Appian Project Lead

**Required certification:Active Appian Certified Lead Developer**

Key Responsibilities 

• Manage project delivery end to end with accountability for outcomes, timeline, budget, and scope 
• Serve as the primary client contact for delivery, managing expectations and providing trusted status reporting to stakeholders 
• Coordinate cross-functional teams spanning business analysis, development, and quality assurance 
• Lead sprint planning, retrospectives, and agile delivery ceremonies 
• Identify, manage, and proactively mitigate project risks and issues 
• Lead technical architecture decisions that shape solution direction, in partnership with solution architects 
• Manage resource allocation across workstreams and ensure the quality of all deliverables 
• Coordinate and deliver functional demos to clients at sprint reviews and milestone checkpoints, and lead functional and technical demos for senior client stakeholders 
• Mentor project team members and support their professional growth 
• Lead estimation for new work and support proposal development 
• Manage vendor and partner resources assigned to engagements 
• Build client relationships that support renewals and account growth 

Required Qualifications 

• Active Appian Certified Lead Developer certification; candidates will be asked to provide a certification ID for verification 
• 8–10+ years of professional experience delivering enterprise software solutions, including consulting or client-facing delivery 
• 5–8 years of hands-on experience on the Appian platform 
• Demonstrated success managing full-lifecycle project delivery, including ownership of timeline, budget, and scope 
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and serve as the primary client contact 
• Strong command of agile delivery methods and ceremonies 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence presenting to executive stakeholders 
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field 
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally to client sites as needed 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master's degree in a related field 
• Experience leading multiple concurrent workstreams or a small project portfolio 
• Experience supporting business development, proposals, and account planning 
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or a comparable delivery certification 

Compensation & Benefits 

Simplify IA offers a competitive base salary based on experience and qualifications. As part of our commitment to sharing in success and growing together for the long term, we provide: 

• 100% company-paid health, dental, and vision insurance 
• 401(k) with company matching 
• Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance 
• 160 hours of Flexible Time Off (FTO) 
• 88 hours of paid holidays (11 company holidays) 
• Career growth opportunities within our expanding organization 
• $2,000 IT Home Office Stipend

Equal Opportunity and Additional Information 

Simplify IA, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role. To request an accommodation during the application process, contact[email protected]. 

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. This is a full-time W-2 employee role available to U.S.-based candidates only. 1099 contract arrangements and third-party recruiting agencies will not be considered.