American Public Power Association
Arlington, Virginia
Description: At the American Public Power Association (APPA), we serve as the voice of not-for-profit, community-owned utilities that power 2,000 towns and cities nationwide. We represent public power before the federal government to protect the interests of the more than 54 million people that public power utilities serve, and the 96,000 people they employ. We advocate and advise on electricity policy, technology, trends, training, and operations. Help us continue to achieve our mission for our members and the communities they serve! At APPA, we strive to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and feels valued. We have an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Policy Specialist to support meaningful work that helps public power respond to today's most pressing environmental and regulatory challenges. The Environmental Policy Specialist supports APPA members and staff on important federal environmental policies, proposals, and programs related to climate, air, solid waste, water, and endangered species. This detail-oriented role helps advance APPA's strategic goals by tracking key regulatory developments, supporting project execution, coordinating meaningful member and partner engagement, and contributing to clear, timely policy analysis and communications. The specialist works closely with the Senior Director and Senior Manager of Environmental Policy, APPA members, and partners in the environmental policy community. This is a hybrid position which requires the incumbent to reside in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and come into the office a minimum of two to three days each week (with Tuesdays being a mandatory day). Analyzes environmental rulemakings or case law and prepares responses to EPA and other agencies as appropriate in consultation and coordination with APPA members. Assist in implementing appropriate advocacy strategies and programs to advance APPA's interests in environmental regulation in coordination with APPA members, allied organizations, and others. Briefs management and the broader advocacy team on workload status, issues of concern and potential solutions or approaches. Participates in and develops technical programs on environmental topics for APPA workshops and conferences, utility education courses and webinars. Contributes consistently to the APPA outreach resources, such as the Environmental Update, Issue Briefs, Public Power Current, the Public Power Magazine and similar resources that may be developed to keep APPA members and staff informed about activities relating to environmental policy issues. Coordinates policy opportunities related to our issue portfolio and makes recommendations regarding policy positions and messaging. Develops and maintains a strong understanding of members' needs, regulatory impacts, policy positions, and internal politics and continuously enhances and expands that knowledge. Builds APPA's voice and influence stakeholders to support APPA's advocacy efforts through engagement in trade associations and representation for industry initiatives. Coordinates administrative and project-management functions for the environmental policy portfolio, including tracking regulatory deadlines, maintaining issue lists, organizing materials, and supporting timely completion of deliverables. Provides technical and administrative support for member meetings, committee calls, webinars, roundtables, conferences, and internal planning meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, coordinating materials, taking notes, and tracking follow-up items. Maintains organized records and shared files for regulatory proceedings, member communications, comment packages, presentations, meeting materials, and related resources. Assists with drafting, formatting, distributing, and tracking environmental policy communications, including member updates, surveys, meeting materials, and outreach resources. Coordinates with internal APPA departments and cross-functional teams to support conferences, member engagement, education programs, and environmental policy initiatives while helping implement best practices and streamline workflows. Requirements: Degree from a 4-year college or university (engineering, environmental, or related discipline preferred). 2-5 years of environmental regulatory policy, government relations, analysis experience. Knowledge of the electric utility industry (public power in particular), federal government and regulations including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act requirements, and other related federal statutes. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to think strategically and creatively to achieve advocacy goals for the members. Must be able to work in a collaborative environment with a solution-oriented mindset to build consensus and gain agreement on a plan of action. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, coordinate projects, maintain organized records, and support meetings, events, and member communications. Expertise with tools used to manage documents, deadlines, calendars, collaborative workflows, and shared files, including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. Experience with project management, technical writing and editing, meeting coordination, member engagement platforms, association management systems, SharePoint, Excel-based trackers, or similar tools used to manage policy workflows and member services. Familiarity with federal regulatory processes and government information resources such as the Federal Register or Energy Information Administration. (plus) Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Prolonged periods of standing and extensive walking during conferences and meetings. Must be able to lift up to 15 lbs. Travels out of town up to 5% of the year to support APPA's conferences, events, and meetings. In addition to a highly competitive salary and bonus program, APPA offers a robust benefits package to include a comprehensive health and wellness package, 20 days of PTO accrued in the first year, 401(k) match and additional contributions, and more! APPA is committed to fostering an environment of diversity, equity and inclusion. This commitment pertains to our internal policies and staff expectations but also extends out to the wider public power community. As part of our strategic plan, we aim to assist members in meeting workforce challenges-including attracting and retaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture-through offering educational programs, developing resources, and serving as a platform for the public power community to exchange ideas and best practices. Compensation details: 0 Yearly Salary PIa8eab21e4ad3-8777
08/08/2026
Full time
