Sr. Project Mngr

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Are you a problem solver, explorer, and knowledge seeker - always asking, “What if?”

If so, then you may be the new team member we’re looking for. Because at SAS, your curiosity matters - whether you’re developing algorithms, creating customer experiences or answering critical questions. Curiosity is our code, and the opportunities here are endless.

**What we do**

We’re the leader in analytics. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence. Our curiosity fuels innovation, pushing boundaries, challenging the status quo and changing the way we live.

**What you’ll do**

We’re looking for a Implementation Project Manager to serves as customer liaison on projects to assure success throughout entire customer life cycle and interacts with clients/customers, staff, managers, and applicable departments at SAS.

You will:

- Assumes fiscal responsibility for the projects, including managing budget, expense management, timely invoicing, receivables tracking and monitoring /managing subcontractor expenses.
- Assists in the response to RFIs and RFPs, utilizing the RFP Repository and coordinating the consulting resources that are providing the technical information.
- Prepares sample or high level project plans to satisfy customer requirements to close deals, identify potential implementation options and provide recommendations on implementation approaches.
- Participates in deal review sessions with account teams and senior management.
- Completes risk assessment documents for projects, meeting articulated criteria (sizeable financial concerns, heavy use of subcontractors, implementation of new solutions, etc.)
- Participates with account management teams to write, estimate and review proposals for software, hosting, and services deals.
- May support Senior Project Managers or Program Managers on large projects and may independently manage small scale projects.
- Manages internal or external customer expectations fully and acts as customer liaison.
- Manages SAS Software implementation projects throughout the project life cycle.
- Identifies and matches skills of project team members with the implementation requirements and tasks, including subcontractors if required, and verifies that team members know and understand their assignments.
- Leverages methodologies, enablers and best practices to accelerate project delivery.
- Ensures quality assurance and test plans are developed for the project.
- Maintains an accurate project plan, adheres to deadlines and communicates weekly project status reports, issues, alerts, signoffs and closure to the team, management and the customer.
- Forecasts revenue and resource requirements for the duration of the project.
- Provides leadership and drives customer success while overcoming barriers and satisfying staff, management and stakeholder commitments.
- Assures overall customer satisfaction through project health checks, surveys and Delivery Excellence agreements according the the governing Project Management Methodology.

**What we’re looking for**
- You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.
- Knowledge of Project Management Practice procedures and tools
- Demonstrated domain and industry expertise

**Other knowledge, skills, and abilities**
- Very good facilitation skills, including meeting content/agenda and proactive/creative management of issues.
- Good problem-solving, organizational, written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and with a team.
- Travel as business requirements dictate at management discretion.
- Fluent French, Dutch and English

**Why SAS**
- We love living the #SASlife and believe that happy, healthy people have a passion for life, and bring that energy to work. No matter what your specialty or where you are in the world, your unique contributions will make a difference.
- Our multi-dimensional culture blends our different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Here, it isn’t about fitting into our culture, it’s about adding to it - and we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring.

**Additional Information**:

- All valid SAS job openings are located on the Careers page at _
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- SAS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law._