Manager, Innovation
Manager, Innovation
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04-05-2025
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Why Ryan
Hybrid Work Options
AwardWinning Culture
Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits
14Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)
Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement
Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One
401K with Employer Match
Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
Fertility Assistance Program
FourWeek CompanyPaid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service
The Manager Innovation is responsible for the successful identification qualification and execution of innovative technology projects with the Ryan practices. This individual under the guidance of their aligned leader will function as a critical junction box among clients external resources and executive leadership. As such this position requires a selfstarting creative problem solver with project management experience who can turn ideas into working technology. Flawless client service and a positive attitude are critical to the success of this position. The ideal candidate will have a strong business process tax and/or technology background as well as a proven track record of successfully delivering on and contributing to leading edge projects contributing to strategic work streams and providing insight to drive digital transformation projects to completion.
Duties and Responsibilities aligned to Ryans Key Results:
People:
- Serves as a business partner to identify highvalue transformative projects for assigned practices.
- Leads multiple digital transformation projects successfully as Lead Project Manager.
- Partners with crossfunctional stakeholders and team members to effectively prioritize plan and organize the completion of project milestones and work while maintaining strong relationships with assigned practices.
- Demonstrates Ryans core values by creating a positive accountable work environment for a growing entrepreneurial team.
- Communicates timely; concise and engaging communications with stakeholders and leadership throughout the project lifecycle and at all levels of the organizations.
- Drives excellence by continuously soliciting feedback from internal clients and stakeholders.
- Designs and delivers effective Change Management plans to effectively communicate and educate end users.
- May require supervisory responsibility to include but not limited to managing projects training employees coaching assigning work and making sound business decisions while representing the Firm.
Client:
- Fosters relationships with internal and external stakeholders to secure commitment and drive project success.
- Manages customer relationships to ensure the highest quality of customer service is provided.
- Escalates and manages project issues and risks to the appropriate stakeholders with clarity timeliness and professionalism.
- Tracks progress and provides timely status reporting of milestones dependencies risks and issues to initiative owners key stakeholders and leadership.
- Oversees all scoping planning and execution and managing activities to ensure ontime delivery within budget and meets or exceeds expectations.
Value:
- Responsible for the execution of a portfolio of greenfield projects ensuring expectations for scope schedule and budget are met.
- Supports and guide the analysis of tax data requirements to include but not limited to: client information systems in complex projects while ensuring best practices are applied to minimizing the impact to our clients and their IT organizations.
- Develops and provides education and coaching to elevate project management knowledge skills tools and techniques to meet project requirements.
- Evaluates business processes proactively to identify and execute improvements leading to quantifiable savings to the Firm.
- Develops appropriate training and communication plans/content to project stakeholders.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
Bachelors degree or Masters degree in business management tax computer science or 35 years of equivalent work experience as a program or project manager with a progressive record of successful delivery of complex solutions systems or services.
Key Experiences:
- Proven track record of managing and delivering multiple successful enterprisegrade projects with tight deadlines.
- Led and participated in successful business process automation projects.
- Ability to determine and deploy best methodology for the scale and requirements of the application.
- Exposure to modern enterprise applications and their interfaces (APIs and GUIs).
- Demonstrated experience in the development or deployment of one or more enterprise software applications is an advantage .
- Exposure to lowcode Business Process Management (BPM) solutions and their interaction with RPA is a strong differentiator.
- Exposure to Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery Agile Scrum and DevOps methods.
- Knowledge of tax compliance or accounting processes and applications is a strong differentiator
- Five years or more of implementation consulting or technology project management.
- Lean or Six Sigma certifications and experience preferred.
- Demonstrates leadership engagement and influencing skills.
- Manages multiple concurrent projects in a crossfunctional organization and excels in a dynamic and collaborative environment supporting highgrowth and fastpaced business units.
- Ability to coach teams to quickly identify core issues and determine solutions while creating structure around ambiguity.
- Strong drive for results and continuous improvement.
- Outstanding organizational communication and interpersonal skills.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be proficient in Microsoft Word Excel Access PowerPoint Outlook and Internet navigation and research. Fluency in at least one programming language scripting language or automation platform is highly desired. Experience with one or more database platform is also a strong indicator for success in the role.
Certificates and Licenses:
- PMP Project Management Professional Certification (preferred)
- CSM Certified ScrumMaster (preferred)
- PMIACP Agile Certified Practitioner (preferred)
- Six Sigma Green Belt (preferred)
- Valid drivers license (required)
Work Environment:
- Standard indoor working environment.
- Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.
- Position requires regular interaction with employees and vendors both in person and via email and telephone.
- Travel requirement approximately 3050%.
Compensation:
- For certain California based roles the base salary hiring range for this position is $130000.00 $178200.00
- For other California based roles the base salary hiring range for this position is $119000.00 $163350.00
- For Colorado based roles the base salary hiring range for this position is $114000.00 $155980.00
- For Illinois based roles the base salary hiring range for this position is $119000.00 $163350.00
- For other Illinois based roles the base salary hiring range for this position is $114000.00 $155980.00
- For New York based roles the base salary hiring range for this position is $130000.00 $178200.00
- For other New York based roles the base salary hiring range for this position is $108000.00 $148500.00
- For Washington based roles the base salary hiring range for this position is $119000.00 $163350.00
- The Company makes offers based on many factors including qualifications and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation.
Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran
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