Project Manager - Digital Banking Systems

Ninth Wave, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ninth Wave, Inc. in New York City seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead client-facing, large-scale implementations of Ninth Wave Platform. Define scope, prioritize deliverables, manage client expectations, and orchestrate onboarding of Ninth Wave clients.

This hands-on role collaborates with Product, Development, and Sales to deliver measurable value. The role is hybrid/in-office with regular presence at the NYC headquarters and cross-functional collaboration across teams to drive

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience delivering SaaS platform solutions.
• Demonstrable record of client implementations.
• Hands-on experience with budget management, RAID logs, and executive level status reporting.
• Experience working with clients and managing client-facing projects.
• Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, planning and execution skills.
• Experience managing development teams and working in global teams.
• Team player, friendly, and able to adjust to changing priorities with aplomb.
• Financial or Fintech experience.
• Positive attitude with a proven ability to foster relationships.
• Proactive work ethic with minimal supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Hybrid/in-office role requiring regular presence at NYC headquarters.
• Collaborate in-person with teams at our New York City office to drive initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage full project life cycle from definition and scoping to production migration.
• Communicate status, change management and issue resolution across Ninth Wave and client teams.
• Coordinate and manage internal Ninth Wave teams’ activities related to client projects.
• Minimize project risk by removing blockers and issues.
• Lead client relationships, including C-suite, across client organizations.
• Matrix manage project resources and own project success and client satisfaction.
• Contribute to evolution of the Project Management Office with best practices and tools.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Client relationships

Strategic planning

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Proactive work ethic

Adaptability

Cross-functional collaboration

Verbal and written communication

Job description

Ninth Wave, Inc.

Project Manager

Location: New York, NY

Contract to hire

5 days in the office

2 Openings

Local Candidates only please

Role Overview

Ninth Wave is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead client-facing, large scale implementations of Ninth Wave Platform.In this role, you will define the scope, prioritize competing deliverables, manage client expectations, and lead the orchestration and onboarding of Ninth Wave clients. You will have the opportunity to work cross-functionally and collaborate with Product, Development, and Sales to deliver value that directly contributes to the success of our company.This role is ideal for a hands-on individual contributor who can work across teams and functions to influence other product areas.You have a real passion for problem solving and enjoy using technology to improve processes. The role requires someone comfortable with operating in a highly dynamic environment, who thrives on navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full project life cycle, including project definition, scope, resource planning, business analysis, technical design, development, testing, training, and migration to production
• Communicate effectively through various mediums, and across all levels of Ninth Wave and client organizations, to ensure transparent status reporting, change management and issues resolution
• Coordinate and proactively manage internal Ninth Wave teams’ activities as they relate to client projects
• Minimize Project Risk through pragmatic and collaborative removal of blockers and/or issues
• Lead client relationships, building strong relationships across client organizations, including C-suite
• Matrix Manage project team resources, assuming full ownership of successful project completion and client satisfaction
• Contribute to evolution of Project Management Office, sharing and educating on best practices, documentation and tools

Qualifications

• 7+- years of experience delivering Software as a Service platform solutions
• Demonstrable record of client implementations
• Hands on experience with budget management, RAID logs, and executive level status reporting
• Experience working with clients and managing client facing projects
• Excellent analytical, strategic conceptual thinking, strategic planning and execution skills
• Experience managing development teams and working in global teams
• Team player, friendly and can adjust to changing priorities with aplomb
• Financial or Fintech experience
• Positive attitude with a proven ability to foster relationships
• Proactive work ethic and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• This role is hybrid/in-office and requires regular presence at our NYC headquarters
• Collaborate in-person with teams at our New York City office to drive initiatives

Preferred skills and experience

• Project Management Certification
• Scrum Certification

Company Overview

Ninth Wave delivers secure data connectivity to financial institutions through a single point of direct integration to a universal suite of open finance APIs. With configurable controls, visibility, and insights into all data sharing and acquisition connections between aggregators, third-party apps, and internal applications, Ninth Wave empowers financial institutions and their customers with access and oversight to their connected apps, enabling secure data exchange in a holistic and scalable open finance ecosystem. Offering solutions for retail and commercial banks, wealth managers, credit card issuers, tax providers, and more, Ninth Wave provides unparalleled connectivity and universal compatibility to complex information systems.