Director of Rollouts

Director of Rollouts

Location: Shakopee, MN – Department: Rollouts – Reports to: VP of Operations

LI Group is an end-to-end solution project management firm that specializes in large-scale rollouts, new store construction, fixture installations, and remodels. We combine warehousing, logistics, white glove delivery, installation, and construction to provide a more effective and efficient solution for our client’s projects. LI Group offers a fast-paced, team-oriented environment where individuals can drive processes, problem solve, and grow.

As the Director of the Rollouts department, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Rollouts department, including managing large retail rollout projects from start to finish, handling the team's workload and performance, and being responsible for client relationship management. Your role will involve creating efficiencies and implementing strategies that contribute to revenue growth and cost reduction. You will ensure smooth execution and strategically shape processes to optimize and improve performance. You will be responsible for 6 direct reports and work alongside the executive team for departmental decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership for the department by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
• Define project tasks, scope, timeline, and resource requirements
• Full project life cycle ownership: Project manage all onboarding, estimating, negotiating, planning, scheduling, implementation, and execution of project tasks, client relations, scope of work changes, reporting, budget management, and deliverables for multiples project simultaneously. This would include both management of your own projects and overseeing the team’s.
• Assemble, train, and manage external subcontractors and installers
• Create, maintain, and manage all project documentation, processes, and procedures
• Set and continually manage day-to-day activities, billings, deadlines, as well as prioritizing workload and coverage within the department
• Demonstrate financial acumen by creating and presenting reports defining project finances, budgets, progress, problems, and solutions
• Participate and oversee project bidding and presenting to Executive team for approval
• Identify and address issues to mitigate risk and make informed decisions in the best interest of the client and company
• Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and cross-collaborate with other departments to achieve a common business objective
• Provide updates to and work directly with other members of the leadership and executive team
• Manage employee behavior, development, performance reviews, 1:1s, and hiring for the department
• Ability to be on call and work nights & weekends when needed
• Ability to travel multiple times a year for a few days at a time
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum 4-year degree
• 7 years’ experience working as a Project Manager
• 5 years’ experience as a Project Manager in Rollouts, Retail Installation and/or Fixture Installations
• 3 years’ experience managing 5 direct reports motivating and managing various project and program team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for project performance
• 3 years’ experience of managing high-end clients
• Expert in financial acumen to effectively negotiate, drive margin, forecast, maintain project financials, and reporting
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and professionalism, drive results & strategy, forward think, and solve problems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Interpersonal skills to contribute to and maintain a positive, collaborative, tight-knit culture within the team and company
• Detailed knowledge of Microsoft products

Full Time Benefits:

• Starting at $100,000/year
• Hybrid work options
• Potential profit sharing in the form of annual bonus
• 401k percentage match, automatically vested
• Health, Dental, Voluntary Life, STD, and LTD
• Strong vacation policy
• Casual dress code

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Experience:

• Project Management: 7 years (Preferred)
• Client Relations: 3 years (Preferred)
• Supervising: 3 years (Preferred)
• Financial acumen: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person