Project Manager

MicroStrategy - Best in Business Intelligence.





Since 1989, MicroStrategy has provided integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Our Business Intelligence platform, MicroStrategy 8 , provides business solutions to query, report, and analyze data, and distributes insight to users via web, wireless and voice.





With more than 2,800 satisfied customers and over 500 technology and integration partners, MicroStrategy 8 has been proven to be the best, most complete solution for business intelligence. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability.





MicroStrategy has over 1100 employees worldwide and our corporate headquarters is in McLean, Virginia, a high-tech suburb of Washington, D.C.





MicroStrategy's technology has been consistently ranked as the best in the industry by leading analysts. Our technology has received numerous awards and accolades from industry reviews and from customers that have used our technology beyond the capabilities provided by other vendors. We believe that the breadth of functionality and quality of our offering is unmatched in this industry and our team of dedicated software professionals strives to maintain and enhance that reputation every day.





We are looking for motivated Project Managers who want to be a part of a high-paced seasoned team of professionals working with clients to facilitate the use of MicroStrategy's Business Intelligence products. Successful candidates will get to work with some of the best minds in the industry while applying their skills to immediate use.





Job Description:


The MicroStrategy 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 MicroStrategy implementation. The Project Manager must understand software implementation best practices as well as be extremely knowledgeable about the MicroStrategy technology and architecture.

















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 Productions Consultants assigned to a project;


- Work as part of a team with Sales, Sales Consultants, and Director of Professional Services


- Meet services revenue targets; and,


- May also serve as a senior-level billable consultant when needed.





Qualifications:





- Education, if applicable: At least a bachelor's or equivalent degree in a business, technical or related field is preferred.


Experience, if applicable: 5 years Consulting or Management Experience.

Understanding of core Business Intelligence (BI)/data warehousing technology: RDBMS such as SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 and Teradata, Web, Client/ Server, and OLAP

Technical expertise in all areas of MicroStrategy functionality, as well as subject matter expertise in areas such as Databases, SDK, Architecture, Security, and BI Planning.

Business Intelligence development experience and programming experience (SQL, Visual Basic, C, C++); Web/Internet experience (JAVA, HTML, ASP, XML, XSL, JavaScript)

Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and business requirements

Application knowledge of the following industries: Consumer Packaged Goods, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Telecommunications, Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare and ERP

Timely delivery of all project related deliverables

Ability to position additional products and services into existing accounts

Proven analytical and problem solving skills

Experience with implementation methodologies

Strong communication skills, both written and oral

Ability to build and deliver presentations to all levels of the business and effectively explain complex issues and concepts in simple, understandable language

Ability to mentor and lead a team of consultants

Ability to work under minimal supervision

Proven customer satisfaction abilities





Work Environment:


This job requires travel up to 90% on a regular basis.