[Remote] Senior Project Manager (Systemwide/Higher Education/SaaS/ERP)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ellucian is a company that powers innovation for higher education, partnering with numerous institutions to enhance student experiences. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the implementation of integrated administrative solutions, managing complex projects and ensuring successful outcomes through strong leadership and collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple projects through all phases of the Ellucian Implementation Methodology, from initiation and planning through execution, delivery, and close, ensuring successful outcomes
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with team members, client stakeholders, and peers
• Apply project management disciplines—quality, risk, resource, and change management—while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget
• Clearly communicate plans, roles, milestones, and constraints to all stakeholders
• Anticipate risks, identify opportunities, and lead proactive solutions to keep projects on track
• Drive team status meetings, track dependencies, and ensure milestones are met
• Serve as the primary point of contact between internal and external stakeholders
• Provide leadership updates with clear, concise project status summaries
• Negotiate trade-offs across time, cost, and scope while maintaining high customer satisfaction
• Lead cross-functional teams through challenges, mitigating risks and ensuring alignment
• Build team cohesiveness through leadership, mentoring, and motivating team members

Skills

• 5+ years experience in leading CRM or ERP SaaS implementation projects
• Proven ability to manage financial and resource forecasts, ensuring project plans remain accurate throughout the lifecycle
• Track record of driving customer satisfaction and accurate revenue recognition through timely reviews of time sheets, expense reports, and billing documents
• Experience leading projects in a matrix-management environment
• Ability to partner with the Customer Relations team, providing expertise during the sales cycle and demonstrating the value of project management services
• Experience mentoring and guiding less-experienced Project Managers
• Certifications in cloud and project management methodologies (PMP, Agile, etc.)
• Higher education industry experience preferred, but NOT required
• Familiarity with higher education processes is a plus but NOT required

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision
• Flexible time off
• Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests
• 401k w/ match & BrightPlan - to help you save for the future
• Parental Leave
• 5 charitable days to support the community that supports us
• Telemedicine
• Wellness
• Headspace Care (mental health)
• Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)
• RethinkCare & Wellthy– caregiver support
• Diversity and inclusion programs which provide access to internal employee resource groups
• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
• We Foster a learning culture with:
• Education Assistance Program
• Professional development opportunities
• LinkedIn Learning

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