Program Manager (LP Team)

Clearwater Analytics; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 74,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

PTO

Parental leave

Medical leave

STD/LTD insurance

Job summary

Clearwater Analytics is seeking a Program Manager to define project scopes and develop comprehensive implementation plans. You will coordinate internal, client, and third-party resources to ensure timely, high-quality deployments across assets and private markets.

The role demands strong stakeholder management, deep financial services knowledge, and proven ability to deliver SaaS solutions. Collaboration with Sales, Global Delivery, and Client Services is essential for a smooth transition from

Qualifications

• 6+ years of project management and implementation experience with external clients.
• Experience delivering software solutions in Asset Management, Market Data or Insurance space.
• Securities or financial markets experience.
• PMP/CPA/CFA certification is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Identify and finalize project/implementation scope.
• Develop detailed implementation plans with internal, client and third-party resourcing.
• Coordinate with internal, client and third-party resources for quality, on-time delivery.
• Generate weekly status reports and hold weekly status meetings with client and project team.
• Schedule and lead steering committee meetings with C-level client decision makers and Clearwater senior management.
• Manage and report on the implementation budget.
• Seek out and implement continuous service improvements.
• Bridge between Client Servicing, Sales, and Development teams.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Documentation

Analytical skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s in Finance or Accounting

Master’s in Finance or Accounting

PMP/CPA/CFA preferred

Tools

JIRA

Excel

Monday.com

Salesforce

Job description

Job Summary

The Program Manager is responsible for identifying and finalizes project/implementation scope. Develops detailed implementation plans including internal, client and third-party resourcing. Manages and coordinates with internal, client and third-party resources to ensure a successful, on-time quality implementation per plan. Generates weekly status reports, holds weekly status meetings with client and project team. Schedules and leads steering committee meetings with C-level client decision makers and Clearwater senior management. Serves as a trusted relationship manager responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and thorough responses to all client inquiries and a successful transition to the steady-state servicing team. Manages and reports on budget for implementations. Possess the ability to seek out, recommend, and implement continuous service improvements within the project timeline (and future projects). Leads the transition from Sales team to Global Delivery team pre-project kick-off and from Global Delivery to Client Services upon implementation.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and finalizes project/implementation scope.
• Develops detailed implementation plans including internal, client and third-party resourcing.
• Manages and coordinates with internal, client and third-party resources to ensure a successful, on time and with quality implementation per plan.
• Generates weekly status reports, holds weekly status meetings with client and project team.
• Schedules and leads steering committee meetings with C-level client decision makers and Clearwater senior management.
• Manage and report on budget for implementation.
• Seek out, recommend, and implement continuous service improvements.
• Serves as a trusted relationship manager responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and thorough responses to all client inquiries and a successful transition to the steady-state servicing team.
• Be the bridge between various business stakeholders including Client Servicing team, Sales team, and Development team.
• Ability to run multiple simultaneous implementations with minimal oversight.

Required Skills

• Expert technical proficiency in JIRA, Excel, Monday.com, and Salesforce; ability to explore, trial, and recommend new tools and technologies as business needs arise.
• Strong background in Financial Services, including Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Insurance, and FinTech.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects within a matrix reporting environment.
• Solid knowledge of investment accounting and reporting practices.
• Product expertise in Private Investments, RNFs, LIHTC, and IRR calculations.
• In-depth understanding of LP/GP relationships in private markets.
• Familiarity with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms and delivery models.
• Advanced computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong documentation capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal abilities for effective collaboration.
• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s and/or master's in finance or accounting. PMP/CPA/CFA is an added advantage. 6+ years of relevant project management and implementation experience working with external clients. Proven experience implementing software solutions within Asset Management, Market Data and/or Insurance space. Consulting experience. Securities or financial markets experience.

Salary Range

Salary Range $74,000.00 - $96,000.00 This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

Benefits

For this role, benefits include:

• health/vision/dental insurance
• 401(k)
• PTO
• parental leave
• medical leave
• STD/LTD insurance benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer

Clearwater Analytics is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Company Overview

Thank you for your interest in a career with Clearwater! Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN) is transforming investment management with the industry’s most comprehensive cloud-native platform for institutional investors across global public and private markets. While legacy systems create risk, inefficiency, and data fragmentation, Clearwater’s single-instance, multi-tenant architecture delivers real-time data and AI-driven insights throughout the investment lifecycle. The platform eliminates information silos by integrating portfolio management, trading, investment accounting, reconciliation, regulatory reporting, performance, compliance, and risk analytics in one unified system. Serving leading insurers, asset managers, hedge funds, banks, corporations, and governments, Clearwater supports over $8.8 trillion in assets globally. Learn more at www.clearwateranalytics.com.

Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to still apply! You may be just what we’re looking for.