**Who We Are:** We are a national, innovative, high-growth software company devoted to K12 education administration. Our products beat the competition by focusing on all business operations of K12 schools, including both financial and school nutrition management. We have a deep understanding of K12 school systems and regulations, with a focus on providing creative, integrated and user-friendly solutions supported by excellent customer service. Our workforce is talented, loyal, dedicated and highly enthusiastic. This is a fantastic career opportunity for the right individual. We offer challenging work in a team environment. We respect each other and collaborate for continuous improvement. We are the experts in our product lines and we anticipate the needs of our customers. Our customers say we work efficiently and always strive to provide the proper solution. We have achieved this by building relationships based upon: expertise, patience, attentiveness, clear positive communication, tenacity, and a calm presence. LINQ is on a mission to empower central office heroes who make K-12 districts and schools stronger. LINQ improves efficiency, optimizes performance, and manages compliance through its suite of administrative, financial, and nutritional solutions; allowing administrators to make a bigger impact for their staff, students, and communities. LINQ is the first company to deliver a full suite of integrated solutions to manage operations at the state, district, and school levels. LINQ has helped over 30,000 schools and served over 17 million students to increase K-12 potential. **LINQ’s Values:** • Act with Integrity & Build Trust: Trust is the foundation of our company. We operate with the highest standards of integrity, both internally and externally. We believe in transparency, honesty, and accountability. Building a culture where trust is earned and maintained. • Deliver Excellence: We consistently exceed our clients’ expectations. In every interaction, we strive to anticipate needs, provide swift solutions, and go the extra mile to relentlessly impress our customers. We communicate clearly, consistently, and in a timely way to cultivate lasting relationships. • Embrace Challenges: We embrace a growth mindset. Challenges offer opportunities to learn, grow, and improve. Continuous learning keeps us relevant and effective to ensure our solutions remain on the leading edge of innovation. • Collaborate & Act as One Team: Diverse skills, ideas, and perspectives are our strength. Through open communication, shared goals, and a spirit of unity and mutual respect, we collaborate to achieve excellence, drive innovation, and propel our company forward as a cohesive force. **About The Role:** The State Nutrition Project Manager (PM) is a very key role responsible for managing all aspects of designated customer accounts in the areas of project and service delivery, under the direction of the Director of Professional Services.  The PM works collaboratively with internal and client-facing technical and management staff. The PM drives the projects to ensure the timely delivery of quality software products, services, and documentation to our customers.  The PM should have excellent organization, written, and communication skills, excellent client-facing experience, should be comfortable working independently, as well as part of a team, and is capable of successfully handling multiple concurrent assignments with a high degree of emotional intelligence.  **What** **You’ll** **Be Doing:** + Ensure software and service delivery are within budget and on schedule, while achieving a high degree of customer satisfaction.  + Demonstrate leadership skills while mentoring/coaching Jr & Mid-level PMs.  + Works closely with Business Analysts on shared assigned client projects to ensure competition of deliverables.  Consults with Sales, Engineering Quality Assurance, Product Management, and Client throughout the project lifecycle.  + Communicate with clarity and confidence with both internal and external customers to guide desired outcomes.  + Provide transparent communications about project status and health to Management and Senior Leadership.  + Prioritize work efforts based on contractual obligations and timeframes, organizational strategic plans, and resource availability.  + Serve as an advisor and offer continuous guidance in the area of project execution, client relationship management, schedule management, budget management, resource management, and risk management.  + Provide project management coordination and controls consistent with project and operational needs.  + Manage projects with a "light" PMI approach.  + Determine, as needed, new project management processes, templates, and tools to assist in continued process improvement and efficiencies.  + Evaluate regulatory changes that may impact implemented software modules, existing customers, and the opportunity to expand our customer base.  + Continuous development of leadership skills  + Develop and cultivate relationships with key client contacts.  + Manage large customer implementations in parallel with managing smaller customer accounts.  + Develops project Plans consistent with Client Contract.  + Assures client invoicing consistent with Client Contract.  + Participate in the identification of sales opportunities and the management of change requests and enhancements by account.  + Assist BA, as needed with the requirements gathering, conduct Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions and facilitate/organize training for clients, as needed.  + Travel within the USA may be required (few trips maximum per year).  + Create documentation as needed to ensure smooth project execution and client readiness.  + Perform other duties as assigned.  **What We Are Looking For:** + Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience  + 8+ years of work experience managing software implementations ranging from small to enterprise size projects  + Effectively applying and teaching generally accepted PMI or equivalent best practices  + Proven to be highly motivated, self-directed individual with the ability to quickly learn the applications and execute with confidence within a fast-paced environment with little supervisory oversight.  + Be results focused and effectively prioritize, determine when it’s needed to dive deep into a process or capability  + Excellent customer-service/people skills  **What will Make You Stand Out:** + PMI/Agile Certifications a plus  + State Government Project experience a plus  **The Tech:** + Proficient with MS Suite of Products, SharePoint, Smartsheet, MS Project, JIRA  + Slack  **Travel Requirements:** + Less than 10% **Closing from Default - All locations** **Total Rewards:** Remote working environment Ability to work in a physical office, if near one of our offices (Wilmington, Irvine, and Austin) One America 401k plan with 4% employer matching on total earnings, not just base (100% fully vested) Company Bonus Plan or Target Sales Commission Plan Flexible Open Paid Time Off Plan Paid Parental Leave Policy 10 paid holidays 16 hours of paid volunteer time Blue Cross Blue Shield benefit network (medical/dental/vision) Low-deductible PPO option or HDHP option with employer contributed HSA Dental with child orthodontia 100% Employer paid Short Term Disability/Long Term Disability/Basic Life/Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance Health and wellness benefits including gym and Headspace reimbursement Professional development opportunities **EOE Statement/Accommodation Notice:** LINQ is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm) If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email HRHelp@linq.com. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact HRHelp@linq.com. This email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not use this email to inquire about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as solicitation, following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a response. PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision - U.S. Department of Labor (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp\_English\_unformattedESQA508c.pdf) PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed www.dol.gov