Manager, Professional Services Consulting

Jobtailor; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced management consultant to lead engagements and identify opportunities across retail and analytics landscapes. You will develop frameworks, solutions, and actionable insights to help clients grow their portfolios and improve performance.

Collaborating with marketing, sales, risk, and global teams, you will create executive-ready presentations and deliver high-impact diagnostics. Strong data analysis and communication skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in management consulting, strategy, or business analytics.
• Strong analytical skills and experience deriving insights from complex datasets.
• Experience building executive-level presentations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with or consulting for retailers and digital transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead consulting initiatives and contribute to closing engagements by identifying potential opportunities
• Develop frameworks, approaches, solutions, and recommendations addressing impactful opportunities and challenges
• Build solutions and actionable insights to help clients grow their portfolios
• Partner with peers in marketing, sales, risk, innovation, and global regional teams to execute projects
• Produce insights, analyses, and recommendations to improve client performance, boost growth, understand client issues, and guide client priorities
• Manipulate and analyze large industry datasets to determine meaningful insights and recommendations
• Build scalable solutions, toolkits, and consulting approaches for the VCA practice
• Develop enduring strategic relationships with internal and external clients
• Deliver strategic thought leadership, problem diagnostics, and high-impact solutions to support client growth and performance

Skills

Data analysis

Analytical skills

Executive-level presentations

Framework development

Strategic recommendations

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Advanced degree

PhD eligible

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

• Lead consulting initiatives and contribute to closing engagements by identifying potential opportunities
• Develop frameworks, approaches, solutions, and recommendations addressing impactful opportunities and challenges
• Build solutions and actionable insights to help clients grow their portfolios
• Partner with peers in marketing, sales, risk, innovation, and global regional teams to execute projects
• Produce insights, analyses, and recommendations to improve client performance, boost growth, understand client issues, and guide client priorities
• Manipulate and analyze large industry and Visa datasets to determine meaningful insights and recommendations
• Build scalable solutions, toolkits, best-practice documents, and consulting approaches for the VCA practice
• Develop enduring strategic relationships with internal and external clients
• Deliver strategic thought leadership, problem diagnostics, and high-impact solutions to support client growth and performance

Requirements

• 5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree, or at least 2 years with an Advanced degree, or 0 years with a PhD
• 5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 2 years with an Advanced degree, or 0 years with a PhD, in management consulting, strategy, or business analytics
• Strong analytical skills and experience deriving insights from complex datasets
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience building executive-level presentations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working with or consulting for Retailers, including retail operations, customer experience, and digital transformation
• Prior experience in a top-tier consulting firm or strategic role within a retail organization
• Familiarity with payment systems, customer loyalty programs, or digital commerce trends
• Travel 5-10% of the time

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong analytical skills and the ability to derive insights from complex datasets, while effectively managing multiple projects and stakeholders. Proficient in developing strategic relationships and delivering high-impact solutions to enhance client performance and growth.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Management Consulting
• Business Analytics
• Data Analysis
• Microsoft Excel
• Executive-Level Presentations

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Data Analysis
• Analytical Skills
• Strategic Recommendations
• Framework Development
• Solution Building

Soft Skills

• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Project Management

Industry Keywords

• Retail Operations
• Customer Experience
• Digital Transformation
• Payment Systems
• Customer Loyalty Programs

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint