Manager, Client Innovation, GISI Ignite

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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 a 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 and have a workforce of 2,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff around the world.

The Manager, Client Innovation is a client‑facing leader responsible for coordinating and delivering innovation initiatives across GISI’s priority sectors, including Critical Minerals & Energy, Education, Utilities, and Healthcare. This role serves as the connective tissue between strategy and execution — translating client needs into structured work plans, guiding solution development, and ensuring multidisciplinary teams deliver high‑quality outcomes. Managers apply systems thinking and a multi‑disciplinary problem‑solving approach to analyze client ecosystems, design solution concepts, and oversee pilot implementations.

Managers operate confidently across multiple projects, balancing client engagement, delivery leadership, and internal coordination. They play a key role in shaping the client experience and advancing GISI Ignite’s innovation capability across regions and operating companies.

The is a hybrid position based out of GISI’s Newport Beach, CA office with potential client travel. For our prospective employees in the United States, please note that the full‑time equivalent annual base salary for this position is expected to range from $120,000 to $150,000, and successful candidates may also be eligible for additional, variable incentive compensation dependent on the role.

For part‑time employees, the salary will be prorated based on the actual number of hours worked. Please be advised that a final salary offer will be based on various factors, including but not limited to your qualifications, education, experience, skills, seniority, performance, and GISI/Palladium’s business or organizational needs.

The role reports to the Client Innovation Director – US/APAC/MENA-Europe.

• Build trusted relationships with mid‑to senior‑level client stakeholders across energy, utilities, education, and institutional environments
• Lead discovery activities—including interviews, workshops, and field assessments to surface operational challenges and transformation needs
• Support Senior Managers in identifying cross‑sector patterns, strategic themes, and high‑impact innovation opportunities

• Lead development of innovation concepts, transformation pathways, and solution requirements
• Apply systems thinking to diagnose pain points, map system interdependencies, and identify actionable leverage points
• Use a multi‑disciplinary approach to evaluate people, process, technology, and governance components of potential solutions
• Develop prototypes or low‑fidelity software concepts when needed to illustrate solution value

• Oversee day‑to‑day delivery of innovation engagements, coordinating work streams across GISI operating companies and technical teams
• Develop detailed project plans, manage dependencies, track milestones, and ensure alignment with client expectations
• Identify risks, issues, and mitigation strategies, escalating…