Job Description The GCS Portfolio Director Consulting is a leader in the Services Product Portfolio offering function and a key driver of IFS’ continued growth. The GCS Portfolio Director Consulting drives the services growth of IFS through combining domain expertise, commercial acumen and leadership, in the definition and strategy of the Consulting services offering to drive customer value. The Consulting Services portfolio includes, but is not limited to, the following services products: Implementations, Upgrades, Day2day. It includes services such as performance testing and other elements which are part of the Portfolio. A GCS Portfolio Director Consulting has a clearly defined section of our Services Portfolio under their direction and are tasked with the overall vision and strategy of the Service Roadmap, definition, packaging and effective release of the Services in the Consulting Portfolio. A GCS Portfolio Director Consulting proactively drives the transition to a primarily recurring revenue model in Services and is expected to demonstrate hands-on leadership in sales cases as well as being a key interface to the global delivery organization. This vacancy is for ownership of the “Consulting” Offering area across IFS core products. The GCS Portfolio Director Consulting is a key partner and leader for sales, delivery and product leadership. The GCS Portfolio Director Consulting is part of the Sales and Commercial Leadership Team and brings an executive presence to both customer and internal engagements. As a high-growth dynamic organization, IFS requires its leaders to exhibit a blend of strategic thinking and hands-on practical application of their knowledge and experience, as well as live IFS’ values. Extensive exposure within the enterprise software industry is a must, as is the experience of handling a range of customer facing and people management roles and the ability to network and collaborate across functions. The role will require situational leadership, being as comfortable exhibiting direct assertive management, as much as managing through influence and thought leadership.