IT Customer Relationship Manager

Crescens Inc.

Richmond, VA
8 days ago

Highlights

Ideal candidates for this role will innately be a strategic thinker, foster positive/purposeful interactions, build and preserve trusting relationships with assigned business partners throughout the agency. Interfacing with project managers, service and operations managers to coordinate work, prioritize requests, and manage escalations for assigned Divisions.

Numbers & Facts

Location	Richmond, VA
Industry	Computer/IT Services
Company Size	20 to 49 employees
Year Founded	2002
Website	http://crescensinc.com/

Description

Role: IT Customer Relationship Manager
Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)
Duration: 8+ Month
Type: Contract

Note:
**local candidates required due to onsite requirement
**First round of interviews via Teams. Second round of interviews ONSITE. Please only submit candidates who can interview onsite, NO exceptions
**This position requires onsite 2 days a week with 3 remote
*Contractor will be responsible for purchasing parking through VDOT's Parking
Management Office or procuring their own parking
**Contract to be extended beyond 6/30/26, likely by 6-12+ months

Job Descriptions:
Ideal candidates for this role will innately be a strategic thinker, foster positive/purposeful interactions, build and preserve trusting relationships with assigned business partners throughout the agency. The position will also manage escalations for work within the service, product and project delivery pipelines.

Position specific responsibilities and duties will include, but not limited to:
Meeting with and communicating directly with Agency leadership up to the Executive level on a routine basis.
Working closely with IT leadership to ensure successful and continuous delivery of all products and services by ITD.
Assigned to partner with Districts to act as a point of focus / resource for IT management, escalations, and coordination.
Partner with business and Enterprise Architecture to identify product lines, then develop and maintain a multi-year business capability roadmap.
Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with assigned business partners.
Interfacing with project managers, service and operations managers to coordinate work, prioritize requests, and manage escalations for assigned Divisions.
Identifying opportunities for new services, service improvements, and technical innovation to meet business needs.
Overseeing the management of business partner expectations as related to ITD engagement and service or product delivery.
Managing escalations related to technology procurements, projects and service delivery requests.
Identifying, championing, and communicating customer needs.
Consult and collaborate with ITD teams managing production operations and the strategic direction for systems owned by assigned business partners.
Support continued compliance with VDOT and VITA policies, standards, and guidelines.

Desired Skills to Partner with Districts:

Bachelor's degree or six (6) years or more of related experience. (6yrs)
Experience working in Information Technology (including knowledge of SDLC, Agile Methodology, Technology Procurements. (5yrs)
Strong communication skills in writing, speaking and presenting with leadership of all levels. (10yrs)
Ability to listen, build rapport, and develop credibility as a strategic partner. Be able to shift opinions using influence over positional power. (10yrs)
Skilled and experienced at conflict negotiation and resolution; Experience dealing with difficult customers. (10yrs)
Ability to share-ownership and drive results as a team. Ability to focus on purpose, value, and results, rather than solutions. (10yrs)
Ability to connect strategy to execution; Strategic thinker. (10yrs)
Experience in Product Line planning, development and management. (10yrs)
Understanding of VDOT's Organization Structure to include Districts and Central Office.

Required Skills:

Bachelor's degree or six (6) years or more of related experience in a role within Information Technology.
Experience working in Information Technology (including knowledge of SDLC, Agile Methodology, Technology Procurements)
Strong communication skills in writing, speaking and presenting with leadership of all levels.
Ability to listen, build rapport, and develop credibility as a strategic partner. Be able to shift opinions using influence over positional power.
Skilled at conflict negotiation and resolution; Experience dealing with difficult customers/being comfortable in uncomfortable situations.
Ability to share-ownership and drive results as a team. Ability to focus on purpose, value, and results, rather than solutions.
Ability to connect strategy to execution; Strategic thinker
Experience in Product Line planning, development and management.
Understanding of VDOT's Organization Structure, how VDOT and VITA interact.
BRMP Certification

About Company

Crescens Inc. is an industry leader in providing IT staffing services and tailored workforce solutions to meet the demanding expectations and distinctive needs of clients across the United States and Canada. We have grown tremendously in the past years and have been applauded by our clients for the quality of workforce and the quick turnaround time. We have evolved from good service to great service and all management plans are geared towards quality.

Our vision is to be the best in Talent Acquisition and strive for excellence consistently by focusing on four performance dimensions; Quality, Efficiency, Cost and Risk. A satisfied client and candidate are the backbone to our continued success. Headquartered in New Jersey, we are a team with unique expertise to deliver exceptional results to our clients by setting benchmarks and establishing best practices.