Management Consulting Manager: Lead Strategic Programs

Trace3; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision plans

401(k) with company match

Competitive compensation

Training and development programs

Snacks and collaborative culture

Job summary

Trace3, a leading Transformative IT authority, seeks a Management Consulting Manager to partner with clients on strategic planning and roadmaps. The role will provide oversight and serve as the guiding force behind transformational initiatives, leveraging Trace3’s tech expertise while managing people, process, data architecture, and change management to maximize adoption.

The role requires 8+ years of program delivery experience, executive communication, and ability to lead blended Trace3 and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of related professional work experience in tech or consulting.
• Strong client service skills are imperative.
• Delivery in cloud transformation, data/AI, cybersecurity, or enterprise platforms.
• Executive communication and dashboarding experience for C-level audiences.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage change.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery for complex, multi-workstream technology programs with governance and cross-workstream orchestration.
• Define scope, OKRs, roadmaps, resource plans, and interdependencies; ensure requirements traceability to business outcomes.
• Create executive dashboards and status reports for scope, schedule, budget, risk, and benefits realization.
• Collaborate with clients to understand challenges, analyze data, and develop actionable plans to solutions.
• Deliver compelling presentations to influence business decisions and drive adoption.
• Lead design and execution of capability assessments; present recommendations to the client.
• Serve as integrated Program Manager guiding planning to execution and managing scope, resources, and budget.

Skills

Program mgmt

Client relationships

Executive comms

PMO/Transformation

Agile/SAFe

Budgeting

Tools

PMO tools

Job description

Trace3, a leading Transformative IT authority, seeks a Management Consulting Manager to partner with clients on strategic planning and roadmaps. The role will provide oversight and serve as the guiding force behind transformational initiatives, leveraging Trace3’s tech expertise while managing people, process, data architecture, and change management to maximize adoption.

The role requires 8+ years of program delivery experience, executive communication, and ability to lead blended Trace3 and