Project Manager - Enterprise-Level Initiatives

Avero Advisors; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Avèro Advisors in Portland, OR is seeking a driven Project Manager to guide ERP transformation workstreams, manage budgets, and lead a cross-functional team across ERP, HCM, EAM, and related areas. This role emphasizes AI-enabled requirements gathering, process design, testing, and client collaboration, with hybrid work and on-site presence in Portland three days a week.

Join a fast-growing boutique firm delivering government modernization initiatives and measurable outcomes for public-sector

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management experience in technology implementations.
• Experience managing budgets and multiple workstreams.
• Understanding of ERP, HCM, EAM, or Property Management concepts.
• PMP certification or equivalent is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with clients.
• Consulting experience is a plus.
• Hands-on fluency with generative AI tools used in requirements gathering and testing.
• Ability to coordinate with vendors and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage detailed project plans, timelines, budgets, and resources for assigned workstreams.
• Collaborate with business process owners and leads to define requirements and map processes.
• Support change management and stakeholder engagement.
• Guide data migration planning and governance.
• Lead and mentor project team members.
• Identify risks and escalate issues to keep projects on track.
• Coordinate with vendors for integrations and requirements.
• Provide regular progress updates and maintain project documentation.
• Assist in testing and UAT, ensuring issues are resolved.

Skills

AI fluency

AI automation

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Budget management

Team leadership

Job description

The Opportunity

We are seeking a driven and detail-oriented consulting Project Manager to join our ERP Business Transformation implementation team. Under the guidance of the Avèro Program Manager, you will own and execute one or more workstreams within the overall system implementation. This could include any of the following workstreams or others as defined: ERP, HCM, EAM, Property Management, Budgeting, Procurement, and pre-implementation readiness. This role demands strong project management skills, the ability to manage a team and budgets, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders. It requires a focus on delivering results within defined timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Workstream Ownership: Manage the detailed project plans, timelines, dependencies, budgets, and resource allocation for assigned workstream(s) of the ERP implementation, ensuring alignment with the overall project plan.
• Process Management: Collaborate with business process owners and functional leads to define requirements, map processes, and support solution design in your designated area(s).
• Change Management: Support change management efforts through engagement with the client Change Manager and project stakeholders.
• Data Migration: Guide business users through data migration planning, governance, and execution.
• Team Management: Lead and guide a team of business analysts and other project team members within your assigned workstream(s).
• Risk and Issue Management: Proactively identify and manage risks within assigned workstreams. Escalate potential impact on the broader project to the Program Manager. Develop and implement solutions to keep your project components on track.
• Partner Coordination: Where required, work with vendor representatives and/or external partners to manage technical integrations and align on requirements.
• Communication: Provide regular progress reports to the Program Manager, team members, and other project stakeholders.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate and comprehensive project documentation as per defined standards.
• Testing and Validation: Participate in the development of test plans for assigned workstream(s). Support execution of testing and UAT, ensuring issues are addressed.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 3+ years of project management experience. Demonstrated experience in technology implementations and managing budgets is preferred.
• Domain Knowledge: Understanding of core system implementation concepts and familiarity with workstream areas like ERP, HCM, EAM, or Property Management is desirable.
• Certifications: PMP certification or equivalent is a plus.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, adept at working with both technical and business teams.
• Client facing: Experience supporting and communicating with external clients is a plus.
• Consulting: Experience as a consultant is a plus.
• AI Fluency: Genuine hands-on fluency with generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot as part of your daily workflow, not just casual exposure. We're looking for team members who actively use AI to accelerate requirements gathering, process documentation, test script creation, and client deliverables, and who can bring that mindset into client engagements.
• AI Automation: Experience applying AI-driven automation in an ERP or EAM implementation context is a strong plus.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Organization: Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and maintain attention to detail.
• Location: Hybrid, located in Portland, OR, with onsite presence required three days per week.

Avèro Advisors is a fast-growing boutique management consulting firm that modernizes technology and business operations for state and local governments. We guide public-sector clients through high-stakes transformation initiatives spanning ERP modernization, permitting & licensing, budgeting, HR, data, and AI adoption. Our marquee clients include the Port of Portland (OR), Monroe County (NY), Santa Fe County (NM), Clackamas County (OR), Tarrant County (TX), and other forward-thinking governments across the United States.

Recognized for our exceptional momentum, Avèro has earned a place on the Inc. 5000 list for five consecutive years, reflecting our continued growth and commitment to excellence.

How We Work

• Service-centric, not SaaS: We don’t sell software; we deliver expertise, clarity, and outcomes.
• AI-accelerated: We use our proprietary Vision & Velocity™ delivery framework to put generative AI to work in every phase of an engagement, accelerating requirements gathering, process documentation, test script creation, and client deliverables, so our teams spend more time on insight and outcomes.
• Runs on EOS®: Traction tools, quarterly Rocks, Scorecards, and Level-10 meetings ensure transparency, accountability, and consistent execution across the firm.

Avèro stands as a beacon of innovation, driven by the purpose of making government interactions simpler through technology. We focus on enabling agencies to implement efficient, automated enterprise systems that improve service delivery and enhance the lives of citizens.

As a minority-owned, MBE/DBE-certified firm, we are deeply committed to diversity, inclusion, and expanding opportunity—within our company and the communities we serve.

What We Offer:

• High Growth Opportunity: Avèro Advisors is on a remarkable growth trajectory. The right candidates will have the chance to move up quickly, taking on more significant responsibilities and shaping the future of the company.
• Impactful Work: Make a real difference in how local governments serve their communities, improving the lives of citizens through technology.
• Inclusive Culture: Join a team that values diversity, inclusion, and innovation. We believe in giving every idea a chance to shine and every team member the opportunity to grow.

Join Us:

At Avèro Advisors, we’re not just consultants—we’re change-makers. If you're driven to make a lasting impact and ready to accelerate your career in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you. Together, we can redefine what’s possible for local governments and the communities they serve.