We are looking for an experienced Director, Professional Services for a team of motivated employees who deliver professional services and complex IT and software projects spread across the Nordics. As the leader of this organization, you will be responsible for driving project revenue, profitability, and customer success. Locus AS part of Enghouse has an extensive portfolio of products. You will be responsible for operational management and P&L for large projects or projects. You will collaborate, work together, and support other departments in managing existing business and winning new customers. This is a hybrid role, requiring 2-3 days per week in the Sandefjord office, reporting to the VP Operations Transportation.

 

Note: To apply for this opportunity, please submit your resume in English.

 

Responsibilities:

Experienced in establishing best-in-class project governance and project management execution. Develop, track and monitor project reporting for burn rate, capacity, utilization, schedule, PM assignments, project risks. Work with customer and core team members on master scheduling. Effectively coordinate with internal and external stake holders to ensure project expectations, team charter, project budget, project plans and risk registers are prepared, updated, and monitored You have an eye for detail, can manage customer expectations, monitor & control scope, reduce project deviations, ensure right solution descriptions, can negotiate well and consistently apply our guidelines in proposals to ensure good results. Work with your sales organization to help win deals and lead professional solutions deployment services. Work with legal, contracts and finance department to ensure project governance and contractual alignment. Think of innovative ways to build solutions and deliver valuable projects for existing as well as new customers. Explore ways to grow revenue organically. Track individual project profitability and ensure good business for Enghouse. Keep a close eye on staffing and utilization rates and look at ways to improve utilization. Focus on team building, revenue recognition, billing milestones and improving lead time for outstanding receivables. Regularly report individual projects key KPIs to the management. Bring project management best practices to your team and be a strong coach to our project managers. Efficiently blend outsourcing, offshore and nearshore models to achieve better efficiency and profitability. Work in collaboration with partners to ensure project success. You're not afraid to stand in front of key customer stakeholders.

 

Qualifications & Experience:

10+ years of senior level experience running professional services business. Proven person, business, and thought leadership to be the leader and leader of this business operation. Enghouse's core values represent who you are. Highly developed knowledge to understand, visualize and communicate the big picture and work with organizational and operational strategies as well as to understand the financial figures and take proactive actions to meet corporate KPIs. Integrity and strong communication skills Strong experience of successfully running complex projects Preference will be for candidates having PMP or similar project management certifications. Must be able to obtain security clearance at the "confidential" level. Legally eligible to work in the country without employer sponsorship.

 

What We Offer:

Opportunity to make a meaningful impact by improving emergency solutions in collaboration with police, fire, and healthcare personnel. Significant responsibility and autonomy within a local company, part of a global network. Competitive benefits package, including pension, insurance, and a subsidized canteen. A comfortable office located by the water in Sandefjord.

 

Important note:

Our company develops and manages socially critical ICT solutions covered by the Patient Records Act. The candidate moving to offer stages will therefore be asked to provide a police clearance certificate for the offer to be valid.

 

About us:

 

Locus Solutions is part of Enghouse Asset Management Group, a division of Enghouse System Limited, a publicly listed Canadian-based software with global operations in many countries. We are the market leader in products and services within transport, emergency services, security companies and service companies. Our entity Locus Solutions holds significant market share in the Nordic region. Locus is the market leader in products and services for the emergency services in Norway. Here we deliver solutions where factors such as high availability, stable and efficient communication and high security are of decisive importance. Read more about Enghouse & Locus Solutions on

Business-critical IT solutions for emergency services, security, transport and logistics (locus.no)

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We appreciate the enthusiasm of all applicants. While we thank you for your interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Enghouse is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, considering all applicants without discrimination. Accommodations will be provided upon request during the hiring process. Ready to help us shape the future? Apply now!

 

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