State and Local Government Associate Director - Boston, MA

Job Family: Management Consulting
Travel Required: Up to 25%
Clearance Required: None

What You Will Do:

Client Relationship Management and Engagement Delivery. Actively manage a portfolio of client engagements and consulting staff, ensuring all contractual targets and deliverables are met. Strategize with consultant teams on project approach, facilitate communications, and manage risk across active engagements. Drive quality and standards of work product; ensure superior engagement quality. Maintain strong relationships with executives at state agencies, including division, branch, and program levels. Develop and instill best practices throughout the organization. Maintain and promote compliance with contractual, regulatory, and internal policy requirements. Manage the economics of client engagements, ensuring delivery aligns with approved financial parameters.

New Business Development

Serve as a thought leader in the public domain and assist in building the Guidehouse brand. Leverage the firm’s existing relationships with state agencies and develop new relationships to expand existing client relationships and develop new clients. Serve as the lead executive for new business opportunities. Serve as a content expert for client issues. Be personally engaged in and accountable for growing the practice in annual new business for the firm.

Consulting Staff Leadership

Directly manage and mentor consultants assigned to client engagements. Lead the career development, recruitment, retention, and advocacy efforts for members of the client service team. Support the onboarding, training, and professional development of new consultants. Foster a positive, collaborative, and high-performing team culture.

What You Will Need:

• No sponsorship is available for this position
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university
• Minimum of SEVEN (7+) years relevant experience in government or consulting
• Minimum of THREE (3+) years of experience leading large-scale programs or consulting engagements with state agencies
• Existing network within state government and connections with state agencies and local governments preferably in the New England region
• Demonstrated ability to lead state government new business pursuits and proposals with proven results
• Excellent program/project management skills with demonstrated experience leading large multi-disciplinary teams across a range of projects
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong business relationships with senior executive clients
• Well-rounded leadership skills to provide strategic, analytical, and operational direction to teams

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Master's Degree - MPP or MPA (including MBA or equivalent)
• Experience managing challenging projects and serving clients
• Experience leading technology projects
• Experience facilitating meetings and public speaking with large groups

The annual salary range for this position is $149,000.00-$248,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation. Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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