Kenway Consulting
Engagement Manager
Kenway Consulting, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Engagement Manager
Department:
Client DeliveryEmployment Type:
Full TimeLocation:
ChicagoDescription
About This PositionWe are looking for experienced management professionals interested in generating strategies and implementation plans that drive a greater future for our clients. As an Engagement Manager at Kenway, you will have the opportunity to manage a diverse set of stakeholders, drive critical decisions, and solve complex problems. From day one, you’ll lead projects, teams, and solutions that target the latest business and technical challenges companies are facing today.Core Traits We Are Seeking
Entrepreneurship:
Passion to fuel growth by helping clients, peers, the organization, and yourself with a continuous hunger to learn.Tenacity:
Ability to drive through ambiguity.Executive Presence:
Clear, concise, and articulate when using written and verbal channels.Communication:
Adept at communicating quickly and effectively whether the message is good or bad.Aptitude:
You climb steep learning curves quickly.Integrity:
Comfortable doing what is right for the project even when doing so may not be the most favorable path forward.Growth Mindset:
Proactively develop core skills independently and with the help of others.Responsibilities
Serve as a Leader of complex business or technology initiatives.Lead projects/programs in one or more of the following areas – process improvement, business transformation, mergers and acquisitions, organizational effectiveness, organizational change management, digital transformation, data & analytics, full cycle system implementations and enterprise applications, project recovery/turnaround.Work across multiple industries, business areas, and business applications.Climb steep learning curves to become expert in clients’ businesses and technologies.Apply industry, business and technical knowledge to achieve project expectations and project team objectives.Work within IT organizations with exposure to the full system implementation lifecycle.Build a depth of skills in multiple Kenway services.Manage client projects and empower project resources to complete objectives.Coach and mentor other Kenway resources on similar projects or in similar service areas.Lead working sessions to develop solutions to complex problems.Communicate difficult messages to the client executives.Present to client groups of significant size and senior-level client leadership.Establish trusted partner relationships with clients in which clients share their personal goals and organizational challenges.Identify business problems within the areas you work most closely and facilitate discussions on how Kenway can help solve them.Develop proposal and SOW material tailored to the client’s unique situation.Conduct proposal pitches and lead networking pursuit on various projects.Assist in tailoring Kenway’s corporate growth strategies to the unique circumstances you experience at the client.Contribute to and lead passion projects that drive the overall growth and development of Kenway as a company.Qualifications, Skills and Credentials
Basic Qualifications6+ years of experience in leading complex business or technology initiatives, preferably in a consulting environment.Proven expertise in process improvement, change management, project management methodologies (waterfall and agile), approaches, and supporting tools.Proven experience in leading resources preferably in a project-based model.Proven experience in relationship management / client development.Preferred Skills and CredentialsDemonstrated skills in creating impactful client proposals.Deep knowledge in one of Kenway’s core Capabilities: Information Insight, Technology Solution Delivery, or Enterprise Program Leadership.Experience in business or technology transformation projects/initiatives.Relevant financial services, healthcare, distribution, or telecommunications industry experience.What our Company looks like
Kenway Consulting is a management and technology consulting firm whose entire reason for existence is to help companies and their employees. Founded in 2004 on the principles of being good and being truthful, Kenway’s set of Guiding Principles steer each employee’s decision-making process and center on integrity, quality, value and respect. The company focuses on the means and not the outcomes, always in line with these Guiding Principles, and always with integrity as its cornerstone. Kenway strives to provide all clients with unmatched quality and service, and specializes in the areas of Technology Solution Delivery, Enterprise Program Leadership, and Information Insight. You will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact with our world-class clients. Our projects tend to focus primarily on enterprise solutions, straddling our clients’ technology and business organizations. Most of these engagements require a diverse combination of skills and experience.At Kenway, we address our clients' needs by identifying the services and solutions that are required to solve their business challenges. We then provide the appropriate mix of resources to build the optimal project team for each engagement. This approach not only allows us to take on projects ranging in size and complexity, but it also allows us to adjust capacity and skill sets as the project evolves, or as clients need change. Ultimately, our goal is to provide the highest possible quality for the lowest possible cost.What we offer our Employees
The ability to chart your individual career path based on your expertise and passions.An environment that encourages you to identify new opportunities and the support to make it happen.An emphasis on quality of life that is highly accommodating and unparalleled in the industry, with no mandatory travel for client work.The opportunity to build and be part of a fun and collaborative organization with teams that are passionate about their clients.Culture-driven employees who work together to identify clients, technologies, and people in support of Kenway’s ambitious growth targets.Leadership opportunities early and often in your career, no matter your tenure.Participation in internal operations, giving you a chance to help in your area of interest – such as Marketing, Human Resources, Sales or Technology – and make a real impact.Exceptional benefits and an above-market compensation package, including unlimited PTO, quarterly and annual bonuses, and a SEP-IRA to which we contribute 25% of every employee’s total compensation.Our clients have increasingly returned to their physical locations post COVID-19, the expectation is that Kenway Consultants will need to live/work in the Chicagoland area.
