Engagement Lead

Kaizen Analytix LLC, an analytics consulting services and product firm that gives clients unmatched speed to value through analytics solutions and actionable business insights, is seeking candidates for a talented Engagement Lead to join our team.

• Lead client engagements – consisting of data analysis and technical development – by…
• Collaborating with clients to understand business challenges and design effective analytics solutions.
• Leading the development of proposals and statements of work (SOW), including defining objectives, scope, deliverables, pricing, roles, and risk mitigation.
• Managing cross-functional delivery teams—including internal, client, third-party, and offshore resources—across multiple work streams from planning to execution.
• Ensuring clear, actionable requirements that align with business needs and can be implemented and tested effectively.
• Overseeing project deliverables, proactively identifying issues, and driving timely resolutions to minimize client impact.
• Applying strategic thinking and business insight to solution design, decision-making, and problem-solving.
• Ensuring adherence to technical best practices in collaboration with technical leadership.
• Facilitating effective communication across technical, functional, and client stakeholders.
• Identifying and managing project risks, including mitigation planning.
• Leading client meetings, status updates, and steering committees; mentoring project teams and guiding client engagement.
• Strengthening client relationships through thought leadership, solution delivery, and business understanding.
• Identifying opportunities for follow‑on work that contributes to revenue growth.
• Participating in internal project reviews and ensuring alignment with organizational standards.
• Reviewing / approving project time in alignment with project financials.

• Education:
  
  Bachelorsor Mastersdegreein Business Analytics, Industrial Engineering, Econometrics, Computer Science, Operations Research, Data Scienceor other
  
  Applied Mathematical Discipline; MBA is aplus.
• Experience:
  
  At least6years of experience in Project Management for projects with a technical focus and/or analytical modeling components;
  At least 4years of consulting experience required;
  Managing projects using SDLC, PMI, and Agile methodologies.

• Client Service mindset of “own it all the way through solution” to exceed expectations.
• Possesses strong analytical/ logical thinking skills.
• Proactively identifying opportunities to grow the project / business.
• Contact switching – shifting from multiple high priority projects through the week.
• Prioritizing with multiple expectations, independently, with limited oversight.
• Financial Acumenandbusiness analysis experiences.

• Demonstration of strong communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly and present to senior leadership/executives.
• Excellent people leadership experiences.
• Enables/demonstrates innovative thinking.
• Thought leader for the client.
• Stakeholder communication and effective in translating for non-technical audiences.
• Proactively identifying opportunities to grow the project / business.
• Managing Conflict.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and Project Management tools (Jira, Azure Dev Ops, MSProject, Asana, Basecamp, Smart Sheets, etc.).

• BI Analysis tools like Tableau and Power BI.
• Analytics tools (Alteryx, Forecasting tools, etc.).