Description: At the American Public Power Association (APPA), we serve as the voice of not-for-profit, community-owned utilities that power 2,000 towns and cities nationwide. We represent public power before the federal government to protect the interests of the more than 54 million people that public power utilities serve, and the 96,000 people they employ. We advocate and advise on electricity policy, technology, trends, training, and operations. Help us continue to achieve our mission for our members and the communities they serve! At APPA, we strive to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and feels valued. We have an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Policy Specialist to support meaningful work that helps public power respond to today's most pressing environmental and regulatory challenges. The Environmental Policy Specialist supports APPA members and staff on important federal environmental policies, proposals, and programs related to climate, air, solid waste, water, and endangered species. This detail-oriented role helps advance APPA's strategic goals by tracking key regulatory developments, supporting project execution, coordinating meaningful member and partner engagement, and contributing to clear, timely policy analysis and communications. The specialist works closely with the Senior Director and Senior Manager of Environmental Policy, APPA members, and partners in the environmental policy community. This is a hybrid position which requires the incumbent to reside in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and come into the office a minimum of two to three days each week (with Tuesdays being a mandatory day). Analyzes environmental rulemakings or case law and prepares responses to EPA and other agencies as appropriate in consultation and coordination with APPA members. Assist in implementing appropriate advocacy strategies and programs to advance APPA's interests in environmental regulation in coordination with APPA members, allied organizations, and others. Briefs management and the broader advocacy team on workload status, issues of concern and potential solutions or approaches. Participates in and develops technical programs on environmental topics for APPA workshops and conferences, utility education courses and webinars. Contributes consistently to the APPA outreach resources, such as the Environmental Update, Issue Briefs, Public Power Current, the Public Power Magazine and similar resources that may be developed to keep APPA members and staff informed about activities relating to environmental policy issues. Coordinates policy opportunities related to our issue portfolio and makes recommendations regarding policy positions and messaging. Develops and maintains a strong understanding of members' needs, regulatory impacts, policy positions, and internal politics and continuously enhances and expands that knowledge. Builds APPA's voice and influence stakeholders to support APPA's advocacy efforts through engagement in trade associations and representation for industry initiatives. Coordinates administrative and project-management functions for the environmental policy portfolio, including tracking regulatory deadlines, maintaining issue lists, organizing materials, and supporting timely completion of deliverables. Provides technical and administrative support for member meetings, committee calls, webinars, roundtables, conferences, and internal planning meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, coordinating materials, taking notes, and tracking follow-up items. Maintains organized records and shared files for regulatory proceedings, member communications, comment packages, presentations, meeting materials, and related resources. Assists with drafting, formatting, distributing, and tracking environmental policy communications, including member updates, surveys, meeting materials, and outreach resources. Coordinates with internal APPA departments and cross-functional teams to support conferences, member engagement, education programs, and environmental policy initiatives while helping implement best practices and streamline workflows. Requirements: Degree from a 4-year college or university (engineering, environmental, or related discipline preferred). 2-5 years of environmental regulatory policy, government relations, analysis experience. Knowledge of the electric utility industry (public power in particular), federal government and regulations including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act requirements, and other related federal statutes. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to think strategically and creatively to achieve advocacy goals for the members. Must be able to work in a collaborative environment with a solution-oriented mindset to build consensus and gain agreement on a plan of action. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, coordinate projects, maintain organized records, and support meetings, events, and member communications. Expertise with tools used to manage documents, deadlines, calendars, collaborative workflows, and shared files, including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. Experience with project management, technical writing and editing, meeting coordination, member engagement platforms, association management systems, SharePoint, Excel-based trackers, or similar tools used to manage policy workflows and member services. Familiarity with federal regulatory processes and government information resources such as the Federal Register or Energy Information Administration. (plus) Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Prolonged periods of standing and extensive walking during conferences and meetings. Must be able to lift up to 15 lbs. Travels out of town up to 5% of the year to support APPA's conferences, events, and meetings. In addition to a highly competitive salary and bonus program, APPA offers a robust benefits package to include a comprehensive health and wellness package, 20 days of PTO accrued in the first year, 401(k) match and additional contributions, and more! APPA is committed to fostering an environment of diversity, equity and inclusion. This commitment pertains to our internal policies and staff expectations but also extends out to the wider public power community. As part of our strategic plan, we aim to assist members in meeting workforce challenges-including attracting and retaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture-through offering educational programs, developing resources, and serving as a platform for the public power community to exchange ideas and best practices. Compensation details: 0 Yearly Salary PIa8eab21e4ad3-8777
