Practice Manager, Professional Services (West)

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The Role

 

As a Practice Manager, this role will lead and manage a regional team of Consultants, Project Managers, and Program Managers focused on end-to-end delivery of projects in our most key accounts. This is a demanding role that requires a project-management mindset with the ability to inspire and grow the team. Success in this role means leadership that drives incredible customer results, attainment of PS KPIs, leading to operational excellence and overall team development and advancement.

Reporting to the Practice Director, North America, responsibilities of this role will include:

  • Manage day-to-day Operations/project delivery within your region of the PS team
  • Help build the practice and team to support massive scale and growth
  • Ensure the team is implementing projects in alignment with the Outreach methodology - with a core focus on customer transformation and long-term adoption
  • Work with the team to ensure proper project planning, on time delivery, & high quality project/program management
  • Monitor team performance and KPIs, making adjustments as needed to ensure outstanding results
  • Partner with Sales and Services Sales teams to aide in scoping and custom delivery needs where needed
  • Work with other leaders to ensure adequate coverage of projects across regions and to share best practices
  • Support new team member onboarding through mentoring, coaching and on the spot training as needed
  • Provide active coaching, development and feedback to the team
  • Set a strong example of alignment with the Outreach values, and provide open, constructive feedback to your team
  • Help ensure the team provides critical data each week such as updated project plans, time tracking, execution of change orders, execution of customer signoffs, and reporting of other key milestones
  • Serve as a point of escalation on at risk projects
  • Ensure timely resolution of risks across the team; compiling broader trends to share cross-functionally as appropriate
  • Meet with key customer points of contact to help drive value, retention, and adoption from day one. Serve as Project Sponsor and lead Project Steering Committee
  • In partnership with the Resource Coordinator, analyze the team’s workload to ensure business help and adequate staffing on a weekly basis
  • Take responsibility for managing budgets, as applicable, including staff compensation, hiring, and promotions
  • Develop new processes, procedures and methods to support scale, growth, and effective enterprise and strategic project delivery within the PS team
  • Collaborate with Professional Services Leadership to grow the strategy and the team

Qualifications:

  • 10+ plus years of experience in a related field (implementations, project management, program management, Saas)
  • Experience building teams, hiring and leading people
  • Experience leading a PMO and/or leading Project, Program Managers, and or Consultants
  • Experience building a cohesive and collaborative team focused on driving customer outcomes
  • A proven track record of improving processes, methodologies, programs or frameworks that improved team performance
  • Ability to work with key Executives at large customers in a vendor capacity
  • Understanding and experience in Sales strategy
  • Proven ability to influence change within customer organizations
  • Experience within SaaS application project delivery that support large scale enterprise & strategic markets
  • Experience in helping direct reports improve through coaching, feedback, and reviews
  • Experience in setting and measuring team KPIs and results
  • Ability to maintain a positive attitude, especially in escalated circumstances
  • A proven self-starter with the ability to come up to speed on complex, difficult concepts with minimal assistance
  • Superb written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to travel regularly

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Generous medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees and their dependents

• Flexible time off

• 401k to help you save for the future

• Company-organized and personal paid volunteer days to support the community that supports us

• Fun company and team outings (or virtual events these days!) because we play just as hard as we work

• Diversity and inclusion programs that promote employee resource groups like OWN (Outreach Womxn's Network)

• A parental leave program that includes not just extended time off but options for a paid night nurse, food delivery, gradual return to work, and the Gottman Institute's Bringing Home Baby course for new parents

• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team

• Plus, unlimited snacks and beverages in our kitchen (once we're back in the office, that is!)

• We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

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Our Lower Queen Anne office is located along the beautiful Elliott Bay waterfront north of Belltown, near Myrtle Edwards Park.

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