Urgent Hiring -- Clarity PPM Subject Matter Expert (SME)/ Solution Architect -- Remote -- Long term !!
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This is Kelly. I represent the Recruitment services within https://lillitechnology.com Lilli Technology is a global technology and business services consulting firm specializing in Business and IT Consulting & Staffing Services to commercial and government customers
Role :- Clarity PPM Subject Matter Expert (SME)/ Solution Architect
Location :- Remote
Roles inputs:-
They want Someone who can take a requirement → design the solution → configure it in Clarity → demo it to stakeholders.
Pure Program/project/PMO candidates resumes will not be workable for this role..
Role Summary
We are seeking a senior‑level Clarity PPM Subject Matter Expert who deeply understands the platform and brings a strong point of view on efficient, sustainable usage. This role will partner with finance, delivery, and portfolio leaders to implement and operationalize Clarity PPM in a way that minimizes long‑term overhead, avoids unnecessary customization, and reduces ongoing maintenance costs.
This individual will act as both a hands‑on analyst and a strategic advisor, ensuring Clarity is used as a standard, scalable system of record rather than a bespoke solution that increases complexity over time.
Key Responsibilities
Clarity PPM Implementation & Optimization
- Serve as the functional SME for Clarity PPM, with deep expertise across project setup, financials, forecasting, capacity, and reporting.
- Lead and advise on configuration decisions that favor out‑of‑the‑box capabilities and proven patterns over custom builds.
- Partner with stakeholders to design simple, repeatable workflows that align financial and delivery data without adding tool overhead.
- Actively challenge requirements that introduce long‑term maintenance risk or operational burden, offering simpler alternatives.
Business Analysis & Advisory
- Translate business, finance, and portfolio requirements into clear Clarity usage patterns, not just technical configurations.
- Provide a clear point of view on how Clarity should be used to drive consistency, adoption, and accuracy.
- Identify opportunities to standardize forecasting, staffing, and financial inputs to reduce variance and manual reconciliation.
Enablement & Governance
- Define and document guardrails, standards, and best practices for Clarity usage.
- Support governance forums and key decision discussions with fact‑based recommendations.
- Coach analysts, project managers, and finance partners on efficient, disciplined use of the tool.
- Partner with support and intake processes (e.g., ServiceNow) to ensure requests are handled in a controlled and scalable manner.
- Collaborate with technical Clarity resources as needed, while remaining focused on functional outcomes and delivery efficiency.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience as a Senior Business Analyst, Product Analyst, or Portfolio Analyst.
- 4+ years of hands‑on Clarity PPM experience, including implementation and steady‑state operations and Configuration modules
- Demonstrated experience reducing tool complexity, not increasing it.
- Demonstrated ability to balance strategic guidance with hands‑on execution.
- Experience supporting platforms in a steady‑state / run‑and‑improve model.
- Strong understanding of financial forecasting, capitalization, resource planning, and portfolio management.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders and push back constructively when requirements increase cost or complexity.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting enterprise‑scale Clarity rollouts or migrations.
- Background working closely with Finance, Accounting, and Technology leadership.
- Experience defining operating models, governance, and standards for PPM tools.
- Familiarity with managing Clarity requests and support via centralized intake processes.
Key Competencies
- Functional expertise in Clarity PPM
- Delivery and implementation best practices
- Hands‑on operational ownership
- Process orientation and standardization
- Problem‑solving and issue resolution
- Stakeholder partnership and influence
- Ability to simplify and operationalize complex requirements
What Success Looks Like
- Clarity is adopted as a single, trusted source of truth with minimal customization.
- Ongoing support and maintenance costs are flat or reduced, not growing.
- Stakeholders have clear standards and guidance, reducing rework and exceptions.
- The organization gains faster, more confident insight into portfolio, financials, and capacity without adding process friction.