Job Description

:What You\'ll DoAvalara Professional Services is seeking an experienced Project Manager familiar with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), retail, and e-commerce solutions to join our growing Professional Services implementation team as a Project Manager.

• Responsible for the overall planning, direction, coordination, execution, control and completion of assigned projects.
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Develop and deliver to customers a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
• Actively monitor client projects and solve problems to keep projects moving forward. Report and escalate as needed.
• Leverage strong analytical and expertise to elicit requirements and document related business processes, propose/understand best practices for sales and use tax automation initiatives.
• Successfully manage the relationship with the client, consulting team, Avalara partners and all stakeholders.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Work strategically and independently with internal and external groups on multiple simultaneous projects.
• Assist clients and functional consultants with developing and executing testing plans and procedures.
• Support the sales and account management teams in selling additional tax and professional services.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

What You\'ll Need to be Successful

• College Degree
• Five years of work experience
• Two or more years of software project management delivery, preferably SaaS software solution delivery.
• Strong ability to understand and conceptualize accounting and tax processes and procedures.
• Experience working with clients at all organizational levels with a high degree of professionalism and business acumen.
• Strong ability to articulate process logic and technical architecture including building and delivery of functional/technical presentations.
• Experience with multiple ERP and e-commerce solutions with a focus on sales order/invoicing processes.
• Fundamental knowledge of Systems Delivery Life Cycle and Software Development Lifecycle.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required with a demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Teamwork-oriented with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and business development.
• Ability to think strategically, solve problems effectively and tenaciously follow-through to ensure client success.
• Results-oriented with strong people and time management skills, highly organized, motivated and driven to succeed.

How We\'ll Take Care of YouTotal RewardsIn addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.Flexible hybrid working
We support hybrid work and flexible schedules for our employees.Learn more about our benefits by region here:
About AvalaraWe\xe2\x80\x99re Avalara. We\xe2\x80\x99re defining the relationship between tax and tech.We\xe2\x80\x99ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year.Last year, we became a billion-dollar business, and our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people - there\xe2\x80\x99s nearly 5,000 of us now. Our growth is real, and we\xe2\x80\x99re not slowing down - not until we\xe2\x80\x99ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.We\xe2\x80\x99re bright, innovative and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we\xe2\x80\x99ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.We\xe2\x80\x99ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.EEO StatementWe\xe2\x80\x99re an Equal Opportunity Employer. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company \xe2\x80\x94 we don\xe2\x80\x99t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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