VP Professional Services & Implementation (PS)
Full-Time Regular
United States · Remote
Vice President, Professional Services & Implementation
Public Safety Software CAD 911 RMS
Position Overview:
Peskind Executive Search is seeking a Vice President of Professional Services & Implementation for a leading provider of mission-critical Public Safety software.
This executive will lead Professional Services, Implementation, and Solution Delivery for complex CAD, 911/NG911, RMS, mobile, and related Public Safety technology deployments serving law enforcement, fire/EMS, emergency communications centers, and state/local government agencies.
The ideal candidate brings significant leadership experience within the Public Safety software ecosystem and a proven track record of building high-performing delivery organizations and successfully managing large, complex customer implementations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Professional Services, Implementation, Project/Program Management, and Solution Delivery.
- Oversee complex implementations of CAD, 911/NG911, RMS, mobile, and related Public Safety platforms.
- Build, develop, and scale high-performing implementation and delivery teams.
- Establish consistent delivery methodologies, KPIs, governance, and operational processes.
- Drive successful execution across discovery, configuration, integrations, data migration, testing, training, cutover, and go-live.
- Provide executive oversight for strategic customers and complex or at-risk implementations.
- Improve project performance across scope, schedule, budget, utilization, margins, and customer satisfaction.
- Partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and Support to ensure alignment from contract through deployment.
- Manage resource planning, implementation backlog, forecasting, services revenue, and profitability.
- Develop strong executive relationships with Public Safety agencies and government stakeholders.
Required Experience
- Executive leadership experience in Professional Services, Implementation, Delivery, or Customer Operations within enterprise software.
- Strong preference for direct experience with CAD, RMS, 911/NG911, emergency communications, or other mission-critical Public Safety technology.
- Proven experience leading large-scale, complex software implementations.
- Experience managing and scaling geographically distributed Professional Services and Implementation teams.
- Strong understanding of state and local government/Public Safety customers and complex implementation environments.
- Demonstrated success improving delivery timelines, operational efficiency, project profitability, and customer satisfaction.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to engage directly with customers, internal leadership, and implementation teams.
Ideal Background
Candidates should ideally come from the Public Safety and emergency communications software ecosystem, including organizations delivering:
CAD RMS 911/NG911 Emergency Communications Public Safety Mobile Law Enforcement Software Fire/EMS Technology Mission-Critical Communications
The strongest candidates will understand the unique demands of Public Safety deployments, including complex integrations, long implementation cycles, government stakeholders, and mission-critical go-live requirements.
Leadership Profile
We are looking for a customer-focused, operationally disciplined, and technically credible executive who can scale an organization while remaining hands-on when major implementations require executive involvement.
This is a highly visible leadership opportunity with significant influence over customer delivery, operational performance, and the continued growth of a leading Public Safety technology organization.