Principal Consultant - Business Operations

Company: The Spur Group
Location: Bellevue
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

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The Spur Group is looking for a--Principal--Consultant--to join our Business Operations team.--Principal Consultants work closely with our employees and our clients to develop strategic client-ready work products and enjoy professional growth and career opportunities. The firm's culture is built on teaming and teaching, and empowers our professionals to support each other in their career development. What You'll Do

• Work with clients to understand their pain points and objectives
• Architect project and define scope objectives and work efforts, and identify the staffing options and project approaches to meet project objectives
• Build and maintain a project plan that outlines key workstreams, project criteria and milestones, relevant stakeholders and meeting cadence and communications vehicles
• Collaborate cross-functionally and proactively with clients and other stakeholder teams to develop strategies, develop content, and drive services
• Work closely with clients and team members to drive deliverables and projects to completion
• Facilitate workstream and meeting cadence with relevant teams and stakeholders; create agenda and draft plans, capture meeting decisions, actions and open items
• Know when and how to pull in additional senior leadership to drive client outcomes
• Work with other engaged Managers to build project plans, set weekly priorities, and ensure milestones are met
• Draft executive-level communications including emails, newsletters, and executive presentations
• Advise clients on relevant industry-focused strategies and approaches
• Analyze information, derive data, draw conclusions, and manage actions based on conclusions
• Present in client meetings to review analytical approaches and interpret results
• Prepare drafts of high quality, error-free deliverables
• Maintain project hygiene integrity across systems
• Report out on project status to clients and firm leadership Who You Are (What you'd bring to Spur) Leader of Self:
  • You are curious; a lifelong learner
  • You are humble and lead by example
  • You have pride of ownership and wish to see things through to completion
  • You can identify required tasks and know when to ask for help
  • You thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • You can deal with ambiguity and still drive work products to completion--
  • You are a SME and can advise on the evolution of strategy and business operations
  • You anticipate complex problems, understands constraints, provides multiple solutions, and are active in decision making
  • You can solve strategic challenges and removes immediate roadblocks Leader of organization:
    • You are a strategic thinker capable of sharing and implementing new ideas
    • You are a professional, and subject matter expert in business operations and consulting
    • You are an effective communicator, both in writing and verbally
    • You take appropriate action and make decisions using logic and available resources to drive outcome
    • You are disciplined to track details of, and follow through on projects, i.e. core PMO capability
    • You are confident making a "go, no-go" call and managing up as needed to get buy-in and keep momentum. Leader of others:
      • You are a self-starter and have a bias for action, and while you can work independently you also thrive on working with others to accomplish desired outcomes
      • You effortlessly interact with people at all levels in a variety of situations
      • You work collaboratively with other team members and mentor and motivate others to deliver results Requirements
        • 7-10 years of professional experience required including 5+ years consulting experience
        • Preference for client-facing professional services experience
        • Identify and shape follow-on engagement opportunities for yourself and others through your exceptional delivery and gaining client trust as a strategic advisor
        • Advanced experience with Microsoft Suite of productivity tools (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
        • PowerBI, Tableau, HubSpot, QuickBase, SharePoint, OneNote experience is a plus
        • Good business acumen and awareness of business, technology and channel trends
        • Strong interpersonal and team working skills
        • Positive attitude and a strong willingness to learn from mentors and peers
        • Ability to travel (sometimes on short notice) Why Spur We are go-to-market consultants who drive results that matter. As the leading authority on go-to-market solutions, we act as an extension of our client teams, providing the support, tools, and strategies to achieve important outcomes. If you tackle challenges with unmatched persistence and believe learning is critical to ongoing growth, we want you on our team. At The Spur Group, we're committed to diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging. We live and breathe our core values of Inclusion, Courage, Accountability, Respect and Excellence, and we hope to see them in every employee. Visit our website to learn more about us and why we've been voted one of the best places to work in Seattle. The Spur Group is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We consider all candidates regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or characteristic protected by federal, state, and local law.--

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