Senior Project Manager, DELMIA Dassault Systèmes
Waltham, MA

Job Description

Imagine new horizons...

Dassault Systemes DELMIA brand provides Apriso solutions to clients across all industries. Apriso projects can be complex and have contributions from a diversity of skills and talents. In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to our client's success by leading and motivating a consulting and client team in the successful design, configuration and deployment of the DELMIA Apriso solution. You will interact with both internal Dassault Systemes and client stakeholders to ensure project success and client satisfaction.

What will your role be?

We're looking for a person that ideally has a good diversity of manufacturing project deployment experience related to enterprise software. This is a customer facing role and Project Managers are required to travel onsite to meet with customers, open to candidates anywhere in the USA or Canada.

The challanges ahead

* Manage the implementation of the Apriso Software suite throughout the entire project lifecycle
* Manage project scope and customer expectations
* Responsible for project risk management at proposal stage and throughout project, making plans to minimize and mitigate risks
* Responsible for all project planning and control including budget, schedule, customer satisfaction, ensuring successful execution to plan (including: getting all required sign-offs, keeping all parties informed of plans, progress and issues)
* Ensure quality of deliverables via an agreement to quality assurance and by providing support to the project team
* Lead internal process improvement of Apriso business practices and procedures
* Identify and work with appropriate team to assure successful project completion
* Report status and issues regularly, identifying and diagnosing issues and needs, escalating as far as necessary to resolve in both Apriso and customer organization
* Present training content or other business content as required
* Support and record post-project reviews

Your key success factors?

* Willingness and ability to travel overnight and for multiply days 50% to 75% and work onsite at customer's facilities
* Strong communication skills including very strong writing skills utilizing the rules of English grammar, verbally clear and concise
* Conferred Bachelor degree or technical experience equivalent
* Minimum of four (4) years' of experience in customer facing role
* Warehouse or Manufacturing systems project management, and managing multiple projects simultaneously
* Minimum of two years of software project management experience along with the documented experiences and skills to lead a team of consultants and software engineers
* Formal Project Management training and certifications (such as Project Management Institute, package software methodology courses, or other training)
* Experience in a Supply Chain/ LES/ MES/ ERP functional role (either business or IT) providing familiarity with business processes and practices
* Demonstrated skills in managing software implementation lifecycles, including the project financials and scope while developing strong customer relationships and outstanding customer satisfaction
* Strong business use of the Microsoft suite and this included MS Project to plan and track project execution
* Highly organized with critical attention to details in all projects matter including writing original technical proposal and clarification documents
* Ability to work independently and/or within a collaborative team structure
* Prior knowledge and/or use of DELMIA Apriso and/or use of other MES technical products is a plus
* SAP or Oracle applications experience is a plus
* Business Process Certifications, such as APICS, CPIM are plusses
* Strategic Program Certifications, such as Six Sigma Black Belt is a plus

Compensation & Benefits

Dassault Systèmes offers an excellent salary with potential for bonus, commensurate with experience that is above average in the local community. Benefits include a choice of plans providing comprehensive coverage for medical, dental, vision care for employee & dependents as well as employee life, short & long term disability, tuition reimbursement, immediate 401K enrollment, 401K match, 3 weeks' vacation and 8 paid holidays plus 4 floating holidays.

Equal opportunity

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at 3DS are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. 3DS is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and above), disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. 3DS will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.