Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Harbor is seeking an Application Consultant Manager to join our dynamic Enterprise Solutions – Financial Systems team. The role involves leading requirements gathering and analysis, executing against legal technology best practices, and mentoring junior consultants while ensuring billable utilization of the team.
Responsibilities
- Leverage industry knowledge, organizational skills, and project experience to support all aspects of finance projects including facilitating requirements gathering, preparing documentation of processes, and helping to implement identified solutions
- Provide specialist knowledge of the given technical applications (e.g., Elite 3E, Aderant Expert) in terms of good practice and knowledge transfer to the client
- Configure and develop technologies based on technical requirements and design
- Support client business process review, identify key client business requirements and support transformation of business requirements to technical requirements and design
- Draft deliverables during a project lifecycle including findings and recommendations, functional and technical design documents, data maps, test scripts, training and communication plans, training guides
- Provide line management and mentorship to Junior Associate Consultants to build knowledge both from a technical and a consulting perspective
- Assist in business development efforts such as proposals (RFPs), workplans, and presentations by collaborating with team members and leaders across the business
- Conduct research on client industries, legal technology, and legal industry trends to identify Finance Operational system and process opportunities
- Assist with the evaluation of new products and services that have been identified as opportunities
- Creation and maintenance of Financial System 'pitch' collateral to make sure they remain relevant and available within the practice group
- Become proficient in specific legal technologies related to active projects
- Seek opportunities to proactively contribute to the growth and development of the Finance Systems team and Harbor
- Consistently maintain ~80% of time spent on client-billable projects for both you and at 80% for your team members
Skills
- 5+ years experience in legal technology contributing to assessments, requirements gathering, system design, configuration, implementation, testing and deployment, with experience implementing technology changes
- Understanding of the implementation and upgrade process including requirement analysis, design, configuration/development, migration, testing, and change management
- Strong observational, analytical, numerical reasoning, business acumen, problem solving and leadership skills; proficient in process mapping
- Effective communication and storytelling skills (written and spoken) and a client service-centric mindset
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, maintaining exacting standards for work product and attention to detail
- Understanding of Project Management tasks and how they are executed, including managing tasks, resources, and financials on various stages of technology implementation projects
- Excels in a cooperative team environment; takes initiative to forward team operational efficiency through improved methodologies; able to ideate and create client deliverables with moderate oversight
- Positive, enthusiastic attitude and entrepreneurial spirit with an eagerness to quickly learn and develop new subject matter expertise and business skills
- Advanced computer skills (primarily Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio); familiarity with use of Outlook, Teams and SharePoint as collaboration tools
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