Practice Manager – Consultancy

Overview

In this senior role you will lead Computacenter’s Network & Security Consultancy practice, building a high-performing team of consultants, architects and specialists. You will shape workforce plans, oversee complex engagements and drive revenue, margins and utilisation. You’ll collaborate with sales, delivery, and technology partners to grow capabilities and deliver strong customer outcomes. This is a strategic role that combines people leadership, technical governance and commercial responsibility to evolve the practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and steer the Network & Security Consultancy practice with clear direction and priorities
• Build and retain a high-performing community of consultants, architects and specialists
• Shape workforce plans, recruitment, skills development, certifications, and succession planning
• Support major customer opportunities, bids and strategic conversations with sales and presales
• Provide senior oversight on complex or high-risk engagements
• Manage practice financials including revenue, margin, utilisation, forecasting and investment
• Develop consultancy services aligned to customer needs and market trends
• Maintain strong relationships with technology partners and vendors
• Drive governance, architecture and delivery standards across the practice
• Foster a collaborative culture focused on development, technical excellence and customer outcomes

Key requirements

• Leadership experience in Network & Security, IT Consultancy or related tech environment
• Experience managing technical consultants, architects or specialist teams
• Solid understanding of enterprise networking and cybersecurity technologies and trends
• Strong commercial awareness (revenue, margin, budgets, utilisation)
• Experience supporting opportunities, bids, proposals or strategic engagements
• People leadership skills including recruitment and workforce planning
• Experience overseeing complex technology projects and managing delivery risk
• Ability to engage with senior customers, internal stakeholders and technology partners
• Strong communication, relationship-building and decision-making skills
• Collaborative leadership style focused on developing people and capability

• Collaborative
• People development
• Strategic thinking
• Enterprise networking
• Cybersecurity technologies and market trends
• SD-WAN

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