e-Invoicing Project Manager Principal

Global e-invoicing senior level position responsible for leading and driving strategic solutions and execution across the entire Consulting organization.  This individual will help drive value through the delivery of the Vertex e-invoicing service and software solutions to maximize revenue and profit margins.  This role will lead and collaborate with the Practice Leadership teams, Product Management,  Partner Enablement and directly with customers to execute upon Vertex’s unique value proposition of current solutions while continuing to innovate upon successes.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ability to manage up to 10 projects simultaneously and provide guidance & leadership to all e-Invoicing project teams.

• Responsible for project managing all aspects of multiple global, complex e-Invoicing projects and strategic accounts.

• Reviews implemented software solutions, documents lessons learned and recommend improvements where appropriate. Owns primary budget responsibility for the project(s).

• Meet and exceed the field consulting team’s business objectives, including billable targets and successful client delivery by refining and optimizing the consulting business strategy, resources, and approach to managing the business internally.

• Provide thought leadership on professional services best practices, frameworks, methodologies, and approaches to partnership with a 3rd party Alliance delivery teams to drive consistency into our implementations and improve customer experience.

• Develops and reviews implementation methodology work products as defined by methodology guidelines.

• Continuous learning by staying current on industry trends, country regulations and mandates, and best practices

related to E-invoicing and sharing insights with internal teams and clients.

• Leverage existing subject matter expertise and build upon deep understanding of E-invoicing standards and formats, including CTC (Continuous Transaction Controls), PEPPOL (Pan European Public Procurement On-Line), EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), and country-specific invoicing standards to develop, present, and defend rational conclusions, recommendations and implementation strategies.

• Identifies opportunities for new business with existing clients and helps close new business.

• Mentor/Coach leadership team to create a world class services team that builds our e-Invoicing credentials and offers career growth for consultants.

OTHER KEY PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Makes decisions on scope and approach to deliver value to the client.

• Participates in resolutions of critical and complex design and implementation issues across projects. 

• Demonstrates understanding of the impact of the range of software issues affecting consultant’s area of specialization.

• Provides work directions and leadership to assigned projects including scheduling, assignment of work, and review of project efforts.

• Ensures that all project members understand their role, expected deliverables, and task completion dates.

• Proactively resolves dependencies with other projects and activities.

• Monitors project milestones, critical dates, and dependencies to identify potential issues that could jeopardize the project schedule.

• Implements strategies to resolve schedule issues.

• Keeps management aware of the major issues.

• Assesses variances from the project plan, analyzes them, gathers metrics, and develops and implements changes as necessary to ensure that the project remains within specified scope (e.g. original SoW and all approved changes), budget (e.g. time and cost), and quality objectives.

• Develops and enhances a productive working relationship with the client, project team members, partners, and other key entities.

• Provides the project team constructive feedback as it pertains to project performance.

• Leads efforts that extend and enhance the project management discipline at Vertex.

• Occasional travel may be required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Oversee and influence outcomes of  the consulting project teams on e-Invoicing projects. Provide coaching and mentorship to develop and enhance individual and team performance on all e-Invoicing projects.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Expert knowledge of product development, information systems, software development lifecycles, facilitation and influencing, and project management methods.

• Expert knowledge of all functional & technical aspects for all types of implementations across practices.

• Expert ability to apply advanced project management methodology (e.g. Agile, Waterfall) and tools (e.g. MS Project, Smartsheet) to all projects.

• Expert knowledge of project planning, execution, controlling, and closing.

• Expert ability to estimate (multiple methods), plan, and track complex, technical, and dependent tasks.

• Performs work without supervision. Handles highly complex issues and problems utilizing independent judgement.

• Strategic thinking with the ability to lead / contribute to enterprise wide, strategic discussions and decisions.

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, time management, decision making, team building, presentation and oral and written communications skills.

• Proven thought leadership experience, providing insight and direction for the company and the consulting line of business.

• Established strategic agility with the capacity to understand complex business problems, market trends, and technology challenges and to articulate these to the organization.

• Have strong problem solving, risk assessment and negotiation skills with experience in managing project dependencies.

• Good time management, communications, decision-making, presentation skills (to all levels of leadership), and organization is required.

• Results oriented, customer focused, and exhibit good interpersonal skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft office packages.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• 10+ years of experience within E-invoicing / EDI domain

• 10+ years of experience managing client services teams and/or sales or business development within a professional services firm or equivalent experience

• 5+years of Consulting or related leadership experience.

• Functional and technical understanding of finance systems and processes

• Strong operational management, project management, consulting, technology and process improvement skills.

• In-depth knowledge of E-Invoicing regulations, technologies, tax compliance and financial processes, and best practices.

• Professional PMP certification is preferred or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

Other Qualifications

The Winning Way behaviors that all Vertex employees need in order to meet the expectations of each other, our customers, and our partners.

• Communicate with Clarity - Be clear, concise, and actionable. Be relentlessly constructive. Seek and provide meaningful feedback.

• Act with Urgency - Adopt an agile mentality - frequent iterations, improved speed, resilience. 80/20 rule – better is the enemy of done. Don’t spend hours when minutes are enough.

• Work with Purpose - Exhibit a “We Can” mindset. Results outweigh effort. Everyone understands how their role contributes. Set aside personal objectives for team results.

• Drive to Decision - Cut the swirl with defined deadlines and decision points. Be clear on individual accountability and decision authority. Guided by a commitment to and accountability for customer outcomes.

• Own the Outcome - Defined milestones, commitments and intended results. Assess your work in context, if you’re unsure, ask. Demonstrate unwavering support for decisions.

COMMENTS:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals in this position. Other functions may be assigned, and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.

Base pay offered to new hires may vary based upon factors including relevant industry and job-related skills and experience, geographic location, and business needs.* The range displayed does not encompass the full potential of the role, which allows for further growth and career progression.

In addition, as a part of our total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Vertex Bonus Plan (VOB), a role-specific sales commission/bonus, and/or equity grants.

Learn more about Life at Vertex and connect with your recruiter for more details regarding Vertex's compensation and benefit programs.

*In no case will your pay fall below applicable local minimum wage requirements.