Manager or Senior Consultant Solutions Architect

Manager or Sr. Consultant/Solutions Architect

Our client, a software development startup in stealth mode, is looking for a Manager or Sr. Consultant/Solutions Architect, to join their growing team.

LOCATION:

Mountain View, CA. Hybrid capacity, 3 days per week in office (M,W,T).

JOB DESCRIPTION:

As a Senior Consultant, you will manage complex consulting projects for our client's customers - planning, designing, and tracking all aspects of delivery. You will analyze interesting industry problems, build thoughtful solutions, and develop close working relationships with stakeholders to deliver realizable value, at the forefront of financial and operational innovation in the SaaS/Software industry

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Take ownership of our customers' requirements and challenges from start to finish, ensuring their success using Everest technology

Lead requirements-gathering sessions to understand customers' ERP needs and challenges. Offer guidance and direction to ensure that the implementation configurations are designed with an operational best practices in mind that can scale with the customer as the customer grows

Be a trusted client contact for operational questions, developing the relationship through face-to-face and remote discussions, workshops, phone, and email contact

Collaborate with internal stakeholders including pre-sales teams to ensure proper requirements and solution design handoff, and with product management and development teams to communicate relevant enhancements that are impactful to customer implementations and success

Develop a methodology to deliver Everest on a short time horizon to minimize ERP implementation overhead for the customer

Train and mentor customers who are working with Everest or are new to ERP implementations

Lead customer testing and UAT sessions

Manage project risks and develop contingency plans as necessary

Deliver post go-live configuration changes.

REQUIREMENTS:

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

7+ years of of hands-on ERP experience including at least 3 years of full cycle ERP implementation experience with one or more of the following: NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Workday

Experience in corporate accounting or finance role a plus

Experience implementing ERP for customers with subscription and/or consumption models in the SaaS/Software industry

Enthusiastic about new technology and its transformational abilities

Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team through self-discipline and self-motivation

Located in the Bay Area

COMPENSATION:

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure: Up to $200K Base + Options. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.