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Client Delivery Manager

Thrive · New York City · United States

Full timeProject Manager

Posted: 8/3/2026 · Last checked: 10/12/2026

Job description

Quoted in full from Thrive's job posting. Gavroche does not edit it.

About us:

Thrive is a rapidly growing technology solutions provider focusing upon Cloud, Cyber Security, Networking, Disaster Recovery and Managed Services.  Our corporate culture, engineering talent, customer-centric approach, and focus upon “next generation” services help us stand out amongst our peers.  Thrive is on the look-out for individuals who don’t view their weekdays spent at “a job”, but rather look to develop valuable skills that ignite their passion and lead to a CAREER.  If you’re attracted to a “work hard, play hard” environment, seeking the guidance, training and experience necessary to build a lucrative career, then welcome to THRIVE!!

Position Overview

The Client Delivery Manager (CDM) is a customer-facing role responsible for building strategic relationships and driving measurable success outcomes for Thrive clients. The CDM serves as the primary point of contact for assigned accounts, ensuring that clients realize full value from contracted services while managing contract P&L and identifying growth opportunities. The ideal candidate combines ITIL/ITSM expertise with strong business acumen and a passion for customer success.

Location: Remote / Hybrid (travel to client sites)

Requirements

Understands Customer Business Problems

  • Build strategic relationships with key client stakeholders
  • Identify current pain points and desired outcomes affected by services under contract
  • Provide measurable value to the customer (Value Realization)


Drive Customer Success Outcomes

  • Solve complex customer problems by partnering with Thrive resources to meet customer expectations
  • Help customers optimize utilization of existing and available products and/or services
  • Ensure best practice adoption across the customer environment
  • Lead future lifetime value through higher product adoption, customer satisfaction, and overall health scores (including advocacy and reference-ability)
  • Manage contract P&L to deliver to expectations and improve year over year
  • Expand revenue in accounts through opportunity identification
  • Prepare and drive successful contract renewals
  • Ideal candidate would have a strong mixture of ITIL and business acumen leaning on ITIL as the foundation

Oversee Activities

  • Manage customer onboarding activities
  • Facilitate training and enablement
  • Drive customer advocacy initiatives
  • Manage and resolve escalations promptly


Tools

  • ServiceNow Platform
  • CustomerGauge


Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • NPS / CSAT
  • Retention
  • NRR / GRR (FY27)
  • Engagement (account activity, executive/POC engagement)


Qualifications
Skills

  • Customer relationship management
  • Business operations
  • Change management (end-to-end)
  • Process improvement
  • Project management (scoping, planning, milestone tracking, documentation)
  • Risk management


Attributes

  • Customer-centric attitude and proactive approach
  • Team player: capable of working with and across functional teams
  • Results oriented: takes accountability as customer advocate and Thrive business owner
  • Digitally fluent: understands basic AI and workflow principles
  • Active listener: attentive to both customer and internal partners
  • Learning agility: willing to advance current knowledge level


Experience

  • 5+ years of digital experience as a CDM (Managed Services experience a plus)
  • Strong general business acumen (financial/P&L acumen a plus)
  • ITIL/ITSM, Lean Six Sigma, and other relevant industry certifications
  • College degree preferred in a related field or commensurate work experience
  • General understanding of technology and managed services


Desired Behaviors

  • Teamwork: works well across customer and Thrive environments
  • Adaptability: embraces constant change
  • Honest and high integrity
  • Strong work ethic (dependable, confident)
  • Willingness to learn and continuously improve
  • Willingness to lean in (run to the fire)
  • Ownership and accountability
  • Initiative: proactive – acts without waiting to be told


Added Skills That Will Help

  • Agile methodology
  • Six Sigma

Base Salary Range: $60,000-75,000 (bonus eligible)  

Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws.  

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