Strategic Advisor & Engagement Lead, Federal

We are seeking a high-potential Strategic Advisor & Engagement Lead to support the growth and evolution of our Public Sector consulting practice. This individual will serve as both a trusted client advisor and an engagement leader, partnering closely with practice leadership to drive strategic client outcomes, delivery excellence, operational transformation, and practice growth.

This role reports directly to the Director and will influence practice strategy, client growth opportunities, service evolution, and AI-enabled consulting innovation. While technical fluency is important, the role is centered on strategic leadership, business transformation, and cross‑functional collaboration rather than deep engineering expertise.

The ideal candidate is highly client‑facing, influence‑oriented, proactive, and entrepreneurial. They should be equally comfortable facilitating strategic discussions with clients, leading delivery execution, managing engagement financials, and helping shape the future direction of the practice. We look for someone who can bridge business and technical conversations, guide implementation teams strategically, solve complex organizational problems, and build trusted relationships with clients and internal teams.

• Lead strategic advisory engagements with Federal/SLED clients, serving as a trusted advisor to facilitate discovery, planning, alignment, and transformation discussions.
• Oversee client engagement delivery, including timelines, deliverables, risks, budgets, forecasting, staffing needs, communication, and overall engagement health.
• Partner across consulting and technical teams to translate complex business, organizational, and technology challenges into actionable plans and successful delivery outcomes.
• Support practice growth by identifying client needs, expansion opportunities, service improvements, and ways to scale delivery quality and operational effectiveness.
• Explore opportunities to apply AI and emerging technologies to improve consulting delivery, client outcomes, and practice innovation.
• Maintain a 60% utilization target while balancing delivery quality, client satisfaction, and profitability.

Experience

• 48 years of consulting experience

Required

• Active Secret Clearance or willingness to obtain one.
• Must acquire Atlassian certification by passing two Atlassian Certified Professional exams and maintain them by achieving additional Atlassian CE Credits.
• Experience in client‑facing consulting roles.
• Experience leading work streams, projects, or small engagements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

• Federal consulting experience.
• Organizational transformation experience.
• Change management exposure.
• Experience managing budgets or engagement financials.
• AI curiosity and experimentation.
• Experience supporting modernization initiatives.
• Exposure to Agile delivery or enterprise SaaS implementations.