As an Associate Project Manager at Opower, you will support deployments of our cutting-edge product suite for our utility clients. You will work directly with Project Managers to ensure that your Opower deployments are delivered on-time and according to client specifications. You will work on project teams that include clients, engagement managers, sales executives, professional services engineers, and our product development team. You will support project implementations by ensuring that project plans are accurate and comprehensive, and issues are tracked and escalated as needed. This is a critical role as our high-growth company continues to implement with more utilities, doing larger and larger deployments, with many occurring simultaneously. This is an ideal job for a project manager who wants to be part of a rapidly growing startup that is motivating millions to become more energy efficient.
Responisbilities
Create and manage project plans to support client implementations
Track and document project status, progress toward meeting milestone dates, and status of project issues and risks
Understand technical components of a deployment (SaaS platform) and how requirements affect project plans and timelines
Interact with client marketing teams to gather required marketing assets for implementation
Participate in client meetings with Engagement Managers and Project Managers
Capture project meeting notes and document in a format that can be shared with clients
Support the resolution of issues on assigned project
About You
You have 2-4 years of strong project management experience
You have a technical background and a BS in a computer-related or analytical field
You are comfortable working with different project management technologies
You know how to build an effective project plan that takes into account business and technical details, internal and external dependencies, shared resources, and risks
You understand technical concepts at a deep functional level. This helps you identify problems with prospective implementations (and your project schedules)
You are an excellent communicator
You love working with clients and delivering world-class technical projects with high quality
You function well in a fast-paced, information environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for delivering results is set high
