Shield

Service Delivery Manager - Project Management and Professional Services

Shield  •  $90k - $115k/yr  •  Remote  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Service Delivery Manager - Project Management and Professional Services

Department: Managed Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: IronOrbit - Remote

Compensation: $90,000 - $115,000 / year

IronOrbit delivers secure, high‑performance private hosting, remote managed services, and modern workplace solutions. We’re looking for a hands‑on delivery leader who delights customers, motivates teams, and consistently lands projects on time and on budget.

Service Delivery & Professional Services is a single delivery organization with two sub‑groups:

· Project Management (PM): Program/phase‑gate governance, schedule & risk management, stakeholder communications, BAU/hypercare transitions.

· Professional Services (PS): Engineers and specialists who execute builds, migrations, upgrades, image governance, and structured operational initiatives.

You will lead both PM and PS, ensuring seamless onboarding for new customers and successful delivery of projects and initiatives for existing customers.

Key Responsibilities

As Service Delivery Manager, you will:

· Own customer onboarding & delivery: Lead end‑to‑end onboarding for private hosting and remote managed services; set phase gates, dependencies, and communication plans.

· Drive initiatives for existing customers: Deliver server/network upgrades, office moves, storage remediation, and technology refresh programs.

· Lead the people: Direct Project Managers and Professional Services personnel (Systems Engineers, Support Specialists/Engineers/Analysts); set goals, coach performance, and grow careers.

· Raise service quality: Enforce SOPs and QA for ticket lifecycle; reduce repeat incidents and extend reliability across VDI/EUC and infrastructure.

· Standardize documentation: Ensure runbooks/PM templates and customer documentation (network topology, services, security) are complete before build/migration.

· Manage risk & change: Govern image refreshes and production changes; coordinate with Engineering when holds impact schedules; plan phased upgrades for legacy systems.

· Partner cross‑functionally: Collaborate closely with Sales, Account Management, Solutions Engineering, and Customer Success to unblock delivery and maintain trust.

· Own the numbers: Build and execute project cost accounting; manage team P&L (forecasting, margin, utilization, accruals); approve vendor invoices.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

· Experience: 8–12+ years in IT services; 4–7+ years leading combined Service Delivery/Professional Services/Project Management teams in customer‑facing roles.

· Delivery excellence: Proven phase‑gate governance, risk/issue management, stakeholder communications, and BAU/hypercare transitions.

· Business acumen: Hands‑on ownership of project financials, utilization, margin, budgets, forecasts, and P&L.

Technical fluency (preferred):

o Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online migrations, Teams enablement, security baselines)

o Identity/Directory: Entra ID/AD Connect, hybrid identity, SSO

o VDI/EUC: Windows 11 desktop pools, FSLogix containers, image governance; monitoring/licensing (e.g., ControlUp)

o Virtualization & OS: VMware and/or Hyper‑V; Windows Server upgrades (e.g., 2016 → 2022/2025, ESU)

o Email security: Barracuda or equivalent

o PSA/Project tools: Experience with PSA platforms (e.g., ConnectWise, Autotask) and project tracking/reporting

· Leadership & communication: Clear, confident communicator with the ability to de‑escalate issues, align teams, and maintain executive‑level reporting.
· On‑time, on‑budget delivery across onboarding and PS projects

· Documentation completeness prior to build/migration

· Reduced repeat operational incidents through SOP compliance and preventive actions

· Improved customer satisfaction and shortened hypercare periods

· Team utilization and margin targets met; clean invoice/close processes



Job Benefits


· Competitive base salary with annual bonus


· Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits


· Flexible remote work with PST collaboration windows


· Professional development and clear growth pathways

Shield

About Shield

Shield is building a world-class network of high-performing IT services businesses across the country.

Our mission is to help our partners build generational businesses that take care of their employees and serve as a strategic force for their customers. We preserve the leadership, culture, and brand that make each MSP unique—while unlocking national leverage in technology, talent, and capital. Our partners gain access to AI technology, operational expertise, M&A support, and other resources to scale both organically and inorganically.

We invest with intent and patience, backing the platforms and people that create durable advantages over decades. With a strong group of early partnerships and the backing of Thrive Holdings and ZBS Partners, Shield is creating the next generation IT Services platform.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Tampa Bay
Year Founded
2024
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