Manager, Technology and Innovation, GISI Ignite

Manager, Technology and Innovation, GISI Ignite

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GISI is a global, employee‑owned family of companies focused on construction, infrastructure, earth and environment, and global development. GISI Ignite is GISI's newly launched centralized technology and innovation team, built to strengthen how our operating companies deliver projects and provide expert guidance on AI, data, and digital solutions. We develop scalable platforms, drive workflow modernization, and help operating companies apply cyber‑physical solutions that strengthen the performance, resilience, and safety of major capital programs.

Palladium, a GISI company, works to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world.

GISI Ignite is seeking a Manager, Technology and Innovation to support the delivery of technology‑enabled solutions and innovation programs across GISI’s family of companies and client portfolio. This role serves as the connective tissue between strategy and execution—translating client needs into structured work plans, guiding solution development, overseeing pilot implementations, and ensuring multidisciplinary teams deliver high‑quality outcomes.

The ideal candidate has experience in stakeholder engagement, consulting, engineering, and/or technology‑based roles, in addition to being passionate about solving complex problems and driving change through digital transformation and innovation. This is a consulting role and it is expected to serve both internal and external clients – work will be assigned in an agile way based on the experience and expertise of the individual.

Managers operate confidently across multiple projects, balancing client engagement, delivery leadership, and internal coordination.

Full‑time, hybrid position based out of GISI’s New York, NY or Arlington, VA office with potential client travel. For U.S. employees, the full‑time equivalent annual base salary ranges from $120,000 to $150,000.

• The role reports to a Director, GISI Ignite
• Initially, no direct supervisory duties; these may be introduced as the business evolves

• Manage trusted relationships with mid‑to senior‑level client stakeholders internal and external to GISI operating companies
• Lead solution discovery activities including interviews, workshops, and field assessments to surface operational challenges and transformation needs
• Support engagement teams to identify cross‑company and sector patterns, strategic themes, and high‑impact digital transformation and innovation opportunities

• Support development of innovation concepts, digital transformation pathways, and solution requirements, translating business needs into actionable solutions
• Conduct market research and evaluate technologies to inform solution design based on available products on the market
• Carry out detailed requirement gathering activities for technology solutions, business process enhancements, and system integrations by collaborating with internal and external clients to translate operational needs into scalable digital solutions
• Develop proof of concept solutions and prototypes to garner client buy‑in and translate concepts into actionable software or data products

• Manage day‑to‑day delivery of client innovation engagements, coordinating work streams across GISI operating companies, technical teams, and vendors
• Develop detailed project plans, manage dependencies, track milestones, and ensure alignment with client expectations
• Develop change management strategies and oversee their implementation with internal and external stakeholders
• Identify risks, issues, and mitigation strategies, escalating complex challenges…