Professional Services Manager (Implementation Manager)

First Advantage Global operating Centre; Athens (GA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

401k with employer match + ESPP

PTO + 9 holidays

Growth opportunities

Job summary

First Advantage is a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions. As Professional Services Manager (Implementation), you will bridge customer requirements and onboarding to the First Advantage program, from discovery through go-live, translating technical needs into practical business solutions and aligning internal teams around clear decisions.

This is a 100% remote position for a US-based candidate, with up to 25% travel.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading complex implementations in B2B SaaS.
• Strong discovery, requirements gathering, scope and risk management.
• Ability to translate integrations and APIs into business impact.
• Experience partnering with Sales, Product, and Operations.
• Background screening, HR tech, or regulated B2B experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementations from discovery through go-live.
• Translate customer requirements into scalable solutions.
• Coordinate across Sales, Product, Technology, Operations, and Customer Success.
• Manage scope, timelines, risks, and decisions with stakeholders.
• Drive go-live and first revenue with speed and quality.

Skills

Leadership

Discovery

Requirements gathering

Solution design

Governance

Negotiation

Client onboarding

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

ATS/HRIS

Job description

From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission‑critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.

As Professional Services Manager (Implementation) you will be the connective tissue between customer requirements and successful onboarding to the First Advantage program. Owning implementations from discovery through go‑live, you will translate technical and operational requirements into practical business solutions, align customers and internal teams around clear decisions, and accelerate time to revenue without compromising quality or customer outcomes.

This is a customer‑facing role for someone who can move confidently between business strategy, solution design, project execution, and stakeholder influence. You will bring structure to ambiguity and guide customers toward scalable best‑practice solutions.

This is a 100% remote position; however, the individual must be based in the United States and be available to travel up to 25%.

Lead implementations across the First Advantage product portfolio, from discovery and solution design through configuration, testing, go‑live, stabilization, and transition to Customer Success.

Turn customer business and technical requirements into scalable, supportable solutions. Lead discovery, explain trade‑offs and constraints, and guide customers toward best‑practice decisions.

Build and govern customer‑centric implementation plans with clear scope, milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, decisions, and success measures.

Negotiate scope, priorities, timelines, responsibilities, and solution choices with customers and internal stakeholders while maintaining trusted relationships.

Orchestrate delivery across Sales, Product, Technology, Operations, Customer Success, ATS/HRIS partners, and customer teams, resolving blockers and holding stakeholders accountable.

Lead integration planning, configuration, and pre‑ and post‑production testing. Coding is not required, but technical fluency and strong solution leadership is essential.

Drive progress toward go‑live and first revenue, proactively managing scope creep, delivery risk, customer dependencies, and recovery plans.

Use lessons learned and customer insights to improve implementation playbooks, reusable solutions, and delivery processes, while sharing expertise with peers.

High Emotional Intelligence: Business Acumen: Connect implementation choices to customer outcomes, operational impact, revenue, risk, and scalability.

Creative Curiosity: Ask incisive questions, explore root causes, and design practical solutions that balance customer needs with delivery standards.

Customers understand the implementation path, decisions required, and responsibilities needed to adopt the agreed solution.

Projects are tightly scoped and actively governed, with transparent ownership, risks, decisions, and next steps.

Implementations reach go‑live and first revenue with speed, predictability, and customer confidence.

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional work experience.

• ~5+ years leading complex implementations, professional services engagements, solution delivery, or comparable customer onboarding programs in B2B SaaS.
• ~ Demonstrated strength in discovery, requirements gathering, solution design, scope and risk management, project governance, testing, and launch readiness.
• ~ Proven ability to negotiate, influence through expertise and data, and hold customer and internal stakeholders accountable to commitments.
• ~ Ability to translate integrations, APIs, data exchange, configuration, and ATS/HRIS concepts into clear business implications and actionable recommendations. Coding experience is not required.
• ~ Experience partnering with Sales or pre‑sales, Product, Technology, Operations, and Client Success.

Experience in background screening, HR technology, HCM, identity, compliance technology, or another complex or regulated B2B environment such as financial services or healthcare. Solutions consulting, technical account management, or pre‑sales solutioning experience. Experience using AI‑enabled tools, automation, or analytics to improve implementation speed, quality, documentation, or decision‑making. Formal project or change management certification.

First Advantage is going through a technology transformation! We are looking for experts who are excited to work with advanced technologies and provide best‑in‑class user experience, drive the development and deployment of scalable solutions, and smoothly guide our agile teams and clients through meaningful changes as we continue to expand our impact.

Ability to work remotely with occasional business travel.

• ~ Medical, Vision, Dental, and supplementary benefit plans
• ~401k with an employer match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• ~ Competitive and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) and 9 paid company holidays
• ~ Access to tech and growth opportunities, and leaders who want you to succeed!

The salary range for this position is approximately $80-90K USD annually. This range reflects our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

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