Engagement Manager with The State of Illinois DCFS Experience (Remote Position)

Artemis Connection • Chicago, IL

114d

About The Position

Artemis Connection is a strategic management consultancy working across the for-profit, public and social sectors. We help clients around the world identify their most pressing strategic issues and we staff teams of strategy consultants to roll up their sleeves and deliver impact. We are passionate about helping innovative and entrepreneurial leaders reach their goals through a customized project-based approach, typically focused around: Bespoke Innovation, Sales, and Marketing Strategy, Purpose-driven Transformation, Embedded Strategy and Operations roles. Our founder is Christy Johnson, an entrepreneur, educator, and former McKinsey Engagement Manager. Our advisors include HR officers, executive coaches, academics, entrepreneurs, and neuroscientists. Our team is made up of seasoned consultants, trained at organizations such as McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain, Big 4 Strategy, and elite educational institutions. Given our flexible structure and smaller size, we tend to bring on new team members in a “trial-to-hire” capacity. In other words, we initially hire individuals as independent contractors for discrete client projects, and then, after successful projects completion and mutual determination of “fit”, we may move towards a more permanent employment arrangement.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years Consulting experience, ideally from a top-tier firm (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Bain), though in-house strategy/operations experience also considered.
• Track record of coaching clients to measurable outcomes required.
• Demonstrated skills in project management required, ideally in a 'case team' or 'client service' type of environment.
• Demonstrated skills in effective communication, including ability to build senior client relationships.
• Commitment to producing high-quality, client-ready work, on tight timelines, required.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree preferred.
• Orientation toward being a proactive, curious team member.

Responsibilities

• Own the entire life cycle of a consulting engagement, leading the day-to-day work, managing teams of 1-6, and managing upwards to engage ‘Principals’ or Senior Advisors on the team.
• Pre-project preparation including support in proposal development and participation in final business development meetings with clients.
• Identify the client’s most pressing strategic issues, develop hypotheses, and communicate these issues/hypotheses to clients and case team members.
• Create and maintain a project team work plan to diagnose and resolve the client’s strategic issues.
• Ensure all client deliverables are aligned with the client and executed in a high-quality and timely way.
• Manage teams of 1-6, providing regular coaching and input on their workstreams.
• Build trustworthy, transparent, and collaborative relationships with senior executives and other key contacts at client organizations.
• Facilitate client engagement in case team work, including organizing client meetings and workshops.
• Identify opportunities for additional client work.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment.
• Opportunity for permanent employment after trial period.
• Light travel requirements for client interactions.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees