Associate Director– Management Consulting – State and Local Government – Louisiana

Overview

Client Relationship Management and Engagement Delivery. Actively manage a portfolio of 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. Drive quality and standards of work product; ensure superior engagement quality. Maintain strong relationships with executives at the State of Louisiana and state agencies, including division, branch, and program levels.

Develop and instill best practices throughout the organization. Maintain and promote compliance with contractual, regulatory, and internal policy requirements. Manage the economics of client engagements, ensuring delivery aligns with approved financial parameters.

Job Family Management Consulting

Travel Required Up to 50%

Clearance Required None

• Client Relationship Management and Engagement Delivery.
• Actively manage a portfolio of 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.
• Drive quality and standards of work product; ensure superior engagement quality.
• Maintain strong relationships with executives at the State of Louisiana and state agencies, including division, branch, and program levels.
• Develop and instill best practices throughout the organization.
• Maintain and promote compliance with contractual, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.
• Manage the economics of client engagements, ensuring delivery aligns with approved financial parameters.

• Serve as a thought leader in the public domain and assist in building the Guidehouse brand across state of Louisiana.
• Leverage the firm’s existing relationships with state agencies and develop new relationships to expand existing client relationships and develop new clients.
• Serve as the lead executive for new business opportunities.
• Serve as a content expert for client issues.
• Be personally engaged in and accountable for growing the practice in annual new business for the firm.

• Direct line management for consultants assigned to client engagements led.
• Career development, advocacy for, recruitment of, and retention of members of the state agency advisory team.
• Training and onboarding of new consultants.
• Contribute to the development of a positive and performance-oriented culture.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university
• Minimum of 7+ (SEVEN) years relevant experience in government or consulting
• Minimum of 3+ (THREE) years of experience leading large-scale programs or consulting engagements with state agencies
• Existing network within the state of Louisiana and connections with state agencies and local governments
• Demonstrated ability to lead state government new business pursuits and proposals with proven results
• Excellent program/project management skills with demonstrated experience leading large multi-disciplinary teams across a range of projects
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong business relationships with senior executive clients
• Well-rounded leadership skills to provide strategic, analytical, and operational direction to teams
• No sponsorship available for this position

• Master's Degree - MPP or MPA (including MBA or equivalent)
• Experience managing challenging projects and serving clients
• Experience facilitating meetings and public speaking with large groups

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term…