Portfolio Delivery Lead, Managed Services

HSO Group B.V.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Unlimited PTO

401(k) with company match

Job summary

HSO Group B.V. seeks a Service Line Portfolio Delivery Lead, Managed Services, to drive delivery strategy and execution for a Microsoft-focused portfolio. You will partner with line leaders to enhance delivery health, client satisfaction, and overall portfolio performance.

You will own risk management, lead large engagements, mentor leaders, and collaborate with Sales, Finance, Operations, and Talent to align hiring and capabilities with demand.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex managed services delivery portfolios with a profitability focus.
• Ability to identify delivery risks and develop recovery plans for challenged engagements.
• Proven collaboration with Sales, Finance, Operations, Talent, Delivery leadership.
• Mentor project and engagement leaders to build scalable teams and future leaders.
• Knowledge of capacity planning, forecasting, and KPI management.
• Understanding of delivery governance and quality controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery strategy and execution for an assigned Microsoft Managed Services portfolio.
• Partner with Service Line leaders and directors to improve portfolio health and client satisfaction.
• Own portfolio risk and escalation management with timely intervention and recovery planning.
• Provide leadership for large or at-risk engagements and client accounts.
• Mentor delivery leaders and strengthen core delivery competencies.
• Collaborate on presales, scoping, and delivery-readiness evaluation for new work.
• Drive utilization, capacity planning, forecasting, and KPI performance.

Skills

Portfolio leadership

Profitability focus

Risk management

Executive escalation

Delivery governance

Team mentoring

Forecasting

Capacity planning

Job description

As a Service Line Portfolio Delivery Lead, Managed Services, you can expect to…

• Lead delivery strategy and execution for an assigned Microsoft Managed Services portfolio supporting ongoing client operations, application support, and continuous improvement, driving delivery predictability, governance rigor, operational discipline, risk mitigation, and effective prioritization.
• Partner with Service Line leaders, Engagement Managers, and Engagement Directors to strengthen portfolio performance, client satisfaction, delivery execution, team effectiveness, and overall portfolio health.
• Own portfolio risk and escalation management, enabling timely intervention, executive decision-making, and recovery planning for challenged engagements.
• Provide direct leadership and delivery oversight for large, strategic, complex, or at-risk managed services engagements and client accounts, including delivery direction, solution guidance, subject matter expertise, and engagement leadership as needed.
• Build Service Line delivery capability by mentoring project and engagement leaders, strengthening core delivery competencies, and developing future delivery leadership.
• Partner with HR, Talent Acquisition, business leaders, and Learning & Development to align hiring, onboarding, team formation, skills, certifications, and career development with delivery demand and strategic priorities.
• Develop a strong project management leadership pipeline and scalable team structure that supports succession planning, rapid onboarding, sustained billability, and Service Line growth.
• Collaborate with Sales, solution leaders, Account Leadership, and delivery teams on presales activities, solution shaping, and managed services scoping and estimation to develop scalable, client-centered outcomes.
• Evaluate proposed work against Service Line capability and capacity, delivery readiness, risk tolerance, and margin expectations before commercial commitments are finalized.
• Drive utilization, capacity planning, resource allocation, forecasting, and KPI performance while reinforcing delivery standards, methodologies, quality controls, governance compliance, and operating efficiency across the consulting function.

You’re great at…

• Leading complex managed services delivery portfolios with a strong focus on profitability, client outcomes, service performance, delivery health, and sustainable growth.
• Identifying delivery risks, guiding executive-level decisions, and developing effective recovery plans for challenged engagements.
• Building trusted partnerships across Sales, Finance, Operations, Talent, Delivery, and Service Line leadership.
• Coaching project and engagement leaders while building scalable teams and future leadership capability.
• Balancing client-centered solution development with delivery capacity, margin expectations, readiness, and risk tolerance.
• Using forecasting, utilization, resource allocation, and performance indicators to improve portfolio health and service delivery continuity.
• Establishing consistent delivery practices, governance standards, methodologies, and quality controls.
• Strengthening processes, team performance, and operational efficiency across a consulting organization.
• Applying industry trends and emerging technologies across Microsoft business applications and managed services to help Service Line offerings remain innovative, competitive, and aligned with market demand.

Sound interesting? If so, you’ll have…

• Experience leading the delivery performance, profitability, client outcomes, and overall health of a portfolio of managed services engagements or ongoing client support relationships.
• Experience providing leadership on large, strategic, complex, or at-risk client engagements.
• Demonstrated experience with portfolio risk management, executive escalation, and engagement recovery planning.
• Experience partnering across Sales, Finance, Operations, Talent, and Delivery functions.
• Experience mentoring project and engagement leaders and developing project management leadership capability.
• Experience supporting presales, solution shaping, project estimation, and delivery-readiness evaluation.
• Knowledge of capacity planning, resource allocation, utilization, forecasting, and portfolio KPI management.
• Experience implementing or reinforcing delivery governance, methodologies, quality controls, and operational standards.
• An understanding of how delivery capability, capacity, risk, and margin expectations influence commercial commitments and portfolio performance.
• Experience leading managed services delivery within a Microsoft partner or enterprise applications environment, including ongoing service performance, client retention, and operational accountability.

The Perks

We offer competitive pay with a performance-based bonus. Our employees also enjoy unlimited paid time off and a flexible and affordable benefits program designed to help you be and stay well, including: medical, dental & vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement account, and a 401(k) plan with a company match. Additionally, you’ll have the benefit of working alongside enthusiastic and energetic teammates in a dynamic and thriving environment.

HSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.