Senior Manager/Director - Digital Strategy & Innovation, D-Lab US West Leader

Organisations don't innovate, people do!

As part of our digital transformation business, you’ll help clients unlock innovation, embrace the future and change communities for good.

And we’ll help you stimulate new thinking, accelerate your career and connect you to projects that really matter.

Join our team of over 600 data scientists, problem solvers, immersive digital consultants, project managers and innovators, all working to create positive change for generations to come.

Who are we looking for?

GHD Digital is rapidly growing, and we are looking for a leader to help us develop our D-Lab practice (management consulting practice focused on Digital Strategy & Innovation) in the US West and work out of our offices, with a preference for Phoenix, AZ, Irvine, CA, or San Diego, CA, and we will also consider candidates located in the Bay Area. We are inviting professionals who are passionate about helping clients embrace innovation and adopt technology to tackle the most pressing economic, social, and environmental challenges of our times.

As an aspiring leader of our GHD Digital team in the Americas, you will work closely with our leadership team and drive our effort in establishing and growing our D-Lab practice in US West and contribute to the success of the business by working directly with our clients and delivering impactful projects.

In the problem solving business, it helps to be restlessly curious to deliver community change!

Our vision is to ensure energy, water and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come. You can lead the way into a new future for our industry, inspiring the next generation of driven and committed people in the process.

Learn about leadership opportunities with GHD.

Working with an energetic and hard-working team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Lead the development of the D-Lab’s practice in the US West region and support the broader GHD Digital’s growth in the Americas.
• Contribute to all aspects of building a practice though business development, people leadership, client, and community engagement with a focus on building GHD Digital’s brand.
• Build authentic and trusted relationships with senior decision makers in our clients’ organizations, to help them overcome strategic challenges, transform, and innovate.
• Demonstrate an excellent collaborative leadership style and able to bring multiple people, teams, and technical fields across GHD globally, to solve client centric problems.
• Act as an inspiring leader that positions GHD as an authority in digital strategy, transformation innovation, co-design, human centered design, and culture change
• Proactively identify and lead the development of new business opportunities and successfully convert them into new projects and programs of work to grow our D-Lab practice.
• Lead and direct the end-to-end delivery of strategic projects for tier 1 clients, with demonstrated ability to engage and influence executive clients.
• Contribute to the development of your own and your team’s business and technical skill.
• Keep up to date with local, national, and global business and economic issues.

What you will bring to the team:

• Graduate / master's degree in one of the following disciplines: Business Administration, Law, Journalism, Computer Science, Engineering, Commerce, or related field.
• Passion and purpose for helping clients solve some of the most pressing challenges of our time through the adoption of technology and emerging solutions.
• 8-12 years of consulting experience in a leading professional services firm.
• Experience working for various industries, with strong preference for Energy, Mining & Resources, Water or Transport
• Confidence and demonstrated experience in generating new business opportunities and repeat business through building outstanding Senior / C-Suite client relationships.
• Ability to build high performing team on clients’ projects, guide, mentor, and coach team members.
• High level of digital literacy and knowledge of or experience with digital strategy, innovation, human centered design, and strategic change and culture.
• Experience in co-designing and facilitating engagement programs and workshops with a broad range of stakeholders, to drive alignment and decision-making for client organizations.
• Enthusiastic and engaging, with excellent communication skills, creative thinking, and curiosity.
• Familiarity with design and/or innovation frameworks and methodologies, such as design thinking, lean start-up, agile, business model canvas, personas, journey maps, service design blueprints, customer val