Implementation Manager Senior Associate - Merchant Services

Job Responsibilities

• Facilitate team calls, internally and externally to drive implementation deliverables and issue management, while coordinating and drive recurring status calls with the client
• Ensure all projects are properly delivered and transitioned successfully to production owners
• Lead collaboration with the project team to develop and execute the implementation project plan, establishing clear expectations and providing transparency of timelines using project management principles and practices
• Update project tracking tool ensuring updates are clear, concise, and audience specific while providing project updates in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring stakeholders and business leaders receive an accurate and concise status of each project
• Deliver client requirements in a clear and meaningful manner to the intended audience
• Demonstrate creative problem solving and solid judgment/decision making
• Take ownership, escalation and resolution of risk issues when they occur in a timely manner while demonstrating strong controls and risk management as we manage the change to the client and to the firm
• Partner with clients asking the necessary questions to understand their level of knowledge and their processing model ensuring it fits the proposed solution and being an advocate for the client
• Manage clear expectations and understanding, internally and externally with the client by establishing clear timelines and managing documentation requirements
• Navigate implementation to completion by ensuring deliverables are met, holding task owners accountable, and managing issues and escalations
• Required Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities
• 5+ years of relevant client facing experience with senior leadership exposure
• Project Management experience, including the use of project plans and issue logs
• Time management and organizational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong presentation and negotiating skills
• Proven ability to successfully manage conflict, proven team leadership and meeting facilitation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, and ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Some travel may be required (less than 25%) to visit clients
• Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities
• Strong technical aptitude pertaining to Merchant Services products
• PMP Certification or other Project Training
• BA/BS degree