Management Consulting Manager

About the position Are you an experienced consultant looking for the next step on your career journey? Sendero hires great leaders to drive our dynamic projects while fostering an inspirational culture. As a Manager at Sendero, you will play an instrumental role in delivering to our clients, developing your team members, and helping to shape Sendero’s continued growth. This role is based in Dallas, Texas. Work arrangements are determined on a client and project basis and will likely vary over time depending on client needs. In general, expect to work a minimum of three days on-site per week with your team at the client or Sendero office. Responsibilities • Leads projects, provides guidance to team members (i.e., Sendero, client, third-party), directs the analysis conducted by team members, and delivers quality results • Manages all aspects of the project lifecycle: planning, scope definition, design, execution, and delivery • Determines approach and implements defined solutions through scope management, work-planning, financials, status reporting, and risk and issue management • Facilitates meetings with client stakeholders to gather information and insights to client problems, provide project status, address issues, and gain consensus • Manages and develops team members by defining and assigning work, resource planning, and delegating • Manages team members’ billable hours and ensures alignment with project chargeability requirements to realize expected revenue • Identifies additional needs at current client and collaborates with them to shape operational improvements and solutions which leads to self/team extensions and/or expansions • Formulates focus areas for personal relevance development aligned with go-to-market strategy to articulate and translate to client needs and business opportunities • Collaborates with senior leadership on the proposal development process and takes ownership of less complex proposals Requirements • Minimum of 5 years of consulting work experience • Bachelor’s degree • Consulting project management proficiency (i.e., project planning, status reporting, risk and issue management) • Experience leading project team(s) to implement client solution(s) • Experience managing team members • Proven ability to analyze client problems and develop successful solutions • Proven ability to communicate (written and verbal) and build relationships with consulting clients and team members • Passion for proactively delivering value and keeping commitments Benefits • Competitive benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k, pet insurance, etc.) • Straight-forward career path with defined criteria for advancement • Passionate and supportive coworkers • Commitment to giving back to the community Apply tot his job

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