Business Strategy Manager - Higher Ed

Business Strategy Manager – Higher Education

In this age of disruption, organizations need to navigate the future with confidence by tapping into the power of data analytics, robotics, and cognitive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). Our Strategy & Analytics portfolio helps clients leverage rigorous analytical capabilities and a pragmatic mindset to solve the most complex of problems. By joining our team, you will play a key role in helping to our clients uncover hidden relationships from vast troves of data and transforming the Government and Public Services marketplace.

Work you’ll do 

The Business Strategy Manager will be responsible for advising Deloitte’s Government and Public Sector clients, specifically Higher Education clients, through critical and complex issues. They will have the opportunity to advocate for the establishment and evolution of modern technological capabilities and prepare organizations for challenges to mitigate risks. They will also lead cross functional teams of consultants who will collaborate across the GPS landscape to advance our Strategy & Analytics offerings and push the boundaries to create new markets and market share. Our GPS practice brings deep industry expertise, rigorous analytical capabilities and a pragmatic mindset to solve our client’s most complex business problems. Join us and play a key role in helping to design our clients’ roadmap to the future.

The team 

Deloitte’s Government and Public Services (GPS) practice – our people, ideas, technology and outcomes—is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of over 15,000+ professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

The GPS Strategy offering leads strategic planning & portfolio management and reporting & monitoring workstreams. This includes day-to-day client interaction and leads to the creation of relevant resources and materials (such as strategic plans, roadmaps, etc.) and work products (such as development of performance metrics, tracking dashboards, etc.) in order to successfully implement client vision.

Qualifications 

Required: 

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Engineering, or other business-related field
• 7+ years of management consulting experience in the Higher Education Sector
• 7+ years of strategy consulting experience
• 7+ years of experience creating client-ready materials, including roadmaps, presentations, business process re-engineering plans, etc.
• 5+ years of experience with presentation creation tools such as Power point
• 2+ years of experience coaching or mentoring junior staff
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available

Preferred: 

• Ability to “tell a story” through the creation of compelling client presentations
• Experience working independently with minimal guidance
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with experience exercising mature judgment
• Proven experience effectively prioritizing workload to meet deadlines and work objectives
• Demonstrated ability to write clearly, succinctly, and in a manner that appeals to a wide audience
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or other STEM Prior professional services or federal consulting experience
• Experience working with Lean Six Sigma
• Previous hands on experience with value stream mapping and predictive modeling

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Jersey City, Maryland, Nevada, New York state, Washington DC, and Washington State, Deloitte is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to California, Colorado, Hawaii, Jersey City, Maryland, Nevada, New York state, Washington DC, and Washington state and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.  At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role