Niche Talent Finders
Project Director-Public (State & Local) ERP advisory-US
Niche Talent Finders, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Project Director-Public (State & Local) ERP advisory-US
Niche Talent Finders with Headquarters in Dallas, Texas, is your smart recruiting source that connects highly experienced IT, Accounting, Finance and Operational professionals domestically and internationally with top companies across multiple disciplines, levels, technologies and industries. The Public Sector Project Director is responsible for all phases of planning and execution of public sector enterprise software and services procurement, as well as implementation oversight. This position supports public sector clients in designing and developing an ERP procurement strategy including, but not limited to, defining project mission, goals and objectives, gathering system requirements, authoring Requests For Proposals (RFPs) or Requests For Information (RFIs), along with developing other associated procurement documents. This individual is responsible for facilitating the vendor evaluation and selection process, while remaining vendor, software and product neutral. Additionally, the Project Director is responsible for supporting contract negotiations to the awarded software provider, integrator, or both, and overseeing the duration of the implementation engagement to include areas of scope such as QA oversight, project management of the overall engagement, overseeing management of designated supplemental resources, and reviewing work products and deliverables produced throughout the SDLC methodology. Key responsibilities include: Leading the client through a well-designed, documented solicitation and evaluation process that is not protested, resulting in a clear statement of work and contract with a qualified solution provider. Serving in an extended capacity throughout the overall project implementation, if contracted by the client. Leading, supporting and/or overseeing the planning and the development of all project deliverables and assuming overall responsibility for staffing, budget, work plans, scope, project milestones, issues management and risk management utilizing CLIENTS’s project management methods, tools and templates. Requirements: Ten plus years of recent experience leading the solicitation and vendor evaluation of large, complex public sector IT projects, preferably ERP-related. Significant delivery management experience, including managing teams at all project phases, exemplary track record in successful client relationship management and multi-project oversight on multi-year engagements. Possesses knowledge and experience in public sector procurement strategies. Ability to independently manage client relationships, including executive sponsors and senior project management to ensure client satisfaction throughout the engagement. Demonstrated experience in successfully leading all phases of a public sector vendor evaluation and selection, as well as implementation. Adept at learning the client business, creating internal partnerships, fostering collaboration and recommending strategies that fit the client culture and business model. Experience developing and creating public sector procurement documents (e.g., RFPs) and related acquisition documents for software and services. Ability to design and draft evaluation materials including an Evaluation Guide, demonstration scripts, interview scripts, scoring criteria, scoring analyses and others. Ability to provide high level expertise across a broad range of business and IT-related subject matter areas. Experience with public sector procurement policies and procedures. Experience performing cost benefit analysis regarding new IT purchases. Experience managing large IT budgets. Experience negotiating and managing software and services contracts. Public sector experience (minimum of five to seven years at multiple client engagements). Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas in easy to understand business terms, to all levels of management including Executive Leaders. Ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities with high attention to detail. Possesses strong analytical skills and good listening skills with ability to effectively coach and mentor others; must be able to lead by influence. Exhibits effective team/teambuilding skills. Ability to make decisions and properly escalate those decisions that cannot be resolved on a timely basis. Oversees project delivery from a department and organization wide perspective, based on project implementation scope and stakeholder impact. Education: Bachelor of Arts or Science degree required, technical or business field preferred. MBA or other advanced degree(s) desirable. Skills: Demonstrates working knowledge with MS-Office Suite of software applications and tools, including: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS-Project and MS-Outlook.
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Niche Talent Finders with Headquarters in Dallas, Texas, is your smart recruiting source that connects highly experienced IT, Accounting, Finance and Operational professionals domestically and internationally with top companies across multiple disciplines, levels, technologies and industries. The Public Sector Project Director is responsible for all phases of planning and execution of public sector enterprise software and services procurement, as well as implementation oversight. This position supports public sector clients in designing and developing an ERP procurement strategy including, but not limited to, defining project mission, goals and objectives, gathering system requirements, authoring Requests For Proposals (RFPs) or Requests For Information (RFIs), along with developing other associated procurement documents. This individual is responsible for facilitating the vendor evaluation and selection process, while remaining vendor, software and product neutral. Additionally, the Project Director is responsible for supporting contract negotiations to the awarded software provider, integrator, or both, and overseeing the duration of the implementation engagement to include areas of scope such as QA oversight, project management of the overall engagement, overseeing management of designated supplemental resources, and reviewing work products and deliverables produced throughout the SDLC methodology. Key responsibilities include: Leading the client through a well-designed, documented solicitation and evaluation process that is not protested, resulting in a clear statement of work and contract with a qualified solution provider. Serving in an extended capacity throughout the overall project implementation, if contracted by the client. Leading, supporting and/or overseeing the planning and the development of all project deliverables and assuming overall responsibility for staffing, budget, work plans, scope, project milestones, issues management and risk management utilizing CLIENTS’s project management methods, tools and templates. Requirements: Ten plus years of recent experience leading the solicitation and vendor evaluation of large, complex public sector IT projects, preferably ERP-related. Significant delivery management experience, including managing teams at all project phases, exemplary track record in successful client relationship management and multi-project oversight on multi-year engagements. Possesses knowledge and experience in public sector procurement strategies. Ability to independently manage client relationships, including executive sponsors and senior project management to ensure client satisfaction throughout the engagement. Demonstrated experience in successfully leading all phases of a public sector vendor evaluation and selection, as well as implementation. Adept at learning the client business, creating internal partnerships, fostering collaboration and recommending strategies that fit the client culture and business model. Experience developing and creating public sector procurement documents (e.g., RFPs) and related acquisition documents for software and services. Ability to design and draft evaluation materials including an Evaluation Guide, demonstration scripts, interview scripts, scoring criteria, scoring analyses and others. Ability to provide high level expertise across a broad range of business and IT-related subject matter areas. Experience with public sector procurement policies and procedures. Experience performing cost benefit analysis regarding new IT purchases. Experience managing large IT budgets. Experience negotiating and managing software and services contracts. Public sector experience (minimum of five to seven years at multiple client engagements). Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas in easy to understand business terms, to all levels of management including Executive Leaders. Ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities with high attention to detail. Possesses strong analytical skills and good listening skills with ability to effectively coach and mentor others; must be able to lead by influence. Exhibits effective team/teambuilding skills. Ability to make decisions and properly escalate those decisions that cannot be resolved on a timely basis. Oversees project delivery from a department and organization wide perspective, based on project implementation scope and stakeholder impact. Education: Bachelor of Arts or Science degree required, technical or business field preferred. MBA or other advanced degree(s) desirable. Skills: Demonstrates working knowledge with MS-Office Suite of software applications and tools, including: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS-Project and MS-Outlook.
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