Job Details

Excelerate LLC, a boutique consulting firm headquartered in San Diego, is looking for high-caliber and passionate leaders to help grow our business. Excelerate is a unique consulting firm, set apart by our approach. We focus on offering deeply experienced consultants who are hands-on with our clients by working in a facilitative manner. Successful candidates will embody Excelerate's founding pillars -- humility, energy, integrity, and flexibility. These pillars are the backbone of our work, our culture, and our people.

As a Consulting Manager, you will lead clients through complex business challenges by delivering strategic solutions and driving impactful outcomes. You'll manage end-to-end project execution, build trusted client relationships, and guide teams through every phase of delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of large, complex workstreams from initiation to completion.
• Translate business challenges into actionable strategies through data analysis, process mapping, and stakeholder engagement.
• Identify operational inefficiencies and risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Conduct data analysis and build business cases to support strategic decisions.
• Design and present compelling, executive-level presentations.
• Facilitate workshops to uncover insights and co-create solutions.
• Develop data-driven strategies to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and align with organizational goals.
• Manage detailed project plans, ensuring on-time delivery and alignment with client expectations.
• Foster long-term client relationships through consistent value delivery and advisory support.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in management consulting, with a focus on technology and process optimization.
• Proven experience in digital transformation, including vendor selection, solution deployment, program management, and change management.
• Focus on process optimization, with hands-on experience developing and implementing process playbooks
• Demonstrated success leading workstreams and delivering measurable results.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Strong project management skills with expertise in Agile and Lean methodologies, and proficiency in tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar platforms.
• Skilled in Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Creative thinker with a track record of innovative problem-solving.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills, with experience engaging senior stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.
• Willingness to be on-site with clients 3 days per week (typically in the Bay Area).
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.