A large Midwest regional bank is seeking an Implementation Manager to join its institutional bank to drive transformational change with the platform replacement, underwriting workflows (institutional banking portfolio) and/or other technology projects (real estate capital).
Location: Onsite – Cleveland, OH
There are 3 openings available: 2 for institutional banking portfolio and real estate capital teams. This opportunity can be filled as an Implementation Manager or Senior Implementation Manager based on the selected individual’s experience and skills.
This position is not eligible for employment visa (e.g., H-1B) sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is a hands-on, product role for someone who can blend product ownership, business analysis, technical acumen, and project management skills with the technical curiosity to dig into systems, data, and tools directly. The right candidate needs to be decisive, organized, and proficient with communication. This person will be able to engage technology leads and engineers early, ask probing questions, and keep both the business and tech teams aligned with clear documentation and knowledge-sharing practices, all while maintaining clear lines of communication with business and technology stakeholders.
The role will help drive agile ceremonies, keep the backlog clean, track progress across sprints, and focus the team on the right outcomes. This role sits squarely in the line of business, and success of the position requires demonstration of technical delivery and focus upon meeting business Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and goals.
This role is ideal for someone with 1-5 years of Product Management, BA, or project management experience who wants to build a deeper technical foundation while shaping digital banking products at scale. Having firsthand technical experience (coding, DevOps, SQL, etc.) is a plus.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Product Requirements Management
• Provide project leadership support for institutional bank technology initiatives across platform replacement, credit-rating, and underwriting workflows.
Execution / Agile Leadership
• Support Business Process Owners and Technology Platform/Product Owners with effective standups, retrospectives, sprint planning, and backlog grooming.
Compensation: $71000 – $98000/yr