Project Director

Title - Project Director

Location - Remote (USA)

Sapiens is on the lookout for a Project Director to become a key player in our North America team. If you're a seasoned Project Director and ready to take your career to new heights with an established, globally successful company, this role could be the perfect fit.

Location: Remote (USA)

This position will be part of Sapiens' SNAP division, for more information about it, Click here

Overview:

The Project Director works hands-on leading our clients and internal staff in implementing our proprietary applications. This position requires technical aptitude, business acumen,WorkersCompensation industry knowledge, and strong customer-facing skills. The Project Director may spend part of their time at the client site, working directly with the customers' business and technical teams.

Projects are staffed to provide both business and technical expertise for the client. The responsibilities outlined below represent the overall duties accomplished by the Project Director.

Outside of primary project responsibilities, the Project Director will take on other internal responsibilities as deemed appropriate.

Description:

• Responsible for ensuring customer projects are delivered in scope, on-time, in superior quality, on-budget and meet all contractual obligations.
• Utilize Agile or waterfall project management methodologies and relevant supporting software in the planning, scheduling, reporting and change management of the projects.
• Manage (in a matrix way) business analysts, developers and testers throughout the project lifecycle - from business requirements acquisition to a successful go-live.
• Create, monitor and execute project plans.
• Work closely with the project technical leads in the creation and management of project artifacts, schedules and budgets.
• Governance - provision of customer project statuses, project timeline maintenance, project plan performance reporting, etc
• Estimate and create project budgets including but not limited to: tracking and monitoring project cost, review of budgets and costs with customer and internal management, management and maintenance of detailed project time records for all members of the project team.
• Manage customer expectations and deliverables including as appropriate client issues management and escalation.
• Report, document and manage risks, risk mitigation activities and the resolution of system delivery and support issues.
• Support the sales and account management functions to expand the customer relationship beyond the projects.

Skills & Experience:

• Must have a minimum of 10+ years of overall experience in leading software implementation projects, which included development and delivery to customers.
• Industry domain experience within the sector is required, withWorkersCompensation experience preferred.
• Experience with all aspects of project management practices including use of Microsoft Project.
• Experience leading teams providing coaching, mentoring and training to customers.
• Strong knowledge, understanding and experience working with Agile and waterfall methodologies
• Strong business orientation and experience in direct interaction with customers
• Knowledge and experience in project delivery methodology
• A history of delivering projects meeting requirements, on schedule and on budget
• Strong customer support experience
• Must possess demonstrated exceptional oral, written, and presentation communication skills
• Motivated to succeed with a can-do approach
• A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has ability to manage and prioritize concurrent work assignments.
• PMP certification - preferred
• Position requires travel according to customers need, up to 25%.

About Sapiens

Sapiens International Corporation (NASDAQ and TASE: SPNS) is a global leader in intelligent insurance software solutions. With Sapiens' robust platform, customer-driven partnerships, and rich ecosystem, insurers are empowered to future-proof their organizations with operational excellence in a rapidly changing marketplace. We help insurers harness the power of AI and advanced automation to support core solutions for property and casualty, workers' compensation, and life insurance, including reinsurance, financial & compliance, data & analytics, digital, and decision management. Sapiens boasts a longtime global presence, serving over 600 customers in more than 30 countries with its innovative SaaS offerings. Recognized by industry experts and selected for the Microsoft Top 100 Partner program, Sapiens is committed to partnering with our customers for their entire transformation journey and is continuously innovating to ensure their success. For more information visit us at www.sapiens.com.

Sapiens is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment that embraces individuals from diverse backgrounds.