Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Huron helps education organizations and academic medical centers drive growth, enhance performance, and implement transformative solutions. The SaaS Project Manager plans, coordinates, and delivers client-facing SaaS implementation and enhancement projects while managing scope, schedules, risks, resources, and stakeholder communication. The role coordinates project teams and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and closure of client-facing projects
- Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, deliverables, and success criteria
- Ensure projects are appropriately scoped, staffed, and executed
- Drive accountability for project milestones, objectives, and outcomes
- Serve as the primary point of contact for project communication
- Facilitate status meetings, project reviews, and stakeholder discussions
- Provide clear updates on project progress, risks, issues, and key decisions
- Build strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders to support successful delivery
- Partner with Technical Consultants and Team Leads to coordinate resource assignments and delivery priorities across assigned PODs
- Monitor team capacity, workload distribution, and project demand to support effective staffing and delivery outcomes
- Identify resource constraints, competing priorities, and potential delivery impacts, escalating risks as appropriate
- Collaborate with leadership on Technical Consultant utilization, capacity planning, and resource forecasting activities
- Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, dependencies, and obstacles
- Drive issue resolution and escalate concerns when appropriate
- Implement mitigation strategies to support successful project delivery
- Maintain visibility into project health and delivery performance
- Apply project management methodologies, tools, and delivery standards
- Maintain required project documentation, reporting, and governance activities
- Support organizational change, adoption, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Contribute to process enhancements, knowledge sharing, and best practices
Skills
- 3+ years of experience in project management, implementation, consulting, or related client-facing roles
- Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
- Strong communication, facilitation, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and drive accountability
- Experience with project management methodologies, governance practices, and collaboration tools
- Proficiency with Smartsheet and Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint
- Ability to collaborate effectively with geographically dispersed teams and stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Information Systems, Healthcare Administration, or a related field preferred
- Equivalent experience will be considered
- Experience managing SaaS implementation or software delivery projects
- Experience working in professional services, consulting, or client-facing environments
- Experience coordinating Technical resources, delivery teams, or capacity planning activities
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps and Salesforce
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification preferred
Benefits
- Eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Other wellness programs
- Remote work
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