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Baird · 2 days ago

Technology Solutions Manager

WI-Milwaukee

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Baird is a financial services firm offering investment strategies to institutions and individuals. The Technology Solutions Manager will oversee technology operations, manage the technology backlog, and collaborate with IT and external vendors to ensure effective technology solutions that meet business objectives.

Financial Services

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Works with leadership to understand key business objectives and craft relevant and effective technology solutions to enable meeting those objectives through collaboration with IT and external vendors

Maintains the department’s technology backlog and prioritizes work. Must be comfortable assessing and articulating the ROI of prioritized work

Coordinates prioritized work with Baird IT team and/or external vendors and monitors progress, ensuring work is moving at an appropriate place. Active, engaged involvement in all IT team ceremonies is a must (sprint planning, daily standups, refinement meetings, etc.)

Conducts regular meetings with technology end users to understand business needs, including ongoing feedback loops to keep end users aware of progress. Must be comfortable weighing and articulating competing priorities across end users

Communicates the status and benefits of technology initiatives to management

Acts as subject matter expert of existing technology solutions (both internal and external) and serves as first point of escalation for troubleshooting issues

Evaluates current state of department technology and identifies new technologies or upgrades/enhancements to existing technology that could improve our business

Coordinates department technology support needs

Builds strong relationships with both internal and external technology partners

Serves as project manager for large technology initiatives (and potentially non-technology initiatives as assigned): Frequent interaction with end users to understand needs, provide status updates, navigate change management, etc. Tracks project work, next steps, deadlines, dependencies, etc. Schedules meetings, keeps track of take-aways, and holds project team accountable for take-aways. Facilitates cross-functional dialogue to keep work moving or remove blockers

Qualification

Technology Solutions ExpertiseBusiness AcumenProject ManagementPythonSQLSalesforceIntellectual CuriosityCollaborationCommunicationProblem SolvingLeadership

Required

5+ years of professional experience required

SIE and Series 7 & 66 licensed or ability to obtain after hire

Broad technical understanding of various IT topics required (software/data engineering, software/data architecture, etc.)

Strong business acumen – Capable of understanding our business purposes and priorities; appreciates that technology is an important tool in developing business solutions

Highly collaborative – Thrives on bringing people together and setting a positive tone for the team

Drives results – Strong organization, project management, and follow through; can be counted on to execute; holds themself accountable; pursues tasks with energy and a high sense of urgency; seeks solutions especially in the face of setbacks

Inspires trust – a confident, effective communicator who is thoughtful and detail-oriented; builds trust at all levels through collaboration, integrity, accuracy, and reliability; a high focus on quality is critical

Strong leadership tendencies – willingness to develop newer associates, takes time to provide the context behind the work, effectively provides and receives constructive feedback, problem solves people issues, displays vulnerability, provides recognition to others

Problem solver – can identify resolutions to new or unforeseen priorities with minimal guidance; thoroughly analyzes relevant factors, probes for answers, and anticipates all possible outcomes

Intellectually curious – a relentless learner who enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks and proactively seeks out the resources and knowledge needed to expand subject matter expertise

Track record of success – consistently identified as a top performer; grasps new concepts quickly, deals with complexity comfortably; intellectually sharp and capable, high standards for work output

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in business or technology majors preferred

Python/C#/SQL/Power BI/Salesforce knowledge preferred

Company

Baird

Glassdoor4.3

Since 1919, Baird has guided families, businesses, communities and institutions toward their financial goals.

Founded in 1919

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://www.rwbaird.com

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