Talent Software Services
IT Project Manager (Student-facing Applications) Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of an IT Project Manager (Student-facing Applications) for a contract position in Boston, MA. The opportunity will be for eight months with a strong chance for a long-term extension. Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities: Plan, conduct, and manage complex information technology projects in a unit or department, requiring high levels of functional integration and involving multiple disciplines to be managed. Assembles project team, assigning responsibilities, identifying resources needed, and developing schedules to ensure timely completion of the project. Responsible for project discovery. Serve as expert regarding scope and project objectives, solutionï s value and technology, as well as the role and function of each team member. Ensure work completion within schedule, budgetary, and design constraints. Make decisions about analysis, design, and testing, and provide alternative methods as needed. Work collaboratively with colleagues to leverage resources for successful project completion. Make independent decisions within the confines established by sponsors/business owners. Serve as primary contact with user groups and stakeholders. Leverage steering and executive committees for decision-making, change management, and communications. Absorb and leverage project-related technology to ensure effective project management and collaboration. Advise the unit/school regarding post-project operations. Provide training needs as applicable. Qualifications: Role requires previous experience managing complex, cross-organization IT initiatives with multiple stakeholders and strict, non-negotiable deadlines. Preference for experience in higher education environments, particularly supporting student information systems and processes related to admissions, financial Aid, and student lifecycle management. Additional requirement to work onsite at the HBS Campus in Allston, MA, every week, 3 days per week, to collaborate with stakeholders. The role will work closely with partners in MBA and Doctoral Programs to lead yearly technology readiness efforts for multiple critical operational workstreams, including school startup, course add/drop, cross-registration, admissions, and financial aid. Additionally, the role will oversee application maintenance portfolio health for 100 applications, partnering with peers in HBS IT on balancing enhancements, incident management, technical debt reduction, and decommissioning efforts. Focus: Overseeing student-facing applications Managing decommissioning, maintenance, and implementation cycles Acting as a bridge between application teams and stakeholders Not a developer role and not hands-on application support Key requirements: Bachelor's degree (required) Strong IT background Project Management experience Experience working with senior stakeholders Higher education environment experience is critical If this job is a match for your background, we would be honoured to receive your application! Providing consulting opportunities to TALENTed people since 1987, we offer a host of opportunities, including contract, contract to hire, and permanent placement. Let's talk!
IT Project Manager (Student-facing Applications) Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of an IT Project Manager (Student-facing Applications) for a contract position in Boston, MA. The opportunity will be for eight months with a strong chance for a long-term extension. Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities: Plan, conduct, and manage complex information technology projects in a unit or department, requiring high levels of functional integration and involving multiple disciplines to be managed. Assembles project team, assigning responsibilities, identifying resources needed, and developing schedules to ensure timely completion of the project. Responsible for project discovery. Serve as expert regarding scope and project objectives, solutionï s value and technology, as well as the role and function of each team member. Ensure work completion within schedule, budgetary, and design constraints. Make decisions about analysis, design, and testing, and provide alternative methods as needed. Work collaboratively with colleagues to leverage resources for successful project completion. Make independent decisions within the confines established by sponsors/business owners. Serve as primary contact with user groups and stakeholders. Leverage steering and executive committees for decision-making, change management, and communications. Absorb and leverage project-related technology to ensure effective project management and collaboration. Advise the unit/school regarding post-project operations. Provide training needs as applicable. Qualifications: Role requires previous experience managing complex, cross-organization IT initiatives with multiple stakeholders and strict, non-negotiable deadlines. Preference for experience in higher education environments, particularly supporting student information systems and processes related to admissions, financial Aid, and student lifecycle management. Additional requirement to work onsite at the HBS Campus in Allston, MA, every week, 3 days per week, to collaborate with stakeholders. The role will work closely with partners in MBA and Doctoral Programs to lead yearly technology readiness efforts for multiple critical operational workstreams, including school startup, course add/drop, cross-registration, admissions, and financial aid. Additionally, the role will oversee application maintenance portfolio health for 100 applications, partnering with peers in HBS IT on balancing enhancements, incident management, technical debt reduction, and decommissioning efforts. Focus: Overseeing student-facing applications Managing decommissioning, maintenance, and implementation cycles Acting as a bridge between application teams and stakeholders Not a developer role and not hands-on application support Key requirements: Bachelor's degree (required) Strong IT background Project Management experience Experience working with senior stakeholders Higher education environment experience is critical If this job is a match for your background, we would be honoured to receive your application! Providing consulting opportunities to TALENTed people since 1987, we offer a host of opportunities, including contract, contract to hire, and permanent placement. Let's talk!
