ROLE OVERVIEW
Pivot Energy is seeking a dynamic IT Application Manager to lead the implementation and maintenance of seamless data integration and efficient workstreams across various software systems that enable solar project development. This position holds a unique opportunity to onboard the company onto a new enterprise software system. This role will collaborate heavily with teams across Pivot Energy and responsibilities will span project management, system implementation and integrations, business process analysis, vendor relations, and user training.
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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES- Project Management:
- Lead and oversee IT projects across several SaaS applications.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, timelines, and deliverables.
- Ensure successful project execution and adherence to deadlines.
- System Integrations and APIs:
- Identify opportunities to unify data flows between different applications (e.g., construction project management tools, CRM systems, financial software).
- Develop and maintain APIs to facilitate seamless data exchange.
- troubleshoot integration issues and optimize data synchronization.
- Business Process Analysis:
- Analyze existing workflows and identify areas for improvement.
- Work closely with stakeholders to streamline processes and enhance efficiency.
- Document and communicate process changes effectively.
- Requirements Gathering:
- Collaborate with end-users and stakeholders to gather functional and technical requirements.
- Translate requirements into actionable plans for development and configuration.
- Partner with business leaders to propose technical solutions to complex problems.
- Vendor Management:
- Assess software needs of business stakeholders
- Research and recommend suitable applications and third-party support contractors.
- Negotiate contracts, pricing, and service level agreements.
- Coordinate software implementation and upgrades.
- Maintain strong relationships with vendors and oversee their performance.
- User Training and Communication:
- Proactively communicate expectations and project progress to internal stakeholders.
- Develop training materials and conduct user training sessions.
- Ensure that team members understand software features and best practices.
- Provide ongoing support and address user inquiries.
- Work Queue Management / Supervision:
- Manage prioritization of incoming requests from internal end users.
- Delegate tasks to yourself, other team members, or third-party support contractors.
- Coordinate quality testing and release scheduling.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 5 years of experience in IT project management, application implementation, integration and customization.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities.
- Comfort with ambiguity and willingness to take initiative.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and contribute to building frameworks or processes that support organizational goals.
PREFERRED COMPETENCIES- PMP (Project Management Professional) or Agile development certification.
- Familiarity with the solar industry.
- Experience with Salesforce.
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$85,000 - $140,000 a year
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
The base salary range for this position is $85,000-$140,000 depending on relevant experience, along with eligibility for the company’s substantial bonus plan, with a target bonus of 30% of annual salary (prorated in the first year based on start date).
Pivot Energy is dedicated to providing a great work experience for all employees, placing an emphasis on company culture, and a focus on our people. To that end, Pivot offers an outstanding benefits package that includes:
· Excellent health/dental/vision insurance benefits with up to 100% of premiums covered by the company
· Four weeks of vacation plus employment milestone bonus vacations
· Company paid life insurance and short- & long-term disability coverage
· Generous parental leave
· 401(k) matching (after vesting period)
· Work from home stipend for new employees
· Public transit reimbursement
· PTO for volunteering in the community
· Charitable donation matching up to $500/year
· Professional development and educational reimbursements
A complete list of all the benefits Pivot offers may be provided upon request.
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ABOUT PIVOT
Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nation’s electricity, increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities, and provide real cost-savings to American businesses and
families.
We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for income-limited families, create workforce pathways for under-represented groups within the solar industry, and include robust community investment opportunities.
As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denver’s “Best Places to Work”, we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment, thriving society, and workplace where all individuals are respected. We evaluate every internal decision on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to determine if our actions will result in a net positive impact on the community, our employees, customers, shareholders, and the environment. Learn more in our annual ESG Report.
At Pivot, our core values guide our work internally and externally:
·Impact – We hold ourselves accountable to having a measurable impact on our people, communities, and the planet
·Balance – Put family first; work hard/have fun
·Determination – Find ways to be successful no matter how difficult the challenge
·Professionalism – Impress everyone we touch, be a team player
·Honesty – Be truthful and transparent, externally and internally
·Kindness – Create an environment where kindness, empathy, and vulnerability are embraced
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION and JUSTICE STATEMENT
At Pivot, we are proactively developing and maintaining an inclusive culture, rooted in mutual respect, that supports a workforce of different generations, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, ability statuses, religions, and cultures to work collaboratively together for greater impact. We seek to build a team that invests in relationship building, celebrates each other’s successes, and makes space for the unique contributions and working styles people bring into Pivot.
Pivot invests in company-wide trainings, assessments, and programs to advance internal inclusion and equity practices, such as employee allyship building, cross-cultural communications, and equitable hiring and management protocols to increasingly recognize bias and ensure mutual respect and belonging.
EEO STATEMENT
Pivot Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. We actively work to cultivate an inclusive culture that welcomes, empowers, and enables equitable career growth for employees regardless of background.
