Senior Project Manager - Workplace Technology

Position Overview 

Align seeks a Workplace Technology Senior Project Manager with strong IT solution design and build-out experience working within Align’s Workplace Technology business based out of our New York City office. This role is focused on advising clients, designing and implementing workplace technology solutions for traditional technologies, as well as, smart office, IoT and automation technologies. This is an ideal opportunity for a polished project manager that is aspiring to expand into more of a Workplace Technology Strategic Advisor role.

The Senior Project Manager will manage the delivery of Workplace Technology projects, which will include maintaining accurate control of all resources and activities to ensure successful engagements. This person must also be technically savvy and sales-minded, as this person is expected to contribute to the pre-sales, solutions development, and proposal processes.

• This is a full-time position offering a targeted base salary of $125,000-$150,000, medical, dental, vison, 401K matching, paid training, paid time off, and performance-based bonuses
• This position will be based out of our New York City office; however, this person will be required to work at client locations in the New York metropolitan area. Some travel outside the tri-state area will be necessary within the United States

Key Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or an IT-related field is desired
• Over 5 years of technology project delivery experience managing complex business-critical IT workplace technology projects including solutioning, design and implementation and related experience
• Strong presentation, consultative, solution development, project management, and IT infrastructure design experience and the ability to provide active technical leadership on large-scale enterprise and SMB office workplace technology transformation projects
• Prior professional services or consulting experience managing large technology projects is a plus
• A broad understanding the product capabilities and experience designing workplace technology solutions including Cisco WebEx and video conferencing systems, IoT Sensors, PoE, Wireless Networks, LAN/WAN, Verkada and other security system, Audio / Video systems (AV), etc.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Possess the combination of skills required to be effective at pre-sales support, solutions development and project delivery responsibilities. 
• Must have IT advisory experience and the ability to lead current and future state technology requirement assessments including selecting, implementing and integrating new technologies related to modern, mobile, and agile workplace technology solutions
• Ability to estimate projects and create sales proposals for new business opportunities with assistance from the corporate office and solution leads. 
• Prior professional services or consulting experience managing large technology projects is a plus
• Excellent conceptualization, articulation, presentation and facilitation skills are essential
• Understand the business/strategic architecture considerations related to information technology projects within large, global infrastructure and Fortune 500 companies
• Ability to coordinate resources and drive solution development amongst technology teams
• Ability to communicate across technology silos and relate solutions to IT and business management
• Ability to interface with real estate, construction, facilities, architects, engineers, and other consultants

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all levels of engagement proposal development, pricing, client administration, resourcing, adherence to profit margin outlined as part of the proposal, risk management through project delivery and supervisory oversight of delivery team
• Responsible for running client project meetings, taking minutes, following up on tasks, and driving project work
• Help drive innovation in our Workplace Technology solutions - research, evaluate and integrate cutting edge modern workplace and end user technologies (AV, BMS / Smart Buildings, IoT, Security and Access Control Systems, Wi-Fi, Cloud, Collaboration and mobile workplace solutions)
• Influence customers as strategic advisor on Workplace Technology Transformation projects -partner with technical SMEs as needed and help provide executive-level consulting and advice to clients regarding workplace technology, including audio-visual systems, scheduling and workplace management solutions, smart office, environmental controls, streaming video, and a large variety of other technologies
• Manage overall engagement profitability, revenue, margins, utilization goals, pricing and contract administration while providing leadership, mentoring, and advice to internal Align professionals
• Act as technology representative at client meetings as well as internal project team affiliates including IT and Facilities, etc.

Tier 2

PM20