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Electrify America is committed to revolutionizing the way people charge. As the country's largest open DC fast charging network, Electrify America is actively contributing to electrifying mobility today and building a more sustainable future.
At Electrify America, we value innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to sustainability. We strive to establish a diverse and inclusive workplace where employees can develop personally and professionally. As a team member at this rapidly growing company, you can work on state-of-the-art technology and join a team making a significant impact in the world. If you're interested in joining a dynamic, innovative company, Electrify America is a place where you can learn, grow, and make a difference!
Role SummaryElectrify America is looking for an IT Project Manager who will oversee the implementation of enterprise software systems implementation and related projects across the organization and work with domestic and global partners and software vendors.
The selected candidate will be key member of a team responsible for the delivery of projects for the company’s ERP system automating management of Electrify America’s EV charging network. This includes secure and efficient interfaces and integrations across multiple software products.
To be successful, the chosen candidate should be a team player with an effective communication style to persuade other team members. The role will solve problems quickly and effectively, taking long-term and far-reaching implications into consideration, and will create long-term solutions to ensure optimal performance while managing load successfully.
Quick analysis and correct ingestion of business or functional requirements, and translation to technical requirements, together with review, analysis and successful resolution of bugs or errors, are critical to this position.
Role Responsibilities Main responsibility – Project Manager 80 % of time spent

• Lead gathering, specifying and documenting project and system requirements from inception to go- live, working with cross-functional resources, providing ongoing communication, validation internally, and externally through and post launch
• Manage Program/Project activities, timelines, milestones and dependencies in coordination with business stakeholders, internal and external teams
• Participate in prioritization activities with technical teams to convey and align project and stakeholder priorities
• Coordinate solution testing and acceptance, user training and go-live activities
• Capture, understand, articulate and explain trade-off and impacts associated with alternative decisions during all stages of the project
• Regularly provide project updates and reports on project progress, risks, costs, dependencies; document and track the corresponding actions with responsible individuals
• Review and approve project costs and invoices in compliance with EA policies

Additional responsibilities – Change Management 20 % of time

• Manage change control across various systems and processes ensuring timely and accurate communication; This entails full discovery, customer/client impact, root cause analysis, resolution which include internal and external communication
• Identify project issues and facilitate resolution; Form and run working groups to resolve issues
• Document decisions and action items of team meetings

Years Of Relevant Experience7 years
Education (Required)

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, CIS, or relevant degree or technical equivalent
• Other degree/ certification significant work experience

Education (Desired)

• CITM, CompTIA Network , CompTIA Project , or ITIL certifications

Skills

• 4 years’ experience technical requirements gathering and within solution design with a minimum of one start to finish ERP implementation
• Growth mindset; demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies or priorities and learn or pivot quickly
• Significant attention to detail
• Time management and organizational skills, with ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Curiosity to keep learning
• Must be proactive
• Problem-solving and analytical skills: Target-oriented, driven work style with analytic problem-solving skills to translate business needs or issues into solutions
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and oral communication, including presentation skills
• Excellent teamwork and cross-functional team management skills
• Influence and negotiation skills to influence aligned outcomes
• Integration skills to connect people, processes, and/or systems to achieve common goals

Specialized Skills (Required)

• Demonstrated success managing and completing IT initiatives as a Program/Project Manager
• Minimum of one end-to-end implementation of a large-scale ERP system
• Experience managing web and mobile application implementation
• Experience understanding and documenting user workflows, requirements, and interfaces
• Experience using Jira and Confluence
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum/Kanban methodologies and processes
• Strong understanding of IT concepts and better practices implementing enterprise software solutions
• Strong understanding of business and IT processes
• Strong facilitation and communication skills required
• Must possess strong documentation skills and can work with rapid change and fast pace
• Ability to effectively manage stakeholder expectations
• Ability and work with and align different stakeholder groups towards consensus
• Proven ability to influence and/or work in high performing/geographically dispersed teams
• Basic understanding of cloud computing, n-tier architecture, enterprise networking and other IT concepts
• Experience with Organizational Change Management techniques as part of the overall project delivery methodology
• Excellent desktop software skills: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Visio, Jira, Confluence.

Specialized Skills (Desired)

• Basic knowledge of database and data warehouse technologies
• Experience with Salesforce Field Service Lightning or similar solutions

Work Flexibility

• Travel—Domestic, approximately 5-10%

Electrify America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws. Hybrid
Primary LocationUnited States-Virginia-Reston