Product and Implementation Specialist- Fintech Services At Midland States Bank, base salary is one component of our Total Rewards program. Exact compensation is determined by factors such as (but not limited to) education, skills, internal equity, and experience. This position offers additional compensation in the form of short-term incentives (i.e. bonus and/or commission) and may include long-term incentives (i.e. stock awards). Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare, well-being benefits, paid family leave as well as generous paid time off. Total Rewards also include banking perks, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K plan with company match and may include the opportunity to participate in our Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation plan. Incentives and benefits are subject to eligibility requirements. Salary Range: $60,000-80,000 Position Summary Reporting to the Client Success Manager FinTech Services, the Product Implementation Associate FinTech Services supports partner success, relationship management, operational coordination, and reporting across Midland States Banks Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and FinTech partner portfolio. This role assists with partner onboarding, ongoing partner support, issue tracking, meeting preparation, and internal coordination to help ensure fintech partners are successful while operating safely, compliantly, and in alignment with bank standards. This highly collaborative role works closely with the Client Success Manager and internal teamsincluding Product, Compliance, Risk, Information Security, Credit, Technology, and Operationsto support partner communications, maintain partner documentation, track deliverables, gather reporting inputs, and help strengthen the overall FinTech Services operating model. The Client Success Associate serves as a key support resource for partner experience, internal follow-through, and scalable program execution. Primary Accountabilities Provide support and promote Midland States Bank Core Vision and Value. Work alongside the Client Success Manager FinTech Services, FinTech Services team and internal partners in supporting relationships with existing and prospective fintech partners. Support day-to-day coordination with assigned fintech partners, including meeting follow-up, open item tracking, status updates, and internal routing of partner requests. Assist with fintech onboarding transitions by tracking deliverables, coordinating information requests, maintaining readiness checklists, and supporting cross-functional project meetings. Monitor partner requests, operational issues, escalations, and follow-up items to help ensure timely communication and resolution. Develop, maintain, and update partner trackers, reporting materials, pipeline records, due diligence logs, and partner health summaries. Partner with Compliance, Risk Management, Information Security, Credit, Technology, and Operations to support ongoing due diligence, monitoring, and change-management activities. Maintain accurate partner files, including onboarding status, key contacts, product scope, open deliverables, approvals, and readiness milestones. Conduct industry, market, and partner research to support pipeline reviews, partner analysis, and ongoing relationship management. Identify opportunities to improve partner experience, internal workflows, reporting consistency, and cross-functional collaboration. Assist with technical product ownership activities for FinTech Services platforms, integrations, workflows, and partner-facing capabilities. Assist with the collection, organization, and analysis of data used to support partner performance reviews, executive reporting, risk monitoring, transactional processing and operational decision-making. Support the enhancement of standardized partner playbooks, workflows, reporting templates, meeting materials, and communication tools. Collaborate with internal teams to coordinate partner-driven initiatives, testing cycles, releases, operational readiness activities, and post-launch support. Coordinate with Technology and data teams to troubleshoot system issues, investigate data exceptions, and communicate findings to internal and external stakeholders. Help document decisions, approvals, dependencies, risks, and next steps to promote clarity and shared accountability across internal and external stakeholders. Maintain compliance with all applicable regulations, including Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requirements. Other duties as assigned. Position Qualifications Education/Experience: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Marketing, Finance, Business Administration, or similar required. 2+ years of experience in fintech, BaaS, digital banking, product, operations, client success, project coordination, or financial services roles. Experience supporting client, vendor, fintech, or partner relationships in a regulated or operationally complex environment preferred. Strong organizational and project coordination skills, including the ability to track open items, deadlines, deliverables, dependencies, and follow-up actions. Demonstrated ability to prepare clear meeting notes, status updates, reporting materials, and executive-ready summaries. Basic understanding of fintech operating models, BaaS partnerships, deposit products, payments, or third-party risk considerations preferred. Experience working cross-functionally with technology, compliance, risk, operations, product, or client-facing teams. Ability to analyze information, identify trends or issues, and escalate items appropriately. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly across different teams and levels of the organization. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Demonstrated experience in helping translate business needs, partner requests, or functional asks into clear internal action items. Demonstrated experience and understanding of prioritization of work. Adaptable, juggling multiple and sometimes changing priorities. Comfortable learning new systems, tools, reporting processes, and fintech operating models. Ability to think creatively and recognize and encourage creativity in others. Self-motivated with the aptitude to work independently with minimal supervision. Capable of communicating appropriate level of process and technical detail across different organizations and hierarchies. Competencies: Business insight Cultivates innovation Drives results Makes sound decisions Being a brand champion Collaborates Communicates effectively Customer focus Being Authentic Emotional Intelligence Self-development Being flexible and adaptable At Midland States Bank, we believe that when we can bring our whole selves to work each day, we become happier, more comfortable, more confident and more excited to do great things for our customers, each other and our company. Were proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. At Midland, we recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. If you are looking for a place to grow, we encourage you to apply at Midland States Bank, because you belong here. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Midland States Bank Human Resources at . Midland States Bank may use automated tools and artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with recruiting, screening, and hiring decisions. In accordance with the Illinois Human Rights Act (effective January 1, 2026), these tools are designed and monitored to be neutral and job-related, and must not be used in a way that discriminates against applicants or employees based on any protected characteristic. THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT Compensation details: 0 Yearly Salary PIe49cb9e9e51d-1417
