Director, Project Delivery

About Us:Thrive is an innovative technology solutions provider focused on Cyber Security, Hybrid Cloud, Global Network Management, Disaster Recovery, and traditional Managed Services. Our corporate culture, engineering talent, customer-centric approach, and focus upon NextGen services help us stand out amongst our peers. Thrive is on the look-out for individuals who don't view their weekdays spent at 'a job' but rather look to develop valuable skills that ignite their passion and lead to a CAREER. If you're attracted to a work hard, play hard environment and seek the guidance, training and experience necessary to build a lucrative career, then welcome to THRIVE!Position Overview:The Director of Project Delivery is primarily responsible for developing and directing Senior Project Managers and Principal Architects within the Project Delivery organization. The Director serves as an experienced professional escalation point as well as a personnel manager. They will need to drive their team to success through clear expectation setting, task management, capacity management, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. This includes defining, planning, tracking, and managing department KPIs, OKRs, and strategic initiatives. Applicable initiatives will be a mix of internal Project Management Office improvements and cross-functional process implementations.The Director of Project Delivery will communicate with and organize Thrive internal resources including Managers of Project Delivery, Engineering Management, Project Delivery Leads, Principal Architects, Engineers, Consultants, Solutions Architects, and Account Management using ServiceNow, Project Management software, business cases, reports, and change management principles.The ideal candidate needs to possess strong management development skills and have experience in managed services, technology solutions, and growing professional services departments. Exceptional communication and organizational skills are necessary to navigate escalations, gain stakeholder confidence, and develop solutions quickly. The applicant must be able to motivate people, encourage teamwork, and communicate effectively with senior management and front-line staff. Additionally, they must be able to manage change and take active leadership in timely decision making.Responsibilities:Drive continuous improvement of Project Delivery through data analysis, strategic initiative business cases, and cross-functional leadershipMonitor and influence KPI performance of Key Results to achieve Thrive ObjectivesDevelop personnel by providing communication strategies, professional development plans, and one on one coaching Data Analysis – accountable for Team Data Hygiene, Result Reporting, and Goal SettingServe as an internal and external escalation point to ensure projects are delivered in a manner that exceeds client expectationsInvestigate cross-functional needs by working with sales, account managers, and consultants to understand Thrive-wide priorities and required growthFacilitate standardization of project delivery design to communicate effectively, mitigate risk, and meet customer timeframesKeep project resources on task, monitor project plan data, drive projects to completion, and maintain accurate Monthly Recurring Revenue forecasts and activationsDevelop Project Delivery Leads by communicating Thrive standards, training on new and existing processes, and leading by example Quickly respond to Thrive parties and client inquiries by being highly availableQualifications:Ability to be a leader of a cross functional project team, as the Director is ultimately responsible to both the customer and internal StakeholdersAdvanced experience (7+ years) in personnel management and developmentAdvanced experience (7+ years) in project management and/or professional servicesExperience implementing managed services and information technology solutionsSkilled in data analysis, continuous improvement, process definition, and organizational designSolid understanding of common technologies: cloud migrations, networking, cyber security, office buildout/moves, and disaster recovery Technical understanding of Thrive approved technologies included but not limited to:Office 365, Intune, and Entra ID Microsoft Server OSPrivate CloudPublic Cloud (Azure)Networking (Firewalls, Switching, Access Points)Disaster RecoveryBackup technologyCyber Security Tools (Web/Mail Filtering, Endpoint Protection)Preferred:Project management certification (PMP, CAPM, Prince etc.)Experience using ServiceNow (or other project management software)Experience in ITIL methodology and change management processesWillingness to improve team process and contribute to team and company initiativesOriginally posted on Himalayas

About Us:Thrive is an innovative technology solutions provider focused on Cyber Security, Hybrid Cloud, Global Network Management, Disaster Recovery, and traditional Managed Services. Our corporate culture, engineering talent, customer-centric approach, and focus upon NextGen services help us stand out amongst our peers. Thrive is on the look-out for individuals who don't view their weekdays spent at 'a job' but rather look to develop valuable skills that ignite their passion and lead to a CAREER. If you're attracted to a work hard, play hard environment and seek the guidance, training and experience necessary to build a lucrative career, then welcome to THRIVE!Position Overview:The Director of Project Delivery is primarily responsible for developing and directing Senior Project Managers and Principal Architects within the Project Delivery organization. The Director serves as an experienced professional escalation point as well as a personnel manager. They will need to drive their team to success through clear expectation setting, task management, capacity management, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. This includes defining, planning, tracking, and managing department KPIs, OKRs, and strategic initiatives. Applicable initiatives will be a mix of internal Project Management Office improvements and cross-functional process implementations.The Director of Project Delivery will communicate with and organize Thrive internal resources including Managers of Project Delivery, Engineering Management, Project Delivery Leads, Principal Architects, Engineers, Consultants, Solutions Architects, and Account Management using ServiceNow, Project Management software, business cases, reports, and change management principles.The ideal candidate needs to possess strong management development skills and have experience in managed services, technology solutions, and growing professional services departments. Exceptional communication and organizational skills are necessary to navigate escalations, gain stakeholder confidence, and develop solutions quickly. The applicant must be able to motivate people, encourage teamwork, and communicate effectively with senior management and front-line staff. Additionally, they must be able to manage change and take active leadership in timely decision making.Responsibilities:Drive continuous improvement of Project Delivery through data analysis, strategic initiative business cases, and cross-functional leadershipMonitor and influence KPI performance of Key Results to achieve Thrive ObjectivesDevelop personnel by providing communication strategies, professional development plans, and one on one coaching Data Analysis – accountable for Team Data Hygiene, Result Reporting, and Goal SettingServe as an internal and external escalation point to ensure projects are delivered in a manner that exceeds client expectationsInvestigate cross-functional needs by working with sales, account managers, and consultants to understand Thrive-wide priorities and required growthFacilitate standardization of project delivery design to communicate effectively, mitigate risk, and meet customer timeframesKeep project resources on task, monitor project plan data, drive projects to completion, and maintain accurate Monthly Recurring Revenue forecasts and activationsDevelop Project Delivery Leads by communicating Thrive standards, training on new and existing processes, and leading by example Quickly respond to Thrive parties and client inquiries by being highly availableQualifications:Ability to be a leader of a cross functional project team, as the Director is ultimately responsible to both the customer and internal StakeholdersAdvanced experience (7+ years) in personnel management and developmentAdvanced experience (7+ years) in project management and/or professional servicesExperience implementing managed services and information technology solutionsSkilled in data analysis, continuous improvement, process definition, and organizational designSolid understanding of common technologies: cloud migrations, networking, cyber security, office buildout/moves, and disaster recovery Technical understanding of Thrive approved technologies included but not limited to:Office 365, Intune, and Entra ID Microsoft Server OSPrivate CloudPublic Cloud (Azure)Networking (Firewalls, Switching, Access Points)Disaster RecoveryBackup technologyCyber Security Tools (Web/Mail Filtering, Endpoint Protection)Preferred:Project management certification (PMP, CAPM, Prince etc.)Experience using ServiceNow (or other project management software)Experience in ITIL methodology and change management processesWillingness to improve team process and contribute to team and company initiativesOriginally posted on Himalayas