Ellucian
Senior Project Manager (Higher Education/SaaS/ERP)
🇺🇸 Remote - US
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Project Management
🗓️ October 17th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Lead projects through all phases of Ellucian Implementation Methodology from initiation to close.
- Manage quality, risk, resource, and change management to ensure projects meet scope, timeline, and budget.
- Communicate plans, roles, milestones, and project constraints to all stakeholders clearly.
- Identify risks and opportunities, and lead proactive solutions to maintain project momentum.
- Oversee team status meetings, track dependencies, and ensure milestone achievement.
- Act as primary contact between internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Deliver leadership with clear and concise project status updates.
- Negotiate trade-offs among time, cost, and scope while maintaining high customer satisfaction.
- Lead cross-functional teams, mitigate risks, and ensure project alignment.
- Mentor and motivate project team members to build cohesiveness.
- Require strong experience leading CRM or ERP SaaS implementation projects and managing financial/resource forecasts.
- Certifications needed include cloud and project management (PMP, Agile, etc.).
- Experience in a matrix-management environment and mentoring less-experienced project managers is necessary.
- Higher education industry experience and familiarity with education processes are preferred but not required.
- Must be in CST or PST time zones.
- Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage; flexible time off; wellness programs; telemedicine; 401k matching; parental leave; charitable days; diversity and inclusion programs; and professional development opportunities.
Senior Project Manager (Higher Education/SaaS/ERP) Full Description
About Ellucian
Ellucian is a global market leader in education technology. We power innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,800 customers across 50 countries and serving over 20 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, from student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners, and user community of more than 45,000 provide best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.
Values Rooted in Purpose
We embrace the power to lead, the courage to innovate, and the determination to grow. At our core, we believe in humanizing our approach, recognizing that our people are our greatest strength. With a shared vision of transformation, we endeavor to shape a brighter future for higher education.
About the Opportunity
***Must be in CST or PST Time Zones***
Ellucian is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our North American Field Delivery team and lead concurrent implementations of our integrated administrative solutions for higher education. In this role you will manage complex, high-visibility projects, which include SaaS and cloud transformation that require strong leadership, coordination across multiple stakeholders, and a balance of technical and functional expertise.
At Ellucian, we power the essential work of colleges and universities so they can focus on changing lives through education. Joining our team means being part of a mission-driven company where your work directly impacts students, faculty, and institutions around the world. You'll collaborate with passionate professionals, work on cutting-edge SaaS and cloud solutions, and grow your career in an environment that values innovation, inclusion, and continuous learning.
Where you will make an impact
What you will bring
Strong experience in leading CRM or ERP SaaS implementation projects.Proven ability to manage financial and resource forecasts, ensuring project plans remain accurate throughout the lifecycle.Track record of driving customer satisfaction and accurate revenue recognition through timely reviews of time sheets, expense reports, and billing documents.Experience leading projects in a matrix-management environment.Ability to partner with the Customer Relations team, providing expertise during the sales cycle and demonstrating the value of project management services.Experience mentoring and guiding less-experienced Project Managers.Certifications in cloud and project management methodologies (PMP, Agile, etc.).Higher education industry experience preferred, but NOT required.Familiarity with higher education processes is a plus but NOT required.What makes #Ellucianlife
Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision Flexible time off Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests401k w/ match & BrightPlan - to help you save for the futureParental Leave5 charitable days to support the community that supports usTelemedicineWellness
Headspace Care (mental health)Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)RethinkCare & Wellthy- caregiver supportDiversity and inclusion programs which provide access to internal employee resource groups Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the teamWe Foster a learning culture with:
Education Assistance ProgramProfessional development opportunities
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