Project Scoping Specialist (UK Hours)

Join MRI Software as aProject Scoping Specialistand play a pivotal role in defining how our clients engage with Professional Services.

Working at the intersection of Sales Professional Services Productand Delivery teams you willbe responsible forproducing high-quality Statements of Work service estimates and consultancy proposals that set projects up for success from day one.

We are looking for an individual who can apply sound commercial judgement logical thinkingand practical delivery experience to define successful customer engagements. You will be comfortable identifying risks challenging assumptions balancing competing prioritiesand makingrecommendations that support both customer success and sustainable delivery outcomes.

You will work with stakeholders across the organisation to ensure opportunities are appropriately scoped estimated governedand positioned for successful execution before they enter delivery.

Please note that this role requires working UK business hours (Monday to Friday 09:00 17:30 BST/GMT) to support the global team.

We understand the need to provide a flexible working environment partnered with team collaboration andsocialisation. Therefore we operate a hybrid working model with 3 days of working from home per week. This role is based in the Cape Town office.

Key responsibilities:

• Produce Professional Services Statements of Work across multiple MRI products and service offerings.

• Createaccurateservices estimates documenting assumptions exclusions dependencies risksand scope boundaries.

• Translate customer requirements into clear practicaland deliverable consultancy and implementation engagements.

• Ensure proposals accurately reflect agreed delivery approaches timelinesand resource requirements.

• Assess the commercial viability of proposed engagementsidentifyingrisks assumptionsand potential delivery challenges.

• Apply sound commercial judgement whendeterminingscope effort resourcerequirementsand implementation approaches.

• Constructively challenge ambiguities assumptionsand inconsistencies to improve proposal quality and delivery success.

• Support contractual discussions Statements of Work reviewsand proposal redline activities.

• Ensure opportunities are positioned for successful delivery whilst balancing customer expectations delivery requirementsand commercialobjectives.

• Work closely with Sales teams throughout the sales cycle supporting opportunity qualification solutionscopingand proposal development.

• Collaborate with Consulting Project Management Product Managementand Delivery teams tovalidateproposed approaches.

• Build strong working relationships across multiple departments and regions to ensure consistency and alignment.

• Ensure engagements entering delivery are appropriately scoped estimatedand documented.

• Promote consistency and quality across all Professional Services proposals and Statements of Work.

• Support the application of agreed estimationapprovaland engagement governance processes.

• Work collaboratively with delivery teams to capture lessons learned and improve future estimation accuracy and implementation planning.

• Help reduce delivery risk through strong governancechallengeand engagement planning practices.

• Maintainhigh standardsof quality accuracyand consistency across all service proposals.

• Contribute to the ongoing development of estimation models service catalogues templatesand proposal frameworks.

• Support improvements to implementation methodologies governance processesand delivery best practices.

• Identifyopportunities to improve estimation accuracy operational efficiencyand customer outcomes.

Requirements:

• Experience within Professional Services Consulting Software Delivery Pre-Sales Solution Design Project Management or a related environment.

• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to balance customer delivery and businessobjectives.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex requirements and scenarios.

• Demonstrable abilityto make informed decisions and recommendations based on available information and sound judgement.

• Strong written communication skills with experience producing professional customer-facing documentation.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across multiple functions.

• Ability toidentify assess and communicate delivery operationaland commercial risks.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.

• Proficiencywith Microsoft Office applications including Word Excel PowerPointand Teams.

Desirableexperience:

• Experience producing Statements of Work project estimates proposals bidsor tender responses.

• Knowledge of software implementation and project delivery methodologies.

• Experience within enterprise software SaaSor technology organisations.

• Experience working across multiple products business unitsor geographic regions.

• Understanding of professional services commercial models including forecasting utilisationand project budgeting principles.

• Experienceparticipatingin commercial reviews governance processesor opportunity qualification activities.