Management Consulting – Agile Transformation Leader

Management Consulting – Agile Transformation Leader

Job Location(s)

• US-MO-St. Louis
• US-MI-Livonia
• US-TX-Houston
• US-TX-Dallas
• US-CO-Denver
• US-GA-Atlanta
• US-OH-Columbus
• US-MN-Minneapolis

*Travel required in addition to being near one of the above markets*

Our Management Consulting BU and “How” we best serve our clients

Our talented team is comprised of professionals with diverse industry experience and expertise. We share the same commitment for deep investment and creative engagement in our client’s long-term success.

The expertise and backgrounds of our team enables us to take on any level of project — from forming the initial strategy, identifying key business barriers, developing creative solutions, and deploying initiatives. Our clients’ vision is our focus. We understand the key risks to their vision and help unlock opportunities by leveraging their strengths and capabilities. We employ an enterprise-wide approach by interfacing with all levels of an organization to thoroughly understand circumstances and identify creative solutions. 

Perficient currently has a career opportunity for a Agile Transformation Leader

The key to success is one's willingness to collaborate, engage as team players and closely partner with our clients. We take pride in sharing our clients’ visions and “side by side” approach while driving value and strategizing around their business obstacles or towards their goals. Our culture thrives on those who believe in internal and external engagement, relationship management, thought leadership, quality, and accountability. With few layers of management and a team-oriented culture, we collaborate as one, engage as one and win as one!

We hire all levels with all types of backgrounds and experience. We prioritize the development of our people through access and experience across various industries and functional practices. We build our teams around your strengths, allowing you the confidence to provide your expertise while continuing to develop and learn other skills. The diverse nature of our work creates exciting, challenging and extremely rewarding experiences. The “boutique feel” of our consulting business unit is something to be desired. Our consultants make their own opportunities and never feel stagnant.

Agile Transformation Leader  client delivery responsibilities include:

• Serve as the accountable delivery lead for engagements (Management Consulting and multi-business unit engagements)
• Create project timelines, and manage creative, development milestones and deliverables.
• Foster an environment that adapts quickly to creative change and focuses on Agile development principles.
• Maintain creative, production, and technical goals set forth by our teams and clients.
• Manage overall project organization to ensure requirements and project deliverable dates can be clearly communicated to the product and account leads.
• Capture and record meeting notes and ensure action items are completed promptly.
• Ensure solutions to technical problems through discussion with technical teams to resolve problems.
• Partner with development team members to understand opportunities and limitations of solutions being implemented.
• Effectively balance the needs of the client, as well as the needs of the agency and internal teams.
• Manage all deliverables with any required external vendors.
• Provide production and technical knowledge, in addition to innovation insight, in order to arrive at the best-possible execution decisions.
• Identify, procure and manage outside vendors that are best suited for assigned projects, when required.
• Work closely with Scrum Master to track sprint progress against overall project timelines.
• Manage resources for each assigned project to ensure that the project remains on schedule.
• Work closely with the product and account leads to remain in full communication on the status and details of each project, including any cost or timing issues that may arise.
• Anticipate any potential issues with the project through quick responses and proactive critical thinking.
• Demonstrate skilled problem-solving capabilities to determine solutions and options to resolve problems
• Able to facilitate and lead non-Agile projects and programs, if required

Agile Transformation Leader solution development and sales support responsibilities include: 

• Build client relationships and opportunities through proactive account management and effective project delivery
• Participate in internal knowledge capital and/or offerings development​
• Ensure a good understanding of the sales cycle and participation in proposals to expand / identify new work
• Utilize area of expertise to identify and support opportunities (Pre-Sales / Sales Support - Proposal and RFP Response)
• Develop relationship plans to grow current and targeted accounts
• Develop/architect project approaches and solutions to achieve a client's desired outcome using functional and/or industry expertise

• Ability to manage large, cross-functional, and complex project engagements
• Executive presence and facilitation
• Demonstrated business process architecture expertise, thought leadership, and delivery
• Demonstrated leader with a positive attitude and learning mindset
• Desire to continue to develop functional and/or industry areas of interest (e.g., operations, IT finance/accounting, HR, PMO)
• Ability to create and deliver business strategies and drive solutions for client’s opportunities and challenges
• Confidence and conviction when presenting to executive sponsors, internal stakeholders, and the project team
• Desire to participate in internal business unit optimization efforts
• Experience mentoring consultants and establishing career growth plans
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Great organizational, planning and prioritization skills
• Flexibility to travel to client or Perficient locations

Education / Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required
• MBA preferred 
• Minimum of 10 years consulting or business operations experience required
• Scrum and/or SAFe Certifications required 

Variable Compensation

• All billable and leadership roles are eligible for one or more bonus and incentive plans. 

 Benefits

US Full-Time Employees may be eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account with Company Contribution
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, Accident, Disability insurance
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays
• Discounts, Perks
• ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)

More About Perficient 

Perficient is the leading digital transformation consulting firm serving Global 2000 and enterprise customers throughout North America. With unparalleled information technology, management consulting and creative capabilities, Perficient and its Perficient Digital agency deliver vision, execution and value with outstanding digital experience, business optimization and industry solutions.

Our work enables clients to improve productivity and competitiveness; grow and strengthen relationships with customers, suppliers and partners; and reduce costs.  Perficient's professionals serve clients from a network of offices across North America and offshore locations in India and China. Traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, Perficient is a member of the Russell 2000 index and the S&P SmallCap 600 index.

Perficient is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national, origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Disclaimer:  The above statements are not intended to be a complete statement of job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed by the employee assigned to this classification.  Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any time.