipate, identify, and resolve project risks, issues and/or roadblocks

Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders

Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate team members and ensure successful completion

Assist QA staff with product testing or modification testing and data validation as required

Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks, and develop contingency plans, escalating as appropriate for visibility and stakeholder action

Interact effectively with a diverse group of team members and clients within Tyler, the industry, and government communities.

Ensure that all deliverables are of high quality

Notify management and appropriate organization/department of issues or unplanned events that could impact the effectiveness/schedule/budget of the implementation

Collaborate effectively with team members, customers and stakeholders

Conduct project postmortems to aid in continual improvement activities

Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management

Qualifications Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent work experience

8+ years of experience as an implementation professional (or equivalent/similar experience) with proven project management experience

Experience managing software development related projects in Agile and Waterfall environments

Knowledge of Project Management theories and practices applicable to projects that are complex in scope

Excellent planning, organizational, and prioritization skills

Strong decision making, problem solving, negotiation, conflict resolution, and persuasion skills

Advanced verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Ability to lead and direct the work of others

Ability to adapt and react to shifting priorities and project adjustments promptly and efficiently

Strong ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources including stakeholders, clients, and other project participants

Must be able to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Strong work ethic and commitment to excellence

Self-motivated, open, and creative personality

Passionate about what you do

Travel will be required at times for necessary on-site customer engagement

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