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Project Manager (OLAP)

Job Title: Project Manager (OLAP) Location: Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, LA, Mpls, NY, SF Job Description: Project Manager contributes to technical account management and communications as well as customer satisfaction and implementation success. The Project Manager Role is a lead consultant role which provides the employee with responsibility for successful delivery in specific customer engagements. The Project Manager is responsible for timely deliverables, project staffing, and overall satisfaction of the customer. In this role, the Project Manager must become intimate with all concerns that the customer faces with regards to the overall success of the implementation. The Project Manager must understand software implementation best practices as well as be extremely knowledgeable about the technology and architecture. Assignments range from departmental data mining engagements to enterprise-wide e-business solutions implemented by cross-functional teams. Job Duties (include but not limited to): Manage complex implementation, integration, enhancement, or audit projects: define production consulting scope, proposals, service engagements, and demand creation Manage and mentor more junior team members assigned to a project Work as part of a team with Sales, Sales Consultants, and Director of Professional Services Timely delivery of all project related deliverables Meet services revenue targets Position additional products and services into existing accounts May also serve as a senior-level billable consultant when needed Perform information systems needs assessment, information gathering and recommend appropriate business systems and IT infrastructure for customers Perform data modeling, application development, technical product assistance and tuning to meet customer performance and functional requirements Specify business systems (inputs, outputs, data, human and automated interfaces) to meet information processing objectives for product software platform Contribute to knowledge capital via project documentation and best practice solutions Maintain and grow knowledge of BI functionality and technical skills Ability to work under minimal supervision Job Qualifications: High level of technical proficiency in all aspects of OLAP and related technologies Familiarity with various OLAP products, ETL tools, ‘Cubes’, RDBMS such as SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 and TeraData, web devlp, and C/S platforms Understanding of core Business Intelligence (BI)/data warehousing technology: RDBMS such as SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 and Teradata, Web, Client/ Server, and OLAP Business Intelligence development experience and programming experience (SQL, Visual Basic, C, C++); Web/Internet experience (JAVA, HTML, ASP, XML, XSL, JavaScript) Subject matter expertise in areas such as Databases, SDK, Architecture, Security, and BI Planning Experience with implementation methodologies Proven ability to learn about new technologies and apply that knowledge to new challenges Knowledge and understanding of implementation methodology Application knowledge of the following industries: Consumer Packaged Goods, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Telecommunications, Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare and ERP 5+ years prior experience in systems integration consulting or software / hardware vendor services Ability to excel in a team environment Demonstrated creative problem solving ability Effective oral, presentation, and written communication skills The ideal candidate will possess the following professional qualities: Prior consulting experience in a "Trusted Advisor" role (Those without prior consulting experience will still be considered, but for a slightly lower level) Integrity - demonstrating the highest standards in everything you do Leadership Skills - motivating, influencing, and providing direction to others Team Skills - interacting and cooperating with others to achieve common goals Intellectual Competence - learning and processing new information, analyzing problems and new situations, and exercising sound judgment Flexibility - shifting priorities, adapting to new working situations and hours, and bouncing back from possible setbacks Motivation - setting high performance standards for yourself, and exceeding them Communication Skills - effectively articulating your thoughts and ideas both orally and in writing and proactively listening to others Prioritization Skills - organizing, planning and juggling multiple priorities and assignments to maximize productivity Customer Service Focus - developing, maintaining, and ensuring high quality client or customer relationships Technical Skills - acquiring and using specific knowledge of the technical tools required for the position Mentoring Skills - assist in the mentoring of more junior team members Ability to function independently and interact effectively with operational areas and colleagues Comfortable interacting with C Suite level executives Prior experience performing business development and relationship management functions Good written and verbal communication skills Additional professional certification(s) is highly desirable. Excellent compensation. (Will not lose a great candidate due to money!) Full benefits package plus 401k. MUST be willing to travel 75-80% A minimum of a Bachelors degree is REQUIRED. MUST be a US citizen or Permanent Resident