Managing Consultant

Vervint•Grand Rapids, MI

12d

About The Position

Managing Consultant, Product Engineering | Full-Time | Minnesota or Michigan The Managing Consultant, Product Engineering plays a pivotal role in driving successful client engagements while fostering growth within the consulting practice. This role combines leadership in client delivery with responsibility for developing consultants, expanding client relationships, and contributing to the strategic growth of the business. Managing Consultants are expected to act as trusted advisors, ensuring that engagements deliver measurable business value while cultivating high-performing teams. Thinking ahead, seeing beyond, and building together Vervint is a purpose-driven, global consultancy that is a digital catalyst, empowering people and organizations to thrive in the experience-driven world. Vervint offers cross-functional expertise and guidance that goes beyond great tech — believing technology, thoughtful strategy, and human creativity lead to real progress and transformation. With a human-focused approach, Vervint provides a roadmap for success inherent in design, empathy, and ingenuity. Our commitment to purposeful progress gives us a unique ability to thrive at the intersection of technology, strategy, and experience to create impactful solutions that are more than simply migrating, integrating, or building tech. With offices in Michigan and Minnesota and employees across the globe, we put people at the heart of everything we do. Our values are part of what makes us different — for our employees, clients, and the communities in which we live and work. At Vervint, our purpose is progress, and we are out to improve lives by keeping humanity at the core of every solution.

Requirements

Proven leadership experience managing project teams and individual contributors, including setting expectations, providing feedback, and holding others accountable to results.
Extensive lead-level engineering experience in at least one modern frontend or backend programming language, paired with working proficiency across additional languages and frameworks, supporting credible technical leadership and effective Human-AI Partnership (HAIP) practices in design, development, and problem solving.
Demonstrated expertise in technology consulting, solution delivery, or digital transformation initiatives, with the ability to operate at both a strategic and hands-on level.
Deep fluency in Agile delivery methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and hybrid models), with experience applying them pragmatically to optimize team flow, delivery predictability, and outcomes – leveraging both human judgement and AI-enabled insights to improve speed and quality.
Working familiarity with AI-assisted and agentic development models, including modern coding copilots, agent frameworks, and AI-enabled SDLC practices, with the ability to guide teams and clients in adopting HAIP-driven approaches that responsibly accelerate delivery, enhance quality, and improve developer effectiveness.
Strong client relationship management skills, with experience serving as a primary point of contact, building trust, and sustaining long-term partnerships.
Business acumen with the ability to understand client challenges, align solutions to business outcomes, and contribute to revenue growth.
Exceptional communication, facilitation, and executive-level presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and simplify complex topics.
Proven ability to manage delivery risk, budgets, and utilization targets, ensuring successful outcomes for both clients and the practice.
Mentorship and coaching experience, with a track record of developing junior to mid-level consultants into high-performing contributors.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, client-focused environment, balancing competing priorities while maintaining delivery excellence.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field or combination of education and experience.
At least 10-12 years of relevant work experience in professional service or tech consulting, with a proven track record of leading client engagements.

Responsibilities

Lead, Manage, and Hold Accountable (LMA) by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and ensuring follow-through on commitments.
Guide and mentor individual contributors through client work, balancing hands-on delivery with coaching in a player/coach capacity.
Drive professional development by modeling consulting excellence, supporting career growth, and identifying opportunities for skill expansion.
Grow leadership and consulting influence within teams and engagements, fostering an environment where consultants feel empowered to take ownership.
Champion Vervint’s culture and values, ensuring collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability across teams.
Serve as a primary engagement lead, ensuring successful execution of both technical and strategic client work.
Hit or exceed billable utilization targets individually, for your team, and actively support practice-wide utilization and revenue goals.
Translate client needs into actionable strategies, solutions, and delivery roadmaps that drive measurable business outcomes.
Oversee engagement governance, proactively managing risks, dependencies, and scope changes to keep projects on track.
Collaborate across all project stakeholders—including clients, internal teams, and third parties—to ensure alignment with goals, timelines, and deliverables.
Manage and escalate technical and project issues appropriately, ensuring rapid resolution and clear communication with stakeholders.
Ensure delivery standards, methodologies, and best practices are consistently applied across engagements.
Build and sustain lasting client-facing relationships, becoming a trusted advisor and identifying opportunities for follow-on or expanded work.
Achieve portfolio financial targets by delivering client success and proactively influencing follow-on and new sales opportunities through trusted relationships and solution insights.
Partner with leadership to define and enhance go-to-market offerings, frameworks, and accelerators that strengthen the firm’s competitive edge.
Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve delivery efficiency, and contribute to continuous improvement within the practice.
Actively contribute to thought leadership efforts, including whitepapers, presentations, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.