Manager, Technology and Innovation, GISI Ignite

Manager, Technology and Innovation, GISI Ignite

About GISI Ignite and Palladium

• 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. We operate in over 90 countries with a workforce of 2,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff around the world.
• This role is hired through Palladium, the operational platform for Ignite.

• 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.
• The 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.
• Ideal candidates have experience in stakeholder engagement, consulting, engineering, and/or technology‑based roles and are passionate about solving complex problems and driving change through digital transformation and innovation.
• This is a consulting role that serves both internal and external clients in an agile way based on the individual's experience and expertise.
• Managers operate confidently across multiple projects, balancing client engagement, delivery leadership, and internal coordination, shaping the client experience and advancing GISI's innovation capability.

• Full‑time, hybrid position based out of GISI's New York, NY or Arlington, VA office, with potential client travel.
• Full‑time equivalent annual base salary range: $120,000 to $150,000.
• Final salary offer will consider qualifications, education, experience, skills, seniority, performance, and GISI/Palladium business needs.

• Reports to a Director, GISI Ignite.
• Initially no direct supervisory duties; may be introduced as the business evolves.

Client Engagement & Advisory

• 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.

Solution Design & Innovation Delivery

• 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.
• Assess and propose solutions that account for people, process, technology, and governance components of potential solutions.
• Develop proof of concept solutions and prototypes to garner client buy‑in and translate concepts into actionable software or data products.

Program Management & Execution

• 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,…