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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Implementation Consultant - **Company:** Ss&c Technologies, Inc. - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Application Integration Architecture, Software as a Service, System Configuration, Project Management Software, Microsoft Project, Migration Manager, Product Software Implementation Methods - **Published:** August 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://wd1.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/ssctech/SSCTechnologies/job/London---1-Ropemaker-Street/Lead-Implementation-Consultant_R45551 ## About the Role * Experience managing software implementation projects in software/professional services company * Experience in implementing new products while working closely with agile delivery teams and the client * Experience implementing SaaS products preferred * Experience implementing and migrating financial systems preferred (e.g. Transfer Agency Platforms, Fund Accounting Platforms) * Ability to manage and prioritize multiple requirements, deadlines, and projects * Excellent communications skills in English (verbal and written) * Experience using Microsoft Projects or other Project Management solutions is highly desirable * Moderate travel required to client sites when necessary * Deep Knowledge of Lean and Agile software development processes Person specification Delivery and Impact - Self-starter and resourceful: taking the lead is second nature and you are comfortable driving things independently within a very collaborative environment, continuously reaching to colleagues and other parties and not waiting for things to happen. Raises risks and issues promptly to the relevant bodies alongside recommendations for mitigation. Communication - Confident, accurate, deliberate and direct. Ability to articulate complex issues concisely and effectively. Accustomed to pre-empting stakeholders to facilitate decision making. Engaged listener to steer client conversations and factor in their input. Conduct - Demonstrates the corporate values of connected, supportive, creative and driven. Show a strong work ethic and the highest levels of professionalism and integrity. Teamwork - Able to provide guidance to those within their peer group. Open to work in a multidisciplinary team, where we aim to complement each other and promote constant partnership and dialogue. Management - Able to constantly manage priorities and lead the Product Owners and Engineers to delivery. Problem Solving - Identifies, considers and solves problems of a product, political, organisational and technical nature - ensuring visibility and buy-in where required. ## Description Implementation Lead is a newly created role with responsibility for the team delivering and implementing SS&C products in our clients' operations. The role holder will play a key part in building out an implementation capability for the company and will be in charge of the end-to-end delivery and service transition of our solutions into a client UAT and production environment. You will collaborate with the product and technology teams to design and manage all technical aspects of implementation, including system configuration, integration architecture, conversion and migration of data from one system to another delivering a seamless transition for both end users and customers. You will join specialists in the Sales team in workshops with clients, aimed at understanding their technology landscape and collaboratively designing an implementation plan - keeping scalability and repeatability of the approach front of mind. What You Will Get To Do: * Manage the Global Implementation team, shaping the process and making decisions to establish a high functioning, client facing implementation team. * Design and implement a common implementation framework that can be applied to any product or workstream * Own and manage end-to-end implementation projects, ensuring on-time delivery, meeting of budgetary demands, and maintenance of overall project ownership * Design and maintain a repeatable conversion and migration strategy * Manage and control system configuration of client UAT and production environments for both new and software upgrade implementations * Work closely with our customers to manage client UAT and implementation programmes * Work in conjunction with our project managers to develop and test implementation run books * Facilitate end user training on our software products * Provide go-live and post implementation support * Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential issues and devise contingency plans, using appropriate techniques (e.g. Risk logs, Change requests) * Provide regularly scheduled updates to internal and external stakeholders and hold weekly project update meetings throughout the implementation lifecycle * Manage expectations for internal and external stakeholders to ensure satisfaction throughout the implementation process. decision-making * Serve as the first level of escalations for all Project-related risks and issues ## Related Videos - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [The user in the eye of the Cargo1492 storm](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/96-the-user-in-the-eye-of-the-cargo1492-storm) - [ WeAreDevelopers LIVE - the weekly developer show with Chris Heilmann and Daniel Cranney](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1365-wearedevelopers-live-the-weekly-developer-show-with-chris-heilmann-and-daniel-cranney) - [A Developer's Framework for Any Tool Migration](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2035-a-developer-s-framework-for-any-tool-migration) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [AI Boss Deletes Emails with AI, Stopping Ageing & Battery Life Breakthrough - Kumar McMillan](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1820-ai-boss-deletes-emails-with-ai-stopping-ageing-battery-life-breakthrough-kumar-mcmillan) ## Related Articles - [5 Step Guide to Managing New Job Expectations](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/343-5-step-guide-to-managing-new-job-expectations) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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