Lead Solution Manager - Parametric
About The Position
The Lead Solution Manager works across Parametric’s business and technology organization to define and maintain solution vision, intent, architecture, and execution roadmaps. The role translates client and business needs into user journeys, personas, capabilities, functional requirements, target operating models, and high-level solution designs. It partners with Business Architecture, technology, stakeholders, and project or program managers to align solutions with enterprise objectives and guide them from inception through delivery and evolution. The position shapes strategic account technology solutions, influences technical design and delivery decisions, supports quarterly Program Increment planning, and ensures that dependencies and development sequencing are understood. It may have direct or indirect management responsibility for Business Analysts and includes managing individual contributors working on the client analysis solution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 8 years of experience in Finance/Asset Management, Strategy, or Product Management.
- At least 8 years of experience in financial data products, investment platforms, wealth technology, portfolio construction, or trading.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience leading and directing others to achieve measurable results.
- Demonstrated ability to articulate a solution or product vision and/or customized solutions that meet business objectives.
- Experience with Scaled Agile software development processes.
- Advanced skills using tools to document workflows and data mapping, including tools such as Miro, Lucid, Excel, SQL, Visio, Figma, PowerPoint, Confluence, and Jira.
- Understanding of analysis and artifact goals throughout the solution lifecycle.
- Ability to learn quickly and work in a dynamic, changing environment under tight deadlines.
- Ability to independently manage personal timelines and meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to manage, sequence, and coordinate multiple simultaneous deliverables across groups and teams.
- Ability to lead and manage a team of direct reports consisting of contractors and/or full-time employees.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Communicate effectively with technology and business partners, using discussion, debate, and listening to understand impacts and explore solutions.
- Design workshops and user sessions, selecting participants and defining outcomes and methods such as interviews, online whiteboarding, surveys, and card sorting.
- Understand and articulate user needs empathetically.
- Analyze information from user and stakeholder interactions to identify goals, business needs, problem statements, opportunities, workflows, user journeys, personas, and high-level solution outlines.
- Collaborate with business and development teams to define solution intent, capability roadmaps, and milestones.
- Initiate and facilitate solution architecture with development leads, influence technical design, align decisions with business objectives, and socialize design decisions with senior executives.
- Identify and articulate dependencies that influence development sequencing.
- Collaborate with Technology project managers to facilitate quarterly Program Increment planning and work with project managers, QA, and development teams on execution.
- Work with business stakeholders to define target operating models as systems evolve.
- Collaborate with Business Analysts on user research, operating model and architecture session facilitation, and requirements definition.
- Manage stakeholder relationships through clear communication and follow-through.
- Produce solution inception, vision, and intent documents.
- Lead and influence cross-functional teams.
- Provide consultation and continuity to product and development teams throughout solution delivery and evolution.
- Manage a team of individual contributors who contribute to the client analysis solution.
- Lead and manage direct reports, including contractors and/or full-time employees.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Prescription drug coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Dependent Day Care Savings Account
- Life insurance
- Disability and other insurance plans
- Paid time off, including sick leave consistent with state and local law
- Parental leave
- 20 vacation days annually
- 10 paid holidays
- 401(k)
- Short- and long-term disability
- Other employee perks
- Potential eligibility for annual discretionary incentive compensation and business-unit incentive compensation, which may include a discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