08/06/2026
Full time
Product and Implementation Specialist- Fintech Services At Midland States Bank, base salary is one component of our Total Rewards program. Exact compensation is determined by factors such as (but not limited to) education, skills, internal equity, and experience. This position offers additional compensation in the form of short-term incentives (i.e. bonus and/or commission) and may include long-term incentives (i.e. stock awards). Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare, well-being benefits, paid family leave as well as generous paid time off. Total Rewards also include banking perks, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K plan with company match and may include the opportunity to participate in our Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation plan. Incentives and benefits are subject to eligibility requirements. Salary Range: $60,000-80,000 Position Summary Reporting to the Client Success Manager FinTech Services, the Product Implementation Associate FinTech Services supports partner success, relationship management, operational coordination, and reporting across Midland States Banks Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and FinTech partner portfolio. This role assists with partner onboarding, ongoing partner support, issue tracking, meeting preparation, and internal coordination to help ensure fintech partners are successful while operating safely, compliantly, and in alignment with bank standards. This highly collaborative role works closely with the Client Success Manager and internal teamsincluding Product, Compliance, Risk, Information Security, Credit, Technology, and Operationsto support partner communications, maintain partner documentation, track deliverables, gather reporting inputs, and help strengthen the overall FinTech Services operating model. The Client Success Associate serves as a key support resource for partner experience, internal follow-through, and scalable program execution. Primary Accountabilities Provide support and promote Midland States Bank Core Vision and Value. Work alongside the Client Success Manager FinTech Services, FinTech Services team and internal partners in supporting relationships with existing and prospective fintech partners. Support day-to-day coordination with assigned fintech partners, including meeting follow-up, open item tracking, status updates, and internal routing of partner requests. Assist with fintech onboarding transitions by tracking deliverables, coordinating information requests, maintaining readiness checklists, and supporting cross-functional project meetings. Monitor partner requests, operational issues, escalations, and follow-up items to help ensure timely communication and resolution. Develop, maintain, and update partner trackers, reporting materials, pipeline records, due diligence logs, and partner health summaries. Partner with Compliance, Risk Management, Information Security, Credit, Technology, and Operations to support ongoing due diligence, monitoring, and change-management activities. Maintain accurate partner files, including onboarding status, key contacts, product scope, open deliverables, approvals, and readiness milestones. Conduct industry, market, and partner research to support pipeline reviews, partner analysis, and ongoing relationship management. Identify opportunities to improve partner experience, internal workflows, reporting consistency, and cross-functional collaboration. Assist with technical product ownership activities for FinTech Services platforms, integrations, workflows, and partner-facing capabilities. Assist with the collection, organization, and analysis of data used to support partner performance reviews, executive reporting, risk monitoring, transactional processing and operational decision-making. Support the enhancement of standardized partner playbooks, workflows, reporting templates, meeting materials, and communication tools. Collaborate with internal teams to coordinate partner-driven initiatives, testing cycles, releases, operational readiness activities, and post-launch support. Coordinate with Technology and data teams to troubleshoot system issues, investigate data exceptions, and communicate findings to internal and external stakeholders. Help document decisions, approvals, dependencies, risks, and next steps to promote clarity and shared accountability across internal and external stakeholders. Maintain compliance with all applicable regulations, including Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requirements. Other duties as assigned. Position Qualifications Education/Experience: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Marketing, Finance, Business Administration, or similar required. 2+ years of experience in fintech, BaaS, digital banking, product, operations, client success, project coordination, or financial services roles. Experience supporting client, vendor, fintech, or partner relationships in a regulated or operationally complex environment preferred. Strong organizational and project coordination skills, including the ability to track open items, deadlines, deliverables, dependencies, and follow-up actions. Demonstrated ability to prepare clear meeting notes, status updates, reporting materials, and executive-ready summaries. Basic understanding of fintech operating models, BaaS partnerships, deposit products, payments, or third-party risk considerations preferred. Experience working cross-functionally with technology, compliance, risk, operations, product, or client-facing teams. Ability to analyze information, identify trends or issues, and escalate items appropriately. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly across different teams and levels of the organization. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Demonstrated experience in helping translate business needs, partner requests, or functional asks into clear internal action items. Demonstrated experience and understanding of prioritization of work. Adaptable, juggling multiple and sometimes changing priorities. Comfortable learning new systems, tools, reporting processes, and fintech operating models. Ability to think creatively and recognize and encourage creativity in others. Self-motivated with the aptitude to work independently with minimal supervision. Capable of communicating appropriate level of process and technical detail across different organizations and hierarchies. Competencies: Business insight Cultivates innovation Drives results Makes sound decisions Being a brand champion Collaborates Communicates effectively Customer focus Being Authentic Emotional Intelligence Self-development Being flexible and adaptable At Midland States Bank, we believe that when we can bring our whole selves to work each day, we become happier, more comfortable, more confident and more excited to do great things for our customers, each other and our company. Were proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. At Midland, we recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. If you are looking for a place to grow, we encourage you to apply at Midland States Bank, because you belong here. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Midland States Bank Human Resources at . Midland States Bank may use automated tools and artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with recruiting, screening, and hiring decisions. In accordance with the Illinois Human Rights Act (effective January 1, 2026), these tools are designed and monitored to be neutral and job-related, and must not be used in a way that discriminates against applicants or employees based on any protected characteristic. THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT Compensation details: 0 Yearly Salary PIe49cb9e9e51d-1417
