Implementation Project Manager

SmartLinx Solutions, LLC; New Jersey; On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

FSA & HSA

Life Insurance

Pet Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

SmartLinx Solutions, LLC is looking for an Implementation Project Manager to oversee the implementation cycle for their workforce management applications. The role demands strong project management capabilities and excellent communication skills, as you will interact with stakeholders to ensure project success. A Bachelor's degree in a related field and 4+ years of experience in software deployment are essential. The position is based in New Jersey with travel to the BekTek office when necessary. SmartLinx offers robust benefits for employees.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience with software deployments and knowledge of SDLC.
• Experience managing resource utilization, revenue, and project profitability.
• Prior experience with software delivery, training, and customer support.

Responsibilities

• Manage all phases of the implementation cycle for workforce management applications.
• Ensure projects are delivered on-time and on-budget.
• Identify and evaluate project risks and document progress.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Time management

Proficiency in MS Office

Interpersonal skills

SQL knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Business Administration

Tools

MS Office

Microsoft T-SQL

Job description

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Since 2000, Smartlinx has been redefining how senior care organizations manage their workforce. Our modern, purpose-built solutions—from dynamic scheduling and compliance to integrated payroll and real-time analytics—give providers the agility and intelligence needed to thrive in today’s healthcare environment.

As the parent company of BekTek (HostedTime) and StafferLink, Smartlinx brings together a wide range of solutions for managing both full-time and contingent staff. Together, these capabilities give Smartlinx the most comprehensive workforce management solution set in senior care.

We’re driven by one mission: to power exceptional senior care through smarter workforce management. Join us as we shape the future of work in long-term care.

Summary: The Project Lead reports to the head of PMO and manages all phases of the implementation cycle for Smartlinx’s suite of workforce management applications. This includes project planning, analyzing and documenting customer business requirements, configuring the software to implement customer requirements, testing, educating both system administrators and end-users, and status reporting.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Oversees the timely execution of activities by resources assigned to a project.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures projects are delivered on-time, on-budget.
• Works directly with stakeholders, internal and external, to drive customer success and achievement of client business objectives.
• Ensures adequate throughput of projects, not allowing projects to become stalled or road blocked.
• Drives two-way accountability in project execution; ensures resources manage their assigned tasks effectively while ensuring that the customer fulfills requirements placed on them in the Statement of Work.
• Identifies and evaluates project risks and develop strategies how to avoid/mitigate the risk or minimize the impact on the overall project.
• Documents project progress, client interactions, and key decisions made to ensure there is an ongoing project and client history available.
• Effectively facilitates meetings, ensuring communication flows smoothly and objectives are consistently met.
• Leads business process and functional requirements gathering sessions, ensuring a clear understanding of the customer’s needs are defined efficiently.
• Configures the software to meet customer requirements.
• Perform adjustments and customization to system configuration and reporting solutions.
• Conduct independent testing and support end users during client-led testing.
• Manages projects to traditional measures such as profitability, and their assigned resources to billable and productive utilization.
• Assesses and manages risk effectively, ensuring leadership is engaged to help manage clients as much as necessary but as little as possible.
• Contributes to continuous improvement of the organization by owning components of the technology portfolio, services roadmap, and methodology.
• Builds and maintains awareness of critical developments for the domains and industries within which SmartLinx Solutions operates.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

Required Skills and Abilities

• Ability to direct, manage and motivate project team.
• Build and sustain effective communication with other roles/functional areas involved in the project.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work under tight deadlines, often with time and resource constraints while providing adequate attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS office applications. Ability to efficiently manipulate data using Excel both for internal usability and external presentation is a must.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including patience, flexibility, consideration, discretion, tact, confidence and effectiveness in dealing with people.
• Ability to communicate technical information to nontechnical personnel.
• Knowledge of relational database concepts and logic.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical problems, demonstrate problem solving and resourcefulness.

Education & Experience

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, related field, or commensurate experience.
• Experience in deployment of Payroll and/or workforce management systems.
• 4+ years experience with software deployments and knowledge of SDLC.
• Experience managing resource utilization, revenue, and project profitability.
• Prior experience with software delivery, training, and customer support.
• Experience in Microsoft T-SQL, ability to read and write SQL queries, a plus.
• Experience with Human Resources, Time & Attendance and Scheduling or similar software systems application is preferred.

Location

• Preference of a candidate based in New Jersey.
• Travel will be required for the Bektek New Jersey office.

Smartlinx values and celebrates diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging and evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We value your hard work, integrity, and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being including remote environments as applicable, Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, and 401(k). Join us and you’ll develop your skills and expertise to rise to the very highest levels, working in an environment for a company known for brilliance and innovation.