We are currently seeking a Director, Professional Services, for our offices located in Abbotsford, British Columbia. If you want to experience the spirit of an entrepreneurial organization, while enjoying the impressive resources of an international player, we invite you to join us.
Introduction
Are you a Tech Professional looking to work closer to home? i–Open Technologies is looking to fill positions at our Abbotsford offices, located in the heart of the Fraser Valley.
The Fraser Valley offers the small-town community feel that provides a great place to live and raise a family. With more affordable housing, cheaper gas prices and a lower cost of living, i-Open Technologies provides the same opportunity as the big city companies but allows you to capture the benefits of living in the Valley.
Company Overview
At i-Open Technology Inc., we work together to create an environment where our people come first. Our employees reinforce that all who join our team are, as owners, empowered to participate in the challenges and rewards that come from building a world-class company. As an IT and professional services firm, our employees are the key element of our continued success, as is our ability to attract and retain top-quality professionals — professionals like you.
Our projects are GIS & Geospatial related, which means that knowledge of the Google Maps API, Google Earth API and/or CesiumJS libraries, ESRI’s ArcGIS for Server JavaScript and REST API’s and similar will be needed as time progresses. You will be required to learn how to leverage HTML5 for use on tablets or developing smartphone apps with any number of development frameworks.
Core Duties
- Manage the day-to-day operations of i-Open’s consulting and Pre/Post Sales operations
- Oversee the team’s multiple simultaneous implementation projects and project management best practices
- Drive business process improvements for the team
- Participate in pre-sales activities, including proposal preparation and presentations
Core Management
- Work directly with sales and marketing to increase revenue through the pursuit and development of new business opportunities
- Collaborate with cross-functional team to manage relevant aspects of the services and solutions practices
- Develop reporting and measurement tools to evaluate the effectiveness of project management and project tracking
- Provide management and leadership of the assigned technical team including responsibility for the recruitment and retention, resource allocation, time management, performance appraisals, and salary reviews
- Plan, develop, directs and oversee all implementation of best-consulting services practices, policies and programs, procedures and personal activities of i-Open services delivery efforts
- Oversee resource loading plans and ensure efficient use of technical resources, apportions projects among technical personnel according to specialized training and project requirements
- Ensure appropriately consistent technical services approach and use of systems and tools across client requirements and products
- Ensure appropriate metrics are established and utilized to manage and achieve on-time delivery to budget and required performance and quality
- Oversee the formulation of designs, cost estimates, and specifications through application and development of Scope of Engagement, documents practices, and procedures
- Employ accurate practices to estimate project budget and preparations of RFI’s and RFP’s
- Develop a plan for the initiation and implementation of a Solutions Support Infrastructure
Project Management
- Work with Project Managers to establish the PM function as a Centre of excellence, delivering integrated strategies, tools and initiatives to enhance and continuously improve the delivery model process
- Evolve program and project management capabilities, delivery of solutions to clients and their implementation and leverage project management knowledge across the organization
- Establish and integrate pm measures, metrics, thresholds and targets to drive performance in alignment with organization objectives including risk and operational management metrics
- Cooperatively develop systems, processes and forums to capture and apply lessons learned to promote project management efficiency and quality
- Liaise with external contractors and vendors where required for new and existing projects, managing resources to ensure client satisfaction
- Oversee communications strategies and activities related to technical projects
- Directly engage with technical staff to produce results and foster a work environment conducive to ongoing learning, mentoring and process involvement
- Set applicable team and individual priorities and performance objects in coordination with other senior managers
- Provide mentoring, coaching and performance feedback as required
- Build and maintain positive collaborative relationships with internal and external clients and various stakeholder groups to promote buy into i-Open initiatives
- Ensure that the procurement of high-value external services and contractors are retained for projects in accordance with establishing policies and accountabilities
Works with
- Sales and Marketing to align client needs/requirements with the Services team as related to pre/post sales objectives
- CEO to align the team’s operations with the strategy and needs of the market and client-driven needs
- Marketing and Participates and delivers support in all aspects of i-Open marketing and branding strategies
- Bottom line: Work with Executive Management, clients and delivery team to effectively meet Project Deliverables, Timelines, and Budgets
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