Product and Implementation Specialist- Fintech Services At Midland States Bank, base salary is one component of our Total Rewards program. Exact compensation is determined by factors such as (but not limited to) education, skills, internal equity, and experience. This position offers additional compensation in the form of short-term incentives (i.e. bonus and/or commission) and may include long-term incentives (i.e. stock awards). Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare, well-being benefits, paid family leave as well as generous paid time off. Total Rewards also include banking perks, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K plan with company match and may include the opportunity to participate in our Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation plan. Incentives and benefits are subject to eligibility requirements. Salary Range: $60,000-80,000 Position Summary Reporting to the Client Success Manager FinTech Services, the Product Implementation Associate FinTech Services supports partner success, relationship management, operational coordination, and reporting across Midland States Banks Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and FinTech partner portfolio. This role assists with partner onboarding, ongoing partner support, issue tracking, meeting preparation, and internal coordination to help ensure fintech partners are successful while operating safely, compliantly, and in alignment with bank standards. This highly collaborative role works closely with the Client Success Manager and internal teamsincluding Product, Compliance, Risk, Information Security, Credit, Technology, and Operationsto support partner communications, maintain partner documentation, track deliverables, gather reporting inputs, and help strengthen the overall FinTech Services operating model. The Client Success Associate serves as a key support resource for partner experience, internal follow-through, and scalable program execution. Primary Accountabilities Provide support and promote Midland States Bank Core Vision and Value. Work alongside the Client Success Manager FinTech Services, FinTech Services team and internal partners in supporting relationships with existing and prospective fintech partners. Support day-to-day coordination with assigned fintech partners, including meeting follow-up, open item tracking, status updates, and internal routing of partner requests. Assist with fintech onboarding transitions by tracking deliverables, coordinating information requests, maintaining readiness checklists, and supporting cross-functional project meetings. Monitor partner requests, operational issues, escalations, and follow-up items to help ensure timely communication and resolution. Develop, maintain, and update partner trackers, reporting materials, pipeline records, due diligence logs, and partner health summaries. Partner with Compliance, Risk Management, Information Security, Credit, Technology, and Operations to support ongoing due diligence, monitoring, and change-management activities. Maintain accurate partner files, including onboarding status, key contacts, product scope, open deliverables, approvals, and readiness milestones. Conduct industry, market, and partner research to support pipeline reviews, partner analysis, and ongoing relationship management. Identify opportunities to improve partner experience, internal workflows, reporting consistency, and cross-functional collaboration. Assist with technical product ownership activities for FinTech Services platforms, integrations, workflows, and partner-facing capabilities. Assist with the collection, organization, and analysis of data used to support partner performance reviews, executive reporting, risk monitoring, transactional processing and operational decision-making. Support the enhancement of standardized partner playbooks, workflows, reporting templates, meeting materials, and communication tools. Collaborate with internal teams to coordinate partner-driven initiatives, testing cycles, releases, operational readiness activities, and post-launch support. Coordinate with Technology and data teams to troubleshoot system issues, investigate data exceptions, and communicate findings to internal and external stakeholders. Help document decisions, approvals, dependencies, risks, and next steps to promote clarity and shared accountability across internal and external stakeholders. Maintain compliance with all applicable regulations, including Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requirements. Other duties as assigned. Position Qualifications Education/Experience: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Marketing, Finance, Business Administration, or similar required. 2+ years of experience in fintech, BaaS, digital banking, product, operations, client success, project coordination, or financial services roles. Experience supporting client, vendor, fintech, or partner relationships in a regulated or operationally complex environment preferred. Strong organizational and project coordination skills, including the ability to track open items, deadlines, deliverables, dependencies, and follow-up actions. Demonstrated ability to prepare clear meeting notes, status updates, reporting materials, and executive-ready summaries. Basic understanding of fintech operating models, BaaS partnerships, deposit products, payments, or third-party risk considerations preferred. Experience working cross-functionally with technology, compliance, risk, operations, product, or client-facing teams. Ability to analyze information, identify trends or issues, and escalate items appropriately. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly across different teams and levels of the organization. