Sr Project Manager
AI summary of the role
Lead customer-facing conversion projects for Candescent's Digital Banking platform, managing implementations from kickoff to go-live at financial institutions.
No longer in the current catalog. Last included 2026-09-09. Check the employer’s posting for availability.
What you’ll do
- Take ownership and drive each assigned project to a successful completion
- Assess and monitor project issues and risks; develop appropriate mitigation plans and coordinate internal/external resources
- Schedule, install, validate and deliver products within scheduled timelines with high quality and customer satisfaction
- Maintain strong client relationships from project kickoff to go-live, representing the customer's voice within Candescent
What you’ll bring
- 6+ years delivering large scale online enterprise software deployments to enterprise customers
- 6+ years of project management experience including technical projects
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience in project management, particularly in fintech
- Travel estimated at 25% to client sites
Technologies
SAML 2.0 · SSO · Web Service APIs · SOAP · REST · SaaS · PFM · data mapping · data table cross reference
About Candescent
PE-backed digital banking platform for banks and credit unions, unifying account opening, consumer/business banking, and assisted channels on cloud-native, API-first infrastructure.
Acquired · 1000–2000 people
Source and classification
Implementation & delivery · Evidence for this classification:
Channel Service Platform. This role may flex into each of these areas but will primarily be focused on conversion projects under the Digital Banking business area. The Project Manager must have a moderate understanding of financial services and software as a service architecture and possess strong project management skills. The Project Manager will help define project scope by analyzing client needs and provide recommendations and guidance during the implementation/conversion process. Specific Responsibilities Include: Take ownership and drives each assigned project to a successful completion Assess and monitor project issues and risks; develops appropriate mitigation plans, coordinates both internal and external resources, escalates per established procedures, to ensure that problems are resolved timely and to the client’s satisfaction Schedule, install, validate and deliver
More from the job description
Candescent is a forward-thinking technology company transforming how financial institutions deliver Intelligent Banking experiences. We unite digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions that power and connect digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions—creating seamless engagement across digital, remote, and in-person channels. Our Experience-Led, Intelligence-Driven approach combines human-centered design with data, automation, and cloud-based innovation. Built on an API-first architecture, our extensible ecosystem enables institutions to adapt quickly, integrate easily, and unlock new opportunities for growth—turning every customer interaction into a moment of clarity, confidence, and connection. We are hiring strong project managers to lead project teams on customer-facing projects related to our Fintech Services including Digital Banking, Account Opening, and Channel Service Platform. This role may flex into each of these areas but will primarily be focused on conversion projects under the Digital Banking business area. The Project Manager must have a moderate understanding of financial services and software as a service architecture and possess strong project management skills. The Project Manager will help define project scope by analyzing client needs and provide recommendations and guidance during the implementation/conversion process. Specific [... source excerpt omitted ...] velops appropriate mitigation plans, coordinates both internal and external resources, escalates per established procedures, to ensure that problems are resolved timely and to the client’s satisfaction Schedule, install, validate and deliver products within scheduled timelines with a high degree of quality and exceptional customer satisfaction. Maintain a strong client relationship while working with appropriate Candescent and third-party vendor representatives from project kickoff to go Live date. Demonstrate effective leadership and project management skills Drive the documentation and proactive communication of project goals, measures of success, plans, status, issues an [... source excerpt omitted ...] alignment and the timely resolution of issues, risks and roadblocks. Facilitate strong, positive, trusting relationships at the financial institutions necessary to understand the customer’s needs and accurately represent the voice and perspective of the financial institutional customer within Candescent. Skillfully generate creative solutions to challenging Project and/or client related issues in a timely manner under potentially stressful situations Continually look for opportunities to improve current processes and approaches and drive the implementation of these changes. Serves as coach and mentor to Project Managers within Implementation Services Be able to support conve
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