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Employer
About Alkami
Alkami Technology is a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider offering retail and business banking platforms to credit unions and banks to help them compete with larger financial institutions. Industry: Financial Technology & Digital Banking
Alkami currently has
47 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$129,000–$162,500
across 44 roles with salary data.
Senior Project Manager, Implementation serves as an experienced delivery professional leading complex client implementation projects across various digital banking solutions. This role involves managing diverse project portfolios, coordinating cross-functional activities involving product development, engineering, and customer success teams to ensure successful onboarding and post-launch outcomes. The individual will develop comprehensive project schedules, manage risk mitigation strategies, facilitate customer-facing meetings, and maintain detailed documentation like status reports and implementation plans. Key responsibilities include managing Jira tickets, tracking sprint progress, and identifying process improvements for scalability. Required skills include advanced project management, stakeholder engagement, and proficiency with tools such as Jira, MS Project, Smartsheet, Confluence, and Slack. The role addresses the technical challenge of implementing integrated digital banking, data, and marketing platforms to help financial institutions improve customer engagement through technology-driven solutions.
Lead complex implementation projects by developing comprehensive schedules and ensuring delivery within scope, timeline, and budget.
Serve as the primary point of contact for customers to manage communication and align stakeholder expectations throughout the lifecycle.
Coordinate cross-functional activities across Product Development, Engineering, Customer Success, and Technical Consulting teams to ensure project alignment.
Identify project risks and operational challenges to develop mitigation strategies that support successful implementation outcomes.
Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining high standards of execution and customer satisfaction across various product segments.
Facilitate customer-facing meetings to lead discussions, document action items, and ensure accountability for milestone completion.
Manage Jira tickets, project backlogs, and customer-reported issues by prioritizing resolution efforts and coordinating support activities.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying delivery inefficiencies and recommending process enhancements for scalability.
What we're looking for
Must have 3–6 years of experience leading implementation projects or client-facing operational engagements in SaaS, fintech, or banking technology.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Information Systems, Communications, or a related field.
Advanced experience managing complex project schedules, stakeholder management, and cross-functional coordination is required.
Proficiency with tools such as Jira, MS Project, Smartsheet, Confluence, or Slack is required.
Must possess strong analytical, organizational, and customer relationship management skills.
Experience supporting fintech, SaaS, or digital banking implementation projects (preferred).
Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project management methodologies (preferred).
Working knowledge of SQL, technical implementation concepts, or integration coordination activities (preferred).
Jira
Smartsheet
Confluence
Microsoft Project
SaaS
FinTech
Microsoft Office Suite
Google Suite
Slack
Microsoft Teams
Zoom
Project Management
Risk Management
Business Analysis
Project Management
Agile
Waterfall
Jira
Confluence
SQL
Tableau
Power BI
Business Intelligence
Lean Six Sigma
PMP
CSM
PMI-PBA
CBAP
Data Engineering
Analytics Engineering
Process Improvement