Director, Global Value Engineering

IFS North America, Inc.; Itasca (IL); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Medical, dental, & vision insurance

401K with Company contribution

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance and disability benefits

Tuition assistance

Job summary

IFS North America, Inc. seeks a Global Director of Business Value Engineering to advance the BVE practice and orchestrate cross-functional efforts across sales, presales, and services in a multinational setting.

You will build networks, drive strategic execution, and mentor teams to deliver value realization throughout the customer journey. The role requires leadership of global BVE experts in a large, flexible organization, with occasional travel to engage strategic customers and align with

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills.
• Experience within a software business of a similar scale.
• Experience in establishing a practice across functions.
• Deep understanding of presales and sales methods and processes in a software company.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written).
• Willingness to travel occasionally for strategic customer engagement, team meetings or company events.

Responsibilities

• Continuously optimize the BVE practice at IFS (strategy, roadmap, process, tooling).
• Lead a team of global BVE experts in a matrixed organization structure of a billion dollar company.
• C-Level reporting internal to IFS (board packs and BVE activity tracking).
• Drive partner adoption of BVE discipline.
• Champion our value realization approach in customer success engagements.
• Guide and advise customers on value related topics at the C-suite level.
• Drive adoption of BVE methods across all functions at IFS and our partner ecosystem.
• Drive new initiatives to enhance tools and templates for accelerated best practice deployment.
• Extend the IFS BVE Champions model to consulting teams and partners.
• Drive Certification process, enhance certification program.

Skills

Leadership skills

Software/tech domain knowledge

Establishing a cross-functional BVE

Presales and sales process knowledge

English fluency

Travel flexibility

Education

Postgraduate education / university degree or equivalent

Job description

Employees can work remotely

Full-time

Company Description

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. We deliver award-winning enterprise software solutions through the use of embedded digital innovation and a single cloud-based platform to help businesses be their best when it really mattersat the Moment of Service.

At IFS, we're flexible, we're innovative, and we're focused not only on how we can engage with our customers, but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society's greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and accept that there are so many different perspectives in this world. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We're looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs.

If you want to change the status quo, we'll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

Job Description

As the GlobalDirectorBusiness Value Engineering you will take responsibility and accountability to further develop the BVE practice at IFS.

The role requires the building of networks across the organization to ensure the successful project management, staff co-ordination, strategic oversight, coaching, team building, and quality review needed. Achieving this work will require passion, attention todetailand an understanding of how to drive excellence across teams.

Driving change within the business group, and across the organization, will require planning, changemanagementand alignment with the wider transformation teams. As Business Value Engineering is alreadyestablishedin the company, you will need to ensure high quality execution and operational success of the relevant BVEmethodologyacross sales, presalesand intoother functions (such as services).

As a Global Director in the Corporate team, you will be expected to devise strategies for sales, pre-salesand post sales to embed BVE disciplines throughout the entire lifecycle of a customer journey.

Essential Duties and Accountabilities

• Continuouslyoptimizethe BVE practice at IFS (strategy, roadmap, process, tooling)

• Lead a team of global BVE experts in a matrixed organization structure of abillion dollarcompany

• C‑Level reporting internal to IFS (board packs and BVE activity tracking)

• Drive partner adoption of BVE discipline

• Champion our value realization approach in customer success engagements

• Guide and advise customers on value related topics at the C‑suite level

• Drive adoption of BVE methods across all functions at IFS and our partner ecosystem

• Drive new initiatives to enhance tools and templates for accelerated best practice deployment

• Extend the IFS BVE Champions model to consulting teams and partners

• Drive Certification process, enhance certification program

What Were Offering

• Salary Range:$
• Flexible paid time off, including sick and holiday
• Medical, dental, & vision insurance
• 401K with Company contribution
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance and disability benefits
• Tuition assistance
• Community involvement and volunteering events

Qualifications

Essential:

• Provenleadershipskills

• Experience within a software business of a similar scale

• Experience inestablishinga practice across functions

• Deep understanding of presales and sales methods and processes in a software company

• Fluency in English (verbal and written)

• Willingness to travel occasionally for strategic customer engagement, teammeetingsor company events

• This position is suitable for flexible working, however, where you are working from a home office, youare responsible forensuring that your internet speed and stability is suitable forhigh definitionvideo calling through products such as Microsoft Teams

Desirable:

• Appropriate post graduate education, university degree, or equivalent professional qualifications, in a field relevant for the functional area or preferably, multiple years of experience in a software company within sales, presales or other customer facing group where value engineering was your primary skill requirement

• Desirable industry experience in a user environment

• Appropriate level of technical understanding (product knowledge is not a necessary requirement)

Additional Information

We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Equal Opportunity Employer

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