Senior Solutions Architect – Enterprise Implementations

PowerPlan, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PowerPlan, Inc. seeks an Architect in Professional Services, Accounting to lead implementation projects and run design sessions, ensuring successful delivery and a solid hand-off to the client team.

You will collaborate with clients and PowerPlan's technical teams, develop design specifications, support QA/testing, and contribute to go-live and knowledge transfer activities. A strong client-facing consulting background is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 5-9 years’ experience implementing enterprise software applications in a client-facing consulting role; preferably in a software consulting or IT type organization
• Experience in most phases of the implementation process (minimum of 3)
• Experience with utilizing a robust implementation methodology
• History of increasing responsibility or upward progression
• Experience leading project teams or direct reports.
• Able to track multiple independent work items simultaneously.
• Ability to establish oneself as a trusted advisor to client, project team and PowerPlan, Inc. colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Actively lead a project team (including clients, colleagues, other consultants, vendors, etc.) and complete tasks and activities in accordance with PowerPlan's methodology, adhering to project schedules and budgetary constraints.
• Contribute and share application and domain/industry expertise and functional knowledge, demonstrating advanced consultative skills.
• Lead the majority of design sessions and enable the functional lead role to stretch as a lead in some instances.
• Responsible for QA protocols for solution design, development, and deployment; define test plans and procedures; manage and conduct testing.
• Oversee go-live, cutover, knowledge transfer to clients, and transition to production support.
• Demonstrate domain/industry expertise and help colleagues develop it across projects.
• Assist in and lead business development activities by providing domain/industry SME to clients and sales.

Skills

Project leadership

Consultative skills

Design & configuration

QA & testing

Business development

Communication skills

Time management

Trusted advisor

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

Tools

SQL

Excel

ERP

EAM

CRM

Job description

PowerPlan, Inc. seeks an Architect in Professional Services, Accounting to lead implementation projects and run design sessions, ensuring successful delivery and a solid hand-off to the client team.

You will collaborate with clients and PowerPlan's technical teams, develop design specifications, support QA/testing, and contribute to go-live and knowledge transfer activities. A strong client-facing consulting background is preferred.