Project Manager, Plate IQ
Accounts payable automation
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Accounts payable automation
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
Plate IQ's mission is to make life a little easier for anyone eager to spend less time on AP and more time growing their business.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience managing complex client deployments and platform implementations, ideally within a B2B SaaS environment. 5-7 years of experience
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to oversee end-to-end project execution, timeline management, and stakeholder communications
- Proficient in project planning, resource allocation, risk management, and managing high-impact projects
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a high level of quality and client satisfaction
- PMP certification and AP Automation and related ERP experience preferred
What the job involves
- Ottimate is looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead and manage the end-to-end implementation process for new and existing clients
- In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the timely and successful execution of statements of work (SOWs) and the deployment of complex implementations
- You will work closely with both internal teams and clients to ensure a seamless transition from opportunity closure to initial onboarding and full implementation and to manage existing client requests for enhancements and integration updates
- You will play a key role in managing client relationships, facilitating project timelines, and overseeing all aspects of the deployment process
- Lead the end-to-end implementation process for new clients, from project initiation to successful deployment
- Collaborate with internal teams (product, engineering, onboarding, customer success) to ensure project timelines and deliverables are met
- Manage client expectations and ensure clear communication throughout the project lifecycle
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, tracking progress against timelines and deliverables
- Identify and mitigate potential project risks, ensuring timely resolution of issues that may impact the project timeline or deliverables
- Facilitate meetings with clients and internal teams, ensuring clear and efficient communication and problem-solving
- Provide regular updates and status reports to clients and senior management
- Ensure that all aspects of the implementation process are documented thoroughly and accurately
Our take
Accounts payable is a cumbersome side of financial management for the hospitality and restaurant sectors. High volume of deliveries of variable frequencies and size, along with the substantial chance of damage to perishable items, means that keeping track of short-term credit to various sellers is a tricky business. With belts having been drastically tightened across the hospitality sector in recent years, labor-intensive paper invoicing and back-office administration no longer cuts the mustard.
Plate IQ’s solution is to effect digital transformation across B2B payments and accounts payable in the hospitality sector. The company’s VendorPay allows customers to make payments directly to over 200,000 vendors straight from their AP platform, thereby streamlining and resolving the late payments issue that’s been growing steadily in the sector over recent years.
Margins in the sector are famously tight, so even the most modest of operational improvements can make substantial gains for hospitality businesses. Indeed, over 20,000 restaurants, hotels and grocery chains across the US are using Plate IQ’s platform, including leading brands such as Best Western, Holiday Inn and Foodtown.
Following a high degree of fundraising, the company has developed its product to suit verticals outside the hospitality and food sectors, and is now offering its services to accounting firms and other businesses. Building on past successes this area may grow to be the central plank of Plate IQ's offering going forward.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
29% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Nov 2021
$160m
SERIES B
Mar 2017
$4m
SERIES A
Total funding: $164.5m
Company benefits
- Health & Retirement - We offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage as well as a 401(k)
- Paid Time Off - We offer plenty of vacation and personal time off to give you the time to step away, unwind, and recharge
Company HQ
Downtown, Oakland, CA
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Leadership
Barrett Boston
(CEO, not founder)Was previously CRO & Executive Officer for TriNet. Before that was President, Americas with TravelClick and Vice President at IBM.
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