Director Managed Services

PwC; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Permanent contract

Attractive pension plan

Professional growth training

Well-being budget

Hybrid work flexibility

35 vacation days

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Amsterdam is seeking a Director of Managed Services to enhance their client relationships and expand their service offerings. This role involves leading a team to address complex client challenges, ensuring compliance, and driving business growth through innovative managed services. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in a related field and possess strong leadership and analytical skills. Opportunities for professional growth and a competitive salary are offered.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of experience in a professional services firm delivering managed services.
• Experience with tech architecture and operational models.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end managed services.

Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse team to resolve complex issues for clients.
• Collaborate with various competencies within the consulting team.
• Contribute to the sales process and build relationships with clients.

Skills

Managed services delivery

Tech architecture awareness

Client relationship management

Business transformation

Analytical thinking

Leadership skills

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Overview

Director Managed Services PwC is at the heart of society, with over 5,500 colleagues in the Netherlands, through contact with clients and through PwC's partnerships, which are active in the field of social entrepreneurship, circularity, or other sustainability areas. PwC aims to contribute to trust in society and help sustainably solve important problems. That is PwC's purpose and thus the benchmark for the things PwC does or wants to do and for determining whether something is a success.

As a Director in PwC's business Unit Consulting you will be part of a rapidly growing practice. You play an important role in expanding existing client relationships and developing new client relationships. You are partly responsible for expanding the team and contribute significantly to the profitable growth of the practice.

In this role, you work in the Managed Services team and focus on clients with their managed services needs across the board. Together with multidisciplinary teams, you solve complex transformation, regulatory and technology issues for clients, ensure proper implementation of laws and regulations, and respond to the accelerated shift in consumer demand and increasing competition.

Responsibilities

• As a director of Managed Services, you will lead a team of problem solvers with diverse backgrounds on every assignment to help resolve complex issues and challenges for clients in various sectors. You will actively be part of this team yourself;

• Collaboration is the key to success. Collaboration with other competencies within the Consulting team, such as People & Organization, Data Analytics, and Operations and Risk. But also collaboration with other parts of PwC such as the Deals practice and the actuaries. You are part of a broad international network and have access to all available knowledge to undertake yourself;

• You will be jointly responsible for building the Managed Services domain. You actively contribute to the sales process. This includes acquiring projects and strengthening and expanding relationships with clients;

• You will lead multiple projects and actively build multidisciplinary teams of passionate and skilled advisors as an entrepreneur;

• You know how to translate strategy and project management into execution: 'from strategy to execution'.

Qualifications

The successful candidate is strongly driven to further expand and grow the practice. The ideal candidate:

• Has relevant experience (>10 years)in a professional services firm or a notable industry player delivering managed services;

• Has delivered end to end managed services covering design, implementation and operations, and is able to lead client conversations on these phases;

• Has experience with tech architecture and is aware of what is happening in the field of functionality, interfaces, data, and infrastructure as well as managed services and outsourcing operations;

• Has experience with the implementation of technological solutions and is well able to further develop existing alliances and fulfill the role of business transformation partner at PwC's clients;

• Is excellent at bridging the gap between technology and business, as well as hands-on experience with improving IT architecture and implementing technology;

• Has knowledge of data strategy, data architecture, and data management is desired, as well as knowledge and solid experience in the field of operating model transformation;

• Has ample experience in identifying and winning commercial opportunities.

In addition to this concrete work experience, the ideal candidate also possesses the competencies and personal characteristics that match PwC's ambitions and culture. The ideal candidate for this position:

• Has an academic Master degree;

• Is an entrepreneurial self-starter, likes to seek a platform in the market, and is able to further expand and grow the business;

• Is analytically and conceptually strong;

• Has execution power and are commercially skilled;

• Has a positive mindset and think in terms of opportunities and possibilities;

• Is self-reflective and empathetic;

• Is a team player focused on collaboration and connection, both with clients and with colleagues within PwC;

• Has excellent leadership skills and the ambition to motivate teams and be successful on both the client and PwC sides. Contributing to the growth of individuals within the competency is essential in this;

• Has an innovative mentality and is thus able to influence and realize innovative value propositions within PwC.

What are we offering?

At PwC, you will have the opportunity to be yourself, get the best out of yourself in a high-performance organisation and grow within our global network. As part of our team we offer:

• A competitive salary, permanent contract, attractive pension plan and the opportunity to grow rapidly;

• Customised training for professional growth and leadership development;

• Motivating work environment where collaboration with ambitious colleagues and recognition for your contributions are highly valued;

• Comprehensive benefits including "well-being budget" for physical and mental health;

• Flexibility of hybrid working, including ergonomic home office and fixed expense allowance including internet allowance;

• Attractive mobility options, including electric lease car or car waiver allowance and the possibility of using different shared transport providers;

• 35 vacation days per year.

This is just a selection of our terms of employment. Find more information on our website.

Getting started at PwC

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• If your qualifications match the profile that we have in mind, then we'll contact you within two weeks for a short introduction call.

Dienstverband:

Vaardigheden

• Je beheerst Engels

Opleiding

Has an academic Master degree