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Demonstrated experience in helping translate business needs, partner requests, or functional asks into clear internal action items. Demonstrated experience and understanding of prioritization of work. Adaptable, juggling multiple and sometimes changing priorities. Comfortable learning new systems, tools, reporting processes, and fintech operating models. Ability to think creatively and recognize and encourage creativity in others. Self-motivated with the aptitude to work independently with minimal supervision. Capable of communicating appropriate level of process and technical detail across different organizations and hierarchies. Competencies: Business insight Cultivates innovation Drives results Makes sound decisions Being a brand champion Collaborates Communicates effectively Customer focus Being Authentic Emotional Intelligence Self-development Being flexible and adaptable At Midland States Bank, we believe that when we can bring our whole selves to work each day, we become happier, more comfortable, more confident and more excited to do great things for our customers, each other and our company. Were proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. At Midland, we recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. If you are looking for a place to grow, we encourage you to apply at Midland States Bank, because you belong here. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Midland States Bank Human Resources at . Midland States Bank may use automated tools and artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with recruiting, screening, and hiring decisions. In accordance with the Illinois Human Rights Act (effective January 1, 2026), these tools are designed and monitored to be neutral and job-related, and must not be used in a way that discriminates against applicants or employees based on any protected characteristic. THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT Compensation details: 0 Yearly Salary PIbe-1421
08/01/2026
Full time
Product and Implementation Specialist- Fintech Services At Midland States Bank, base salary is one component of our Total Rewards program. Exact compensation is determined by factors such as (but not limited to) education, skills, internal equity, and experience. This position offers additional compensation in the form of short-term incentives (i.e. bonus and/or commission) and may include long-term incentives (i.e. stock awards). Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare, well-being benefits, paid family leave as well as generous paid time off. Total Rewards also include banking perks, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K plan with company match and may include the opportunity to participate in our Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation plan. Incentives and benefits are subject to eligibility requirements. Salary Range: $60,000-80,000 Position Summary Reporting to the Client Success Manager FinTech Services, the Product Implementation Associate FinTech Services supports partner success, relationship management, operational coordination, and reporting across Midland States Banks Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and FinTech partner portfolio. This role assists with partner onboarding, ongoing partner support, issue tracking, meeting preparation, and internal coordination to help ensure fintech partners are successful while operating safely, compliantly, and in alignment with bank standards. This highly collaborative role works closely with the Client Success Manager and internal teamsincluding Product, Compliance, Risk, Information Security, Credit, Technology, and Operationsto support partner communications, maintain partner documentation, track deliverables, gather reporting inputs, and help strengthen the overall FinTech Services operating model. The Client Success Associate serves as a key support resource for partner experience, internal follow-through, and scalable program execution. Primary Accountabilities Provide support and promote Midland States Bank Core Vision and Value. Work alongside the Client Success Manager FinTech Services, FinTech Services team and internal partners in supporting relationships with existing and prospective fintech partners. Support day-to-day coordination with assigned fintech partners, including meeting follow-up, open item tracking, status updates, and internal routing of partner requests. Assist with fintech onboarding transitions by tracking deliverables, coordinating information requests, maintaining readiness checklists, and supporting cross-functional project meetings. Monitor partner requests, operational issues, escalations, and follow-up items to help ensure timely communication and resolution. Develop, maintain, and update partner trackers, reporting materials, pipeline records, due diligence logs, and partner health summaries. Partner with Compliance, Risk Management, Information Security, Credit, Technology, and Operations to support ongoing due diligence, monitoring, and change-management activities. Maintain accurate partner files, including onboarding status, key contacts, product scope, open deliverables, approvals, and readiness milestones. Conduct industry, market, and partner research to support pipeline reviews, partner analysis, and ongoing relationship management. Identify opportunities to improve partner experience, internal workflows, reporting consistency, and cross-functional collaboration. Assist with technical product ownership activities for FinTech Services platforms, integrations, workflows, and partner-facing capabilities. Assist with the collection, organization, and analysis of data used to support partner performance reviews, executive reporting, risk monitoring, transactional processing and operational decision-making. Support the enhancement of standardized partner playbooks, workflows, reporting templates, meeting materials, and communication tools. Collaborate with internal teams to coordinate partner-driven initiatives, testing cycles, releases, operational readiness activities, and post-launch support. Coordinate with Technology and data teams to troubleshoot system issues, investigate data exceptions, and communicate findings to internal and external stakeholders. Help document decisions, approvals, dependencies, risks, and next steps to promote clarity and shared accountability across internal and external stakeholders. Maintain compliance with all applicable regulations, including Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requirements. Other duties as assigned. Position Qualifications Education/Experience: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Marketing, Finance, Business Administration, or similar required. 2+ years of experience in fintech, BaaS, digital banking, product, operations, client success, project coordination, or financial services roles. Experience supporting client, vendor, fintech, or partner relationships in a regulated or operationally complex environment preferred. Strong organizational and project coordination skills, including the ability to track open items, deadlines, deliverables, dependencies, and follow-up actions. Demonstrated ability to prepare clear meeting notes, status updates, reporting materials, and executive-ready summaries. Basic understanding of fintech operating models, BaaS partnerships, deposit products, payments, or third-party risk considerations preferred. Experience working cross-functionally with technology, compliance, risk, operations, product, or client-facing teams. Ability to analyze information, identify trends or issues, and escalate items appropriately. