Assoc Partner, Consult Partner - State Local Government, PA​/NJ

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.

At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.

Kyndryl Consult is the fastest-growing business within the organization and instrumental to our strategic growth. In this dynamic leadership role as a Consult Partner dedicated to State and Local Government (SLED), you will craft innovative technology and business solutions for major public sector clients across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. You will join us at a unique time in our history where you can shape how our public sector consulting practice operates today and evolves for the future.

You will play a hands-on leadership role across multi-disciplinary teams, guiding them through complex consulting engagements, pre- and post-deal execution, and strategic infrastructure transformations. Your leadership will be critical in driving client outcomes, rolling up your sleeves to lead delivery teams, and fostering talent development within our expanding practice.

Working directly with state agency leaders, department heads, and procurement executives across New Jersey and Pennsylvania, you will position strategic change agendas that bring cloud migrations, modern infrastructure, and AI technologies together to solve pressing public sector challenges at scale.

• Build and maintain deep relationships with key state agency leaders, department heads, and procurement officials, serving as a trusted advisor on digital transformation.
• Lead C-level customer interactions and consultative strategy sessions, managing the end-to-end deliverables and outputs of complex deal engagements.
• Enhance client satisfaction as measured by Net Promoter Score (NPS) and secure long-term public sector references across New Jersey and Pennsylvania accounts.

• Identify, pursue, and convert a robust pipeline of SLED business opportunities aligned with state fiscal year budget cycles and funding mechanisms.
• Lead responses to formal government solicitations, including RFPs, RFIs, sole-source justifications, and cooperative purchasing contract vehicles.
• Collaborate with internal solution architects and commercial teams to construct value-driven proposals that conform to state security, compliance, and accessibility mandates.

• Take ownership of complex engagement design and oversight of delivery, ensuring high technical performance, risk containment, and client mission alignment.
• Advise state and local government entities on modern IT transformations spanning hybrid cloud migrations, AI adoption, enterprise architecture, and infrastructure resilience.
• Proactively develop thought leadership, external eminence, and intellectual capital to strengthen Kyndryl Consult's brand across the mid-Atlantic public sector market.

• Drive significant financial outcomes by achieving signings, revenue, backlog growth, and engagement margin targets.
• Undertake scope definition, fee negotiation, and risk mitigation on all consulting engagements to ensure long-term commercial profitability.
• Maintain strong individual and team utilization metrics while maintaining high standards of delivery quality.

• Lead multi-disciplinary consulting teams by example, fostering a supportive, curious, and commercially focused team culture.
• Mentor and develop consulting talent within the SLED practice, encouraging continuous personal learning, technical certification, and professional…