ERP Implementation Project Manager

Location: Denver, CO (hybrid attendance w/office located at 17th & Welton)

Terms: 1 year contract with potential full-time hire after contract completion

Rate: $70-75hour

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, and PTO

Summary:

The Project Manager provides project services and controls for technology portfolios within the holding group and for companies across the enterprise. We are a centralized support unit that coordinates teams in the delivery of projects in infrastructure, application delivery, system architecture, and cybersecurity. As a driver of critical business processes, we operate in collaboration with extensive communities of practice in various departments, other companies, and with vendor partners.

Position Overview:

The Project Manager of Enterprise Finance Technology Implementations will support the Applications Development, Enterprise Architecture, IT Infrastructure, and Business Services teams in the global delivery of financial applications and their critical database foundations. Beyond leading multiple projects in collaboration with implementation partners and the project team, this role will enhance the outcomes and business value from the initiatives by managing end-user impact, inter-project dependencies, organizational change, and other ancillary components. Coordinating efforts under managed services agreements for ongoing operation and overall product management planning is also a critical component of this program.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead cloud database projects and related finance application implementations and updates (40%):

• Gather requirements and co-create project plans with end-users, the business services team, architecture and engineering, infrastructure and security, and implementation partners.
• Create project sequences and work breakdown in Smartsheet.
• Organize project information and present in project kickoffs and workshops.
• Provide active management for all internal teams (Business Services, IT, participating entities)
• Manage and direct implementation partner project managers.
• Monitor and control implementation partner budget and hours spend.
• Track vendor SOW deliverables matrix to ensure that requirements and objectives are met throughout the project phases.
• Plan and schedule meetings and workshops.
• Track resourcing of IT staff for technical project phases.
• Develop and manage go-live checklists.

Coordinate and track ongoing program of the rollout of OneStream and new modules across the enterprise (25%):

• Lead regular meetings to update progress and drive the work plan.
• Track and communicate all components of the program.
• Coordinate with vendors and staff in multiple companies to align on priorities and remove blockers.
• Create dashboards and reports in Smartsheet to deliver effective communication to multiple stakeholder groups, including executive reporting.
• Assess strategic objectives and prioritization rating according to the prioritization framework.
• Risk management, tracking, and documentation of delays and blockers in relation to operations and maintenance strains on project team resources.
• Manage organizational change factors and ensure stakeholder by-in with proactive communication, training plans, and UAT facilitation.
• Market program value to stakeholders.

Operational handoff planning and continuous delivery product management (20%):

• Support product owners in the business services and application development teams to establish processes, documentation, and standard operating procedures.
• Develop the product management plan to track continuing improvements and service delivery of the implemented system infrastructure, platform, and modules.
• Track, report, and optimize cloud costs with managed service provider; forecast needs with end-user engagement, gap analysis, and input from Enterprise Architecture roadmaps
• Develop effective knowledge base with the Knowledge Management Specialist.
• Develop and update deployment plans for new mergers and acquisitions.

Business analysis and process improvement (10%):

• Conduct rigor testing, scope estimating, and evaluate strategic alignment with business goals.
• Work with subject matter experts on new project estimation.
• Manage project request backlogs in the IT and Business Services portfolios.
• Review and update project templates and dashboards.

Administrative Processes (5%):

• Support PMO in resource management for responsible projects.
• Update process documentation with support of Knowledge Management Specialist.
• Project setup and initiation in Smartsheet.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years’ experience in a role contributing to project delivery.
• 3+ years’ experience directly managing FinTech and FinOps implementations.
• 1+ year of providing program-level coordination and delivery.
• Experience working with IT teams on technical projects.
• Some knowledge of general accounting and finance work activities to contribute to project estimation and sequencing, and to identify and pursue program components that offer greater benefits to these teams.
• Daily work experience maintaining project scope, schedules/timelines, deliverables lists, status reports, and meeting reports.
• Experience managing vendors, subcontractors, and teams from other departments.
• Understanding of how underlying IT systems meet business requirements.

Preferred:

• PMP or PgMP certification.
• Training in advanced program management, such as value stream management, creating a benefits breakdown structure, or other value index tools.
• Experience and knowledge of financial applications, ERPs, or OneStream specifically.
• Knowledge of utilizing Azure SQL Databases within the Microsoft Fabric platform.
• Smartsheet experience.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Effective user of AI tools such as MS Copilot.

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