Nexthink
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London, Greater London
Senior Engagement Manager, Northern Europe
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Company Description Nexthink is the global leader in digital employee experience management. Our products allow enterprises to create highly productive digital workplaces for their employees by delivering optimal end-user experiences. Through a unique combination of real-time analytics, automation and employee feedback, Nexthink gives IT teams the insight they need to empower and even delight people at work. Headquartered in Switzerland with US headquarters in Boston, Nexthink also has offices in France, UK, Germany, Spain and UAE. Our growing team of Nexthinkers is proud to be making the digital work lives of nearly ten million employees across 1,000 customers more productive. At Nexthink, we believe actions are stronger than words when it comes to diversity, inclusivity, and equity in the workplace. Nexthinkers are multinational and multilingual, and come from all walks of life. We are committed to hiring a genuinely representative workforce that can create solutions and foster innovation for the modern digital employee experience. Join us today! Job Description The Engagement Manager is an integral part of the services organization and a customer-facing representative of the company. The Engagement Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of Nexthink's solutions and services within a customer environment in such a way as to meet or exceed a customer's reasonable expectations of the solution's technical and business benefits. The Engagement Manager's role requires a hard-working and enthusiastic person with strong technical and communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain confidence with colleagues and customers. A proven track record of project managing enterprise software deployments on behalf of vendors is essential, as is the ability to travel as and when required. Key functions: * Own the entire services engagement lifecycle: from assisting the services sales process and managing the services contracting process, through to successful delivery, sign-off and billing with no customer disputes. * Lead the engagement implementation team, manage ongoing staff resourcing. * Produce and maintain all relevant project documentation: scoping, statements of work, project plans, budgets, risk registers, change orders and status reports. * Provide advice and guidance relating to the impact of the solution on a customer's organization, pro-actively recommending approaches to mitigate any delivery risk to the engagement. * Identify further opportunities to provide incremental value within a customer and work with commercial teams to progress. Qualifications * Educated to undergraduate degree level or equivalent, preferably in Information Technology. * Proven experience of leading the deployment of complex enterprise solutions in a multi-vendor environment including working in partnership (or subcontracting to) Systems Integrators. * Ownership of all aspects of services contracting process including resolution of any negotiations by involving senior management as appropriate. * Relevant project management certifications. * Minimum of six years relevant project management work experience with at least four years working for a software vendor in a customer-facing role (two of which should have been in delivering SaaS based solutions). * Demonstrable successful delivery of multiple engagements. * Demonstrable strong communication skills (written, presentational and interpersonal) with ability to consult and influence within culturally diverse, multinational organizations. * Ability to guide and resolve any escalated delivery issues through judicious involvement of company management and optimal deployment of company resources. * Be committed to customer satisfaction and referenceability. * Be prepared to travel extensively within the country (a full driving license is essential) and internationally as required. Additional Information This is an exceptional opportunity to join a fast-growing, successful and innovative company. Nexthink allows you to thrive in a unique work environment where the emphasis is on excellence, innovation, openness and collaboration. Qualifications: Educated to undergraduate degree level or equivalent, preferably in Information Technology. Proven experience of leading the deployment of complex enterprise solutions in a multi-vendor environment including working in partnership (or subcontracting to) Systems Integrators. Ownership of all aspects of services contracting process including resolution of any negotiations by involving senior management as appropriate. Relevant project management certifications. Minimum of six years relevant project management work experience with at least four years working for a software vendor in a customer-facing role (two of which should have been in delivering SaaS based solutions). Demonstrable successful delivery of multiple engagements. Demonstrable strong communication skills (written, presentational and interpersonal) with abilit