Consulting Manager
About The Position
Propeller is a people-focused management consulting firm that helps organizations accelerate transformation and move forward faster. We work with clients to solve complex problems, clear hurdles, and bring transformation to life—building the momentum needed to make change stick with solutions that are right-sized, scalable, and built to last. Our teams bring a mix of strategic thinking and practical know-how across strategy, enterprise technology, and organizational effectiveness. We collaborate closely with clients, adapt quickly to their needs, and show up ready to do the work together. Our clients are typically large and mid-sized organizations in the retail, technology, public sector, and energy and utility industries. These are the spaces where we drive the most impact, but our experience spans many others. We have offices in Portland, San Francisco, and Denver, and work with clients across the country. Propeller may be the place for you if you're energized by solving hard problems, guiding leaders and teams through change, and making progress that sticks. You're curious, collaborative, and resilient—with the grit to keep moving forward, even when the path is ambiguous, and the answers aren’t clear.
Requirements
- 12+ years of project management, strategy, operations, and/or change management, including at least 3 years of experience at a management consulting firm
- Experience serving as an Engagement Lead on consulting engagements; able to lead teams to deliver on complex projects involving multiple workstreams and specializations
- Ability to build and sustain trusted, executive-level client relationships
- Track record of successfully managing and developing others; ability to proactively address team or individual challenges through constructive feedback and coaching
- Strong presentation, communication, and facilitation skills
- Career history that demonstrates progressive responsibilities and accountability
- Bachelor’s degree
- Ability to travel based on client need (up to 15%)
- Ability to demonstrate a legal right to work in the U.S.
Nice To Haves
- People management experience
- Master’s degree or relevant certifications
Responsibilities
- Lead contracted scopes of work, ensuring deliverables meet or exceed client expectations.
- Serve as a trusted advisor, helping clients navigate complex decisions and develop effective solutions.
- Develop frameworks, approaches, and methodologies that strengthen delivery and support future work.
- Lead complex, multi-workstream engagements and take accountability for overall team performance, health, and delivery.
- Establish and manage staffing, roles, responsibilities, ways of working, and resource needs throughout the engagement.
- Coach consultants and provide timely feedback, partnering with Performance Managers and leadership on development, recognition, and performance concerns.
- Build trusted client relationships through regular communication, expectation management, and ongoing feedback.
- Proactively manage engagement scope, risks, and changes, partnering with the Account Director on escalations and contract modifications.
- Manage project hours and expenses to balance client satisfaction, delivery quality, and Propeller profitability.
- Identify opportunities to expand client impact and support account management, proposals, and business development activities.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
