Solution Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Facilitate activities to ensure readiness for initiatives prior to planning and execution.

• Collaborate with business, product, architecture, operations, and technology stakeholders to define scope, assumptions, dependencies, risks, and expected outcomes.

• Oversee discovery and solutioning processes for implementation planning.

• Identify gaps in readiness and organize necessary actions.

• Assist in transitioning approved initiatives into quarterly planning and execution frameworks.

• Lead the preparation for quarterly planning and conduct multi-team planning sessions.

• Coordinate the sequencing and alignment of work across all participating teams.

• Support capacity-aware planning while maintaining transparency regarding commitments, milestones, objectives, and delivery targets.

• Facilitate synchronization throughout the entire planning cycle.

• Ensure visibility into cross-team dependencies, constraints, and delivery risks.

• Manage issue resolution, remediation, escalation, and tradeoff discussions.

• Track the health of initiatives and their delivery progress.

• Develop and maintain dashboards, reporting, and insights at the solution level.

• Conduct retrospectives and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

• Identify organizational barriers and suggest enhancements.

• Advocate for delivery standards, planning methodologies, and governance expectations.

• Support leadership discussions with actionable insights for execution.

• Collaborate with Product Owners and team leaders to enhance planning, coordination, and delivery efficiency.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

• Over 7 years of experience in managing complex business, technology, product, program, or transformation initiatives.

• Proven experience in coordinating efforts across business and technology organizations.

• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional initiatives involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and dependencies.

• Exceptional facilitation, planning, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to influence and align stakeholders in a matrixed environment without direct authority.

• Familiarity with Agile delivery practices and iterative planning methodologies.

• Preferred: Experience in supporting large-scale business or technology initiatives across various teams.

• Preferred: Involvement in quarterly planning, portfolio execution, dependency management, or enterprise delivery coordination.

• Preferred: Background in the financial services or insurance sector.

• Preferred: Proficiency with Jira and enterprise planning or reporting tools.

• Preferred: Relevant certifications in Agile, Product, Program, or Change Leadership.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.

• A collaborative and inclusive work culture.