Talent Software Services
Madison, Wisconsin
Systems Engineer 4 Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of a Systems Engineer 4 for a contract position in Madison, WI. JOB DESCRIPTION Summary: The main function of a SharePoint System Administrator/Developer for SharePoint OnPrem solution- NOT CLOUD. Core SharePoint Expertise SharePoint Online (SPO) architecture and administration SharePoint Modern Experience (pages, web parts, site templates) Migration from SharePoint on-premise Subscription Edition to SPO Hub sites, communication sites, and team sites configuration Permissions, governance, and security model design Migration & Tools Hands-on experience with ShareGate migration tool Content inventory, assessment, and migration planning Data mapping, restructuring, and validation post-migration Troubleshooting migration issues and performance optimization Power Platform SharePoint Designer workflows to Power Automate conversion Power Apps (canvas and model-driven apps for business solutions) Information Architecture (IA) Site structure design (taxonomy, metadata, navigation) Content classification and governance strategy Search optimization User-centric design of navigation and content hierarchy Content Remediation Content audit and cleanup File/folder restructuring and metadata tagging Version control and document lifecycle management Ensuring compliance with governance and retention policies UI/UX & Branding SharePoint Modern UI customization (themes, layouts, templates) Page design for usability and accessibility Branding alignment (colors, fonts, corporate identity) Basic HTML/CSS/SPFx knowledge (nice-to-have for deeper customization) Collaboration & Soft Skills Stakeholder engagement and requirements gathering Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions Strong documentation and knowledge transfer skills Agile or iterative project delivery experience Training end users and supporting adoption Nice-to-Have / Bonus Skills SharePoint Framework (SPFx) development Microsoft Teams integration with SharePoint Azure AD / Microsoft 365 ecosystem knowledge Familiarity with CMS and Tricare (DoD) compliance guidelines and polices.
Systems Engineer 4 Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of a Systems Engineer 4 for a contract position in Madison, WI. JOB DESCRIPTION Summary: The main function of a SharePoint System Administrator/Developer for SharePoint OnPrem solution- NOT CLOUD. Core SharePoint Expertise SharePoint Online (SPO) architecture and administration SharePoint Modern Experience (pages, web parts, site templates) Migration from SharePoint on-premise Subscription Edition to SPO Hub sites, communication sites, and team sites configuration Permissions, governance, and security model design Migration & Tools Hands-on experience with ShareGate migration tool Content inventory, assessment, and migration planning Data mapping, restructuring, and validation post-migration Troubleshooting migration issues and performance optimization Power Platform SharePoint Designer workflows to Power Automate conversion Power Apps (canvas and model-driven apps for business solutions) Information Architecture (IA) Site structure design (taxonomy, metadata, navigation) Content classification and governance strategy Search optimization User-centric design of navigation and content hierarchy Content Remediation Content audit and cleanup File/folder restructuring and metadata tagging Version control and document lifecycle management Ensuring compliance with governance and retention policies UI/UX & Branding SharePoint Modern UI customization (themes, layouts, templates) Page design for usability and accessibility Branding alignment (colors, fonts, corporate identity) Basic HTML/CSS/SPFx knowledge (nice-to-have for deeper customization) Collaboration & Soft Skills Stakeholder engagement and requirements gathering Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions Strong documentation and knowledge transfer skills Agile or iterative project delivery experience Training end users and supporting adoption Nice-to-Have / Bonus Skills SharePoint Framework (SPFx) development Microsoft Teams integration with SharePoint Azure AD / Microsoft 365 ecosystem knowledge Familiarity with CMS and Tricare (DoD) compliance guidelines and polices.
