Practice Manager

Company Overview
Global Content Delivery Network and Cloud Service provider hardhearted in US is looking for Practice Manager.

Job Description
Overview
This is a leadership position in Professional Services team whose time is roughly
divided between 70% leading a distributed team of Professional Services Consultants (12
people)to ensure quality of service delivery to the customers and the operational
effectiveness of the team. The remainder 30% should be spent with customers on strategic
pre- and post-sales initiatives

Key Success Factors
Drive for Results:
Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the
top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Decision Quality:
Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and
judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate
when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
Managing and Measuring Work:
Clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clear objectives and measures;
monitors process, progress, and results; designs feedback loops into work.
Hiring and Staffing:
Has a nose for talent; hires the best people available from inside or outside; is not afraid of
selecting strong people; assembles talented staffs.
Approachability:
Is easy to approach and talk to; spends the extra effort to put others at ease; can be warm,
pleasant and gracious; is sensitive to and patient with the interpersonal anxieties of others;
builds rapport well; is a good listener; is an early knower, getting informal and incomplete
information in time to do.
Developing Direct Reports:
Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development
discussions; is aware of each direct report's career goals; constructs compelling
development plans and executes them; pushes direct reports to accept developmental
moves; will take direct reports who need work; is a people builder.
Motivating Others:
Creates a climate in which people want to do their best; can motivate many kinds of direct
reports and team or project members; can assess each person's hot button and use it to get
the best out of him/her; pushes tasks and decisions down; empowers others; invites input
from each person and shares ownership and visibility; makes each individual feel his/her
work is important; is someone people like working for and with.
Managing vision & purpose:
Communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; talks beyond
today; talks about possibilities; is optimistic; creates mileposts and symbols to rally support
behind the vision; makes the vision shareable by everyone; can inspire and motivate entire
units or organizations.
Customer focus:
Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external
customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products
and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships
with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Political Savvy/Internal Influence:
Can maneuver through complex political situations effectively and quietly; is sensitive to
how people and organizations function; anticipates where the land mines are and plans his/
her approach accordingly; views corporate politics as a necessary part of organizational life
and works to adjust to that reality

Requirements
Skills
* Overall Experience: 10-12 years or equivalent experience in the IT industry
* 8-10 year(s) of experience or equivalent in a customer facing environment such as
Professional Services, Sales Engineering or Technical Account Management.
* 3-5 years team lead experienceProject Management experience (PMP or Big 5
experience a plus) Must possess excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
* Experience with running and analyzing metrics and forecast data Successful leadership
on medium and long term projects, (6+ months) Experience in mentoring new hires and
experienced staff members proven ability to lead with informal authority
* Proven track record of hiring and retaining top-talent
* Must be action oriented, capable of independently solving complex technical problems
and able to communicate clearly and effectively to both technical and business audiences
* Prior experience managing managers and a team of 15 people or more
12 years IT solution delivery experience, preferably within a consulting organization
* Fluent in Japanese and at least Business English
Preferred Skills
Working knowledge of the full software development technologies including
J2EE/Java, .NET, open source tools and various component models (CORBA, COM, Java
Beans)
Detailed knowledge of Internet technologies,

Additional Job Information
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