About the Company Our client, one of North America’s largest professional services firms in technology staffing is seeking an experienced executive leader with a proven track record of scaling professional services or digital transformation businesses. The ideal candidate blends commercial acumen with delivery excellence and can establish a repeatable operating model that integrates with their core staffing engine. About the Role Build, scale, and lead our client’s Solutions Practice into a market-leading, profitable, and self-sustaining business. You will design and operationalize a structured go-to-market model, integrate with our existing base, and evolve delivery from contingent teams to managed pods, partnerships, and permanent talent. This role requires both strategic leadership and hands-on execution in the early stages. Responsibilities Practice Leadership and Strategy
- Define and execute a multi-year growth roadmap with clear EBITDA and margin goals
- Establish business structure, P&L ownership, governance, and performance metrics
- Build credibility with the executive team, board, and investors by demonstrating repeatable growth and profitability
Go-to-Market Development
- Build and lead a high-performing sales motion focused on cross-selling digital solutions into existing staffing relationships
- Define the offerings portfolio including Agile Pods, Data and AI, Integration, and Modernization
- Develop pricing and value propositions that drive competitiveness and profitability
- Partner with Marketing and Sales to build pipeline, qualify opportunities, and secure multi-year client engagements
Solution Design and Pre-Sales
- Create a pre-sales and solution architecture function that bridges sales and delivery
- Implement structured deal qualification, bid management, and solution assurance processes
- Oversee pursuit strategy, RFP responses, and executive client presentations
Delivery Excellence
- Build delivery capability leveraging S.i. Systems’ existing contractor base, partner ecosystem, and new full-time hires
- Standardize project governance, resource management, and engagement delivery frameworks
- Lead the evolution from contingent resourcing to full solution ownership with accountable delivery outcomes
- Drive utilization, quality, and customer satisfaction metrics
Partnership and Ecosystem Development
- Identify and formalize partnerships with system integrators, software vendors, and niche specialists
- Structure alliances to expand service offerings and improve scalability
- Support M&A assessment and integration of acquired capabilities
Leadership and Culture
- Attract and develop senior leaders across sales, pre-sales, delivery, and operations
- Establish a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Lead by example, comfortable shifting between strategy, client delivery, and internal operations
Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of experience in consulting, digital transformation, or professional services
- Proven success scaling a digital or technology services business
- Strong understanding of application modernization, cloud migration, and digital enablement initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to build and lead sales, pre-sales, and delivery functions from inception
- Experience managing P&L, including gross margin, utilization, and EBITDA performance
- Strong commercial and financial acumen with a history of developing profitable client portfolios
- Executive-level client engagement experience with enterprise customers
- Hands-on leadership style suited to entrepreneurial, high-growth environments
Preferred Skills
- Exposure to M&A integration and practice acquisition
- Background in Tier 1 or mid-market consulting environments
- Familiarity with Canadian enterprise market and public sector clients
Requirements added by the job poster • 3+ years of work experience with Big Data • 5+ years of work experience with Cross-functional Team Leadership • 5+ years of work experience with Digital Transformation
Accommodations are available on request for any candidates that require an accommodation due to a disability or a medical need. Please contact us at 416-322-2888 or by email at info@salesforcesearch.com to discuss specific accommodations. |