Clarity PPM - Functional Consultant

• Role:- Senior Business Analyst / Clarity PPM Subject Matter Expert (SME) • 10+ Years Mandatory • Location:- Remote • 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. • 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.