Manager, Management Consulting

North Highland; Portland, Northern (OR, KY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

North Highland seeks a Manager, Client Lead to drive strategic outcomes for clients in the US Retail practice. Based in Portland, you will develop and execute a vision, coordinating teams to deliver value and measurable results for major brands.

You will lead senior stakeholder relationships, guide multi-stream work, and shape opportunities to expand business with existing accounts, all while coaching teams for high performance.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of management consulting or related advisory experience.
• Experience leading business and technology transformations.
• Ability to develop proposals that drive client decisions and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Guide teams in delivering impactful deliverables across multiple work streams.
• Build relationships with senior client stakeholders to support ongoing projects.
• Identify complex client problems and design plans to address them.
• Lead planning and management to translate ideas into actionable deliverables.
• Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts and shape firm strategy.
• Coach and review engagements to support team growth.

Skills

Client relationship management

Leadership

Proposal development

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree / professional certifications (bonus)

Job description

MAKE STRATEGY A REALITY | ACCELERATE YOUR GROWTH | CHOOSE YOUR PATH As the world's leading change and transformation consultancy, we're helping businesses move from strategy to reality by taking a pragmatic and practical approach to build solutions that last. We're seeking a Manager, Client Lead to join our US Retail Practice in Portland to help us take vision to value and create lasting impact.

SUMMARY

North Highland is looking to hire a Manager, Client Lead to play a key role in our US Retail practice. This is a unique opportunity to develop and execute a strategy and vision, and with your skills, deliver amazing outcomes for our clients.

YOU WILL:

• Guide teams in the development of impactful deliverables for multiple work streams that create long-term change for some of the world’s most exciting brands.
• Build strong relationships with senior client stakeholders that support ongoing projects and open the door to growth opportunities.
• Identify the complex problems facing our clients and build plans that creatively address their challenges.
• Put your team’s best ideas into action through planning and management; uncover gaps and omissions that may exist in a plan or deliverables.
• Shape the firm’s future by identifying opportunities to grow existing accounts.
• Play a central role in your team’s growth through coaching and constructive review of ongoing engagements.

IDEALLY, WE'D LIKE:

• 6+ years of management consulting, advisory, professional services, and/or Big 4 consulting experience.
• Proven experience leading business and technology transformations, including operating model design and implementation across people, process, technology, governance, and organization design.
• Demonstrate deep knowledge in Project Management and/or Change Management and the ability to establish credibility with clients, create value, and deliver desired business outcomes at scale through its practice.
• The ability to galvanize client stakeholders and teammates into action for a common goal through collaboration, building consensus, and authentically establishing credibility.
• Mush show Strong Business Development ability w/ Experience developing proposals that successfully drive clients to choose a business solution.
• A demonstrated track record of leading large, complex consulting engagements, with roles that involve building and fostering relationships with senior-level client executives.
• Demonstrated success managing teams while fostering high performance.
• Creative ingenuity and a proven ability to find or design simple solutions to complex challenges.
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university.
• A master’s degree and/or professional certifications are bonuses.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States, without the need for visa sponsorship by North Highland. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided, either now or in the future, for this position.

North Highland is an equal opportunity employer, and we adhere to all applicable laws and regulations to ensure a fair and equitable workplace. All qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We handle all information in accordance local privacy standards and maintain strict confidentiality.