Hey everyone, I am currently in the interview process for an Implementation Consultant (IC) role with a large asset management company (think Blackrock, Vanguard, Fidelity). I was wondering if anyone has any experience and or opinion with this type of role within this industry sector? I have previously worked for a SaaS company doing very similar work (same title) so I understand what the functions of this role may entail. However, I just wanted to get some thoughts on IC type work within the financial area. Role seems like there will be work with various departments such as sales and product development, so possible lateral moves in the future? I currently have a technical background, but not coding heavy. All answers will be appreciated! Thanks!
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Hey...I'd say Run!! It is a thankless job that is also a career killer in terms of your own growth. If you happen to work on implementing larger software products then your career moves would be either going to work for one of their clients managing the system you implemented ;) or working for a third party boutique integration consulting outfit doing custom implementations for other folks. You could also move to another sucky investments tech company as an Implementation Manager but trust me that'd suck too! I know some people who are happy once they got to the client or the integration consulting side but it sucks while you're at the company doing the implementations. And most institutional customers are not so nice to implementation people! Moving into Product side is possible but I've seen very very few people make the move. These companies have fewer PMs then traditional SaaS companies. Very few companies are good with their implementation teams in this space. Most like to burn their ICs out without ever making them Implementation Managers. Try for non-investment tech or non-fintech SaaS implementation roles! WLB and pay is better.
Thank you for your response and feedback!