Director - Management Consulting - State & Local Government (HHS)

Guidehouse; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 298,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a senior management consultant to actively manage a portfolio of state, local, and federal government engagements and consulting staff. You will strategize with teams on project approaches, facilitate communications, and manage risk across active engagements with state health and human services agencies.

This role emphasizes modernization, compliance, and operational improvements, with executive relationship building and leadership of consulting teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of total experience in management consulting.
• Experience leading state health and human services agencies.
• Strong relationships with health and human services agency leaders.
• Proven ability to lead new business pursuits.
• Excellent program and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Actively manage a portfolio of government engagements and consulting staff, ensuring targets and deliverables are met.
• Strategize with consultant teams on project approach, communications, and risk across active engagements.
• Drive quality, standards, and regulatory compliance for state health and human services technology programs.
• Maintain relationships with executives at health and human services departments at multiple levels.
• Develop and instill best practices across consulting engagements.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Program management

Client relationships

Risk management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

MS Project

CRM software

Job description

Job Family: Management Consulting Travel Required: Up to 25% Clearance Required: None

What You Will Do:

• Actively manage a portfolio of state, local, and federal government client engagements and consulting staff, ensuring all contractual targets and deliverables are met
• Strategize with consultant teams on project approach, facilitate communications, and manage risk across active engagements with state health and human services agencies
• Drive quality and standards of work product; ensure superior engagement quality tailored to state health and human services technology-specific challenges such as infrastructure modernization, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance
• Maintain strong relationships with executives at state health and human services departments, including agency, division, branch, and program levels
• Develop and instill best practices across consulting engagements
• Maintain and promote compliance with contractual, regulatory, and internal policy requirements specific to state programs and initiatives
• Manage the economics of client engagements, ensuring delivery aligns with approved financial parameters
• Serve as a trusted advisor to health and human services agency staff, including Medicaid Directors and other health and human services leadership

New Business Development

• Serve as a thought leader in the state health and human services agency consulting domain and assist in building the Guidehouse brand
• Leverage the firm’s existing relationships to expand client relationships and develop new opportunities
• Serve as the lead executive for new business opportunities, focusing on system modernization, digital transformation, and operational improvements with a specific focus on Medicaid
• Serve as a content expert for client challenges, including funding strategies, technology integration, state and federal legislative engagement, reporting, provider oversight, and process optimization
• Be personally engaged in and accountable for growing the consulting practice at a rate of $5M+ in annual new business for the firm

Consulting Staff Leadership

• Direct line management for consultants assigned to state and local government health and human services client engagements
• Career development, advocacy for, recruitment of, and retention of members of the consulting team
• Training and onboarding of new consultants with a focus on state health and human services specific skills and expertise
• Contribute to the development of a positive and performance-oriented culture across the practice

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably public administration, business administration, public health, healthcare, or a related field
• 10+ years of total experience, including industry, research, or consulting experience, excluding internships, part‑time roles, co‑ops, fellowships, and academic research
• 10+ years of experience leading state health and human services agencies
• Existing strong relationships with health and human services agency leaders
• Demonstrated ability to lead new business pursuits and proposals
• Excellent program/project management skills with demonstrated experience leading large multi-disciplinary teams
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong business relationships with senior executive clients in the state health and human services sector
• Well‑rounded leadership skills to provide strategic, analytical, and operational direction to teams

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Master’s degree, preferably public administration, public health, healthcare, or business administration
• Alumni and/or active status with national industry associations, such as National Association for Medicaid Directors (NAMD), HSFo, or ADvancing States

The annual salary range for this position is $179,000.00-$298,000.00.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account
• Dental/Vision & Dependent Care
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown Tuition Reimbursement
• Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation. Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Guidehouse is a global AI‑led professional services firm delivering advisory, technology, and managed services to the commercial and government sectors. With an integrated business technology approach, Guidehouse drives efficiency and resilience in the healthcare, financial services, energy, infrastructure, and national security markets. Built to help clients across industries outwit complexity, the firm brings together approximately 18,000 professionals to achieve lasting impact and shape a meaningful future. guidehouse.com