GSD Management Consultant 2

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints•Riverton, UT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Management Consultant 2 will report to the Director of the Strategy, Planning, and Governance Division within the Global Services Department (GSD). The incumbent will work on significant projects with complex issues to maximize efficiencies in the organization. This role will have significant responsibility and ownership for a variety of challenging strategic projects and will work closely with senior executives. These projects range from early-stage diagnostic and strategy development to wide scale testing and implementation. Analyzes internal data to identify organizational weaknesses and subsequently formulates solutions to address them. Works with organization leadership to improve business strategies and results. The Alternative Working Arrangement (AWA)for this incumbent will include working multiple days in the Riverton, UT office.

Requirements

MBA preferred or a Bachelor's degree in business or related field, preferably with a Strategy emphasis.
7 years of strategy/management consulting experience.
Experience in a strategy consulting role at a top tier management consulting firm, or an internal strategy group in a Fortune 500 company is preferred.
Experience leading projects or managing others, when functioning as the team lead.
Professional business operations experience preferred.
Proven ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
Able to influence strategic thinking, identify trends, and analyze data to impact recommendations.
Comfortable with ambiguous and complex situations and an ability to provide logical and coherent potential solutions.
Advanced ability to communicate effectively in a way that builds and improves relationships both orally and in writing.
Must have excellent presentation skills and abilities.
Capable of performing detailed, technical data analysis.
Ability to appropriately handle sensitive data and documents.
Ability to work autonomously.
Highly skilled in the use of standard desktop software such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel (programming ability a plus).

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred
Experience in a strategy consulting role at a top tier management consulting firm, or an internal strategy group in a Fortune 500 company is preferred.
Professional business operations experience preferred.
programming ability a plus

Responsibilities

Works closely with senior executives on significant projects with complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors to improve business strategies and results.
Identifies essential work in the organization and how to provide those services in the most simple and affordable way.
May lead projects that span across multiple departments.
Works cooperatively with team members, directors, and the managing director.
Provides guidance and direction on initiative planning, client relationship management.
Primary responsibility will be typical of a strategy engagement: identifying opportunities through hypotheses, data driven analysis, and research, collaborating with senior leaders, determining highest impact changes, presenting findings to senior management and/or General Authorities, and implementing solutions.
Strategic project management is critical, which includes shaping work streams, leading project teams drawn from the wider department, and ensuring delivery of results.
Lead change management including orientation, build capability of the department and team around them, and set up the projects to lead to lasting long-term change and performance improvement.
Works as a collaborative thought partner, clarifying ambiguity, and taking initiative are also critical components of this role.
Performs work with a high degree of latitude.
Handles the most complex issues.
Possesses expert knowledge of subject matter.
Provides leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to subordinate a group through extensive knowledge in area of specialization and may function as the team lead.