Company:

Magic Hat Consulting is a niche consultancy enabling mid-size to Fortune 1000 companies realize operational efficiencies through the effective use of Business Process Improvement (BPI), Requirements Management (RM) and Program & Project Management (PPM) Services. 

Through our Business Enablement Practice, Magic Hat delivers both project based services and staffing services to meet the needs of our clients.   Such services include the establishment of BPI, BA and PM Centers of Excellence, Process Assessments, Process Modeling Services, RM and PM Health Checks, Coaching & Mentoring, Maturity Assessments and associated staffing services.   

Our goal is to become our client’s trusted and preferred provider of BPI, RM and P&PM Services. In order to achieve our goal, we continue to build, manage and grow a team of talented and motivated professionals who are committed to the success of our clients and our company.   

As a consulting organization, we look to provide a meaningful career path for our associates, encouraging them to develop new capabilities and take on new responsibilities.  Each associate will have the opportunity to work with talented people and learn from each other, share successes and grow both professionally and personally.

Recent News: Magic Hat Consulting made the prestigious INC500 list for 2011 as one of the top 500 Fastest Growing Privately held companies in the United States.  Additionally, Magic Hat was recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal as the #4 Fastest Growing Company in the Philadelphia Area in 2010 and will be recognized as a Top 100 winner once again in 2011.  We can’t wait to see where we stack up in the coming years!       

Role: 

As a result of our growth, Magic Hat Consulting is looking to hire a Practice Director to further help expand the Project / Program Management services we deliver to the marketplace.

Responsibilities:

This role offers the right person an abundance of opportunities including, but not limited to, the development of service offerings, definition and development of all delivery-based artifacts, methodologies and supporting materials, creation of Statements of Work, creation of marketing material, establishment of delivery teams, business development and marketing, engagement management, hands-on project delivery, speaking engagements, authoring white papers, establishment of vendor relationships and all other items related to the establishment, growth and management of a successful Professional Services Practice.

Qualifications:

·         Minimum 15 years combined experience in the roles of Project/Program management, including 5 or more years in a leadership role with significant senior leadership interface.

·         Skilled in Project Charter, Project Planning, Work Breakdown Structure, Level-of-Effort Estimating, Risk Analysis/Mitigation/Management, Change Control, Project Tracking and Cost Accounting, Reporting and Dashboard development, RACI analysis, RFP/RFI Development, SOW development, SDLC, PMBOK, SCRUM (Agile), RUP, Six Sigma and CMM.

·         Skilled in developing enterprise wide IT project/program management practices, governance standards, process and metrics.

·         Skilled in identifying solution needs for clients and authoring/presenting SOWs to address such needs.

·         Extensive knowledge of the software development lifecycle and project delivery.

·         Extensive knowledge/experience around presenting and communicating to executive-level clients.

·         Knowledge of and working experience with a variety of software products and companies within the Project and Portfolio management space is required.

·         Prior experience working for a Professional Services Organization is preferred.

·         Insurance and/or Financial industry experience is preferred.

·         Strong desire to be play a key role in growing an organization is a must.

·         Ability to thrive in a small company/entrepreneurial environment is required.

·         Prior Practice Director experience is preferred.

·         Project (PMP) or Program Management (PgMP) certification is a plus, active member of PMI preferred.