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Technical Delivery Lead

San Francisco Bay Area

Do you want to work on cutting-edge projects with the world’s best IT engineers? Do you wish you could control which projects to work on and choose your own pay rate? Are you interested in the future of work and how the cloud will form teams? If so - the Gigster Talent Network is for you.
 
We help organizations thrive in the cloud, and we offer a wide range of services and technology platforms to help them accelerate and optimize their cloud journey.
 
To support our clients on this ambitious journey, we are looking for highly skilled, client-focused project leaders to lead projects and ensure that clients see amazing outcomes on every single engagement.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing the full scope and delivery 5 or more projects, working with a global team of elite professionals leveraging some of the most innovative technologies in the cloud space.  You will have the opportunity to work with leading companies to design and implement solutions that have real impact while helping grow Virtasant's presence in Northern California.

Since this role will be focused on our clients in the Bay Area and will require regular visits to client offices, candidates must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Act as the primary point of accountability for all assigned projects.  You will own the overall success of each project you lead.
  • Work closely with stakeholders and others in managing project schedules, identifying risks, and clearly communicating them to clients.
  • Establish clear, effective communication and reporting mechanisms based on delivering tangible client value and successful outcomes.
  • Manage global teams of Virtasant professionals to delight our clients and provide our people with rewarding, challenging work.
  • Proactively identify opportunities to drive improvement in clients' technology and processes.
  • Become a trusted advisor and partner to our clients, helping them be successful while also helping Virtasant grow.

 

Requirements:

  • Significant experience (5+ years) managing complex software engineering projects as part of a consulting or professional services organization.
  • Have an engineering background to understand technical requirements and how to get to them from business requirements.
  • A track record of success managing client relationships, resolving client issues, and driving growth through delivery.
  • Experience in building and establishing support processes from the ground up within cross-departmental teams.
  • Natural ability to quickly adapt to changes in requirements and direction.
  • Familiarity with the “Big 3” cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their product suites.
  • A strong understanding of leading project and program management methodologies (Agile, etc.) and principles.
  • Experience establishing project management metrics, tracking, and reporting for organizations and projects of various sizes.
  • Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.

 

 Our recruitment process

  • Recruiter interview (45 min)
  • Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test (CCAT) (15 min)
  • Program/project Management Skills Interview (with one of our Technical Delivery Leads and a Project Delivery Lead) (45 min)
  • Hiring Manager interview (30 min)
  • CEO Interview (60 min)

We strive to move efficiently from step to step so the recruitment process can be as fast as possible.

 

What we offer

  • Flexible work hours (but generally within Pacific time office hours)
  • Flexible paid time off (PTO)
  • Diverse, multicultural working environment
  • Training and certification opportunities on AWS, GCP, and/or Azure. 

 

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For this role, we need someone who lives and will join us, from the Bay Area in California because there will be a need for occasional visits to the client's office in the area. We can also consider you if you're elsewhere in the USA and you're ready to relocate asap to the Bay Area.

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This role can be described as a technical engineering program manager role, so we need someone who has a very strong engineering background, who understands and has worked not just in project/program management but also in software engineering .

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