Project Manager

**Build your future with Sovos.**

If you are looking for an opportunity where career-minded professionals can achieve success while bringing their best and whole selves to work each day, Sovos may be the company you have been looking for. Employees at Sovos operate on the leading edge of digital technology while working to improve lives and the communities in which we live and work. When we say Solve Tax for Good, we mean For Good in every sense of the word. Our organizational commitment is to provide a place where employees can thrive and progress in their careers while having the support behind them that only a global company can offer.

Sound like this might be the opportunity you have been looking for?

It’s not about what you have done somewhere else, it’s all about what you are capable of doing here.

**The Work You’ll Do**:
The Project Manager is responsible for managing the complete life cycle of projects, including initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing of projects to ensure planned results are achieved on time. As a Project Manager, you will develop project plans, timelines, and ensure progress-to-plan, actuals-to-budget as well as tracking and communicating critical project achievements. You will be the primary point of contact for the project and will be responsible for providing regular project updates to all project stakeholders, as well as serving as the initial point of contact for all project-related escalations. You will work with vendors and teams to establish and achieve goals.
- What are my responsibilities going to be, more specifically?_
- Manage all assigned projects to completion, ensuring on-time delivery, meeting of budgetary demands, and maintenance of overall project ownership.
- Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
- Responsible for planning and managing project resources effectively.
- Responsible for managing and approving all billable time and expenses recorded against the project by Sovos Consultants, including your own project time and expenses.
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs.
- Provide regularly scheduled updates to internal and external stakeholders and hold weekly project update meetings throughout the implementation lifecycle.
- Manage expectations for internal and external stakeholders to ensure satisfaction throughout the implementation process.
- Proactively manage change control and communicate impact in project scope; identify issues, and devise contingency plans.
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
- Serve as the first level of escalations for all Project-related risks and issues
- Must be comfortable working with Fortune 1000 companies.
- Fully responsible for ensuring internal and external customer satisfaction for a defined portfolio or projects
- Comfortable and confident with making important decisions that impact project outcomes

**What We Need From You**:

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- 3-5 years’ experience managing projects in software/professional services company.
- Experience in Software/IT project is a must.
- Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and work assignments concurrently
- Strong time management, organizational and decision-making skills
- Demonstrated track record of finishing projects on time and on budget.
- Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc..)
- Experience using Microsoft Projects or other Project Management solutions is highly desirable
- Experience using Open Air or comparable PSA software solutions is highly desirable
- Superior customer service skills
- Excellent communications skills (verbal and written)
- Moderate travel required to Sovos locations / events and client sites when necessary
- Essential Job Functions:

- Interact effectively with teammates, colleagues and clients
- Allocate resources effectively to satisfy customer requirements and internal implementation Sovos targets
- Manage stakeholder expectations
- Collaborate with functional leads to achieve implementation goals
- Comprehend and communicate complex concepts
- Concentrate, analyze and resolve complex problems
- Leverage technology (laptop, cloud computing, smartphones) to fulfill work requirements

**What Does Sovos Offer You?**
- The tools to enhance your life - because we want you to enjoy your life outside of work_
- Continuing opportunities for further Learning & Development
- Progressive Wellness Program
- A chance to work with talented and passionate people in a rewarding and values-driven environment
- Mentoring Programs
- Management Bootcamps and Development Trainings
- Yearly performance reviews where compensation and performance are assessed and rewarded generously
- Clear paths for growth within our roles (but we know that career development can be like a spider web, not a ladder - we give you the to