Project Client Solutions Manager

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Job Description The Project Client Solutions Manager is a client facing role responsible for managing multiple projects of moderate complexity from initiation through completion. This role coordinates project teams, defines scope and objectives, allocates resources, develops schedules and maintains documentation that ensures timely delivery while maintaining business value. The position partners closely with business and technical stakeholders to translate business needs into practical and effective solutions.

• Essential Functions:
• Manage multiple projects, including defining and controlling project scope.
• Assemble project teams and assign individual responsibilities.
• Identify appropriate resources and develop detailed work plans, schedules, estimates, and resource plans.
• Create project documentation including a project plan with timeline and maintain timely to demonstrate outcomes.
• Negotiate with users, staff and management to define project objectives, priorities, and sequencing of work.
• Ensure completion of project deliverables and adherence to established timelines.
• Collaborate with business and technical staff to translate business needs into practical technology solutions, including business case development, data analysis, requirements and solution definition, root cause analysis, use case definition, and solution assessment.
• Support project design and planning activities, including reviewing business requests, validating business justifications, working with business leaders or submitters to address issues, applying prioritization frameworks, facilitating management discussions, and reporting progress.
• Ensure projects adhere to schedules while sustaining intended business value.
• Participate in the development of additional services planned by the unit.
• Recommend new business opportunities, systems, processes, and improvements; support research and strategy development; and implement improvements approved by senior management.
• Attend meetings related to and prospective projects.
• Identify, establish, and maintain effective business relationships.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
• 2+ years of project management experience, including managing multiple concurrent projects of moderate complexity.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification preferred
• Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or higher) preferred
• Excellent organizational, multitasking, project planning, timeline management, leadership, judgment, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to set goals and work independently with minimal direction.
• Demonstrated experience managing full project lifecycle (initiation through closeout).
• Experience working in a financial services environment preferred. Feb 12, 2026 9:43 AM Work Environment & Disclaimer This job operates in a professional office environment.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description. You may be required to perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, as per terms and conditions of your employment contract

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.  All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.