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly across different teams and levels of the organization. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Demonstrated experience in helping translate business needs, partner requests, or functional asks into clear internal action items. Demonstrated experience and understanding of prioritization of work. Adaptable, juggling multiple and sometimes changing priorities. Comfortable learning new systems, tools, reporting processes, and fintech operating models. Ability to think creatively and recognize and encourage creativity in others. Self-motivated with the aptitude to work independently with minimal supervision. Capable of communicating appropriate level of process and technical detail across different organizations and hierarchies. 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Overview The Lead Systems Engineer for High Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) works as part of the Advanced Systems team within Research Computing that supports the hardware and system-level software on the University's centralized high-performance computing and other computing for research systems. The Lead Systems Engineer is responsible for engaging with faculty, researchers, vendors, and other information technology (IT) staff to specify, design, install, and administer computing for research systems while also providing insight into trends and technologies supporting the advancement of AI research. The Lead Systems Engineer is also expected to be in tune to trends in computational research and will be asked to evaluate, pilot, and implement systems that advance Princeton's HPC and AI technologies enhancing Research Computing services. The Lead Systems Engineer serves as an expert for HPC and AI hardware and software and helps researchers troubleshoot system level problems with software, data, and job submission. This position requires one to work closely with colleagues at all levels of technical understanding in the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and University academic departments to provide timely and creative support for research computing. The Lead Systems Engineer is required to work well on teams and independently, and will be asked to lead initiatives within Advanced Systems, requiring only general supervision. On-call rotation is a mandatory facet of this role, requiring infrequent off-hour and weekend duty. Responsibilities Operations: Design, maintain, troubleshoot, and refine advanced HPC/AI cluster infrastructure including high performance interconnects, cluster schedulers, and configuration management across research systems. Partner with colleagues in Advanced Data and Storage Management to align designs for scratch filesystems and data management with cluster designs. Develop data-transfer pathways and networks to support AI driven computing workloads. Establish and maintain best practices for cluster management and usage to support AI-driven workloads. Develop documentation for users and technical staff that can be used by the larger community. Develop, enhance, and expand monitoring infrastructure and related protocols for research computing systems. Plan and implement scheduled maintenance of operations, including during off hours. Perform other tasks as assigned. Technical Leadership: Define and drive the institutional technical strategy for advanced AI and data intensive HPC. Bring creativity, foresight, and mature professional judgment in anticipating and solving novel and complex problems, in determining project objectives and requirements, and in developing standards and governance for all research computing platforms. Leveraging expertise in AI technologies, identify, evaluate, and pilot researcher-facing systems that enable the acceleration of research using AI. Lead the implementation and expand adoption of modern, automation-driven infrastructure and cluster management practices. Promote institution wide collaboration as the community expert advising and working with faculty, researchers and vendors on emerging trends and challenges in AI enabled research computing. Cultivate a collaborative, knowledge sharing environment by providing technical mentorship to systems specialists and analysts by sharing designs and operational expertise across data systems and HPC/AI infrastructure. Contribute to the strategic vision for HPC/AI systems; Advise senior leadership and stakeholders on strategic investments, risks, and opportunities related to research infrastructure. Troubleshooting and Problem Resolution: Monitor HPC clusters, networks, and storage systems for abnormalities, and resolve issues. Analyze and solve problems in Linux and HPC/AI computing environments with software, data, and job submissions. Use scripting and programming tools to troubleshoot issues. Qualifications Essential Qualifications: 10+ years of strong experience managing advanced research computing systems. Strong expertise with Linux system administration, installation, and troubleshooting. Advanced experience writing scripts in languages such as bash, Python and/or Perl. Proficient in managing networking in HPC environments. Strong experience managing software in an advanced research computing environment. Experience supporting scheduling and managing jobs (SLURM) in large-scale computing environments. Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to proactively engage peers and communicate effectively across a diverse stakeholder community. Strong ability to solve complex and system infrastructure problems, and share expertise with colleagues at all levels. Demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams to solve systems and infrastructure challenges, aligning day to day operational needs with longer term technical and organizational goals as technologies evolve. When provided access to personal, proprietary and/or otherwise confidential data, maintain such data in the strictest confidence and follow procedures to ensure the privacy, security, and proper use of data. Education: Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience. Preferred Qualifications: Experience working in an academic and research settings. Experience supporting AI driven research in open and secure computing environments. Familiarity using and administering data-transfer technologies such as Globus that facilitate the transfer of large datasets. Experience using and supporting parallel file systems that are commonly used in HPC/AI systems. Experience supporting unstructured data in HPC/AI environments. Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's qualifications, work experience, education/training, key skills, market, collective bargaining agreements as applicable, and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The posted salary range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate for a full-time position; salaries for part-time positions are pro-rated accordingly. If the salary range on the posted position shows an hourly rate, this is the baseline; the actual hourly rate may be higher, depending on the position and factors listed above. The University also offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. Please see this link for more information. PIc3ef4d97aa50-8951
