Careers

When it comes right down to it, we're no different than our clients – we have to be able to grow, improve and change in order to stay at the top of our game. At Savvion, we know that people are the resource that makes the difference to our success. With that in mind, we look for innovative, inventive people who can help us continue to be the leading developer of process improvement solutions.

Working as part of the Savvion team means being part of a dynamic workplace. It's also a place that rewards your innovation and expertise with competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a high-energy environment. We're always looking for new bright minds. They are, after all, what sets us apart from the rest of the pack.

To learn more about working at Savvion, please e-mail us your resume at jobs@savvion.com and reference the job title for which you are applying in the subject line.

Consulting Administration Manager | Senior Member Technical Staff | Sr. Strategic Account Sales - Midwest | Solutions Consultant | Senior Architect

Consulting Administration Manager

Job Summary:

Savvion is seeking to hire a Consulting Administration Manager in our Santa Clara, California headquarters reporting directly to the VP of Professional Services.

The Consulting Administration Manager position requires an energetic, reliable person with great organizational and people centered skills. Specific responsibilities include the following:

Assist with management of the Professional Services Scope-of-Work (SOW) process

Maintain templates
Maintain repository
Assign and Track SOW numbers
Coordinate reviews and approvals
Update bookings worksheet

Budget tracking and reporting by project

Ensure POs are received for all approved SOWs
Track services and expenses against the PO
Escalate when budget hits trigger

Time tracking and reporting

Record time for all projects on tracking spreadsheet
Track and report on utilization by consultant

Invoice tracking and reporting

Review & approve subcontractor invoices for accuracy
Review & approve client invoices for accuracy
Track invoice payment status by coordinating with Finance

Subcontractor contract administration

Create work orders

Maintain consulting directory & staffing log

Assist Finance Dept

Provide month end accruals for missing subcontractor time and expense invoices
Assist with collections of client invoices as necessary
Assist with gathering information for audits

Coordinate Training

Maintain training schedule
Coordinate logistics for training classes held onsite and offsite
Follow up on leads
Market training courses
Order training materials as necessary

Travel

Coordinate travel for PS consultants

Senior Member Technical Staff

Savvion is the leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software system and solutions with a large customer base consisting of leading enterprises such as GM, Sun Microsystems, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, and many others. To learn more about Savvion, please consult www.savvion.com

Industry analysts and large enterprises now consider BPM to be one of the most important enterprise software markets. It is also a fast moving competitive market. We are looking for a Lead Engineer with release, build and installer development experience. He or She will manage a small team of highly talented engineers.

Skills: CVS, Subversion, configuration management, Ant, installers, J2EE Application Servers, Windows, Linux, Solaris, Oracle and DB2.

The successful candidate should have excellent software configuration and release management experience. Candidate must have hands on experience in developing enterprise class product multi-platform Java installers. Demonstrated experience in version control (CVS), software builds, change management including defect tracking is required. S/he should have strong technical and management skills with the experience in leading small team of people

Responsibilities:

Design and implement build and integration procedures and processes.
Build and release software to QA for testing on regular basis.
Closely work with IT on hardware and software requirements for Configuration Management System(CVS)
Ability to troubleshoot any issues with Configuration Management System
Optimization of build processes to increase build efficiency
Administration of the hardware and software systems required to support the builds
Documentation of build instructions and processes as they relate to specific projects
Implement processes to manage and integrate 3rd party software to project code lines
Work with various groups on open source library selection and enforcing the policies.
Evaluate and select tools to support and improve SCM processes
Help develop strategies for process improvements
Manage a small team of highly talented people

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Masters degree in computer science, or other related disciplines.
5 or more years experience in implementing and maintaining SCM systems
Experience in managing small teams

Must have skills:

Expert in Ant programming
Working experience with J2EE technologies and various application servers including WebLogic, WebSphere and Pramati
Proficient in CVS administration
Thorough understanding of source branch and merge techniques
Experience developing customer facing installers and automated deployment tools
Proven performance in working with teams of engineers in various stages of development
Proven knowledge of best practices software development lifecycle
Strong communication and coordination skills
Experience with some Java programming and JUnit
Multi-platform experience in Windows, Linux, and Solaris

Desired skills:

Familiarity with Eclipse and plugin integration
Relational database experience esp. Oracle, MSSQL Server and DB2.
Programming skills including Java and UNIX Shell scripting
Installer development experience with InstallShield Multi-Platform product

Software Architect

Design and develop architecture for business process mgmt (BPM) S/W to improve enterprise business performance; implement and design solutions to address complete business lifecycle from process modeling and simulation thru deployment to process optimization.

