Are you a Project Manager experienced in managing SaaS Implementations and looking for career progression opportunities in a fast-growing, global tech company?
Project Manager
Cora is seeking a Project Manager, with SaaS implementation experience, to join our successful professional services delivery team. It offers an exciting opportunity to work within a high-performing team and working on your own initiative whilst delivering the highest standard of service to clients and the project team.
Specific responsibilities include client and internal team management, SaaS deployment, developing detailed project plans, ensuring resource availability, allocation, and delivering every project on time within budget and scope. You should be an excellent communicator and comfortable managing multiple tasks. You need to be a team player and have a problem-solving aptitude. Ideally, a commercially aware Project Manager who has managed software projects from initiation to closure.
Job Type
Full-Time, Permanent
Qualifications
A degree in computer science, IT, engineering, or a related field
Location
Remote, within Ireland or the UK, with occasional visits to our offices in Bedford and/or our HQ in Carrick on Shannon Ireland, as well as occasional onsite work with customers.
Experience
3-5 years
Life at Cora
What is it like to work at Cora? Here’s what our team has to say:
Responsibilities include:
- Manage all services and delivery related to our client. This will involve the coordination of internal resources and third parties/contractors for the execution and delivery of all approved work.
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget
- Manage all projects within the Cora implementation approach.
- Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
- Ensure resource availability, allocation, and management of the team.
- Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
- Use and execute appropriate controls to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques
- Report and escalate to your manager and management as required
- Manage and foster the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
- Perform risk management to minimize project risks
- Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field
- Proven working experience as a Project Manager in the information technology sector
- Excellent knowledge or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
- Minimum of 3+ years working as a Project Manager
- Commercial awareness and an ability to contribute to the financial success of Cora and its customers
- Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- PMP / PRINCE II certification is desirable
- Ability to work with clients onsite
- English: Fluent
- Occasional travel to customer sites is required.
Benefits
- You will be rewarded with a competitive salary.
- We offer flexible working, life insurance, pension, and health cover.
- We have progressive learning and development policies and every Cora employee is granted an annual allowance of €3,000/£3,000 and five days per annum to focus on professional development.
- We encourage team events, run wellness initiatives, and are committed to our local community and local charities.
- Opportunities to travel are available for those interested in seeing more of the world while also working to deliver for our clients.
How to Apply
To apply for this role please submit a copy of your CV via our BambooHR page. (Although the location on the Bamboo listing says “Bedford” the form can also be used by Irish-based applicants).
If you have any questions about the role, feel free to contact us at careers@corasystems.com , or on any of our social channels. This position is open only to candidates eligible to live and work in Ireland or the UK.
Cora Systems do not require the assistance of third-party recruitment agencies at this time and will not accept unsolicited responses nor assignments without prior contractual arrangements.
About Cora
Our story:
Founded in Ireland in 1999, Cora has long since established itself as a global leader in enterprise project and portfolio management software solutions. We partner with global organizations and government agencies to supercharge their journey from strategy and planning to execution and delivery.
Our culture:
At Cora, we put our customers front and center. We take ownership and we take personal initiative to bring about positive results. We grow and develop ourselves and our colleagues.
We have a positive, can-do attitude. We are ambitious, with contagious energy and a collaborative spirit. We treat everybody with respect, always. We are curious, we step off the path and defy convention. Above all else, we insist on being true to ourselves.
Visit our Careers page to learn more about life at Cora – much more than just a job.