Senior Manager - Operations Management Consulting - France

dss+; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global operations consulting firm seeks a senior manager to drive transformation for clients in various industries. This role involves managing teams, developing client relationships, and delivering operational excellence. The position is home-based in France with frequent travel, offering a competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Medical cover

Disability benefits

Flexible work policies

Mentorship program

Access to Consulting Development Academy

Qualifications

• Experience in management consulting with exposure to safety and operational risk.
• Ability to manage diverse and remote teams effectively.
• Fluent in French and English; additional European languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business and manage existing accounts.
• Lead teams to identify and solve client operational challenges.
• Manage project delivery to ensure intended benefits are achieved.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

Project Management

Operational Excellence

Education

Degree/Master’s degree in engineering or business-related field

Job description

Job Description

Allow us to introduce ourselves.

At dss+, we are not just your average global operations consulting firm. We are a Purpose-driven company that exists to save lives and create a sustainable future – for our clients, employees, and communities. In pursuit of this Purpose, we put people at the centre of everything we do, and we are a consultancy with heart. As an experienced operations consultant, your role is crucial in helping us achieve this Purpose, making you an integral part of our operations.

Right now, we’re expanding our market reach and impact in France and looking for a senior manager who can help us transform our clients and work as part of high-performing project teams on large, complex transformational work programmes. This expansion presents a unique opportunity for you to grow both personally and professionally as you contribute to our Purpose and work on challenging projects.

Does this sound like you?

As a senior manager, you will work across a range of industries including Chemicals, Manufacturing, Power & Utilities, Oil & Gas sectors. You will work with industry-leading clients across your sectors to reduce risks and improve business continuity and asset productivity. You’ll save lives, drive performance, and improve the working lives of all your clients’ employees.

Key responsibilities will include:

1. Develop new business and manage existing accounts
2. Discover opportunities to make our clients safer, more productive, and more sustainable
3. Lead teams of experienced consultants and subject matter experts to identify the root causes of client safety and/or operational challenges by analysing a range of metrics and observations, and create, communicate, and implement solutions
4. Work directly with the client identifying pain points and developing and implementing effective solutions to meet their needs
5. Develop your own and your team’s work plans, mobilising the team to deliver effectively
6. Work with members of your team to build their capabilities and deliver better value to the client
7. Manage project delivery to ensure projects deliver the intended benefits

This role is home-based in France but will require frequent client travel, potentially up to 4 days per week.

Let's see where our shared vision leads.

We have a strong growth trajectory and a global footprint, which means unprecedented opportunity for the people on our teams to advance their careers through working with clients and joining forces with technical operations executives, experienced line managers, and qualified coaches who all share a problem-solving mindset and a passion for what they do.

We offer a mentorship program with internal and external senior leaders to broaden technical expertise and share best practices. Our performance process and talent systems support individuals on their personal and professional development journey, and you will have access to the Consulting Development Academy.

In addition to our career development benefits, we offer a competitive base salary, medical cover, disability benefits, allowances, a discretionary yearly incentive plan, and flexible work policies.

As a Global Company, our professionals have the possibility to contribute to international projects and grow with the company. Every employee can influence and impact our company, and we value innovators and entrepreneurs.

Job Requirements

Who are you today?

Beyond that, be yourself. At dss+, we embrace and celebrate diversity. Above all, we are an inclusive culture in which everyone contributes and has the chance to develop their talents further.

Ideally, you will hold a degree/master’s degree in engineering or a business-related field, coupled with experience in management consulting with previous exposure to safety, operational risk management, and/or operational excellence.

You will demonstrate deep knowledge of an industry e.g., manufacturing, chemicals, power & utilities, or oil & gas, and you will have demonstrated the ability to sell complex operations consulting services at C-level with large industrial clients.

You have the ability to manage diverse and remote teams of consultants and guide them to achieve business and client objectives, and you are able to manage complex projects from end to end for small or large engagements.

You're a thought leader. Able to leverage your knowledge to identify themes, trends, and challenges within the sector and then to guide clients and create talking points.

You will speak fluent French and English but also be comfortable communicating and working with a wide range of cultures and nationalities (additional European languages are a significant advantage).

And you will have excellent communication skills and an entrepreneurial mindset. Like us.

A Bit More About Us

We are implementers and change-makers. Our passion lies in helping our clients solve their biggest challenges and engaging organisations, from the boardroom to the shop floor, to become resilient to future vulnerabilities and sustain improvements.

Our industry expertise—in metals and mining, chemicals, oil, gas, and energy, power and utilities, agribusiness and consumer goods, industrial and manufacturing, and private equity—combined with our consulting expertise in risk, operations, and sustainability helps clients translate their pain points into actionable roadmaps that deliver real, tangible results.

Our transformational solutions in operational risk management, operational excellence, and ESG/sustainability are accelerated through leadership coaching, capability building, and culture change and enabled through digital technologies.