Director, Program Management - Hospitality Client Portfolio

Jade Global, Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Jade Global, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Portfolio Delivery Leader in Chicago to own the client’s end-to-end delivery and P&L across IT services and managed solutions.

You will guide cross-functional teams, shape proposals, and maintain executive level relationships with CIOs and CFOs. You will drive governance, optimize financial performance, and ensure delivery excellence, including AI-enabled efficiencies, across Oracle, Salesforce, and ServiceNow platforms.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in IT services, consulting or managed services with 5+ years leading multi-million dollar client programs.
• Direct P&L ownership of a portfolio of $5M+ annually including budgeting and margin management.
• Hospitality industry experience is a must, with hotel operations and finance knowledge.
• Proven account growth through new services, projects or renewals.
• Experience running blended managed services, projects and staff augmentation.
• Knowledge of at least four platforms (Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Oracle EPM/ARCS, AI/infrastructure).
• 7+ years of people leadership, including leading distributed teams.
• Executive presence for advising VP/CIO/CFO and running QBRs/steering committees.
• Strong commercial skills: SOWs, change orders, pricing, and contract negotiation.
• Bachelor-level degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio financial management: own P&L, forecast accuracy, billing and collections.
• Account growth: identify organic growth areas and shape proposals and SOWs.
• Client engagement and advisory: deliver governance and advise executives on tech roadmaps.
• People leadership: lead onshore/offshore teams, plan capacity and coaching.
• Delivery and service oversight: ensure SLA/KPIs and apply ITIL practices.
• Technology scope leadership across Oracle ERP/Cloud, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Oracle EPM/ARCS with AI use-cases.

Skills

Executive presence

P&L ownership

Contract negotiation

Account growth strategy

Leadership of large teams

Delivery leadership

Client relationship management

Strategic advisory

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or information systems

Tools

Oracle

Salesforce

ServiceNow

Oracle EPM/ARCS

Job description

Key responsibilities

• Portfolio financial management Own the portfolio P&L: revenue, gross margin, forecast accuracy, billing and collections. Monitor utilization, burn, rate realization and change-order discipline; act early on margin erosion. Manage SOWs, contract renewals, rate cards and commercial terms with Legal and Finance. Report portfolio health to internal leadership and the client monthly and quarterly.
• Account growth Work closely with the Client Partner (CP), actively identify and unlock organic growth areas across the account portfolio. Spot needs early through roadmap sessions, service data and executive conversations. Support CP, solution architects and practice leads to shape proposals, pricing and SOWs.
• Client engagement and strategic advisory Serve as a single point of accountability for delivery for the client, build trust across all organizational layers—from hands‑on managers and IT floor teams up to the CIO and CFO levels—maintaining a constant pulse on day‑to‑day ground reality while advising senior executives. Run governance: weekly operating reviews, monthly steering committees and quarterly business reviews (QBRs). Bring a point of view on the client’s technology roadmap, including AI adoption, platform rationalization and finance transformation. Translate hotel business priorities (RevPAR, guest experience, owner and franchise relations, property operations, cost control) into technology plans. Manage escalations with a calm, composed, and methodical approach; anticipate brewing friction early, work collaboratively across delivery teams and leadership to mitigate risks proactively, and drive active escalations swiftly to permanent resolution.
• People leadership Lead the account team directly and through delivery managers: project managers, service delivery leads, consultants and engineers (onshore and offshore). Hire, onboard, coach and develop team members; set goals and run performance reviews. Plan capacity and staffing across on‑demand talent and managed capacity pools. Build a culture of accountability, client focus and continuous improvement.
• Delivery and service oversight Oversee delivery quality across all workstreams to scope, schedule, budget and SLA. Ensure managed services meet SLAs/KPIs and use ITIL practices for incident, problem and change management. Apply consistent program governance: RAID logs, status reporting, dependency management and stage gates. Drive automation and AI‑enabled efficiencies that improve service and margin.
• Technology scope The role needs working fluency across these platforms, enough to lead architects and challenge estimates, not hands‑on configuration. Platform Typical scope on the account Oracle (ERP / Cloud) Financials, procurement and HCM support, upgrades, enhancements Salesforce Sales, service and marketing clouds for group sales, loyalty and guest engagement ServiceNow ITSM, ITOM and workflow automation; platform administration Oracle EPM / ARCS Planning, consolidation, close and account reconciliation for finance AI Use‑case discovery, pilots and scaled solutions (e.g., guest service, finance automation, agentic workflows) Infrastructure Cloud and hybrid hosting, network, end‑user and property technology support.

Required qualifications

• 12+ years in IT services, consulting or managed services, with 5+ years leading multi‑million‑dollar client programs or accounts. Direct P&L ownership of a portfolio of $5M+ annually, including budgeting, forecasting and margin management.
• Hospitality industry experience (must have): business experience in, or working knowledge of, the hotel industry — e.g., hotel operations, brand vs. owner/franchise models, property management (PMS), central reservations, loyalty, revenue management, group sales and hotel finance.
• Proven account growth: a record of expanding client relationships through new services, projects or renewals.
• Experience running a blended portfolio of managed services, projects and staff augmentation / capacity models.
• Working knowledge of at least four of: Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Oracle EPM/ARCS, AI solutions and infrastructure services.
• 7+ years of people leadership, including leading leaders and distributed onshore/offshore teams.
• Executive presence: comfortable advising VP, CIO and CFO stakeholders and running QBRs and steering committees.
• Strong commercial skills: SOWs, change orders, pricing models and contract negotiation.
• Bachelor's degree in business, information systems or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience leading AI programs from use‑case definition through production adoption.
• Certifications: PMP or PgMP; ITIL 4; SAFe or other agile scaling; platform certifications in Salesforce, ServiceNow or Oracle are a plus. MBA or relevant master's degree.

Working at Jade Global

Talented people are drawn to world‑class organizations that offer outstanding opportunities, and Jade Global is an employer of choice for individuals around the world. We invest in each employee’s personal and professional wellbeing because we understand that client success, as well as our ultimate success, starts with our employees. We seek to provide the benefits you need while standing behind you every step of the way. Our programs include health‑related policies and leave donation policy.