Practice Manager (Engineering Manager - Team Leader)
TEKsystems · Baltimore, Maryland ·
- Work mode
- Remote
- Employment
- Full time
- Category
- Management
- Experience
- 15+ years
TEKsystems · Baltimore, Maryland ·
General Description:
The Practice Manager has overall responsibility for functions relating to a specific technical practice (e.g. Service Management, Network, Data Center, Cloud, InfoSec, etc….). This responsibility is inclusive of the oversight of personnel, tools (current and proposed), and vendor relationships. The Practice Manager will work with clients and partners in our Delivery, Sales, Sales Support, Marketing and other Practices to improve our existing products, identify new or missing offerings, rapidly correct gaps and better market our offerings for maximum impact. The Practice Manager is responsible for supporting and in some cases managing specific practice based services that generate consulting revenue ranging from$10M to $25M annually. Occasional travel might be required.
Essential Functions:
• Practice Management
• Leverage TEKsystems Global Services’ strengths and core competencies to develop foundational set of services.
• Work in conjunction with Sales and Marketing in light of market trends to derive an optimal portfolio of productized and/or vertical offerings.
• Oversee the day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple projects and initiatives.
• Monitor project health and reviews deliverables across projects.
• Industry Understanding
• Responsible for the evaluation and potential redesign of practice offerings.
• Development and design solutions for premise-based as well as geographically-distributed (off-shore) delivery models.
• Development of relatively simple, yet thorough messaging around Practice offerings; their fit with our other offerings, the competitive landscape, target client profile, value proposition and differentiation from competitors.
• Persistent education and research on relevant industry benchmarks based on size and scale.
• Develop systems to measure our performance against industry standards and clearly articulate our successes and challenges.
• Financial Management
• Manage to revenue goals set for practice.
• Accurately forecast revenue, profitability, margins, bill rates and utilization for practice.
• Set expectations regarding revenue and profitability projections.
• Business Development
• Work in conjunction with our Sales team on product development and sales support.
• Grow long-term relationships with clients and capitalize on partnership opportunities.
• Provide other Practices, Solution Executives (SE’s), Sales team and Project Management Organization (PMO) ongoing updates on relevant services.
• Identify and deliver speaking engagements within practice domain.
• Communication:
• Serve as key participant in team and client meetings.
• Raise our visibility through involvement in local and national industry organizations
• Confronts issues openly and quickly.
• Effectively communicate relevant project/practice information to superiors and peers in other practices.
• Tactfully communicate sensitive information.
• Handle difficult personnel situations directly, using appropriate discretion, HR advice, and respect for the individual.
• Vendor Management
• Manage relationships with vendors/partners; while maintaining proper control.
• Manage vendors to service level agreements (SLAs).
• Qualify and select appropriate vendors based on strategic objectives.
Education Level
Bachelor's Degree BA or BS degree in a related field, MS preferred.
Work Experience
15+ years project management leadership experience in an IT consulting service provider environment.
Program management experience (i.e., able to manage a portfolio of projects concurrently).
Practice-centric experience required (e.g., Application Management, Data Management, QA or Application Development experience).
Consulting business development experience preferred.
Proposal and/or Statement of Work development experience.
Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred not required.
Six Sigma or Lean (Process Management) preferred not required.
ITIL (Process Management) preferred not required.
Experience in a Professional Services organization.
Experience in smaller scale consulting and assessment focused delivery.
High degree of confidence and efficacy in hands-on executive presentation (C-suite) and preparation.
Experience working with and creating strong relationships with India and North America based employees/teams.
Project Management experience (understands the importance of control).
Process Management experience
Sales Support Engineer/Pre-sales support
Skills and Abilities
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills, which demonstrate out of the box problem solving.
• Proven ability to appropriately prioritize and plan complex work in a rapidly changing environment.
• Team player with experience leading and collaborating cross-teams to deliver successful solutions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (English language).
• Superior people and personnel management skills.
• Ability to lead a geographically-separated team.
• High customer-facing and client interaction/negotiation skills,
• Detail oriented/highly organized.
• Desire to overachieve and overcome objections.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Self-motivated and capable of inspiring others.
Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Baltimore, MD.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $125000.00 - $180000.00/yr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to sex, race, or any other protected classification. Additional earnings may be available through incentive programs like annual bonuses, profit sharing, etc. Our full-time, internal employment benefits include the following: • Medical, Dental, and Vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life and AD&D for employee and dependents) • Short and Long-Term Disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation Benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace TypeThis is a fully remote position.
Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Sep 17, 2026.
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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