Technology and Innovation - Associate Director (NetSuite)

Riveron; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

A consulting firm in Chicago is seeking an experienced Associate Director to join their Technology and Innovation practice. This client-facing role involves managing client engagements and leading teams during NetSuite ERP implementations. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of relevant experience, possess strong skills in ERP solutions, and demonstrate a proven ability to develop client relationships. This full-time role offers a compensation range of $120K - $210K annually and includes comprehensive benefits like medical and 401(k).

Qualifications

• 7+ years of implementation or optimization experience, preferably with ERP solutions.
• Prior experience leading or supporting full-cycle NetSuite implementations.
• Ability to develop, grow and sustain client relationships in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements and ensure successful project execution.
• Collaborate with team members to implement scalable NetSuite solutions.
• Identify expansion opportunities to cross-sell services during client engagements.

Skills

ERP solutions architecting

Client relationship development

Business requirements gathering

SaaS or Cloud experience

Mastery of Microsoft Office Products

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or MIS

Tools

NetSuite

QuickBooks

Salesforce.com

Microsoft Dynamics

SAP

Job description

Riveron is looking for an Associate Director to join our Technology and Innovation practice. This client facing role will interact with key leadership (CFO, Controller, etc.) and will contribute to the areas of business development and sales, practice development, and project execution.

As an Associate Director, you will lead the delivery of client engagements, serving as the day‑to‑day point of contact for the client, guiding a team of consultants through the project lifecycle, and ensuring that high quality projects are consistently executed on time and on budget. While developing your project and people management skills, you will further augment your advisory toolkit by digging deep into client problems in real‑time and delivering ongoing thought partnership. With business leaders to guide you along the way – including a dedicated performance advisor – you will contribute to developing the practice as we continue to invest in accelerating your growth.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Accounting, Finance, or Management Information Systems (MIS)
• 7+ years of implementation or optimization experience and should have prior experience with architecting ERP solutions on NetSuite.
• Leading or supporting full-cycle NetSuite Implementations
• Previous experience and ability to gather business requirements and effectively implement an ERP, CRM, & PSA solution
• Mastery of Microsoft Office Products.
• Consulting experience in other business applications including QuickBooks, Intacct, Salesforce.com, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, SAP, and/or PeopleSoft is a plus.
• Software as a Service (SaaS) or Cloud experience is a plus.
• Certified NetSuite ERP consultant is a plus.
• Ability to develop, grow and sustain client relationships.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and a solution‑oriented mindset
• Ability to work in ever‑changing, dynamic environments.
• Ability to craft and deliver verbal, written, and oral messages and make recommendations to a variety of audiences, including client leadership and internal teams.
• Desire to get involved in the Riveron culture and internal initiatives, including community service, training, interviewing, intramurals, and other social/networking activities.
• Passionate about best practices and the ability to challenge the need for customization and not just using standard native functionality by configuring the platform.

What You’ll Do

Execute Projects

• Collaborate with Implementation team members to develop effective and scalable NetSuite solutions. Leverage best practices wherever possible.
• Work directly with Implementation team members to develop business requirements and translate requirements into specific NetSuite functionality.
• Lead client workshops to define implementation strategy to support the growth of the business requirements.
• Lead and/or support implementation team(s) in solution design and work with the implementation team to implement the solution.
• Work with client IT teams to ensure that the solution design is well understood by the client. Should be comfortable presenting the solution design to the external and internal teams.
• Ensure completion of tasks, milestones, and components including but not limited to functional specifications, design specifications, configurations, quality assurance, implementations and project reviews for engagements.
• Define integration requirements and collaborate with integration team to interface other outside applications with NetSuite.
• Oversee and lead engagement teams through all phases of a NetSuite ERP implementation or optimization project including business process design, configuration, user acceptance testing, training, cutover and go‑live stabilization.

Support Business Development and Sales

• Identify expansion opportunities on client engagements to cross‑sell Riveron’s services.
• Participate in pre‑sales meetings with current and prospective clients to assess project level‑of‑effort and to assist in determining if NetSuite is the best fit for requirements presented.
• Identify the NetSuite modules and determine the timeline, resource plan, level‑of‑effort and fee estimates required for implementation in achieving client objectives.

NetSuite Practice Development

• Work with practice leadership to develop and deliver NetSuite‑specific training, business development training and collateral and engagement materials/templates.

Applications for this evergreen opportunity will be accepted through December 31, 2026.

Full time roles are eligible for a full range of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, and PTO. A complete description of all available benefits can be found at Riveron’s Benefits page: https://riveron.com/riveron-life/. Contract roles are not eligible for benefits.

Compensation Range: $120K - $210K

Riveron Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer and believes that we are stronger together through our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.