Director, Advisory Delivery Operations & Project Management

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JobgetherAdvisory services, cybersecurity
Based in the United StatesFull-TimeDirector
Salary$127,000–$212,000
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Job Details

Experience
10+ years of project management or equivalent professional experience; 5+ years of external client-facing experience; 5+ years leading project managers, project management teams, or cross-functional delivery organizations; 3+ years applying technology and automation to process improvement initiatives.
Required Skills
Project ManagementAgileJiraRisk Management

Requirements

  • Bring 10+ years of project management or equivalent professional experience.
  • Have 5+ years of external client-facing experience in consulting, professional services, technology, compliance, or a related environment.
  • Have 5+ years of experience leading project managers, project management teams, or cross-functional delivery organizations, with demonstrated player-coach success.
  • Have 3+ years of experience applying technology and automation to process improvement initiatives.
  • Demonstrate thought leadership in process optimization and operational transformation.
  • Proactively manage client escalations, project risks, issues, and mitigation strategies.
  • Understand project and practice management best practices and independently lead cross-functional teams through complete project lifecycles.
  • Communicate effectively in writing and verbally, including with executive-level stakeholders.
  • Bring presentation, organizational, analytical, and prioritization skills.
  • Hold a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related discipline.
  • Balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution and foster accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • PMP or Certified Scrum Master certification is strongly preferred; Lean Six Sigma, ITIL, CISM, Security+, AWS, or GCP certifications are valued.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop project managers through performance reviews, mentoring, career development, workload coverage, and team growth planning.
  • Develop and standardize project management procedures, reporting practices, and delivery optimization initiatives.
  • Establish consistent approaches to project execution, governance, communication, documentation, and performance management.
  • Use technology, automation, and emerging AI capabilities to streamline workflows and strengthen delivery processes.
  • Create training materials and provide ongoing coaching throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Support utilization targets and other key performance indicators while identifying operational improvements.
  • Identify and report risks, plan mitigations, manage issues, and escalate high-risk clients and projects.
  • Collaborate with quality management, sales, delivery teams, and leadership to strengthen the customer experience.
  • Execute project management activities directly when needed while overseeing the assigned team’s performance and delivery quality.
  • Manage project schedules, task assignments, resource requirements, client communications, status meetings, and issue escalation.
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