Vice President, Intelligent Mobility (Product Development)

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic transportation technology leader to help grow and direct our Intelligent Mobility product development and sales team within the Transportation & Infrastructure business line.

Responsibilities

• Pursue, secure, and deliver innovative projects across Tolling Systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and other broader transportation technology operations.
• Support clients nationally, with opportunities to contribute to global initiatives.
• Develop and deliver projects from conception through operations and maintenance, emphasizing client satisfaction, technical quality, and innovative approaches.
• Oversee project scope, objectives, and requirements, fostering close coordination and alignment with clients and key stakeholders.
• Guide project teams to track and achieve performance targets, maintain budget, and schedule commitments, and clearly communicate important project updates.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight for intelligent mobility project delivery, including:
• Innovative toll system solutions
• Intelligent Transportation Systems and Traffic Management Systems solutions
• Technical product and financial roadmap for Intelligent Mobility in all business lines
• Industry analysis and competitive strategic product planning
• Build, strengthen, and manage strategic client relationships.
• Identify, pursue, and secure key business opportunities.
• Review and contribute to design specifications, calculations, reports, and plans for intelligent mobility projects.
• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary project teams, including internal staff, subconsultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Develop technical proposals, scopes of work, and cost estimates for upcoming projects.
• Negotiate contracts with internal partners, subconsultants, contractors, vendors, and clients.
• Oversee and review invoices across internal teams, subconsultants, contractors, vendors, and clients.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, government agencies (e.g., DOTs), and other external stakeholders.
• Present complex technical and project information effectively to diverse audiences, including executives, client representatives, and public forums.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, business administration, engineering, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• 15 years of related project delivery experience.
• Experience working on projects within the USA.
• Proven experience developing and capturing complex project opportunities.
• Proven experience managing complex projects with budgets, schedules, and technical requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to hire and develop staff.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, both internal and external.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and proficiency with project management tools.
• Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, challenging environment and manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
• Strategic thinker with strong entrepreneurial skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, business administration, engineering, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• 15 years of related project delivery experience.
• Experience working on projects within the USA.
• Proven experience developing and capturing complex project opportunities.
• Proven experience managing complex projects with budgets, schedules, and technical requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to hire and develop staff.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, both internal and external.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and proficiency with project management tools.
• Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, challenging environment and manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
• Strategic thinker with strong entrepreneurial skills.

Skills

• Project management
• Technical leadership
• Client relationship management
• Strategic thinking
• Entrepreneurial skills

Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Pay

Expected Salary (all locations): $157,000 - $267,000

Schedule

Not specified

Notice To Third Party Agencies

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.