Accountabilities
You will lead the overall strategy, operations, and performance of the global ServiceNow practice, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long‑term growth priorities. Your responsibilities will include:
- Practice Management: Lead and expand the practice globally, overseeing revenue growth, profitability, delivered margins, billable utilization, resource retention, and recruitment.
- Develop monthly operating plans and weekly forecasts covering backlog, committed and projected staffing demand, utilization, and revenue to achieve annual business targets.
- Talent Management: Define and execute the practice's talent strategy in collaboration with recruitment and talent development teams.
- Support hiring plans, onboarding, learning initiatives, professional development, and cross‑training opportunities.
- Coach and mentor team members, promote an inclusive environment, and strengthen leadership capabilities across the practice.
- Own the ServiceNow certification strategy, including major and minor certification priorities, and coordinate implementation with talent enablement teams.
- ServiceNow Partner Enablement: Work with partner enablement leadership to establish priorities, strengthen collaboration, and activate joint initiatives across internal and external teams.
- Collaborate with solutions leadership to align partner enablement activities with the overall solutions strategy.
- Strategic Sales: Support sales and pre‑sales teams in scoping opportunities, estimating delivery efforts, preparing proposals, and executing Statements of Work (SOWs).
- Coordinate pursuit quality assessments, identify commercial and delivery risks, and ensure appropriate mitigation plans are in place.
- Develop foundational sales and marketing materials to support the practice's positioning and growth.
- Review, approve, and sign practice‑related Statements of Work within established business guidelines.
- Risk Management: Assess and mitigate risks across delivery engagements to protect client satisfaction and project outcomes.
- Partner with delivery governance and capability leaders to conduct delivery quality assessments, establish mitigation plans, and manage escalations through recovery plans when required.
- Build strong relationships with clients, business partners, and internal stakeholders to support successful delivery and long‑term collaboration.
Requirements
The ideal candidate brings extensive professional services leadership experience, a strong understanding of ServiceNow, and a proven ability to manage global teams and business performance. The following qualifications and capabilities are expected:
- Bachelor's degree.
- 14+ years of experience in professional services or consulting.
- 10+ years of experience in delivery management.
- 8+ years of people management experience.
- Proven profit and loss (P&L) management capabilities and experience overseeing business performance.
- Demonstrated experience managing billable utilization and resource planning.
- Broad understanding of the ServiceNow practice area and its professional services environment.
- Successful experience leading global delivery teams across multiple time zones.
- Strong strategic thinking, business judgment, and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to simplify complex situations.
- Proven ability to assess risks, develop mitigation strategies, and maintain high delivery standards.
- Strong leadership skills, with experience motivating, coaching, and mentoring teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all organizational levels.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships with clients, business partners, and key stakeholders.
- Results‑driven, objective, and growth‑oriented approach.Commitment to openness, collaboration, inclusion, and supporting the development of others.
Benefits
- Remote working arrangement in India.
- Opportunity to lead and grow a global ServiceNow professional services practice.
- Exposure to strategic business development, enterprise clients, and technology partner initiatives.
- Opportunities for professional growth and continued learning.
- Collaborative and inclusive working environment that values diversity and individual contributions.
- Emphasis on work‑life balance, creativity, and professional development.
- Equal opportunity workplace committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees.