Jim Cole

About Jim Cole

Jim ColeManaging Director/Business & Technology Outsourcing/Innovation L••••••••@att.net /30••••••86Digitally transforming the Professional Services and Technology Solutions industies. Equipped with over 35 years experience as a trusted senior Executive in Digital, Business, and Technology Managed Services including: Digital Transformation, Business Solutions, Strategy, IT Planning, Offshoring, Enterprise Applications, Business Process Outsourcing, Operations, and Global Business. Leader in business innovation, creation, product and service line transformation, and globalization. Major Accomplishments:• Founded cutting edge innovation center powered by breakthrough framework for rapid ideating, incubating, and launch of twenty plus businesses driving nearly $1b in pipeline and $70m plus in sales in under 18 months.• Devised digital strategies, transformational products and services, and unit restructuring enabling double digit, consecutive growth in revenues and market share. Launched new solution offerings resulting in new markets and brand expansion.• Developed and executed strategic business creation in the Cloud and IT Outsourcing Industry. Operating at the time 20% of company\'s worldwide revenue. Over 1,200 employees across 4 major global regions.• Established solutions innovation function delivering new products and services to the market quarterly resulting in growth rates greater than 25% year over year.• Led integration of operations from two global acquisitions ($30 & $100 Million respectively) each having international and regional operations.• Established new strategic line of business: resulting in expanded markets, new clients, and greater market share in the IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. Value Proposition:• Known for being an Innovative Entrepreneur that is the \"Go-To\" person to lead an organization into new markets, service lines and new industries driving top line growth. My wide breadth of IT, Cloud, and Digitial Transformation knowledge allows me to set direction, create new products & services that solve problems faced by organizations.

Experience

1. Managing Director, Innovation & Incubation Center for Managed Services

   PwC

   Jul 2022 — Present · US

   Founder and executive leader for cutting edge Innovation and Incubation Center for US Managed Services practice with responsibilities for development, execution, and delivery of the firm’s newest digital business process service practices. Directly provided thought leadership and development of strategies including ideating, launching, and scaling of over 20 new digital practices across regional markets, each on a path to drive individually towards $100m annual recurring businesses.Impact:•Designed firm’s unique breakthrough framework and strategy for rapid ideating, incubating, and launching platform used for new businesses creation leveraging a proven, repeatable playbook.•Developed structured process for executing guided innovation enabling acceleration from idea to business case to market. Assessed over fifty new concepts in 18 months from which over twenty were selected for market launch.•Specialty practices spanned wide range of Corporate Services, including: Finance and Accounting, Human Capital, Procurement, Supply Chain, AI and Analytics, Application and IT Operations, Legal Business Services

Education

• Colorado State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Marketing and Computer Information Systems

Skills

• Cloud Solutions
• Business Process
• Erp
• Contract Negotiation
• Business Transformation
• Sales Operations
• Professional Services
• Project Planning
• Saas
• Managed Services
• Project Management
• Business Development
• Strategy
• Product Management
• Training
• Business Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Enterprise
• Management Consulting
• IT Outsourcing
• Enterprise Software
• Consulting
• Business Strategy
• Senior Vice President
• Retail
• Outsourcing
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Intelligence
• Channel Partners
• Management
• Manufacturing
• Offshoring
• Oracle E-Business Suite
• Program Management
• IT Operations
• Public Sector