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    Vice President of Account Operations - Chicago, United States - Lessen

    Lessen
    Lessen Chicago, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Description
    This role is required to be based in Chicago, IL.

    Commercial - Operations / Full Time / Hybrid

    Summary


    The VP of Account Operations provides strategic operating leadership and technical expertise for a significant component of the US portfolio of a global banking institution.

    This leadership role sets the tone for performance delivery, business growth, professional behavior, continuous improvement, and values for the account's operations team.

    This position supports the Account Director and ensures the account's operations are aligned with the account's strategic business direction and the client's objectives in a complex, ever-changing environment.

    This position is responsible for helping articulate and deliver with the Account Director, the team's vision and building a culture of accountability, client service, and success.

    This role ensures standard operating procedures are in place, service level agreements are communicated and tracked, and key performance indicators are achieved.

    Driving high operational client service delivery and performance, achieving annual goals, and delivering operational excellence by creating, developing, and maintaining strong and effective relationships with the client's stakeholders are key factors determining this position's success.

    Responsibilities Team


    • Develop operational goals, ensure that they are clearly communicated to the account team and Lessen's commercial division leadership, and they are reinforced and delivered according to plan.
    • Reinforce a positive working environment and foster a culture of accountability through a strong, effective, and collaborative leadership style, ongoing communications with the team and internal Lessen peers, celebrating success and rewarding outstanding performance.
    • Partner with the Commercial Division's leadership and the HR team to ensure the department is effectively staffed and trained.
    • Responsible for the account operations staff's coaching, mentoring and evaluation, delivering feedback, discipline, counseling, and performance reviews. Identify and develop high potential team members for advancement.
    • Manage poor performance swiftly and effectively. Monitor quality and details of work product and accuracy of information.
    • Adhere to all Company policies and procedures.
    Customer


    • Develop and maintain key customer relationships, travel as needed to meet with key stakeholders in markets to devise solutions to complex operating problems and collaborate on areas for improvement.
    • Resolve customer concerns with a high sense of urgency and accountability.
    • Demonstrate thought leadership with internal and external customers by developing and presenting industry and market research findings, trends, benchmarking, and other pertinent information.
    • Participate in communicating account operating updates to Lessen leadership and client stakeholders, including presenting at client quarterly business reviews, operating reviews, internal Lessen and client meetings, sharing appropriate reports, etc.
    • Ensure monthly operating status updates are delivered to the customer on time and be the point of contact for executive leadership regarding account operations.
    • Ensure customer dashboards are up to date with accurate data.
    Financial Accountability


    • Ensure the achievement of financial goals through effective forecasting, budgeting, strategic planning, reporting, and monitoring of financial performance.
    • Analyze business and financial data and develop innovative solutions.
    • Control the account operating budget, ensure work orders are closed and invoiced in a timely manner in compliance with the client's contract, ensure timely and accurate reporting of work order activity and make adjustments and update, as necessary, to ensure operating and financial results are achieved.
    • Communicate operational, budgetary, and/or resource issues and obstacles in a timely fashion.
    General Work


    • Work cross-functionally with other commercial division teams to manage vendor relationships as required and make strategic decisions about capacity planning and fulfillment of services.
    • Ensure confidentiality of internal and external data.
    • Perform ad-hoc projects and other duties as assigned.
    • Operate within the Organization's Financial, Legal, and Ethical Policies.
    • Be familiar with and comply with company rules and policies. Act as a professional role model in performance and behavior in accordance with Lessen values.
    Qualifications and Role Specific Skills


    • Minimum of fifteen years of relevant experience that demonstrates progressive advancement in technical expertise, responsibility, and management leadership.
    • Bachelor's degree in relevant areas of study
    • Demonstrated experience in successfully leading customer focused small and large teams within complex environments for facilities and real estate service providers.
    • Demonstrable record of business plan delivery
    • Proficiency with applied property technology including energy management systems, computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), work order management systems, equipment sensors and remote monitoring of building equipment.
    • Building mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural systems
    • Experience managing and maintaining a large portfolio of dispersed properties that are owned or leased and possession of the requisite knowledge of the unique operating parameters related to each type of these ownership interests.
    • Managing vendors, their performance and enforcing their contracts
    • Knowledgeable of OSHA requirements, life and safety program management and has managed fulfillment of life and safety training and enforcement.
    • Responsible for managing a project management team its processes, procedures, and performance, and has directly managed projects comprised of large capex projects to smaller roof top unit replacements.
    • Ability to provide effective resolutions for complex customer property operating issues.
    • Effective sustainable internal and external relationship builder
    • Creativity/innovation to apply new and evolving ideas, methods, designs, and technologies.
    • Positive attitude and self-starter
    • Resilient and open to change
    • Detail oriented with the ability to think critically and clearly communicate the resolution.
    • Solid decision-making capabilities.

    Strong communication skills:
    verbal, written and presentation.

    Computer Skills:
    proficiencies in: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Tableau required.

    People Management Skills


    • Advanced proficiency in all people management processes, including recruitment, performance management and reward.
    • Advanced proficiency in building, growing, and developing a team; including department structure design and resourcing.
    • Advanced proficiency in coaching and developing individual team members to reach their potential.
    • Proficient in engaging multiple teams through communication, processes, personal impact and influence.
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