Senior Program Manager, Financial Services Implementations

Clearwater Analytics; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

PTO

Parental leave

STD/LTD

Medical leave

Job summary

Clearwater Analytics is seeking a Program Manager to drive implementation scope, planning, resourcing, and governance across client, internal, and third-party teams. You will manage budgets, report progress, and steer executive reviews to assure timely, high-quality deliveries.

The role requires 7+ years in project management for software implementations in Asset Management or Insurance, with strong communication and leadership abilities. On-site collaboration in Chicago is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and/or master’s in finance or accounting.
• 7+ years of project management and implementation experience with external clients.
• Experience implementing software solutions within Asset Management, Market Data and/or Insurance space.
• Experience leading a team (7-15 people).

Responsibilities

• Identify and finalize project/implementation scope.
• Develop detailed implementation plans with internal, client and third-party resources.
• Coordinate with internal, client and third-party resources to deliver on-time, quality implementations.
• Generate weekly status reports and lead status meetings with client and project team.
• Lead steering committee meetings with C-level client decision makers and Clearwater senior management.
• Manage and report on budget for implementations.
• Act as trusted relationship manager ensuring timely client inquiries and smooth transitions to servicing teams.
• Bridge between Client Servicing, Sales, and Development teams; run multiple implementations concurrently.

Skills

Financial services experience

Matrix management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Finance or accounting degree

Tools

JIRA

Clarizen

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

Clearwater Analytics is seeking a Program Manager to drive implementation scope, planning, resourcing, and governance across client, internal, and third-party teams. You will manage budgets, report progress, and steer executive reviews to assure timely, high-quality deliveries.

The role requires 7+ years in project management for software implementations in Asset Management or Insurance, with strong communication and leadership abilities. On-site collaboration in Chicago is expected.