Engagement Manager, Global Solutions – Management Consulting

Location: Toronto, Canada
Job Category:Management Consulting
Industry: Professional Services
Number of Positions: Unlimited

Are you an experienced Management Consultant with significant client relationship building, engagement leadership and project management skills?  Do you have a track record of successful business strategy, process, organizational and technology transformation?  Do you want to be part of a rapidly growing business?  Would you like to build upon your knowledge of Product Innovation to become a true global expert?  If so, contact Stage-Gate today.

Stage-Gate International (SGI) is the world’s leading full-service provider of solutions which enable organizations to improve their Product Innovation and Portfolio Management capabilities.  A globally recognized and trusted brand, SGI accelerates client success with strategic advisory and transformation services, leading-edge products, best-selling publications, first-rate seminars and Stage-Gate^® certifications.  Our clients include over 5000 organizations across all industries.
 
Our firm is one of a kind globally.  Stage-Gate’s founders, Dr. Robert Cooper and Dr. Scott Edgett, are the creators of the Stage-Gate New Product Development system which has become the standard process for product, service and solutions developers world-wide.  We also have the world’s largest benchmarking database focused on Product Innovation based on our extensive research.  And we provide a completely flexible and scalable suite of products and services to support each client’s unique needs to improve their Product Innovation performance.  This powerful combination is creating unprecedented demand for our business, and a requirement for additional consulting professionals to join our team.

Stage-Gate International is seeking Engagement Managers to join our Global Solutions team.

SGI’s Global Solutions team provides strategic advisory and transformation consulting services to clients.  Our area of expertise is managing the transformation of New Product Development (NPD) business processes to enable organizations to achieve their growth and performance strategies.  Our management consultants succeed by leveraging SGI’s market-leading knowledge and insight within a teamwork-based culture that values client satisfaction, innovation, entrepreneurship, integrity and professional fulfillment.

Responsibilities of an Engagement Manager include supporting development of solutions, proposals and approaches tailored to each client’s unique needs, and management of client engagements and teams.  Engagement Managers utilize both SGI’s proprietary product and service offerings and their personal project and change management experience to create transformation solutions for clients in a collaborative manner.  They are accountable for coaching and developing Senior Consultants, enhancing internal processes, and building networks for business and personal growth.

Successful applicants possess significant management consulting experience with top professional services firms, knowledge of NPD processes from client engagements or practical product development experience in industry.  They have managed or led successful process, organizational structure and/or information technology consulting engagements.  They have created a track record of client satisfaction based upon projects delivered on time and on budget.  Finally, they are motivated to build experience and develop long-term relationships with senior-level clients and recognized professionals in the Product Innovation market.

Specific requirements for this role are:

• A completed University degree is mandatory.  An MBA or equivalent experience is a strong asset.
• Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status, enabling travel for work outside of Canada.
• Minimum 4 years management consulting experience with a professional services firm.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English (both written and verbal).
• New Product Development Professional Certification or willingness to achieve certification (NPDP designation; see www.pdma.org for information).
• Management consulting engagement management experience with product or services-based companies (e.g. Consumer Packaged Goods, Diversified Manufacturers, Financial Services firms, other Services Providers, etc.)
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively within Canada and the United States, and occasionally to both Europe and Asia, 50-70% overall.
• Experience with New Product Development processes is a requirement.

Resumes and intriguing cover letters should be submitted to .

Stage-Gate International

To learn more visit www.stage-gate.com.