Project Manager – EMEA

Are you ready for something new? When you have spent years honing your skills as a Project Manager leading the implementation of B2B Software – maybe even in HCM or WFM – then it may be time to leverage that experience!

We are looking for that Project Manager, who is mature and can successfully balance customers’ needs with ours. Cloud-based solutions require a long-term approach, and the project manager builds the foundation for a healthy relationship.

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Who are we?

Simms & Associates (S&A) is a dynamic workforce management consulting firm with a global footprint, working with multi-national clients. Originally founded in Spain, S&A expanded its presence to North America and now has teams in Canada and the United States. Our diverse team of consultants and project managers operates across various countries and specialises in multinational software implementations.

More about the role

As a Project Manager (PM) within the S&A Services team, the Project Manager is responsible for planning, managing, and successfully implementing new and phased-based projects for our customers.

Project Managers will have strong experience managing multiple high-complexity projects simultaneously and are experienced in effectively communicating and negotiating resource, cost, and timeline information to our internal and external customers.

The Project Manager works closely with our partners exercising leadership and organisational management skills to ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget, meeting the customer’s stated and implied business needs.

**This is a remote based position**

Responsibilities

  • Identify, develop, and communicate project work plans, scope, timeline, and project resourcing requirements
  • Manage and drive issues to closure
  • Perform risk management to minimise and mitigate project risks
  • Set and manage customer expectations of project deliverables then communicate, as needed, to meet changing situations
  • Use appropriate change control to manage change in project scope, schedule and costs
  • Prepare, coordinate, and lead meetings between customers, S&A Team members and other stakeholders
  • Manage projects using our methodology standards and recommend appropriate changes to improve speed and consistency of work delivery
  • Enforce project standards to ensure deliverable quality

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in a professional services organisation, ideally a B2B software company in HCM or Workforce Management.
  • 5+ years working experience as a Project Manager.
  • Broad knowledge of labour management, scheduling, leave management, or similar domain product/systems strongly preferred
  • Well versed in software implementation methodology with experience defining project requirements, managing project engagements, developing project plans, etc.
  • Relevant skills and professional experience, preferably in business or information technology, with a B.A. or B.S. degree being advantageous but not essential
  • Demonstrates strong leadership presence and consulting skills, partnering with customer’s executives
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong, effective decision-making and multi-tasking skills within stringent deadlines
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and adapt to meet changing scope and resource situations.
  • Strong organisational and time management skills
  • PMP Certification or equivalent preferred. Additional relevant qualifications, e.g. Agile, Change Management, will be taken into consideration.

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