Open Positions: Management Consultants: Principals, Managers and Associates

 

Seeking experienced management consultants and former operating company executives for subcontract Principal, Manager and Associate roles.  The primary responsibility for Principals and Managers is the leadership of management consulting work streams and teams, and project execution for some projects.  Associates are responsible for project execution. 

 

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4 Roles:

 

1. Innovation Management Consultants

• Setting up an innovation ecosystem and an integrated new ventures organization
• Establishing an innovation strategy: Products, services, white spaces, monetization strategies, alliances, ideation methods, customer immersion, and business models
• Has strong experience doing and leading efforts in the 2 bullets above
• Able to facilitate new venture teams, lead new venture teams, and conduct (not direct, conduct) the investigation necessary to determine attractive areas for new venture and new business model investment
• Has strong hands-on orientation

 

2. Product Development Management and Strategic Product Life Cycle Management Consultants

• Deep experience in the management of product development, and/or deep experience in strategic product life cycle management
• NPD and Technology Development process design, pilot, and implementation
• PLM: Ideation, customer needs and wants, market research, customer experience definition, customer immersion, product road-mapping, product line planning, product launch, margin optimization, pricing, product retirement
• Portfolio and resource management
• Profitability modeling
• Preference will be given to those with experience in both operating companies and strategic/operational management consultancies.  Ex-PRTM, Ideo, Strategos, Strategyn, Innosight, and IBM staff are preferred
• Telecom industry experience a plus

 

3. Marketing / Product Line Program Management Consultants

• Demonstrated ability to establish program management control of complex situations in a matter of days
• Deep project / program management skills - can organize and manage at both the executive level and at the day-to-day project management level.  Deep MS Project or similar skills
• Very strong in developing, creating (vs having someone else create on your behalf) and presenting CXO-level presentations and performance reports
• Demonstrated ability to secure cooperation across functional silos within days and demonstrated ability to ramp and be effective in the same time frame
• Deep business case background.  Able to translate market research into expected take rates
• Preference for consultants serving the telecom industry, ex-executives with deep program management backgrounds, or ex-Marketing/PLM executives with both functional knowledge and program management background

 

4. Organizational Design, Implementation, and Change Management Consultants

• Has participated in or led 4+ organizational design projects spanning multiple business functions
• Practiced in defining organizational design options and the rationale for each.  This will be tested in the interview
• Strong, deep, and varied experience defining roles and responsibilities, and new management processes across functions.
• Deep experience in change management tactics to drive process and R&R adoption across multiple functions
• Has established VP-level or higher governance teams for at least 3 projects and can articulate and defend approaches used for doing so

 

Key industry backgrounds of interest include wireless and wireline telecommunications, insurance and financial services, medical devices, high-tech, chemicals/materials, and distribution

 

Must be willing to travel up to 100% of the time; 80% on average

 

Background and Experience Required

• MBA.  Plus a Bachelors degree in an Engineering, Science, Liberal Arts, Marketing, or Math-based discipline
• Principals: 9+ years of management consulting experience, or, 15+ years operating company experience in the management of Product Development, Product Line Management, Marketing, Innovation Management, or Organizational Design & Change Management required.  Industry titles Vice President to CXO
• Managers: 5+ years of management consulting experience, or, 10+ years operating company experience in the management of Product Development, Product Line Management, Marketing, Innovation Management, or Organizational Design & Change Management required.  Industry titles Director to CXO
• Associates: 3+ years of management consulting experience, or, 6+ years operating company experience in the management of product development, Product Development, Product Line Management, Marketing, Innovation Management, or Organizational Design & Change Management..  Industry titles Manager-Director.
• All: Demonstrated track record of delivering measurable value.  Track record of successful project delivery – references for same.  References will be checked
• All: Very good interpersonal skills and client communication skills
• All:  Determination and willingness to do whatever it takes to deliver client results.  Willingness to take direction and direct pointed feedback with poise, and to work 70+ hours per week if needed
• All: "OakStone and OakStone Client-first" mentality
• Principals and Managers: Ability to direct a consulting delivery team, manage a relationship, and provide leadership from a thought leadership and work planning point of view.  Ability to do the project work, not just lead it, as that is a likely role for you.  
• Principals and Managers: Demonstrated track record of leading project teams of 3+ associate-level consultants or a similar level in industry
• Principals and Managers: Excellent powerpoint presentation and delivery skills.  Deep program / project management skills - at the executive and operational level
• Associates: Great spreadsheet and business modeling skills.  This will be explicitly tested in the interview
• Plus: Management consulting experience
• Please: Apply only if you fit very well the background described above.  Applicants who do not fit this background very well will not be considered.

 

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