Manager, Transformation

#Eliassen Corporate

Manager, Transformation: Remote

The Manager will deliver integration and transformation support services for Eliassen clients across diverse industries, enabling organizations to successfully navigate and embrace change. This role focuses on designing and implementing modern business solutions that automate, streamline, and modernize operations to support scalable growth. The Manager partners closely with clients and internal teams to address business challenges through process optimization, system selection and rationalization, and the integration of acquisitions.

Responsibilities also include supporting the design, implementation, and optimization of shared service centers (both outsourced and insourced), as well as establishing and maturing centers of excellence.

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company that provides business and IT services for our clients as they seek to transform and execute strategies that will drive exceptional outcomes. Leveraging over 30 years of success, we focus on professional services, talent solutions, and life sciences. Eliassen Group offers local community presence and deep networks. We are committed to positively impacting the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which we operate.

Most recently, Energage named Eliassen Group a winner of the Top Workplaces Award, and we have been recognized as a US Best Managed Company. To learn more about our award-winning culture, visit the Eliassen Experience.

• Lead assigned work streams or smaller transformation engagements, ensuring alignment with the Statement of Work, engagement objectives, timelines, and budgets.
• Support the design and implementation of transformation initiatives, including process design and optimization, automation, performance measurement, technology strategy, system selection and implementation, and project management activities.
• Support acquisition and divestiture activities by contributing to integration and separation efforts, including synergy identification, system and process optimization, TSA assessment, and IMO/TMO support.
• Translate engagement objectives into structured work plans by defining activities, deliverables, resource needs, and timelines.
• Execute and oversee analytical and operational activities such as current-state assessments, future-state design, process mapping, KPI development, data mapping and validation, testing, and gap analysis.
• Review deliverables for quality, accuracy, and alignment with engagement goals; identify and document risks, issues, and dependencies impacting scope, timeline, or budget.
• Participate in and lead portions of client meetings, including status updates and working sessions, communicating proactively and demonstrating subject matter expertise.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with client stakeholders through effective collaboration and professional judgment.
• Coach and support team members through feedback, workload monitoring, and skill development.
• Monitor team capacity and engagement financials, including periodic budget-to-actual analysis and escalation of variances as needed.
• Develop and share best practices, reusable artifacts, and intellectual capital across the organization.
• Identify opportunities to expand services or resources within existing client accounts and support proposal development as requested.
• Maintain a professional presence through networking activities and an up-to-date Linked In profile.

• Strong ability to lead and review analytical work, including process analysis, KPI development, and root-cause analysis.
• Proficiency in consulting tools and ability to build structured models and client-ready presentations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective project management skills, including planning, prioritization, and risk management.
• Ability to delegate effectively while maintaining accountability.
• Demonstrated experience coaching and developing junior team members.
• Strong attention to detail and commit to high-quality work.
• Proactive problem-solving mindset with the ability to propose solutions.
• Programming skills (Python, R, SQL, Yaml) are a plus

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s preferred.
• 4-7 years of experience in consulting, transformation, operations, or related fields.
• Experience leading work streams or small engagements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft suite
• Familiarity with Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or change management…