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Department:
Client DeliveryEmployment Type:
Full TimeLocation:
ChicagoDescription
About This PositionWe are looking for experienced management professionals interested in generating strategies and implementation plans that drive a greater future for our clients. As an Engagement Manager at Kenway, you will have the opportunity to manage a diverse set of stakeholders, drive critical decisions, and solve complex problems. From day one, you’ll lead projects, teams, and solutions that target the latest business and technical challenges companies are facing today.Core Traits We Are Seeking
Entrepreneurship:
Passion to fuel growth by helping clients, peers, the organization, and yourself with a continuous hunger to learn.Tenacity:
Ability to drive through ambiguity.Executive Presence:
Clear, concise, and articulate when using written and verbal channels.Communication:
Adept at communicating quickly and effectively whether the message is good or bad.Aptitude:
You climb steep learning curves quickly.Integrity:
Comfortable doing what is right for the project even when doing so may not be the most favorable path forward.Growth Mindset:
Proactively develop core skills independently and with the help of others.Responsibilities
Serve as a Leader of complex business or technology initiatives.Lead projects/programs in one or more of the following areas – process improvement, business transformation, mergers and acquisitions, organizational effectiveness, organizational change management, digital transformation, data & analytics, full cycle system implementations and enterprise applications, project recovery/turnaround.Work across multiple industries, business areas, and business applications.Climb steep learning curves to become expert in clients’ businesses and technologies.Apply industry, business and technical knowledge to achieve project expectations and project team objectives.Work within IT organizations with exposure to the full system implementation lifecycle.Build a depth of skills in multiple Kenway services.Manage client projects and empower project resources to complete objectives.Coach and mentor other Kenway resources on similar projects or in similar service areas.Lead working sessions to develop solutions to complex problems.Communicate difficult messages to the client executives.Present to client groups of significant size and senior-level client leadership.Establish trusted partner relationships with clients in which clients share their personal goals and organizational challenges.Identify business problems within the areas you work most closely and facilitate discussions on how Kenway can help solve them.Develop proposal and SOW material tailored to the client’s unique situation.Conduct proposal pitches and lead networking pursuit on various projects.Assist in tailoring Kenway’s corporate growth strategies to the unique circumstances you experience at the client.Contribute to and lead passion projects that drive the overall growth and development of Kenway as a company.Qualifications, Skills and Credentials
Basic Qualifications6+ years of experience in leading complex business or technology initiatives, preferably in a consulting environment.Proven expertise in process improvement, change management, project management methodologies (waterfall and agile), approaches, and supporting tools.Proven experience in leading resources preferably in a project-based model.Proven experience in relationship management / client development.Preferred Skills and CredentialsDemonstrated skills in creating impactful client proposals.Deep knowledge in one of Kenway’s core Capabilities: Information Insight, Technology Solution Delivery, or Enterprise Program Leadership.Experience in business or technology transformation projects/initiatives.Relevant financial services, healthcare, distribution, or telecommunications industry experience.What our Company looks like
Kenway Consulting is a management and technology consulting firm whose entire reason for existence is to help companies and their employees. Founded in 2004 on the principles of being good and being truthful, Kenway’s set of Guiding Principles steer each employee’s decision-making process and center on integrity, quality, value and respect. The company focuses on the means and not the outcomes, always in line with these Guiding Principles, and always with integrity as its cornerstone. Kenway strives to provide all clients with unmatched quality and service, and specializes in the areas of Technology Solution Delivery, Enterprise Program Leadership, and Information Insight. You will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact with our world-class clients. Our projects tend to focus primarily on enterprise solutions, straddling our clients’ technology and business organizations. Most of these engagements require a diverse combination of skills and experience.At Kenway, we address our clients' needs by identifying the services and solutions that are required to solve their business challenges. We then provide the appropriate mix of resources to build the optimal project team for each engagement. This approach not only allows us to take on projects ranging in size and complexity, but it also allows us to adjust capacity and skill sets as the project evolves, or as clients need change. Ultimately, our goal is to provide the highest possible quality for the lowest possible cost.What we offer our Employees
The ability to chart your individual career path based on your expertise and passions.An environment that encourages you to identify new opportunities and the support to make it happen.An emphasis on quality of life that is highly accommodating and unparalleled in the industry, with no mandatory travel for client work.The opportunity to build and be part of a fun and collaborative organization with teams that are passionate about their clients.Culture-driven employees who work together to identify clients, technologies, and people in support of Kenway’s ambitious growth targets.Leadership opportunities early and often in your career, no matter your tenure.Participation in internal operations, giving you a chance to help in your area of interest – such as Marketing, Human Resources, Sales or Technology – and make a real impact.Exceptional benefits and an above-market compensation package, including unlimited PTO, quarterly and annual bonuses, and a SEP-IRA to which we contribute 25% of every employee’s total compensation.Our clients have increasingly returned to their physical locations post COVID-19, the expectation is that Kenway Consultants will need to live/work in the Chicagoland area.
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