Implementation Specialist (Remote)

First American•Santa Ana, CA

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Implementation Specialist supports the successful deployment of new platforms, processes, and operating models across the organization. Partners with business teams, Product, Technology, Training, Support, and other cross-functional stakeholders to coordinate implementation activities from readiness and launch through hyper care, stabilization, and transition to ongoing operations. Provides structure and visibility across complex implementations by monitoring progress, identifying risks and dependencies, facilitating issue resolution, and supporting data-informed decision-making. Contributes to consistent, scalable implementation practices and continuous improvement across future rollouts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Typically have 4+ years of related experience.
Experience in implementation, program or project management, business operations, operational readiness, deployment, or a related field.
Experience coordinating complex initiatives across multiple business and technical teams.
Experience identifying and managing project or implementation risks, issues, dependencies, actions, and escalations.
Strong organizational and project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, activities, and dependencies.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret operational data, identify trends, and translate information into action.
Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate key findings, risks, and priorities clearly to different audiences.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to build effective cross-functional relationships and influence outcomes without direct authority.
Ability to identify risks and issues proactively and facilitate appropriate resolution and escalation.
Knowledge of implementation, operational readiness, adoption, and stabilization practices.
Familiarity with dashboards, key performance indicators, and operational performance reporting.
Ability to work effectively across business, Product, Technology, Support, Training, and Change Management functions.
Ability to adapt and remain effective in fast-paced, evolving environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting enterprise technology, platform, process, or operating-model implementations preferred.
Experience with go-live, hyper care, stabilization, adoption, or large-scale implementation activities preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinates implementation activities across the lifecycle, including readiness, launch, hyper care, stabilization, and transition to ongoing operations.
Partners with business and technical teams to align implementation plans, activities, dependencies, milestones, and responsibilities.
Maintains implementation plans, playbooks, tools, documentation, and established readiness and transition criteria.
Establishes and supports cross-functional operating cadences for implementation coordination, issue resolution, escalation, and decision-making.
Identifies and tracks risks, issues, blockers, and dependencies; ensures appropriate ownership, action planning, escalation, and follow-through.
Monitors implementation, adoption, support, and operational performance indicators to assess rollout health and identify emerging concerns.
Synthesizes operational data, stakeholder feedback, and implementation observations to identify trends and areas requiring attention.
Develops concise status reporting that provides stakeholders and leaders visibility into implementation progress, risks, issues, trends, and required decisions.
Facilitates cross-functional problem solving and coordinates timely communication of critical information to appropriate stakeholders.
Captures lessons learned and identifies opportunities to improve and standardize implementation processes, tools, and practices across future rollout activities.
Other duties as assigned