Senior Consultant, Technology Transformation and Program Management

West Monroe • New York, NY

6h • $110,500 - $149,500

About The Position

West Monroe is currently seeking a Senior Consultant to join our Operations Excellence practice within our Enterprise Strategy & Execution (ES&E) discipline. This person will bring expertise supporting clients through large technology transformation initiatives – this includes but is not limited to transformation office stand-up/execution, program/project management of key workstreams, value management and vendor management activities. ES&E consultants deliver comprehensive solutions that transform operations through effective transformation management, strategic sourcing and optimizing people, process, and technology. Candidates should also have experience in helping to develop and/or enhance supporting methodologies and tools, as well as integrating these with other consulting solutions (e.g., technology and vertical practices).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 4+ years of experience in various aspects of program/portfolio management, transformation office (TO), and major technology systems implementation with at least one of the following:
• Full lifecycle major system implementation (e.g. ERP, CRM, HCM) with project/program management or lead business analyst role
• Part of a Transformation office overseeing a large portfolio of initiatives & value realization
• Part of a technology workstream for a merger or carve-out in a moderate-to-high complexity transaction.
• Clear understanding and experience in SDLC and associated program and portfolio management methodologies (including but not limited to PMI, waterfall, iterative, Agile, Scrum, and SAFe).
• Experience leveraging program and portfolio management tools such as MS Project, Planview, Clarity, and Smartsheet.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including the ability to create impactful and concise executive stakeholder-ready deliverables, and polished client-facing oral communication skills.
• Strong data visualization and analysis skills; comfortable using tools like Excel to analyze data and present key insights in a compelling way.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Demonstrated success within one or more of West Monroe’s core industries including Consumer & Industrial Products, Healthcare (payer/provider), Life Sciences, High Tech & Software, Utilities, Insurance, Banking, and/or Private Equity.
• Ability to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship.
• A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Serve in a program/project management role for large-scale enterprise technology transformations; structure and manage your own work and the work of others within a workstream; support workstream planning and execution by collaborating with team members and client functional and technical leads
• Support stand-up and execution of Transformation Offices that integrate program governance, technology delivery, change management, enterprise architecture, and benefits tracking.
• Serve on client delivery teams as a program/project manager; structure and manage your own work and the work of others within a workstream according to project workplan and Statement of Work (SOW); support workstream planning and execution by collaborating with team members and client functional and technical leads.
• Partner with third-party system integrators, developing integrating plans and holding delivery partners accountable for scope, quality, timeline, and outcomes.
• Structure and lead deliverables via thorough and effective data gathering, generate sound hypotheses, and deliver high-quality analyses.
• Build practice area capabilities, identify and scope practice development initiatives, lead onboarding activities, and lead training delivered to the practice.
• Actively participate in proposal development by synthesizing client asks and issues while mapping West Monroe methodologies and reviewing client materials to determine appropriate scope as well as potential areas out-of-scope.
• Contribute to thought leadership development aligned to specific engagement (blogs, articles, white papers).
• Assist team members in integrating effectively into the team, providing instruction, assistance, and coaching on methodologies and work approach.
• Model and mentor more junior-level consultants day-to-day in personifying West Monroe values with clients, on project teams, and within individual relationships.
• May serve as a Career Advisor to an intern or more junior-level consultant.
• Support recruiting, interviewing, and selecting campus and experienced new hire consultants.

Benefits

• Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses.
• Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees