Job description
At Connect Centric, we are more than just consultants—we are partners committed to our clients' success. We take a hands-on approach, working closely with our clients to transform strategies into measurable, real-world outcomes. As a strategy execution team, we take full ownership of every initiative from start to finish, ensuring that our clients see tangible results, not just ideas.
*This position is contingent upon contract award.
Award is anticipated in early 2027, with work beginning shortly after.
Responsibilities
Serve as owner's representative during vendor-led implementations
Build and manage project plans, timelines, status reports, issue tracking, and risk and decision logs
Hold vendors and client staff accountable to agreed scope, schedule, budget and deliverables
Coordinate client business teams, IT staff, vendors and other third parties
Identify risks early and run escalation and decision-making with client leadership
Define acceptance criteria, testing plans, training needs, go-live readiness and post-launch stabilization
Required expertise
7+ years managing technology implementation projects
Has served as owner-side project manager or owner's representative on at least two vendor-led software implementations
Has managed projects involving multiple business departments and outside vendors at the same time
Has led user acceptance testing, go-live and post-launch stabilization
Has recovered at least one at-risk or failing technology project
Experience with associations, nonprofits or membership organizations
Preferred qualifications
PMP or PMI-ACP certification
Experience overseeing AMS, LMS or credentialing system implementations
Change management experience
Originally posted on Himalayas
Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.