Principal Project Manager

Ellucian; Puebla de Zaragoza; Presencial; MXN 1,437,000 - 1,977,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading EdTech company seeks a Principal Project Manager in Puebla to lead complex cloud and non-cloud project implementations. The ideal candidate will manage high-priority projects, ensuring stakeholder communication and resource management. Expertise in project implementation, flexibility in change management, and mentoring experience are essential. Comprehensive benefits include health coverage, flexible time off, and a thriving learning culture.

Servicios

Comprehensive health coverage

Flexible time off

401k & Bright Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Formación

• Experience guiding and mentoring less experienced Project Managers.
• Capability to negotiate project constraints while maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Ability to develop methods and evaluation criteria for achieving results.

Responsabilidades

• Lead multiple projects through all phases of implementation methodology.
• Manage activities of customer and resources for integrated solutions.
• Proactively coordinate project activities and communicate to involved parties.

Conocimientos

Expertise in project implementation for cloud and non-cloud

Change management flexibility

Operational elements influencing forecasts

Educación

Certifications in cloud and project management

Descripción del empleo

Together we are powering the future of Higher Education

Overview

Here at Ellucian, we are motivated by a mission ~ the power of education to transform lives and change the world.

We are the global market leader in EdTech for Higher Education, serving more than 2,700 customers and reaching over 26 million students in 50+ countries.

We are dedicated to helping Higher Ed thrive by transforming their institutions to agile, digitally connected campuses that enable student success.

About the Opportunity

Ellucian is seeking an experienced Principal Project Manager to join the North American field delivery team to lead the implementation of our integrated administrative solutions for colleges and universities.

The Principal Project Manager will manage and lead high-priority projects including cloud implementations which often require considerable resources and high levels of complex functional and technical integration and knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple projects through all phases of the Ellucian Implementation Methodology from initiation / planning through the execution and delivery of the contract concluding with project transition and close, ensuring a successful project.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members, client stakeholders, and peers.
• Communicate the plan, roles, constraints, milestones, and critical path to all team members and project stakeholders.
• Scale the project management role and deliverables based on the client contract and project classification tier.
• Anticipate and mitigate risks and identify opportunities.
• Lead project team status meetings to ensure the project milestones are met and dependencies are tracked.
• Manage activities of customer and resources to deliver a fully integrated solution.
• Act as a shared point of contact between internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactively and timely coordinate and communicate project activities to all involved parties.
• Provide management with an articulate summary of project status.
• Facilitate discussions with appropriate leadership and key sponsors to negotiate key decisions related to the triple constraints (time, cost, scope) while maintaining excellent customer satisfaction.
• Build and maintain positive professional relationships and function as the change agent for customers.
• Manage all resources when project turnaround situations occur.
• Lead cross-functional team resolutions to mitigate project risks and issues.
• Provide timely and constructive performance feedback regarding resources assigned to projects.
• Improve team dynamics and performance by building team cohesiveness through leadership, mentoring, and motivating in order to facilitate cooperation, ensure project efficiency, and boost morale.
• Mentor, train, and onboard new team members based upon level of KSA's in the role for both cloud and non-cloud implementations.
• Partner with other teams and leaders cross functionally, work to identify and resolve areas of our delivery where efficiencies can be gained thereby improving the customer's experience with an eye towards acceleration and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Key skills / knowledge / experience almost as expert in project implementation for both cloud and non-cloud implementation.
• Flexibility around change management and leading organizational changes to drive more efficiencies and profitability for our service offerings.
• Experience in a number of operational elements that affect financial and resource forecasts are on track; including but not limited to :
• Up-to-date accuracy of all project plans for the duration of the project.
• Customer satisfaction.
• Accurate revenue recognition, which requires timely review and approval of time sheets, expense reports, billing request documents, and credit requests.
• Accomplish project goals within a matrix-management environment.
• Assist Customer Relations team in developing solutions by providing knowledge and expertise during the sales cycle (this may include the ability to sell the value of project management services).
• Guide and mentor less experienced Project Managers.
• Develop methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Certifications in cloud and project management disciplines that suggest expert level KSA's for these areas.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision.
• Flexible time off.
• 401k & Bright Plan - to help you save for the future.
• Thrive Flex Program that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests.
• 5 charitable days to support the community that supports us.
• Diversity and inclusion programs that promote employee resource groups such as Women in Technology, Pride and Go Green to name a few.
• Parental leave.
• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team.
• We foster a learning culture with :
• Tuition Reimburs