VP, Professional Services Strategy & Operations

Kinaxis Inc.•Remote,

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Vice President of Professional Services Operations is the architect of our global delivery engine. This leader is responsible for the operational performance, global scalability, and bottom-line profitability of the entire Professional Services business. Serving as the strategic operational co-pilot to the SVP/GM of Professional Services, you will own the systems, process architecture, governance, predictive analytics, and resource modeling required to drive predictable, high-growth revenue, elite margins, and flawless customer outcomes. This role serves as the operating backbone of the organization, transforming our strategic growth roadmap into measurable, high-velocity execution across delivery, resource engineering, and continuous operational excellence.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive leadership experience in Professional Services, Consulting Ops, or Business Operations within a high-growth tech or enterprise SaaS environment.
Proven track record supporting and scaling a $100M+ global Professional Services portfolio.
Deep expertise in complex software implementation, cloud deployment, and digital transformation lifecycles.
Demonstrated success architecting highly scalable operational processes and global governance models.
Extensive experience leading high-performing, multi-regional operational teams.
Advanced expertise in forecasting, resource architecture, financial modeling, and data-driven process automation.

Responsibilities

Partner with PS leadership to define and execute aggressive annual and multi-year global business strategies.
Engineer core operational plans including revenue, margin targets, utilization modeling, and strategic global headcount scaling.
Architect executive-level business intelligence frameworks that provide real-time, actionable visibility into global performance.
Drive a culture of operational rigor, data-backed accountability, and standardized execution across all international regions.
Serve as the trusted strategic advisor to the SVP of Professional Services on all matters of business health and scale.
Design and deploy a modern, agile project and portfolio governance architecture.
Lead high-stakes operational reviews for global strategic customers and complex, high-risk transformation programs.
Build data-driven project health and early-warning escalation frameworks to protect outcomes.
Standardize high-impact delivery methodologies to ensure execution excellence at scale.
Partner with Delivery Directors to accelerate project velocity and maximize time-to-value for our clients.
Mastermind global capacity and demand modeling to support rapid enterprise scale.
Lead the global Resource Management Office (RMO) to optimize staffing velocity, billable utilization, and strategic talent allocation.
Engineer forward-looking workforce strategies that align with our high-growth trajectory.
Identify critical capability gaps and drive strategic talent initiatives in partnership with Talent Acquisition.
Aggressively improve consultant productivity and utilization performance worldwide.
Drive predictable, high-accuracy revenue forecasting and backlog health.
Relentlessly optimize gross margin performance across all global practices and regions.
Identify and systematically eliminate revenue leakage through rigorous financial monitoring.
Lead budgeting, long-range planning, and complex financial modeling activities.
Develop advanced leading indicators to anticipate revenue trends and profitability shifts.
Define the global technology roadmap for Professional Services (PSA, ERP, CRM, and analytics platforms).
Spearhead high-impact business process transformation initiatives.
Drive total automation across forecasting, staffing, reporting, and project governance workflows.
Partner with IT and Finance to deliver seamless systems integration and data-quality excellence.
Command Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews (MBRs/QBRs) to drive executive alignment.
Prepare high-fidelity reporting for executive leadership and board stakeholders.
Facilitate governance for our most strategic global accounts and digital transformation programs.
Synchronize cross-functional operational efforts across Sales, Customer Success, Product, Finance, and Support.