Infor

As the Delivery Executive for Infor's most complex projects, you will be responsible for the end to end success of large, global, highly complex projects, including co-development projects involving on-premise, hybrid and cloud delivery models.  The successful candidate will own the project relationship and be the liaison between the company and client in order to ensure that all targets and requirements are met, including all project milestones and budgets.  The right person for this role will be able to communicate effectively at the executive level, as well as move up and down the value chain of the customer organization, including navigating tough conversations and challenging personalities with integrity, respect, and a blend of firmness and flexibility that creates a positive working environment while aligning with company policies and goals. 

A Day in The Life Typically Includes:

• Working with Sales, Architects, Services and others to set scope, staffing and organization aspects of a new engagement. You will also work with all involved to reorganize and revise staffing and organization as needed.   80% of this role is focused on delivery (this is a billable role) and 20% is focused on presales and deal structuring.  
• Oversee the creation of the delivery solution, scope and SOW. You will own the integrated project plan and responsibility for the oversight and execution.  You will build relationships with existing customers to ensure that they are engaged and getting the most value from our services. 
• Work with, coach and mentor Project Manager (s).  You will also perform ongoing analysis and review of engagement(s) and one on ones with key internal and external stakeholders to assess engagement and team health and then work with rest of PM team to make any needed changes/improvements Escalations / Review.  
• Be the primary leader in escalation mitigations and recoveries relationship management.  The Delivery Executive will proactive communication with Infor, Partner, and Customer executives.
• Assist & Review SOW details, review staffing plan, budget, and schedule for work being proposed 

Basic Qualifications:

• Industry expertise in Discrete Manufacturing delivering complex professional services engagements (7-8 solutions), on-premise, cloud and hybrid.  
• Experienced in Agile methodologies, such as Sprint Planning, Scrum Management, Epic/Feature work break-downs, Story-Pointing, Velocity Tracking, Burn-downs/Burn-ups, etc. 
• Professional services experience for an enterprise software company, ideally a cloud applications business or a systems integration consultancy firm. 
• Track record of selling consulting services and adding value in the sales process.
• Proven ability to manage successful global custom and/or co-development projects and ability to simultaneously manage multiple functions, projects, priorities and time pressure.
• P&L experience related to programs and projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building trust-based, constructive working relationships with customer executives and Infor colleagues. 
• Discrete manufacturing industry experience 
• Experience negotiating.   
• Willing and able to travel extensively, including extended international. 

Remote (Dallas, TX; St. Paul, MN; and Alpharetta, GA)