Talent Software Services
Commercial Lending Analyst Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of an Application Analyst for a contract position in Lake Elmo, MN. The opportunity will be for seven months with a strong chance for a long-term extension. Position Summary: The Application Analyst III is responsible for working with assigned internal clients to assist them in achieving their business objectives. The Analyst will drive results through the effective development and support of key business applications such as Client Signature and other commercial banking technology applications, including Sageworks Abrigo, CML and LaserPro. The Application Analyst will work with vendors to integrate and support third-party solutions. Key responsibilities include managing in-house applications, writing specs for new application needs, implementing applications, and supporting and testing existing applications for various issues and updates. The Application Analyst III leads others in the design, configuration, build, and daily support of these solutions and actively engages with business partners to solve business problems. A strong passion to continuously improve the user experience and enterprise efficiency is required, as this role will work to turn ideas into deliverables and valuable business solutions. Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities: Support and Manage Current Applications Demonstrate broad expertise in appropriate software applications used and supported by the organization. This position supports primarily Commercial Lending Applications such as Abrigo, Laser Pro and CML. An understanding of commercial systems such as Client Signature Knowledge of API implementation and third-party integration best practices is an important aspect of the role. Continually build product knowledge of existing product features and product requirements. Manage, coordinate, and provide consultative support to the day-to-day functioning of business line clients. Provide superior customer service to external/internal clients, including response to incidents, proactively notifying customers of issues, assessing and communicating business impact, and identifying root causes. Lead monitoring and testing of new releases and systems, as well as changes and fixes to existing systems, to ensure effective implementation. Analyzes system logic and uses evaluative judgment to make recommendations and implement enhancements or fixes. Communicate and address complex application problems/issues and planned resolution to key stakeholders, including management, development teams, end users and unit leaders. Clearly communicate complex technical solutions in a manner that is understandable to internal customers and other partners. Must be able to understand, generate, and amend technical documentation in addition to completing formal process documentation. Facilitate enhancements in line with changing business needs Create and foster partnerships with internal stakeholders to develop a solid knowledge base of the business, including needs and opportunities specifically related to application/IT platform solutions. Formulate and define scope and objectives for changes through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of business systems and industry standards; documents requirements. Research and review new or upgraded application functionality with business partners to help them prepare appropriate training and procedures updates. Develop and cultivate relationships with vendors and external industry contacts; work closely with vendors to ensure third party applications operate as documented. Provide intermediate to complex analysis, supporting the planning and implementation of systems and upgrades, and process changes. Compliance and Risk Prepare documentation of changes for SOX, internal and external auditors, and other regulatory agencies, as needed. Maintains current knowledge of industry developments including changes in technology and regulations. Review and monitor analytics, statistics, and relevant data/information. Key Competencies for Position Problem Solving/Decision Making Seeks and leads efforts to identify what caused the issue; incorporates input from multiple sources to ensure effective action and shared ownership; decisions are sound based on what was known at the time and are based on a blend of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement. Examine problems from various angles and remains open to exploring solutions based on inputs from various perspectives. Recommend process improvements as appropriate to prevent future issues. Collaboration Builds rapport and effective relationships with all levels of internal and external stakeholders. Strives to find effective solutions by engaging different ideas, perspectives, and line of business expertise when analyzing a situation or developing a solution. Asks others for their ideas and opinions and works together to form decisions and plans. Actively seeks, develops, and maintains trusted relationships with others to achieve business goals and objectives. Establishes effective cross-functional working relationships with business and technology stakeholders. Drive and Execution Self-motivated and committed to achieving established goals, overcoming obstacles, and continuously learning to improve performance. Learns from experience and strives to improve skills to do the job effectively. Actively seeks ways to improve current methods, systems, processes and procedures. Effectively collaborates with others to change/challenge work processes and methods in order to improve performance/achieve goals. Planning and Organizing Ability to determine a course of action, set and manage priorities, and ensure optimal resources to achieve individual and/or team objectives. Sets clearly defined objectives, plans, activities, and tasks to achieve goals; plans for contingencies. Manages assigned tasks within a project with limited supervision. Strong attention to detail and organization including the ability to prioritize and re-prioritize work effectively. Adapts to unexpected changes in circumstances to ensure targets/deadlines are met. Qualifications: 5-6 + years of experience with Commercial Loan Origination Systems. Expert-level knowledge of Abrigo and Laser Pro preferred. Bachelor's degree in computer information systems, Computer Science or equivalent work experience. Professional experience developing, maintaining and supporting banking and financial systems. Understanding of the Software Development Lifecyle (SDLC) and Agile best practices. Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects/tasks. Excellent verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization. Ability to travel and stay overnight as needed. If this job is a match for your background, we would be honoured to receive your application! Providing consulting opportunities to TALENTed people since 1987, we offer a host of opportunities, including contract, contract to hire, and permanent placement. Let's talk
