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Associate Director, Customer Engagement

Leads cross-functional customer implementation projects from contract signature through deployment, then supports post-implementation ROI and product health. Requires 8+ years of software project leadership, technical implementation expertise, enterprise client-facing experience, and strong organizational and communication skills.

About the job

Responsibilities

  • Lead customer implementation teams to deploy products from contract signature through implementation.
  • Manage 6–8 active and mature projects concurrently, based on complexity.
  • Execute project plans; identify and monitor issues, risks, and dependencies; maintain current plans; and remove barriers to progress.
  • Track progress and prepare regular status reports for clients, internal project teams, and stakeholders.
  • Coordinate customer communications and prepare for internal and external project meetings.
  • Apply flexible, creative problem-solving to deliver client outcomes.
  • Use internal dashboards to support project updates, particularly post-implementation ROI measurement and ongoing product health.
  • Continue customer relationships after implementation by demonstrating ROI and supporting ongoing product maintenance.
  • Travel occasionally as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and/or relevant experience.
  • 8+ years of experience leading software development projects.
  • Experience leading technical implementations.
  • Client-facing experience in enterprise software and professional services or consulting environments.
  • Project management experience coordinating cross-functional teams, designing and executing timelines, and managing multiple simultaneous projects.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to identify options and suggest solutions to solve problems.
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage and follow up on multiple concurrent workstreams under tight deadlines.
  • Proficiency with technical concepts and ability to learn new technical concepts quickly.
  • Experience with Jira, Confluence, and other project management tools.
  • Healthcare experience preferred.
  • PMP certification is a plus.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Salary range: $140,000–$175,000 plus variable compensation and equity.
  • Flexible paid time off.
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Employer contributions to health savings accounts.
  • Parental leave.
  • Life insurance.
  • Home office stipend.
  • Cell phone and internet reimbursement.
  • Company-paid holidays.
  • 401(k) plan.

Skills

Project Management, Technical Implementations, Enterprise Software, Professional Services, Cross-Functional Teams, Jira, Confluence, Dashboarding, ROI Analysis, Healthcare

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