Senior Management Consultant

Adaptovate; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Extended healthcare

Life insurance

RRSP with employer contributions

Employee Assistance Program

Global offices

Career development support

Job summary

ADAPTOVATE in Toronto, Canada, seeks a Senior Consultant/Project Lead to drive complex transformation programs, shaping AI-enabled strategies and measurable business outcomes.

You will lead client engagements, manage multi-workstreams, coach teams, and grow the practice by shaping proposals and nurturing relationships. Hybrid work and global opportunities reflect our commitment to growth and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Strong consulting foundation with 8+ years of experience in consulting, strategy, transformation, or similar fast-paced environments.
• Experience leading consulting projects or major workstreams with accountability for outcomes and delivery.
• Experience building senior client relationships and identifying opportunities to expand engagements.
• Experience contributing to proposals, pitches, and statements of work.
• Genuine enthusiasm for AI demonstrated via hands-on projects, experiments, or tools.
• Ability to connect AI and emerging technologies to real business problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead consulting engagements and major workstreams from problem definition through recommendation, implementation, and adoption.
• Partner with senior client leaders to understand priorities, diagnose challenges, and shape practical solutions.
• Conduct market and industry analyses to identify opportunities, risks, and areas for improvement.
• Structure complex business problems and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Lead work across strategy, operating model design, process improvement, and organizational transformation.
• Translate priorities into AI use cases, roadmaps, adoption plans, and measurable value opportunities.
• Help clients design and implement AI-enabled solutions integrated into their operating environment.
• Coach and develop consultants and associates, providing clear direction and feedback.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

AI & emerging tech

Strategic thinking

Coaching

Business development

Communication

Job description

ADAPTOVATE is a management consulting firm that helps organisations build the capability to adapt, innovate, and lead in dynamic markets. Our work spans the full journey from strategy to execution. We help clients design the right future state and operating model, and then work alongside them through the change required to make it real, combining strategic advisory with hands‑on coaching and enablement.

We are a certified Great Place to Work, with a genuine commitment to the growth, development, and wellbeing of our people.

SeniorConsultant/ProjectLead, you will take a leading role in solving complex client challenges, shaping transformation programs, and delivering measurable business outcomes. You will work directly with senior client stakeholders, lead project teams and workstreams, and help clients identify where AI and emerging technologies can create meaningful business value.

In addition to leading high-quality client delivery, you will play an active role in growing ADAPTOVATE by identifying opportunities within existing accounts, supporting proposals and pitches, and helping develop new client relationships.

Whatwillyoubedoing?

• Lead consulting engagements and major workstreams from problem definition through recommendation, implementation, and adoption.
• Partnerwithseniorclientleaderstounderstandstrategicpriorities,diagnosebusinesschallenges,andshapepracticalsolutions.
• Conductandoverseemarket,industry,organisational,andoperationalanalysistoidentifyopportunities,risks,andareasforimprovement.
• Structurecomplexandambiguousbusinessproblemsandtranslateinsightsintoclear,commerciallyrelevantrecommendations.
• Leadworkacrossbusinessstrategy,operatingmodeldesign,processimprovement,organisationaltransformation,andchange.
• TranslatebusinessprioritiesintopracticalAIusecases,transformationroadmaps,adoptionplans,andmeasurablevalueopportunities.
• Help clients design and implement AI-enabled solutions and process improvements that integrate effectively into their operating environment.
• BringpracticalknowledgeofGenerativeAIandAgenticAIintoclientconversationsandhelpseniorleadersunderstandwherethesetechnologiescancreatevalue.
• Leadworkshops,executivediscussions,andworkingsessionswithconfidence,helpingteamsalignarounddecisionsandactions.
• Manage project delivery, including scope, milestones, risks, dependencies, stakeholder expectations, and output quality.
• Coach and develop consultants and associates, providing clear direction, feedback, and support throughout engagements.
• Buildtrustedrelationshipswithclientstakeholdersandbecomeacredibleadvisortoleadersacrosstheorganisation.
• Identify opportunities to expand ADAPTOVATE's impact within existing client accounts and proactively contribute to account development.
• Supportbusinessdevelopmentactivitiesincludingopportunityshaping,proposaldevelopment,pitchpreparation,clientpresentations,andcommercialdiscussions.
• ContributetobuildingADAPTOVATE'smarketpresencethroughthoughtleadership,capabilitydevelopment,anddevelopmentofnewofferings.
• Support clients in building internal capability, embedding new ways of working, and creating sustainable, data-driven, and AI-enabled cultures.

WhatisADAPTOVATElookingfor?

• Astrongmanagementconsultingfoundation,typicallywith8+yearsofexperience in consulting, strategy, transformation, or a fast-paced business environment, including significant client-facing delivery experience.
• Experience leading consulting projects or major workstreams, with accountability for outcomes, stakeholder management, and team delivery.
• Strong commercial awareness and an interest in contributing to business development, account growth, and new client opportunities.
• Experiencebuildingseniorclientrelationshipsandidentifyingopportunitiestoexpandordeepenexistingengagements.
• Experiencecontributingtoproposals,pitches,statementsofwork,orotherbusinessdevelopmentactivities.
• Genuine enthusiasm for AI demonstrated through action — you have built something, automated a workflow, experimented meaningfully with AI tools, or developed a deeper understanding than the average productivity user.
• TheabilitytoconnectAIandemergingtechnologiestorealbusinessproblems,ratherthanviewingtechnologyasanendinitself.
• Strong strategic, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to bring structure and clarity to complex or ambiguous situations.
• Experienceacrossprocessimprovement,operatingmodeldesign,transformation,organisationalchange,oroperationalimprovementinitiatives.
• Strong project leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high delivery standards.
• Astrongcoachingmindsetandexperiencedevelopingjuniorteammembersandclientteams.
• Excellentcommunication,stakeholdermanagement,facilitation,andexecutivepresentationskills.
• Confidenceworkingwithseniorleadersandchallengingthinkingconstructivelywhenrequired.
• Highly adaptable, proactive, commercially minded, and comfortable working across diverse client environments and team structures.
• Willingnesstotravelasrequired.

WhatdoesADAPTOVATEoffer?

• Full-timeemploymentcontract
• AgenerousEVPbudgettosupportpersonalwellbeing,professionalgrowth,training,orvisitstoourofficesglobally
• Extendedhealthcarecoverageforemployeesandeligiblefamilymembers
• LifeinsuranceandAccidentalDeath&Dismemberment(AD&D)insurance
• RRSPwithemployercontributions
• Adynamic,professional,global,anddiverseworkenvironment
• Aclearlyoutlinedcareerpathtailoredtoindividualaspirations,withadedicatedinternalCareerDevelopmentAdvisortosupportyourgrowth
• Hybridworkmodel
• EmployeeAssistanceProgram
• EmployeeReferralProgram

Join us in shaping the future of management consulting. If you are excited by the opportunity to lead complex transformation work, build trusted client relationships, develop others, and help grow a global consulting business, we would love to hear from you.

ADAPTOVATEisproudtobeanEqualOpportunityEmployer.

$150,000 - $200,000 a year