Technical Project Manager

Are you searching for an opportunity where you can grow your client and project management skills and responsibilities in a fast-paced, start-up environment? Do you like working as part of a team to deliver solutions to clients? Nova Module currently has an opening for a Project Manager with business application experience. You will be responsible for managing projects of software products at fast growth MidMarket and large companies. This is a high impact role that requires business acumen, management skills, and an appetite to learn and grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Management and Delivery

  • Manage and deliver projects from start to finish.
    • Manage project scope: recognize scope creep, keep the project on target with respect to scope, budget, and timeline, and deliver change orders to clients as appropriate.
    • Facilitate proper knowledge transfer from sales to services to ensure the project team has the detail they need, understand requirements, etc.
    • Facilitate proper knowledge transfer to customer during transition to fine-tuning (testing) and project close. Includes ensuring proper documentation is delivered as appropriate.
    • Ensure that administrative tasks related to projects, such as project status communication to internal and external stakeholders, are done in a timely fashion
    • Provide go-live support, knowledge transfer, and documentation as necessary.
  • Liaise and assist with resource scheduling and communication with an offshore team
  • Act as subject matter expert on projects on topics like: supply chain management, application integration, business process automation, as appropriate
  • Conduct periodic check-ins with customers to ensure customer satisfaction and retention. Work with customers to obtain customer testimonials, references, product reviews, etc.
  • Coordinate with third parties, on projects that have several vendors involved to ensure that Nova Module is a value add stakeholder in the project

• Pre-Sales Support

  • Take part in pre-sales cycles on strategic deals, assisting in solution architecture and representing the Professional Services organization to prospects.
  • Assist with the preparation of SOWs or formal quotes.
  • Partner with sales to ensure we are showing our best face to the customers we want and disqualifying organizations that are not a fit.

Desired Qualifications / Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Information Systems or other related disciplines.
• At least three (3) years of combined industry experience in at least one of the following areas: enterprise software implementation, project management, or business process consulting.
• Experience working with external clients.
• Experience handling a variety of different projects simultaneously; capability to managing multiple deadlines.
• Experience with Celigo, CRM/ERP applications is preferred.
• Understanding of and experience with application integration technologies and projects is preferred.
• Prior experience in SaaS / On-Demand applications is preferred.
• Experience in managing teams is preferred.

At Nova Module, we know that our company is only as good as our employees. You will get a chance to work closely with an incredibly dedicated group of people who are serious about putting great products and services into the marketplace. We continually search for candidates who share our beliefs and values.

Travel

• Approximately 5%

Common Traits We Admire

• Enjoy the start-up atmosphere, and flexibility with shifting priorities.
• Think big, and bring new ideas to the table, regardless of your rank or title.
• Overriding ambition and proactive nature, combined with the ability to inspire others.
• Are results driven—always. Must be willing to do what it takes to make each project or task a success.
• Quick learner. Must know when to listen and when to take charge.
• Obsessive about quality and customer satisfaction.

Nova Module is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.

Other Details

• Location: Oakland, CA. This is a full-time job and you will need to work from our office in Oakland. Remote and Work from home options are available for the right candidates.
• Relocation: No relocation provided at this time.

How to apply

If you meet the requirements above, then we want to meet you! Interested applicants should send a cover letter

and specify what exact position you are applying for in the subject line to:

careers@novamodule.com