Delivery Director Jobs

Perficient currently has a career opportunity for a Delivery Director in our Houston office.

The Director is a senior leadership position with the skills and experience to lead our largest, most strategic engagements while also serving as a key participant in the business leadership of the our Houston Market. This role brings together Client Delivery, Sales, Operations, People Development and Culture. This individual will have overall responsibility for the strategic leadership of client engagements from a delivery perspective. The Perficient Houston Delivery Director is a member of the leadership team, driving the strategic growth of the firm within the market.

Responsibilities

Specifics of this position may include:

• Cultivate highly functioning teams comprised of Perficient and client resources; the ability to effectively manage the engagement while recognizing and leveraging the expertise of the different resources and the importance of their contributions is critical.
• Produce key project management deliverables such as project charters, project plans, resource plans, risk mitigation plans, change management plans, etc.
• Serve as the day-to-day Project Manager or Program Manager Advisor for one or more of our larger, more strategic clients/engagements.
• Team with the business developer to drive ongoing client development activities.
• Mentor and provide solutions delivery expertise to less experienced team members.
• Lead strategic engagements while also serving as the lead consultant/strategist.
• Develop overall estimates of the effort / resource requirements / schedule.
• Participate on client engagement steering committees as necessary to set client expectations and issue and resolution management.
• Lead the risk assessment efforts during the proposal process and recommend appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
• Manage the technical, business and personnel aspects of consulting engagements.
• Serve as a key member of the solution delivery team by facilitating requirements/design sessions, and producing deliverables.
• Develop strong client relationships. Serving as the senior delivery resource for consulting engagements; cultivating highly functioning teams comprised of Perficient and client resources.
• Ensure deliverables are of the highest quality to promote client satisfaction.
• Manage the invoicing, backlog and resource management activities for the assigned consulting engagements.
• Monitor engagement team performance and provide feedback.
• Analysis of pricing / approach options advising the GM on the related business considerations and impact of different options.
• Support multiple engagements on a part-time basis as the overall engagement manager working with the assigned project managers to ensure successful delivery.
• Lead the business development efforts from a delivery perspective.

Qualifications

• Must be open to some travel.
• Experience leading and delivering complex enterprise solutions and teams.
• Strong technical and/or solution knowledge (e.g. platforms, integration, cloud, product development, commerce)
• Leading technical discussions with business and technical decision makers, including detailing technical specifications, product roadmaps, deployment, and third-party integrations
• Comprehensive understanding of Digital and or Software Development technologies.
• Demonstrates strong functional knowledge of industry vertical and/or sub-vertical (e.g. Oil & Gas, Utilities, Healthcare)
• Experience with recruiting, personnel management, team development and performance reviews.
• More than 12 years of overall experience with 10 plus years delivering Technology solutions.
• Proven track record working with and selling to the stakeholders, executives, and decision makers of Fortune 1000 companies.
• Experience responding to RFPs/RFQs and procurement deadlines.
• Experience in sales support role, particularly discovery meetings, demos, roadmaps, and engagement assessment.
• Proven domain expertise with experience building business cases and communicating client-specific value proposition and establishing yourself as a trusted advisor.

Perficient full-time employees receive complete and competitive benefits. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, generous work/life opportunities and an outstanding benefits package that includes paid time off plus holidays. In addition, all colleagues are eligible for a number of rewards and recognition programs including billable bonus opportunities. Encouraging a healthy work/life balance and providing our colleagues great benefits are just part of what makes Perficient a great place to work.

Who We Are

Perficient is a leading global digital consultancy. We imagine, create, engineer, and run digital transformation solutions that help our clients exceed customers’ expectations, outpace competition, and grow their business. With unparalleled strategy, creative, and technology capabilities, our colleagues bring big thinking and innovative ideas, along with a practical approach to help our clients – the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands succeed.

What We Believe

At Perficient, we promise to challenge, champion, and celebrate our people. You will experience a unique and collaborative culture that values every voice. Join our team, and you’ll become part of something truly special.

We believe in developing a workforce that is as diverse and inclusive as the clients we work with. We’re committed to actively listening, learning, and acting to further advance our organization, our communities, and our future leaders… and we’re not done yet.

Perficient, Inc. proudly provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Perficient, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Perficient, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or covered veterans. Improper interference with the ability of Perficient, Inc. employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Disability Accommodations:

Perficient is committed to providing a barrier-free employment process with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.

Disclaimer: The above statements are not intended to be a complete statement of job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed by the employee assigned to this classification. Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any time.

About Us

Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We’re a quickly growing, global digital consulting leader, and we’re transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands. You’ll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, experience work-life balance, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues.

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