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Project Manager - Data Success

Citian
  • Washington, DC
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    Job Description

    Citian is a fast growing, venture backed SaaS technology company based in Washington, DC. Our software solutions revolutionize how our transportation and infrastructure systems – roads, rail, transit, bicycle, pedestrian – operate.

    Our tech solutions:

    • Reduce traffic fatalities
    • Enhance pedestrian accessibility
    • Empower system operators to save time & money

    You'll work with some of the brightest minds in the software and transportation industries. Our engineers and data scientists apply the latest in emerging tech, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning to build smarter, more advanced tools for our diverse client base. We work with clients across the United States, with global ambitions in the years ahead.

    Who You Are:

    Reporting to our Head of Data Success, the Project Manager will manage data ingestion/extraction projects for a portfolio of government agency clients, from contract kickoff through data refinement. You'll work directly with state DOT project leads, MPO program managers, and city/county traffic engineers and GIS specialists to help drive complex, multi-stakeholder implementations to completion on time and in scope. You'll be the primary point of accountability between what Citian committed to in the contract focusing on data and technical requirements and partnering with the implementation team.  
     
    Core Responsibilities
     
          Project Ownership
    • Own the full implementation lifecycle from contract execution through internal launch and client training handoff
    • Translate customer SOWs and commercial documents into structured project plans with phases, milestones, tasks and deliverables
    • Build and maintain project-specific work breakdown structures and project plans for each assigned Citian project
    • Serve as the primary client-facing point of contact for state DOTs, MPOs, cities and counties from kickoff through stabilization.
    • Navigate government procurement norms, understanding how milestone acceptance, change orders, and SOW amendments work in a public agency contex      
          Data & Environment Coordination
    • Drive client data readiness and scope: Ensure customers provide timely access to scoped data for ingestion in accordance with prescribed timelines and Statements of Work.
    • Coordinate with engineering to ensure timely completion of environment builds and configuration and quality assurance tasks.
    • Translate technical delivery status into plain-language updates for non-technical stakeholders

    Required Qualifications:

    • 7+ years of professional experience in an enterprise SaaS implementation, professional services, or technical consulting environment.
    • 2+ years of project management experience
    • Strong background within Data Engineering or Data Science including ingestion and extraction.  
    • Demonstrated ability to own complex, multi-stakeholder projects end-to-end with hard deadlines
    • Comfort operating in ambiguity, building process where there isn't one, not just following it
    • Strong written and verbal communication, ability to represent Citian professionally in front of government clients
    Preferred Experience
    • Background in transportation planning, traffic engineering, DOT/MPO consulting, or public sector GIS 
    • Experience with city asset management, infrastructure operations, or field data collection programs
    • Familiarity with GIS concepts: geodatabases (GDB), Esri REST services, data ingestion workflows
    • Experience implementing software for state or local government clients
    • PMP or equivalent certification
    • Venture backed startup experience ideally within GovTech

    Your Citian Advantage:

    • Competitive salary and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance and generous PTO.
    • 401(k) company match and monthly commuter transportation benefit
    • On-site gym and free snacks in the office
    • High-growth potential and opportunities for advancement within a fast growing, venture-backed SaaS startup!

     

    Let's build smarter cities together! Learn more about Citian here: www.citian.co

     

    ** Citian is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, clients, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

    Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWashington, DC

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