Req. MSEE/CE/CS + 1 yr. related exp. Send resume to: Savvion, Inc., 5104 Old Ironsides Dr. # 205, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Sr. Strategic Account Sales - Midwest

REPORTING: Western VP
LOCATION: Detroit, Chicago, or Virginia

JOB PROFILE

The individual will be required to take an active role in the sales strategy of the Company in order to drive direct sales in the Midwest Region. The selected candidate will inherit a market full of documented pain and a solution-set that is emerging as a front-runner in rapidly growing pure play BPM market.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DELIVERABLES

Direct selling within Detroit and Chicago metro area.or other Midwest accounts and Virginia
Account management and grow existing customers.
Paired with an experienced Pre-Sales Engineer
Preparation of sales proposals to prospects and existing customers including coordination with our clients’ staff on technical feasibility and implementation.
Preparation of business forecasts, sales plans and quarterly performance reports for submission to management.
Attendance at company seminars and public exhibitions.
Close working relationships with Sales Engineers and eventually sales teams.

PREFERRED PROFILE

A technically sophisticated, creative closer and sales manager with experience selling big ticket (avg ticket > $400,000), technical software and services, preferably in the area of software integration, Process Automation Tools, possibly Portals and infrastructure products and services to major Fortune 500 corporations.
Successful and consistent sales record is essential.
Brings a track record of landing “lighthouse accounts” and deals > $1M
Acted as the point person on relationships with early stage prospects as well as strategic partners.
Demonstrated highly effective communication and relationship skills at the CXO level.

QUALIFICATIONS

Proven sales success/skills essential.
Experience selling to technical audience.
Good knowledge of enterprise infrastructure world.
Experience with EAI, Software Development Tools and BPM technologies is a major advantage.
Proven management skills essential.
Proven business development skills essential.
Minimum Bachelors degree. Advanced degree preferable.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES/TRACK RECORD

Player-Coach: Team player & leader.
Achiever: Consistently attained/exceeded multi-million individual and team quotas.
Articulate: Able to concisely deliver the pitch and the value proposition.
Work Ethic: Willing to put in the hours and roll-up the sleeves.
Competitor: Plays to win.
Passionate: Enthusiastic and high-energy in approach.
High Integrity: Earn the respect and trust of customers and peers.
Entrepreneurial: Resourceful, Figure-it-out-and-get-it-done mentality.
Communicator and Team Player: Excellent listener; proven collaborator with superiors, peers and staff.
Understands Software Development: Walk the Walk in the Software Industry; Lead Technical Sale of complex solutions and services to technical buyers.
10+ years of Industry Experience.
Rolodex: Prefer Established Account Relationships and preexisting credibility with enterprise accounts.
Marquee Player: Significant Enterprise Infrastructure Software Experience.

Solutions Consultant

Positions Open in New York/ New Jersey, Charlotte, Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City and Dallas

Savvion Solutions Consultant work directly with our customers and partners in developing state-of-the-art e-business solutions. Solutions Consultant provide expertise in all stages of the full life-cycle development process. They assist in implementing business processes and in designing and implementing interfaces to customers' and partners' business systems, as well as, providing guidance in developing systems for high availability and performance. Software Engineer also participate in developing our Professional Services Best Practices and Methodologies.

Requisite skills

Strong hands-on technical skills (Java, JSP, J2EE and XML are required)
4+ years of experience implementing medium to large-scale distributed applications
Solid working knowledge of UNIX and NT environments
Experience using object oriented design and development methodologies
Experience with the full life-cycle development process, including long term project deployment experience
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Strong leadership and customer interaction skills
Bachelors degree in computer science or related discipline (Masters preferred)
Experience in one or more of the following technologies; Object-oriented programming and design, and component-based development and deployment models, .NET, databases, Web Services, Enterprise Application Integration, and Internet Security
Ability to travel is essential to the candidates' success

Senior Architect

Positions Open in New York/ New Jersey, Charlotte, Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City and Dallas

Senior Architects work directly with our customers, partners, and engineering teams to ensure the success of our state-of-the-art business process management solutions. Architects are experts in applying our BPM platform to solve business problems, in analyzing business processes, in developing distributed applications, and in full life-cycle software development. Senior Architects are responsible for developing innovative architectures that make appropriate use of Savvion products, and that meet our customers' and partners' BPM needs.

Requisite skills

Strong hands-on technical skills (Java, JSP, J2EE and XML are required)
7+ years of experience in designing and building multi-tier web-based enterprise applications
Experience in using standard based software project management methodologies
Demonstrable business process analysis skills
Knowledge of integration and customization including portal integration, external system integration and user management
Strong working knowledge of UNIX and Window environments
Strong leadership, communications and customer interaction skills
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent (Masters preferred)
Experience in several of the following technologies; Object-oriented programming and design, and component-based development and deployment models, J2EE, .NET, databases, Web Services, Enterprise Application Integration, and Internet Security
Ability to travel is essential to the candidates' success

Please submit applications to:

jobs@savvion.com