Senior Manager, Consultants

Company Description

Umanist Staffing LLC is a global advisor on niche skills staffing and workforce solutions. As a diverse Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) and Small Business Enterprise (SBE), we have an office in New York City and a COE (Centre of Excellence) in India. With our team of experienced Subject Matter Experts and Technical Recruiters, we have a great understanding and hands-on expertise in more than 25 industries and verticals. Our services are tailored for businesses of all sizes, supporting them in the most cost-effective way.

Role Description

This is a contract role for a Senior Manager, Consultants. As part of this role, you will be responsible for managing a team of consultants and providing strategic guidance and support. You will collaborate with clients to understand their needs and develop innovative solutions to meet their business goals. This role is located in Chattanooga, TN, and is an on-site position.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in managing teams and leading projects
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven experience in consulting and providing strategic guidance
• Ability to analyze complex problems and develop creative solutions
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent work experience

• Managing a diverse team of managers, senior consultants, and consultants who use human and organizational performance principles, Lean 6 Sigma, and advanced analytics to provide insight into process performance, identify behavior-related gaps, process improvements, and implement solutions.
• Overseeing the prioritization of COO strategic projects to optimize processes, reduce waste, and balance risks.
• Effectively communicating with COO senior leadership to align resources and priorities, ensuring achievement of COO performance improvement goals and strategic initiatives.
• Identifying key focus areas and gaps in COO where leveraging strategic operational support capabilities could result in dramatic COO performance improvements.
• Cultivating a Lean culture and interfacing with the leadership team on enterprise-level improvement progress.
• Developing relationships that support honest communication and a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration to drive cultural change.
• Ensuring communications to leadership are clear and consistent, articulately conveying potential project value propositions, project status, and levels of success.
• Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with leadership to connect teams and better achieve alignment on cost-saving and performance-improving initiatives.
• Directing the measurement of program impact and corresponding communications, metrics, and dashboards as needed to monitor change and effectiveness.
• Ensuring consulting team project workload is optimized while maintaining a workplace culture that is consistent with the organization's mission and values.
• Providing input into the development of business unit strategic plans to achieve business results.
• Participating in continuous improvement reviews with local and/or regional management.