Advisory Manager, Management Consulting

Socket.dev; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

ESOP

Paid time off

Sabbatical after 5 years

Parental leave

Job summary

Pariveda seeks an Advisory Manager to lead client engagements and drive transformation across change, operating models, and org design. You will mentor teams, frame recommendations, and deliver implementations in a collaborative, hybrid environment.

You will partner with senior leaders, shape strategies, and develop capabilities across diverse industries, leveraging proven frameworks and a client-focused mindset.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional consulting or related senior experience.
• Experience leading or managing teams and workstreams on change, org, or process projects.
• Familiarity with common consulting frameworks and transformation methods.
• Ability to build trusted advisor relationships and provide actionable guidance.

Responsibilities

• As Advisory Manager, lead day-to-day activities on engagements with client stakeholders.
• Drive change, org design, and operating model transformations from framing to delivery.
• Design and facilitate client workshops and stakeholder interviews.
• Manage project planning, estimation, execution, and risk/resource management.
• Coach Associates and Senior Consultants; collaborate with Principals and VPs.

Skills

Management consulting

Change management

Operating model

Project management

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Prosci

McKinsey's 7-S

Target Operating Model

EOS

Lean Six Sigma

Value Stream Mapping

Business Model Canvas

Job description

Pariveda is a North American-based, employee-owned professional services firm. We provide strategy and technology services across industries. As a mission-driven organization and Certified B Corp, we enable our clients to imagine and do more, whether it’s making next quarter’s goals or navigating the future. From ideas to impact, we help clients get better at what they do to improve people and profits. Learn more about our mission and culture as well as our recruitment process and interview prep.

Are you a critical thinker with exceptional problem-solving skills? Do you want to help clients define and achieve their vision for transformation? Pariveda is seeking a Manager to join our Advisory consulting group in Dallas, Houston, or Chicago. Our Advisory team delivers strategically connected management consulting services at moments of critical change to solve root challenges, discover breakthrough opportunities, and guide the decisions that define our clients' enterprise-wide initiatives.

As an Advisory Manager, you will partner closely with clients to navigate organizational change, optimize processes, reimagine operating models, assess technology capabilities, and enable successful transformations. Joining our growing firm provides a unique opportunity to develop leading consulting skills, deepen your expertise, and apply proven frameworks across a diverse range of industries and business challenges.

To learn more about our culture and what you can expect at Pariveda, review our Findamentals– the behaviors that show who we are.

You Can Expect To:

As an Advisory Manager, you will serve as a primary day-to-day leader on Advisory engagements, working directly with client stakeholders to drive outcomes across change, org, and operations. You can expect to:

• Drive your career and become an executive through clearly defined expectations, mentorship from Principals and Vice Presidents, and frequent opportunities for advancement

• Manage and nurture small teams and help teammates to diagnose and solve complex organizational and operational problems for clients across industries

• Own workstreams on strategy, operating model, org design, or change management, from framing through delivery of recommendations and implementation support

• Execute projects from start to finish and get exposure to all roles throughout the project life cycle - planning, estimation, execution, issue/risk management, and resource management/allocation

• Design and facilitate client workshops, stakeholder interviews, and working sessions to co-create future state processes, capabilities, and ways of working

• Develop and socialize change strategies, stakeholder impact assessments, communications plans, and training approaches

• Translate complex qualitative and quantitative analysis into clear executive-ready deliverables and narratives

• Coach and develop Associates and Senior Consultants through day-to-day feedback, delegation, and career conversations

• Partner closely with Principals and Vice Presidents on engagement framing, quality, and client relationship management

• Contribute to the growth of Advisory by shaping methods, frameworks, and thought leadership in organizational change and operations

• Work collaboratively within a hybrid model, alongside smart, humble, and supportive people

We Look For:

The successful candidate possesses the following critical qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional consulting, client-facing, or highly relevant industry experience, with meaningful time spent in management consulting, organizational change, operating model, or transformation work

• Demonstrated experience leading or managing teams and workstreams on change, org, or process-focused projects

• Familiarity with consulting frameworks such as Prosci, McKinsey's 7-S, Target Operating Model, EOS, Lean Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, or Business Model Canvas

• Ability to become a trusted advisor to clients by building relationships, understanding business context, and giving candid, actionable guidance

• Demonstrated project management experience - planning, estimation, execution, issue/risk management, and resource management/allocation

• Experience facilitating workshops and presenting to senior stakeholders, including shaping agendas and guiding groups to decisions

• Skilled problem solver with the desire and proven ability to create and implement innovative, pragmatic solutions

• Enthusiastic about coaching and mentoring others, helping them build both consulting and Advisory-specific skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline, or comparable experience

• Legally authorized to work for any company in the United States without sponsorship

Pariveda Benefits

• Transparent and Equitable Salary. The salary range for this position is $139,100-$151,000 annually. Actual salaries may vary based on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family

• Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution

• 2% 401(k), vested immediately

• Company ownership through Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

• Plenty of Paid Time Off – 4 weeks of vacation time, 10 holidays, 1 floating holiday

• Paid sabbatical after 5 years of service for Principals and above

• Paid parental leave & breast milk shipping costs reimbursed for work travel

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), health concierge, and financial wellness tool

• Company paid cell phone plan and device stipend

• Life insurance

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Pariveda Solutions aspires that our employee diversity is representative of the markets in which we serve. Employment decisions are based solely on merit and business needs and not on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status (if authorized to work in the country where the job is located), uniform service member, military or veteran status, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability including HIV or AIDS, medical condition, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other category protected by applicable federal, provincial, or local law.

Our commitment to a welcoming, inclusive environment means we embrace applicants from all backgrounds.If you feel you may need an accommodation at any stage of our interview process due to a disability, please contact the Human Resources team at [e-mail] or [phone], select option 3 and then option 1 Human Resources.