The Opportunity:
We’re looking for a Client Project Manager to help us push the boundaries of what education can offer through the power of technology. Education is our passion and our team members bring that to work each day as they aim to advance learning in every region of the world. Blackboard is the world’s leading education technology company, providing dynamic products and services to the global education community. We’re focused on driving innovation in EdTech and working with our clients to create a smarter learning environment.
For more information about Blackboard Inc. and our career opportunities, please visit www.blackboard.com.
Blackboard International Consulting is focused on working with clients to deliver technology and consulting solutions that address a wide variety of business and technology challenges. Our Client Project Managers and Delivery Consultants deliver many standard and custom solutions that extend, enhance, and integrate Blackboard’s solutions across the client education enterprise.
As Client Project Manager, your primary responsibilities will include:
- Directing and monitoring all activities for a project portfolio of large, low- to high-risk projects from initiation to delivery
- Being accountable for overall performance and delivery of defined scope(s) of work as indicated by customer satisfaction, quality of products and/or services provided, level of profitability attained, and other such measures as may be designated
- Serving as the primary customer contact and managing overall company customer relationships for defined scope(s) of work to ensure responsiveness to customer needs and effective professional conduct
- Providing high level of project and client management guidance to consulting staff and executive management as needed to successfully deliver projects
- Performing as a lead project manager on advanced custom projects that require flexible delivery approaches in support of resolving project issues that would critically impact performance, schedule, or cost
- Developing project schedules and documentation; defining and assigning work to consultants assigned to project; monitoring and controlling work in progress for technical adequacy and alignment with project requirements; and providing active assistance to project team to meet schedules and resolve complex technical or customer requirements
- Providing consistent and comprehensive status reports, project updates, significant issue management and resolution reporting, and communication with clients and internal teams
- Establishing metrics and monitoring progress to assure contract compliance, customer satisfaction, and attainment of company commitments and objectives; reporting progress to appropriate levels of management and customers
- Adhering to established delivery methodology, quality standards, and best practices in project management
- Developing strong customer contacts and client management techniques that help define solutions for customer needs, leading to potential new business for Blackboard
- Actively identifying additional/expanded opportunities with existing customers
- Managing estimation process with orchestration of specialists, solution engineers, and customers to provide precise statements of work that meet expectations of clients and our delivery planning
- This role requires approximately 25%-50% travel
The Candidate:
Required skills/qualifications:
- University degree from accredited higher education institution or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of proven experience in program or project management of large, complex systems implementations and integrations, including direct external client interaction and leading change management efforts
- Background in leading projects that involve a diverse set of technologies, including web-based systems, SAAS environments, and enterprise-level systems supporting critical needs of clients
- Proven ability to establish successful communications plans with client executives, including the ability to interface with and present directly to C-level executives
- Strong people/team management skills; ability to provide direction/leadership to others as a project lead and/or a functional/technical specialist, especially on remote projects
- Exceptional attention to detail, excellent work ethic and drive, strong interpersonal skills, ability to develop strong project team, and demonstrated problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in and lead geographically distributed virtual teams and to build relationships with internal and external constituencies
- Demonstrated time management and prioritization skills, ability to work independently and to manage expectations effectively when handling multiple assignments simultaneously with competing deadlines
- Ability to manage many projects at the same time
- Demonstrated communication and presentation skills, analytical and problem-solving capabilities, and short- and long-term planning skills
- Experience with managing sub-contractors on a diverse project team
- Strong client relationship skills; ability to partner with technical as well as project leaders from client organizations to drive overall solution, manage issues/risks/dependencies, and facilitate schedule/scope conversations
- PMP or equivalent certification
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, Spanish, and Portuguese
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