Implementation Architect

Dormont Manufacturing Co; Royal Oak (MI); On-site; USD 136,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days of annual leave

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

401k matching

Gym and Wellness Scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Dormont Manufacturing Co is seeking a project leader for Alfa Systems implementations. Your role will involve leading a workstream, managing risks, and ensuring successful delivery while maintaining relationships within the team and clients.

You must have over 5 years of experience with Alfa implementations, particularly in the auto finance sector. The position offers a hybrid work model and various benefits including ample annual leave and health coverage.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Alfa Systems implementations.
• Experience in auto finance or equipment finance.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise software implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead a workstream on an Alfa implementation.
• Ensure successful delivery through planning and risk management.
• Build relationships with client and Alfa teams.

Skills

Alfa implementation experience

Auto finance industry knowledge

Solution design skills

People management

Communication skills

Job description

Key responsibilities

Reporting into the Alfa Project Manager, you will lead a workstream on a client implementation of Alfa Systems. Your workstream will have responsibility for a specific area of the implementation such as:

• Business analysis, including:
• Application support, including:
• Data conversion, including:
• Cutover planning and execution, including:
• Training, including development of materials and delivery

You will be expected to be fully accountable for the success of your workstream, and will likely be responsible for the supervision and support of consultants assigned to your workstream. You will work closely with your corresponding lead on the client side, the rest of the Alfa implementation team, and Alfa software engineering teams, to ensure the success of both your specific stream and the overall program:

• Responsible for planning to workstream timelines and estimating resourcing levels needed to ensure your stream’s scope is delivered within required timescales; awareness of dependencies between your workstream and the broader program plan
• Proactively identify risks & issues that might impact workstream or program delivery timelines; create and action mitigation plans for risks & issues impacting your workstream, escalating where appropriate
• Become an expert in Alfa Systems and the industries we support, sharing this knowledge with the broader company by delivering training; contributing to updates to our delivery methodology based on your experience; and assisting the sales team with requests from prospects and other activities
• Take ownership for leading progress reporting, working within program timelines, and budget tracking for your workstream
• Develop exceptional relationships with members of the client and Alfa teams through tact and diplomacy

Qualifications

• 5+ years of prior experience working on an Alfa implementation, using Alfa Systems
• Experience in the auto finance/equipment finance field
• Experience in a lead role on an enterprise software implementation program
• Demonstrated experience in solutioning for client requirements, through system configuration, gap analysis, feature design, data reporting, and integrating with other systems
• Proven people management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

• 33 days’ annual leave (incl. 9 public holidays/cultural days) and the possibility to buy up to 10 more days a year
• Flexible work - hybrid work with modern workspaces available
• Health, Dental and Vision insurance with reimbursement of copays/coinsurance/deductibles for in-network medical costs
• Fully paid-for life, disability and travel insurances
• Gym and Wellness Scheme through Wellhub with access to a range of studios, gyms and wellbeing apps
• 401k plan - matching at 100% of the first 6% contributed (immediately vested)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with 24/7 crisis support
• 3 paid volunteering days as well as 5 paid learning and development days
• Fun social events throughout the year and annual Company Conferences

About Alfa

With over 500 employees worldwide, we’re a leading provider of software and services to the global auto and equipment finance industries. Alfa Systems, our technology platform, is at the heart of some of the world’s largest auto and equipment finance companies. Key to the business case for each implementation is Alfa Systems’ ability to consolidate multiple client systems onto a single platform. Alfa Systems supports both retail and corporate business for auto, equipment, wholesale and dealer finance on a multi‑jurisdictional basis, including leases and loans, originations and servicing. Alfa Systems is an end‑to‑end solution with integrated workflow and automated processing using configurable business rules, with an extensive API allowing real‑time integration to other systems. With over 30 current clients and 26 countries served, Alfa has been delivering successful projects for our customers since 1990, and is expanding rapidly throughout Europe, North America and beyond.

Our Culture

Our culture is vibrant, innovative and diverse, and we are proud of it. Ours is a close‑knit community. Alfa employees are an eclectic mix and all are creative, dedicated and hardworking. We believe it is important to build close working relationships within our company, so we hold numerous team events and conferences that bring us together for socializing and team building. We all enjoy the work‑life balance and the great culture, with plenty of social activities organized by the company.

Compensation Information

• Base salary range: USD [$136,000] to [$194,000] annually, in compliance with state and local regulations
• In addition to cash compensation, Alfa employees are eligible to participate in our Profit Share bonus scheme (after 6 months of service) and our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Individual compensation is determined on various factors including market data, experience, qualifications and internal job equity.

There is no application deadline at this time.

Alfa Financial Software Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.