Management Consultant, Delivery & Digital Transformation

Management Consultant, Delivery & Digital Transformation

The Role

UST is searching for an experienced Management Consultant, engaged at the Senior Project Manager level, to provide advisory services to U.S. industrial and manufacturing clients under a defined consulting engagement. The consultant will analyze and resolve strategic and operating problems in how clients plan, govern, and deliver technology-led transformation, with the goal of improving the clients' managerial, operating, and economic performance.

What You’ll Do

·Advise client executives on delivery operating models, transformation roadmaps, and continuous improvement across people, process, and technology.

·Assess current-state delivery maturity, governance, and portfolio health, and present findings, recommendations, and roadmaps to executive sponsors.

·Analyze root causes of schedule slippage, cost overruns, quality issues, SLA misses, and vendor underperformance, and recommend corrective strategies.

·Advise on ERP and enterprise application modernization strategy, including migration to cloud-based SaaS solutions and enterprise-wide integration across Finance, HR, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and HSE.

·Design and implement program governance, PMO standards, stage-gate processes, and delivery frameworks for portfolios of PLM and non-PLM engagements.

·Guide the planning and execution of transformation programs as a senior project management advisor, establishing scope, budget, and timeline baselines and the controls to manage against them.

·Define KPIs, dashboards, and value-realization measures, and report delivery and financial performance to client leadership and P&L owners.

·Establish risk, issue, and dependency management processes, and advise client leadership on mitigation options and escalation decisions.

·Advise on financial forecasting, cost containment, contract adherence, and change request management, and support scoping of engagement extensions.

·Recommend improvements to Agile and SAFe adoption, DevOps practices, release management, and quality engineering (including test automation strategy) to improve speed and quality.

·Assess and improve ITIL-aligned incident, problem, change, and availability management processes so client operations can meet contractual SLAs.

·Advise on vendor and outsourced-partner governance models, including onshore, nearshore, and offshore delivery structures.

·Facilitate business reviews and steering committees, and advise stakeholders up to the C-suite on transformation decisions.

·Design client onboarding and transition approaches, and coordinate across service management, cloud, networking, and infrastructure teams.

·Design engagement manager capability and certification programs, playbooks, and training so client teams can sustain improved practices after the engagement.

·Lead communities of practice, coach and mentor client delivery leaders, and embed best practices across the client organization.

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What You Need

·Bachelor's degree (or Canadian/Mexican equivalent) in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (master's degree preferred); OR five (5) years of experience as a management consultant or in a field of specialty related to this consulting engagement, documented by employer letters or professional credentials.

·15+ years of IT delivery, program management, or consulting experience, with 8+ years in delivery or portfolio leadership, including at the Senior Project Manager or Program Manager level.

·Demonstrated track record of diagnosing delivery or operational problems and implementing measurable improvements for clients or business units.

·Experience governing large engagements or portfolios (multi-million-dollar budgets) with accountability for delivery and financial performance.

·Experience leading or advising global onshore, nearshore, and offshore teams of 200+ people.

·Strong command of Agile, Scrum, SAFe, DevOps, and Waterfall delivery methods.

·Track record of executive stakeholder management, business reviews, and client-facing advisory.

·Experience with ERP, PLM, cloud, or enterprise software transformation programs.

·Strong skills in risk management, financial forecasting, contract negotiation, and change management.

·Preferred Qualifications

·PMP, ITIL, SAFe Agilist, or SAFe Scrum Master certification; Six Sigma Green Belt.

·Industry experience in manufacturing, engineering R&D, aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, mining, or utilities.

·Experience at a global IT services or consulting firm, or with Fortune 500 clients.

·Experience with enterprise integration platforms (e.g., MuleSoft) and cloud-native platforms (e.g., Kubernetes).

·Experience building engagement management capability, coaching, and mentoring delivery leaders.

·Familiarity with project management and Agile tooling.

·Key Skills

·Delivery and portfolio governance assessment

·Program governance and PMO design

·Digital and ERP/PLM transformation advisory

·Agile, SAFe, and DevOps at scale

·Release, quality, and test management strategy

·ITIL service management and SLA improvement

·Financial forecasting, P&L support, and contract management

·Dashboards, KPIs, and executive reporting

Location & Compensation

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role Location: Hybrid- Texas

Compensation Range:$102,000-$153,000

Who We Are

Since 1999, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a powerful impact through transformation. Headquartered in the United States, UST is powered by technology, driven by AI, inspired by people, and led by our purpose, we partner with our clients from design to operation. Our AI-driven digital solutions, proprietary platforms, engineering, R&D, products, and innovation ecosystem turn core challenges into impactful, disruptive business outcomes. With deep industry knowledge and a future-ready mindset, we infuse expertise, innovation, and agility into our clients’ organizations—delivering measurable value and positive lasting change for them, their customers, and communities around the world. Together, with 30,000+ employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at.

Benefits

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits. Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

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