Senior Deployment Manager/Analyst

Job Description Manage the QA/QC effort for multiple deployments of a sophisticated time and leave system.
Understanding client acceptance criteria, then creating and designing a QC solution to validate those criteria.
Setting expectations appropriately with customers and delivering successes.
Determine, document and QC project plans and proposals.
Understand document and QC customer requirements.
Design, document and QC workflows and processes to support those requirements.
Work closely with Technical Consultants to deliver solutions.
QA overall projects using standard project management methodology.
Help the customer transition to the new production system – change management.
Makes tough decisions about deployment quality, renders judgments, or takes actions, after considering alternative solutions and business priorities.

 

 

Skill - Requirements

 
A minimum of 10 years of experience in Business Analysis/Project Management.
Must have 3 - 6 years of experience managing deployments for ERP type systems, or performing quality assurance & quality control actions for deployment efforts.
Any experience with Payroll and/or Workforce Management systems is a plus
Effective communication skills. Must be capable of communicating effectively both orally and written, with senior managers down to junior team members.  Must be capable of drafting, reviewing and evaluating documents and artifacts.
Proven organization skills. Must be capable of managing multiple deployments concurrently with a small team of QC Analysts.
Effective process skills. Must be experienced with development, implementation, validation, and continuous improvement for all supporting processes and procedures governing deployment.
Effective Metrics orientation.  Must be experienced in designing, developing, implementing, and managing QA/QC metrics.
Project management experience overseeing multiple projects concurrently.
Excellent credentials in team management. Since this project will be operating in a very aggressive delivery atmosphere the ability to continually monitor and motivate team members is an important attribute.
Excellent understanding of Risk Assessment processes and methodologies.
Should have the maturity and adaptability to toggle between strategy and the realities of operational execution.
CMMI or PMI certification is a plus.
1 year plus consulting position.