Consulting

Public Sector Director

Scope of Position: Practice Directors are responsible for managing complex engagements, ensuring that deliverables meet client requirements, qualifying client expectations and insuring engagement team works to meet/exceed expectations. The Public Sector Director will have the responsibility of developing practice strategy, quality, and client satisfaction for business in city/county government, K-12 public school districts, and Higher Education.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate Solid understanding of the company including organization, mission, goals, lines of business (SAP, Oracle, i2)
• Build business, personnel, and administrative infrastructure in region, line of business, or specialty area to support and achieve the goals, strategies, and objectives set by Senior Management
• Lead hiring and staffing efforts for region, line of business, or specialty area
• Meet and or exceed revenue objectives (billings/bookings) set by senior management
• Demonstrate solid ability to run day to day operations on projects in region, line of business, or specialty area
• Proactively identify, build, and maintain relationships with clients, colleagues, and subordinates; produce profitable and referenceable accounts.
• When appropriate lead and or participate in the development of winning and profitable proposals, using the company's and SAP guidelines
• Proactively identify opportunities for business within region, line of business, or specialty area
• Demonstrate ability to operate with minimum supervision
• Demonstrate strong ability to evaluate and develop staff members
• Lead quality assurance reviews for own and (even) others application engagements
• Lead and participate in all aspects of contract negotiations and possess a thorough understanding of legal and contract issues concerning the company
• Use effective written and oral communication skills to facilitate client and internal meetings
• Serve as a mentor for one or more consultants
• Participate in the development of the company's intellectual capital by contributing or ensuring project teams contribution to the company's central repository
• Ensure submission of all administrative work in support of project engagement as well as time and expenses
  
  Minimum Qualifications:
• 8 years consulting experience
• 8 years industry experience
• 5 years project management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Customer service skills
• Ability to travel

Working Conditions: Various locations, various industries, 75% travel
Education: Bachelor's degree in related field required.
Financial Responsibilities: Budget for projects in region/line of business/specialty area. Responsible for revenue for region or product assigned.
Professional Affiliations: Member of product user groups and/or member of related professional associations highly desired (i.e. APICS, SHRM, State boards of Accountancy)

Please respond to:

Diane Oates
oates@corpdiversitysearch.com
Phone: (585) 787-0537
Fax: (585) 787-1321