Consultant-Project Lead

AMEND Consulting; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and bonus

Continued education and development

Flexible Vacation

Full Health, Vision, Dental, and Life

Paid parental leave

PTO for your Birthday

3:1 charity match

Job summary

AMEND Consulting is seeking a Project Leader to guide and deliver impactful solutions for clients. You will manage accounts, direct multiple projects, and serve as a bridge between teams and clients, expanding retention opportunities and growing your accounts.

You will assess clients’ people, processes, and systems to identify improvements and design innovative solutions with your team. Lead strategic client presentations and build lasting relationships, while guiding fellow AMEND teammates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or preferred.
• Ability to interface with multiple business functions.
• Desire to build leadership and competencies within the business.
• Ability to work through uncertainty while driving project tasks.
• Organizational skills and accountability.
• Broad understanding of business functions and a willingness to think big.

Responsibilities

• Build detailed plans for multiple projects, managing timeline, budget, profitability, and scope.
• Coordinate between project team, client leaders, and SMEs on deliverables, timelines and status.
• Grow client accounts by identifying and selling opportunities for additional project work.
• Understand clients’ current people, processes, and systems, identify gaps for improvement, and plan to close them.
• Design innovative solutions with analytical thinking and business acumen.
• Lead presentations with strategic insights, ensuring high-quality deliverables and client satisfaction.
• Travel as needed to meet client needs (up to 4 days/week).
• Direct the work of project team members and mentor others within AMEND.

Skills

Leadership

Client management

Strategic thinking

Project planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget management

People management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)

Job description

Specializing in operations, analytics, finance, and technology, our mission is to fortify the pillars of organizations—people, processes, and systems—to instigate comprehensive transformations. With a three-tiered approach that grants us a distinctive competitive advantage, we build strong connections and tailor solutions for each client.

At AMEND, our goal is to improve lives and transform businesses. As our team continues to expand and mature, leadership of our many consulting projects will be a cornerstone of our growth. Join us in navigating that evolution, where every project is an opportunity to innovate and broaden our impact. At AMEND, we don't just consult; we champion transformation, one project at a time.

Overview:

As a Project Leader at AMEND Consulting, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering impactful solutions for our clients. Responsible for account management, you will direct the work of multiple projects, while also playing the role of connector between project teams and clients, identifying and selling retention work, and growing your accounts.

Your problem-solving skills will be crucial as you assess clients' people, processes, and systems, identifying areas for improvement and devising innovative solutions with the support of your team. Client satisfaction is paramount, and you will drive presentations with strategic insights, ensuring high-quality deliverables and building lasting relationships. Additionally, you will serve as a strategic leader within your project teams and the broader AMEND team, nurturing competencies in others and positively impacting our business. If you thrive in a dynamic environment, possess a keen curiosity and creativity, and are looking to make an impact – this might be the right place for you!

Responsibilities:

Account Management

• Build detailed plans for your projects and manage the timeline, budget, profitability, and scope of multiple projects at one time.
• Connect your project team, client leaders, and subject matter experts in communication about upcoming deliverables, timeline adjustments, and overall status of the account.
• Grow client accounts by identifying and selling opportunities for additional project work.

Problem Solving

• Understand your clients’ current people, processes, and systems, identify gaps for improvement, and create a plan to close those gaps.
• Design innovative solutions for complex situations with your clients, using analytical and conceptual thinking.
• Showcase business acumen in the practice areas of AMEND and ability to call on subject matter experts when needed.

Client Satisfaction

• Drive client presentations with valuable strategic insights and recommendations, ensuring client satisfaction and retention.
• Accountable for delighting the client with high quality deliverables for all project tasks.
• Strengthen client relationships by earning and building trust with project sponsors and executives.
• Travel as needed to meet client needs (up to 4 days/week).

Leadership of Others

• Direct the work of project team members on a daily basis.
• Serve as a strategic leader within the AMEND team, building competencies within others and striving to have a positive impact on our business.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)
• Ability to interface with multiple business functions (internally and externally)
• Desire to build leadership and competencies in others within the business
• Ability to work through uncertainty while continuing to drive tasks on projects
• Organizational skills and ability to enforce accountability
• Broad understanding of business functions and excitement to “think big” and learn more
• Proven ability to manage project administration, timeline, and budget
• Curiosity to ask questions and challenge the status quo
• Creativity to devise out-of-the-box solutions

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive pay and bonus
• Continued education and individual development plans
• Flexible Vacation
• Full Health, Vision, Dental, and Life Benefits
• Paid parental leave
• PTO for your Birthday
• 3:1 charity match

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