Group Leader - PYXiS Software Group

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Group Leader – PYXiS Software Group

About PYXiS Software Group/ Jonas Software
 

PYXiS Software Group acquires, manages, and builds software companies in a variety of vertical markets, investing in them to support their growth and vision. PYXiS operates as a portfolio within Jonas Software, a leading provider of enterprise management software solutions. Jonas is made up of over 150 distinct brands, which are respected leaders within their own domain. Jonas’ vision is to be the global leader across the vertical markets it serves, and to be recognized by customers and respective industry stakeholders as the trusted provider of ‘Software for Life”.
 

Together, we are the valued technology partner of over 75,000 customers worldwide in more than 30 countries. Jonas is headquartered in Canada and operates offices throughout North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia New Zealand, and Africa. Jonas is a 100% owned subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., headquartered in Toronto and traded on the Toronto stock exchange.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Group Leader will be responsible for three to five business units within the PYXiS Software Group. Growth of your team and operational excellence are the key focus areas. These focal areas will require attention and activities to increase knowledge transfer and guidance for the business unit leaders and their direct managers. Forward-looking strategic structural planning and implementation to support these growth areas. In addition, you may be required to take on an Integration Manager role to oversee business integration activities for newly acquired entities in the market. The Group Leader will report to the Portfolio Manager of the businesses.

Major accountabilities summarized as follows:

• Manage a group of companies in line with the strategy of PYXiS.
• Coach business unit leaders in company best practices and help them achieve mastery within their respective domain.
• Maintain operational excellence and focus on delivering ratios in accordance with PYXiS best practices.

Culture:

PYXiS Software Group has a unique and decentralized structure with short reporting lines and fast decision-making procedures. Executives are light touch, high in impact when it comes to implementing practices within their respective business units. Ownership is characterized by a perpetual horizon, combined with a healthy focus on underlying profitability.

The ideal candidate will be an initiative-taking, dedicated, focused, and dynamic individual with solid leadership, and strategy skills with a knowledge of the software industry. This position requires a confident, innovative, and business minded visionary with business acumen and political savvy who can listen to ideas and formulate and execute plans accordingly. Having a ‘roll your sleeves up’ ethos with a strong analytical bias is definitely advantageous to be successful in this role.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership, vision, direction and coaching to various businesses we own and acquire within a portfolio of businesses.
• Provide support to our Business Unit Leaders through mentoring and idea sharing across the group.
• Function as a change agent for the businesses we acquire as we seek to add significant value through the introduction of our global best practices.
• Operate as the integration manager for acquisitions within the portfolio, responsible for the commercial and back-office components of our integration activities.
• Chair / Attend Senior Management Team meetings of your portfolio businesses.
• Lead group financial and strategic reporting activities on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Analyze business specific vertical markets, competitors, win/loss reasons to identify ideal customer and maximize pricing and growth opportunities.
• Ensure alignment of each business and functional department’s KPI’s with corporate targets, and professionally develop each functional leader to embrace and execute best practices in the market.
• Ensure a strong talent management process is adopted to attract and retain talent, ensure strong employee engagement, put in place succession plans to manage risks, embrace scalability, and harvest up-and-coming talent.
• Tracking & reporting – conduct weekly, monthly, and quarterly meetings to promote teamwork, align priorities, and strive for strong ongoing performance improvement, forecasting accuracy and data integrity.
• Provide quarterly analysis of ongoing business performance.
   

Job Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience with the ability to lead change and take others with you, while not being afraid to make bold decisions.
• Exemplary interpersonal skills with both internal and external stakeholders
• Experience in a fast-paced technical environment where change is the norm.
• Prior software experience, preferably as a Director or Senior operational role
• Strong understanding of accounting and business principals and strategies
• Experience in driving senior level management teams both strategically and tactically.
• Competent user of data analytics to validate decisions and strategy.
• Experience and affiliation with software and technology in general.
• Analytical skills combined with a well-structured, collaborative, and bold approach.
• Project management skills and ability to effectively lead cross-functional teams.
• Maturity and sound managerial experience coupled with a natural entrepreneurial spirit.
• Performance-driven, strategic thinker with numerical focus and healthy risk appetite.
• Self-starting individual with high focus on autonomy.
• Low-touch mentality with track record of high impact.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbally and in writing). Excellent presentation, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Organizational skills. Ability to plan own workload effectively and to delegate, but also work autonomously when needed.
• At least 5 years’ experience relevant to this position, ideally with software/technology.

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More About Jonas Software:

Jonas Software is the leading provider of enterprise management software solutions to the Country and Golf Clubs, Foodservice, Construction, Fitness & Sports, Attractions, Salon & Spa, Education, Radiology/Laboratory Information Systems, and Product Licensing industries. Within these vertical markets, Jonas is made up of over 65 distinct brands, which are respected and leaders within their own domain.

Jonas’ vision is to be the branded global leader across the aforementioned vertical markets and to be recognized by customers and respective industry stakeholders as the trusted provider of ‘Software for Life’ and as an ambassador for technology, product innovation, quality, and customer service.

Jonas Software is the valued technology partner of over 60,000 customers worldwide in more than 30 countries. Jonas employs over 2,000 skilled individuals consisting of a cross-section of industry experts and technology professionals.  Jonas is headquartered in Canada and also operates offices throughout North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia New Zealand and Africa.  Jonas is a 100% owned subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., headquartered in Toronto and traded on the S&P/TSX 60.