Gem

Service Delivery Manager

Gem$143K — $208K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in project, program, or service delivery management in SaaS or similar environments.
  • Experience managing complex, customer-facing projects independently from start to finish.
  • Comfortable engaging in technical discussions relevant to project delivery.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with senior stakeholders effectively.
  • Strong skills in risk management, scope control, and escalation processes.
  • Experience in holding external vendors accountable through structured governance.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication ability, especially in executive reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Own delivery for a range of significant Professional Services engagements.
  • Deeply understand project goals, technical aspects, and client environments.
  • Create and maintain structured delivery plans, including milestones and timelines.
  • Monitor the financial status of projects, identifying needs for scope changes or expansions.
  • Manage partner-led engagements and ensure accountability through governance processes.
  • Collaborate closely with Solutions Architects on pacing and scope management.
  • Lead customer communications effectively, including setting expectations and providing regular updates.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan options.
  • Flexible hybrid work location.
  • Opportunity for equity or commission-based compensation.
  • Engagement in a dynamic and fast-moving environment.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE:

Retool's Service Delivery Managers own execution and delivery for a portfolio of high-impact Professional Services engagements. This is a hands-on, embedded delivery role. You will operate as the day-to-day delivery owner - bringing structure, accountability, and clarity across Retool teams, certified partners, and customers.

This role is ideal for a service delivery professional who is comfortable operating autonomously and prefers deep ownership over a limited set of complex projects.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

  • Own end-to-end delivery for a portfolio of high-impact Professional Services engagements
  • Maintain a deep understanding of project goals, technical context, and customer environment
  • Establish and maintain delivery structure: milestones, ownership, dependencies, and timelines
  • Build and maintain project plans with clear ownership, dependencies, and delivery milestones
  • Monitor project financial health, including scope, utilization, burn rate, and budget consumption; proactively identify expansion or change-order needs
  • Act as Retool's delivery owner for partner-led engagements, holding partners accountable through governance
  • Partner closely with Solutions Architects to set the pace and manage scope
  • Lead customer communication with confidence: set expectations, run weekly syncs, and deliver weekly updates
  • Surface delivery, technical, or partner risks early and escalate with clear mitigation paths
  • Drive a clean project closeout and stakeholder handoff with minimal oversight


THE SKILLSET YOU'LL BRING:

  • 5+ years of experience in project, program, or service delivery management within SaaS, Professional Services, consulting, or agency environments
  • Proven ability to own complex, customer-facing delivery independently, from kickoff through closeout
  • Ability to engage credibly in technical delivery discussions, even without being hands-on in implementation
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with senior stakeholders and competing priorities
  • Strong judgment in scope control, risk identification, and escalation
  • Demonstrated ability to hold external partners or vendors accountable through structured governance
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready status reporting
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where structure must often be created
  • Strong prioritization and time management across multiple concurrent engagements
  • (Nice to have) Experience with PSA tools (Rocketlane), enterprise SaaS implementations


For candidates based in the United States, the pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents base salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings (OTE) for commissionable roles. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Retool and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors such as (but not limited to), scope and responsibilities, the candidate's experience and qualifications, and location.

Additional compensation in the form(s) of equity and/or commission are dependent on the position offered. Retool provides a comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k). Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

The base pay range for this role is $143,280 - $208,240 per year.

Retool offers generous benefits to all employees and hybrid work location. For more information, please visit the benefits and perks section of our careers page!

Retool is currently set up to employ all roles in the US and specific roles in the UK. To find roles that can be employed in the UK, please refer to our careers page and review the indicated locations.

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