Manager, Strategy & Technology

Konrad

London

Hybrid

GBP 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Socials, Outings & Retreats

Retirement Planning

Parental Leave Program

Annual tech & travel allowance

Culture of Learning & Development

Flexible Working Hours

Work from Home Flexibility

Service Recognition Programs

Job summary

A leading digital consultancy in London is seeking a Manager to lead strategy and management consulting engagements. You will manage cross-functional teams and ensure client satisfaction while fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in a similar role and excels in problem-solving and team leadership. This role offers flexible working hours and a culture of learning.

Qualifications

Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience.
Excellent experience in leading management consulting, strategy, design, and technology teams.
Strong track record in liaising with clients from diverse industries.
Clear understanding of complex management, business, and finance processes across industries.
Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills with strong problem-solving ability.
Proven history of liaising with and collaborating with clients from diverse industries.
Experience in mentoring and growing other team members.

Responsibilities

Manage cross-functional teams to meet project vision.
Be a point of contact for clients, managing their expectations.
Lead user experience design thinking workshops.
Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and problem-solve.
Strategize and create software solutions for diverse clients and verticals.
Lead user experience design thinking workshops with clients.
Identify opportunities for business development and growth with existing clients.
Collaborate with design and technology teams to deliver elegant user experiences.
Be a thought leader on current and emerging technology trends.
Mentor other team members.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy development

Project management

Client relationship management

Problem-solving

Mentoring

Job description

Overview

Konrad is a next generation digital consultancy. We are dedicated to solving complex business problems for our global clients with creative and forward-thinking solutions. Our employees enjoy a culture built on innovation and a commitment to creating best-in-class digital products in use by hundreds of millions of consumers around the world. We hire exceptionally smart, analytical, and hard working people who are lifelong learners.

As a Manager, you have a successful career in digital and have managed cross-functional teams of consultants, designers, and developers. In your career you have successfully led large, complex projects and programs from inception through to completion.

As a Manager, you are primarily responsible for leading strategy and management consulting engagements as well as design and technology delivery engagements. Additionally, you will be managing client expectations and ensuring that delivery meets our client’s needs. You lead the team by example, being responsible for the full project lifecycle in collaboration with Konrad’s senior leadership.

As a senior member of the team, you have previously worked with clients and projects of various size and complexity. You will leverage your past experience and Konrad’s Strategy and Design Thinking Process to solve complex business problems and help guide our clients through early brainstorming, the creation of impactful end-to-end customer experiences. The ideal candidate will bring to the table a demonstrable experience in leading medium and large teams and mentoring junior team members.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for engagement processes including, but not limited to, strategy and design thinking, project scope, timelines, organization, resourcing, implementation, and risk management
Manage cross-functional teams to ensure the team understands and meets the project and/or program vision
Be a day-to-day point of contact for clients, managing their expectations and implementing resolution of project and/or program level issues independently
Proactively and independently look to solve problems and identify opportunities for improvement
You will use your experience to strategize and create software solutions for a variety of clients and verticals
Lead user experience design thinking workshops with our clients
Identify opportunities for business development and growing our business with existing clients that you work with
Play a lead role in understanding and interpreting our clients business challenges and goals and working with our design and technology teams to deliver elegant user experiences
Be a design and technology thought leader on existing and emerging technology trends
Be a mentor to other members of the team

Qualifications

Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience
Excellent experience in leading management consulting, strategy, design, and technology teams
Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to influence others
A clear understanding of complex management, business, and finance processes from a variety of verticals
Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills with strong problem-solving ability
Strong track record in liaising with and collaborating with clients from diverse industries
Proven history of leading multiple large and complex programs simultaneously
A deep understanding of existing and emerging design, project management processes, and technology
Experience in mentoring and growing other team members

Perks and Benefits

Socials, Outings & Retreats
Retirement Planning
Parental Leave Program
Annual tech & travel allowance
Culture of Learning & Development
Flexible Working Hours
Work from Home Flexibility
Service Recognition Programs

Bonus Points

Have you taken any courses at BrainStation? A lot of our design and development best practices and processes are taught during our courses - make sure to highlight this experience in your cover letter if you have!

Konrad is committed to maintaining a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status will receive consideration for employment. If you have any accessibility requirements or concerns regarding the hiring process or employment with us, please notify us so we can provide suitable accommodation.

While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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