Commercial Lending Analyst Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of an Application Analyst for a contract position in Lake Elmo, MN. The opportunity will be for seven months with a strong chance for a long-term extension. Position Summary: The Application Analyst III is responsible for working with assigned internal clients to assist them in achieving their business objectives. The Analyst will drive results through the effective development and support of key business applications such as Client Signature and other commercial banking technology applications, including Sageworks Abrigo, CML and LaserPro. The Application Analyst will work with vendors to integrate and support third-party solutions. Key responsibilities include managing in-house applications, writing specs for new application needs, implementing applications, and supporting and testing existing applications for various issues and updates. The Application Analyst III leads others in the design, configuration, build, and daily support of these solutions and actively engages with business partners to solve business problems. A strong passion to continuously improve the user experience and enterprise efficiency is required, as this role will work to turn ideas into deliverables and valuable business solutions. Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities: Support and Manage Current Applications Demonstrate broad expertise in appropriate software applications used and supported by the organization. This position supports primarily Commercial Lending Applications such as Abrigo, Laser Pro and CML. An understanding of commercial systems such as Client Signature Knowledge of API implementation and third-party integration best practices is an important aspect of the role. Continually build product knowledge of existing product features and product requirements. Manage, coordinate, and provide consultative support to the day-to-day functioning of business line clients. Provide superior customer service to external/internal clients, including response to incidents, proactively notifying customers of issues, assessing and communicating business impact, and identifying root causes. Lead monitoring and testing of new releases and systems, as well as changes and fixes to existing systems, to ensure effective implementation. Analyzes system logic and uses evaluative judgment to make recommendations and implement enhancements or fixes. Communicate and address complex application problems/issues and planned resolution to key stakeholders, including management, development teams, end users and unit leaders. Clearly communicate complex technical solutions in a manner that is understandable to internal customers and other partners. Must be able to understand, generate, and amend technical documentation in addition to completing formal process documentation. Facilitate enhancements in line with changing business needs Create and foster partnerships with internal stakeholders to develop a solid knowledge base of the business, including needs and opportunities specifically related to application/IT platform solutions. Formulate and define scope and objectives for changes through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of business systems and industry standards; documents requirements. Research and review new or upgraded application functionality with business partners to help them prepare appropriate training and procedures updates. Develop and cultivate relationships with vendors and external industry contacts; work closely with vendors to ensure third party applications operate as documented. Provide intermediate to complex analysis, supporting the planning and implementation of systems and upgrades, and process changes. Compliance and Risk Prepare documentation of changes for SOX, internal and external auditors, and other regulatory agencies, as needed. Maintains current knowledge of industry developments including changes in technology and regulations. Review and monitor analytics, statistics, and relevant data/information. Key Competencies for Position Problem Solving/Decision Making Seeks and leads efforts to identify what caused the issue; incorporates input from multiple sources to ensure effective action and shared ownership; decisions are sound based on what was known at the time and are based on a blend of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement. Examine problems from various angles and remains open to exploring solutions based on inputs from various perspectives. Recommend process improvements as appropriate to prevent future issues. Collaboration Builds rapport and effective relationships with all levels of internal and external stakeholders. Strives to find effective solutions by engaging different ideas, perspectives, and line of business expertise when analyzing a situation or developing a solution. Asks others for their ideas and opinions and works together to form decisions and plans. Actively seeks, develops, and maintains trusted relationships with others to achieve business goals and objectives. Establishes effective cross-functional working relationships with business and technology stakeholders. Drive and Execution Self-motivated and committed to achieving established goals, overcoming obstacles, and continuously learning to improve performance. Learns from experience and strives to improve skills to do the job effectively. Actively seeks ways to improve current methods, systems, processes and procedures. Effectively collaborates with others to change/challenge work processes and methods in order to improve performance/achieve goals. Planning and Organizing Ability to determine a course of action, set and manage priorities, and ensure optimal resources to achieve individual and/or team objectives. Sets clearly defined objectives, plans, activities, and tasks to achieve goals; plans for contingencies. Manages assigned tasks within a project with limited supervision. Strong attention to detail and organization including the ability to prioritize and re-prioritize work effectively. Adapts to unexpected changes in circumstances to ensure targets/deadlines are met. Qualifications: 5-6 + years of experience with Commercial Loan Origination Systems. Expert-level knowledge of Abrigo and Laser Pro preferred. Bachelor's degree in computer information systems, Computer Science or equivalent work experience. Professional experience developing, maintaining and supporting banking and financial systems. Understanding of the Software Development Lifecyle (SDLC) and Agile best practices. Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects/tasks. Excellent verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization. Ability to travel and stay overnight as needed. If this job is a match for your background, we would be honoured to receive your application! Providing consulting opportunities to TALENTed people since 1987, we offer a host of opportunities, including contract, contract to hire, and permanent placement. Let's talk