Sr. Manager

Wavestone is a premier global management consulting firm that is dedicated to delivering high-impact results to its clients. Our global team of more than 5,500 professionals over 4 continents bring deep industry knowledge and experience, strategic insight and operational expertise, and a passion for delivering measurable bottom-line results.

As a part of the team, you will be constantly engaged with projects and opportunities that will develop your skills and advance your career. We hire the brightest, creative, and most dedicated candidates and develop them into confident and knowledgeable leaders and business experts. Our collaborative culture ensures that—from Day 1—you become an integral member of the Wavestone team.

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As a Sr. Manager in the Business Consulting practice, you will lead and own multiple client-facing advisory and consulting engagements. In this leadership role you will utilize your broad and deep business consulting experience to successfully partner with our clients to achieve their vision and goals.  

As Sr. Manager, you will lead engagement projects and direct teams of consultants in meeting or exceeding performance expectations with respect to quality, delivery, profit, and productivity. Additionally, this role is responsible for identifying and implementing client solutions rooted in best practices, solution frameworks, methodologies and industry trends. This role collaborates closely with senior leaders to assist in the development of annual budgets and is responsible for delivering specific business development targets to grow Wavestone’s overall business.   

Responsibilities

• Actively lead and own multiple, large, client initiatives in a variety of industries.
• Direct, implement, and continuously improve practice strategies, goals, core competencies and processes to support overall company growth and development. 
• Deliver on specific business development financial targets by executing on business development activities including lead qualification, problem/solution exploration, proposal generation, and opportunity resolution. 
• Lead multiple, large-scale projects in support of Wavestone’s overall P&L and growth potential ensuring quality work, on time, and within budget. 
• Recommend and implement best practices and proven delivery methodologies in support of solving client challenges. 
• Continually evaluate and learn new tools, processes, or approaches to further improve existing methodologies and contribute to the practice’s growth. 
• Lead and motivate direct reports as well as client project team members. Provide regular feedback and development-focused coaching and mentoring. 
• Support talent recruitment by acquiring and developing high potential talent. 
• Facilitate client meetings and conversations that result in clear outcomes and common understanding. 
• Develop and deliver clear and compelling business presentations/reviews internally and externally. 
• Support the development of annual budgets in partnership with senior leadership. 
• Actively participate in and represent the company at business marketing events including speaking engagements at conferences, networking events, executive events, and seminars. 

Education  

• Bachelor’s Degree in a variety of disciplines to include Business, Marketing, Technology, Engineering, Human Resources, Organizational Effectiveness/Design, etc.  
• Master’s/MBA preferred. 

Required Experience  

• 7 years or more relevant experience in business management consulting including team leadership, in the areas of marketing, operational improvement, business transformation, product/service development, merger & acquisitions, financial transformation or related experience. 
• Individual business development responsibility with a successful track record of meeting or exceeding goals.
• Successful track record of leading projects in both a consulting and industry environment that includes owning deliverables and implementing creative client solutions. 
• Strong business acumen including policy alignment, concise communication, and technology solutions in support of a client’s strategic goals. 
• Experience as an expert thought leader, designing business solutions in a variety of industries. 
• Well-developed communications skills, including expertise in delivering compelling presentations to internal and external stakeholders. 
• Ability to see the big picture, anticipate risks, and take action to minimize business impact. 
• Proven ability to create competitive and breakthrough strategies and solutions and bring structure to ambiguous situations. 
• Experience as a hands-on leader, collaborating with both internal, external, and virtual teams. 
• Experience coaching and motivating direct reports as well as client project team members. 
• Genuine interpersonal skills to interface with clients/team members and the ability to build trusting client relationships. 
• Ability to travel based on client requirements. 

Preferred Experience  

• 10 years or more direct business consulting experience with deep experience in financial transformations or related experience. 
• Experience developing a practice or set of service offerings to clients.
• Flexibility and confidence to contribute to any of Wavestone’s other practice areas.
• Prior consulting experience with big four consulting companies.
• Process improvement/Six Sigma/Lean Sigma experience. 

Benefits

• Medical / Dental / Vision coverage
• Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA
• Employer Paid disability and life insurance
• Short-term & Long-term Disability
• Term life and AD&D
• Voluntary life insurances
• Critical Illness and Accident insurances
• 401(k) retirement plan - Traditional 401(k) & Roth 401(k)
• 30 Days of flexible paid time off (accrued monthly)
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

Wavestone is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity as a core component of our culture. Our collective success depends heavily on the recruitment and inclusion of qualified professionals, regardless of individual characteristics such as race, ancestry, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran’s status, or any characteristic protected by law.