Senior Director, Implementations - UK

Colonial Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement planning

Perks for tickets, travel, merchandise

Charity matching

Volunteer hours support

Job summary

Magnit is seeking a Director of Implementations to lead a team of project managers and MSP/VMS leaders for global client accounts. You will guide internal and external customers, sponsor major implementations, and ensure best practices across projects.

Qualified candidates bring 15+ years of PM experience in MSP, 10+ years leading teams, and proven ability to mentor managers and evolve implementation methodologies.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of project management experience, preferably within the MSP space.
• 10+ years of experience managing a team.
• Adopt continuous improvement to develop faster, cost-effective implementation strategies while mitigating risk.
• Enhance, modify, implement, and communicate PM methodology and standards.
• Assess, evaluate, and report on overall team performance and create a project library.

Responsibilities

• Sponsor key implementations and mentor the project team on approaches and strategies.
• Monitor colleague performance; educate and coach for growth and performance.
• Interface with internal/external stakeholders to ensure project sponsorship and support.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Budgeting

MSP/VMS deployment

Beeline Fieldglass VNDLY

Job description

Who We Are

Magnit is the evolution of work. Serving hundreds of the world’s most recognizable brands for the past 30+ years, Magnit offers the industry’s first holistic platform for the modern workforce. Magnit’s integrated workforce management (IWM) platform supported by data, software, intelligence, and best-in-class services team is key to our clients’ success. It can adapt quickly to regional or industry economic shifts, and provides the speed, scale, flexibility, transparency, and expertise required to meet an organization’s contingent workforce management, talent strategy and broader organization goals. At Magnit, you will work with passionate colleagues who collaborate and deliver meaningful results that positively transform the largest companies around the globe.

About the Role

The Director, Implementations manages a team of Project Managers comprised of client-facing MSP and VMS leaders, subject matter experts and consultants guiding internal and external customers across Magnit’s global client accounts.

What You Will Do

• Sponsor key implementations and mentor the project team on the best approach and strategies to pursue throughout the implementation
• Monitor colleague performance, educate, and coach for career growth and performance improvement
• Interface with internal and external project stakeholders to ensure project sponsorship and support for the effective execution of implementation projects
• Ensure that post-project reviews are completed for every designated project ensuring that lessons learned are incorporated into the implementation methodology and standards for future projects
• Conduct strategic department org structure resource and budget planning

What You Will Need

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• 15 plus years project management experience preferably within the MSP space
• 10 plus years experience of managing a team is required
• Adopt continuous improvement approaches to develop faster and more cost-effective implementation strategies while mitigating program risk
• Enhance, modify, implement, and communicate project management methodology, standards, and best practices to the implementation team
• Assess, evaluate, and report on overall team and individual team member performance
• Build and maintain a project library with current and most recent materials
• Provide thought leadership to MSP management by keeping abreast of latest market trends in MSP Implementation and VMS technology

Skills & Competencies

• Define and implement effective project planning methods for implementation resource demand and corresponding supply of staff for the successful implementation of new programs
• Proven work experience as an Implementations Leader or similar senior-level position in this industry
• Strong experience in project management and budgeting
• Detailed knowledge of MSP and VMS deployment such as Fieldglass, Beeline, VNDLY
• Experience in presenting implementation approach and past experience / examples to support sales opportunities
• Successful track record in mentoring and developing project manager team members and related support functions

What Magnit will Offer You

At Magnit, you will be joining an innovative, high-growth environment and can quickly make an impact to help transform the largest companies in the world. You will work with passionate colleagues who collaborate and deliver. Magnit offers all employees the opportunity for growth and development, and we want individuals to fulfill their potential and blaze their own trails!

• unlimited PTO
• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• retirement planning
• discounts and perks for tickets, travel, merchandise and more!
• Magnit encourages employees to participate in giving back
• match employee contributions to favorite charities
• support corporate volunteering hours to make a difference in your community

To do our best work we need different viewpoints. Therefore, we celebrate diversity and embrace inclusion.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strive to ensure that we maintain a positive and enriching work environment for all.