About the role

The Technical Operations Manager will lead and oversee the daily technical operations of field engineers and AV software developments for our Integration business. This role is pivotal in managing cross-functional teams, optimizing operational processes, and implementing scalable solutions that support business growth and technological advancement. The manager will collaborate closely with engineering, Sales, IT, and operations support teams to maintain high system availability, performance, and security standards. They will also be responsible for driving continuous improvement initiatives, managing incident response, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. Travel is required to project field locations regularly; the position is based out of our Garnet Valley, Pa Headquarters location, and will report to the Director of Engineering.

What you'll do

• Manage and coordinate technical operations teams, specifically Field Engineers and AV Software Developers, to ensure timely resolution of incidents and service requests.
• Own technical quality control across field engineering and AV software disciplines
• Develop and implement operational policies, procedures, and best practices to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Monitor system performance metrics and lead root cause analysis for operational issues.
• Serve as the primary technical escalation point for projects and service issues
• Provide hands‑on technical oversight for complex or high‑risk systems as required
• Conduct regular one‑on‑one meetings and discipline‑specific team meetings
• Manage PTO, performance expectations, and standard people‑management responsibilities
• Support skill development, technical competency growth, and role readiness within engineering teams
• Work with Operations to advise on skill sets, resource readiness, and scheduling requirements
• Collaborate with the PMO Director, Head of Install, and Head of Managed Services on project execution and support strategy
• Act as a technical resource for both pre‑sales and post‑sales engineering efforts
• Review designs, scopes, and execution approaches to identify technical risk early
• Participate in field work as needed to support teams, validate quality, or resolve issues

Qualifications

• Deep technical background in commercial AV systems, software‑driven AV platforms, and field deployment practices
• Strong cross‑discipline leadership across hardware, software, and field engineering teams
• Ability to evaluate technical quality, identify risk, and enforce engineering standards
• Effective technical communication with engineering, operations, project management, and managed services leadership
• Sound judgment under escalation conditions, including troubleshooting complex or high‑impact issues
• Practical understanding of project lifecycles, from pre‑sales design through post‑sales support and service

About IMS Technology Services LLC

IMS Technology Services, LLC (IMS) was founded in 1994 as IMS, Inc. by Jill and John Renninger. We are an award-winning provider of systems integration and event solutions that foster collaboration, productivity, learning, and business communication.

Our core goals is to provide the absolute best value in audiovisual systems integration, event staging and production, virtual and hybrid meetings and events, webcasting, project management, unified communications solutions, and AV managed services for the companies and organizations we serve. Our team accomplishes this by proding enhanced professional services, creativity,, and innovative technologies with an old fashioned "can-do" attitude. Our creative design and technical teams always seek to go above and beyond our clients expectations. We are all about relationship, process, performance, and accountability.

We believe our people are extraordinary!