Director - Management Consulting - State & Local Government; HHS

Job Family:
Management Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 25%

Clearance Required:

None

• Actively manage a portfolio of state, local, and federal government client engagements and consulting staff, ensuring all contractual targets and deliverables are met
• Strategize with consultant teams on project approach, facilitate communications, and manage risk across active engagements with state health and human services agencies
• Drive quality and standards of work product; ensure superior engagement quality tailored to state health and human services technology-specific challenges such as infrastructure modernization, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance
• Maintain strong relationships with executives at state health and human services departments, including agency, division, branch, and program levels
• Develop and instill best practices across consulting engagements
• Maintain and promote compliance with contractual, regulatory, and internal policy requirements specific to state programs and initiatives
• Manage the economics of client engagements, ensuring delivery aligns with approved financial parameters
• Serve as a trusted advisor to health and human services agency staff, including Medicaid Directors and other health and human services leadership

• Serve as a thought leader in the state health and human services agency consulting domain and assist in building the Guidehouse brand
• Leverage the firm’s existing relationships to expand client relationships and develop new opportunities
• Serve as the lead executive for new business opportunities, focusing on system modernization, digital transformation, and operational improvements with a specific focus on Medicaid
• Serve as a content expert for client challenges, including funding strategies, technology integration, state and federal legislative engagement, reporting, provider oversight, and process optimization
• Be personally engaged in and accountable for growing the consulting practice at a rate of $5M+ in annual new business for the firm

• Direct line management for consultants assigned to state and local government health and human services client engagements
• Career development, advocacy for, recruitment of, and retention of members of the consulting team
• Training and onboarding of new consultants with a focus on state health and human services specific skills and expertise
• Contribute to the development of a positive and performance-oriented culture across the practice

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably public administration, business administration, public health, healthcare, or a related field
• 10+ years of total experience, including industry, research, or consulting experience, excluding internships, part‑time roles, co‑ops, fellowships, and academic research
• 10+ years of experience leading state health and human services agencies
• Existing strong relationships with health and human services agency leaders
• Demonstrated ability to lead new business pursuits and proposals
• Excellent program/project management skills with demonstrated experience leading large multi-disciplinary teams
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong business relationships with senior executive clients in the state health and human services sector
• Well‑rounded leadership skills to provide strategic, analytical, and operational direction to teams

• Master’s degree, preferably public administration, public health, healthcare, or business administration
• Alumni and/or active status with national industry associations, such as National Association for Medicaid Directors (NAMD), HSFo, or ADvancing States

The annual salary range for this position is $-$.

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