08/01/2026
Full time
Overview The Lead Systems Engineer for High Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) works as part of the Advanced Systems team within Research Computing that supports the hardware and system-level software on the University's centralized high-performance computing and other computing for research systems. The Lead Systems Engineer is responsible for engaging with faculty, researchers, vendors, and other information technology (IT) staff to specify, design, install, and administer computing for research systems while also providing insight into trends and technologies supporting the advancement of AI research. The Lead Systems Engineer is also expected to be in tune to trends in computational research and will be asked to evaluate, pilot, and implement systems that advance Princeton's HPC and AI technologies enhancing Research Computing services. The Lead Systems Engineer serves as an expert for HPC and AI hardware and software and helps researchers troubleshoot system level problems with software, data, and job submission. This position requires one to work closely with colleagues at all levels of technical understanding in the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and University academic departments to provide timely and creative support for research computing. The Lead Systems Engineer is required to work well on teams and independently, and will be asked to lead initiatives within Advanced Systems, requiring only general supervision. On-call rotation is a mandatory facet of this role, requiring infrequent off-hour and weekend duty. Responsibilities Operations: Design, maintain, troubleshoot, and refine advanced HPC/AI cluster infrastructure including high performance interconnects, cluster schedulers, and configuration management across research systems. Partner with colleagues in Advanced Data and Storage Management to align designs for scratch filesystems and data management with cluster designs. Develop data-transfer pathways and networks to support AI driven computing workloads. Establish and maintain best practices for cluster management and usage to support AI-driven workloads. Develop documentation for users and technical staff that can be used by the larger community. Develop, enhance, and expand monitoring infrastructure and related protocols for research computing systems. Plan and implement scheduled maintenance of operations, including during off hours. Perform other tasks as assigned. Technical Leadership: Define and drive the institutional technical strategy for advanced AI and data intensive HPC. Bring creativity, foresight, and mature professional judgment in anticipating and solving novel and complex problems, in determining project objectives and requirements, and in developing standards and governance for all research computing platforms. Leveraging expertise in AI technologies, identify, evaluate, and pilot researcher-facing systems that enable the acceleration of research using AI. Lead the implementation and expand adoption of modern, automation-driven infrastructure and cluster management practices. Promote institution wide collaboration as the community expert advising and working with faculty, researchers and vendors on emerging trends and challenges in AI enabled research computing. Cultivate a collaborative, knowledge sharing environment by providing technical mentorship to systems specialists and analysts by sharing designs and operational expertise across data systems and HPC/AI infrastructure. Contribute to the strategic vision for HPC/AI systems; Advise senior leadership and stakeholders on strategic investments, risks, and opportunities related to research infrastructure. Troubleshooting and Problem Resolution: Monitor HPC clusters, networks, and storage systems for abnormalities, and resolve issues. Analyze and solve problems in Linux and HPC/AI computing environments with software, data, and job submissions. Use scripting and programming tools to troubleshoot issues. Qualifications Essential Qualifications: 10+ years of strong experience managing advanced research computing systems. Strong expertise with Linux system administration, installation, and troubleshooting. Advanced experience writing scripts in languages such as bash, Python and/or Perl. Proficient in managing networking in HPC environments. Strong experience managing software in an advanced research computing environment. Experience supporting scheduling and managing jobs (SLURM) in large-scale computing environments. Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to proactively engage peers and communicate effectively across a diverse stakeholder community. Strong ability to solve complex and system infrastructure problems, and share expertise with colleagues at all levels. Demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams to solve systems and infrastructure challenges, aligning day to day operational needs with longer term technical and organizational goals as technologies evolve. When provided access to personal, proprietary and/or otherwise confidential data, maintain such data in the strictest confidence and follow procedures to ensure the privacy, security, and proper use of data. Education: Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience. Preferred Qualifications: Experience working in an academic and research settings. Experience supporting AI driven research in open and secure computing environments. Familiarity using and administering data-transfer technologies such as Globus that facilitate the transfer of large datasets. Experience using and supporting parallel file systems that are commonly used in HPC/AI systems. Experience supporting unstructured data in HPC/AI environments. Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's qualifications, work experience, education/training, key skills, market, collective bargaining agreements as applicable, and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The posted salary range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate for a full-time position; salaries for part-time positions are pro-rated accordingly. If the salary range on the posted position shows an hourly rate, this is the baseline; the actual hourly rate may be higher, depending on the position and factors listed above. The University also offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. Please see this link for more information. PIc3ef4d97aa50-8951