State & Local Government - Associate Director

Associate Director

Guidehouse is seeking an Associate Director to support the continued growth of the firm's relationship with the Commonwealth of Virginia and its localities.

The State and Local Government practice serves clients in the areas of business design, organizational strategy, program strategy and implementation of large programs, market analysis, financial modeling, operational analysis, process improvement, change management, technology strategy and transformation, compliance monitoring, program management, and reporting.

What You Will Do :

• Actively manage a portfolio of state and local government client engagements and consulting staff, ensuring all contractual targets and deliverables are met.
• Strategize with consultant teams on project approach, scope, timelines, budgets, risk management, and resources across multiple engagements.
• Drive quality and standards of work product; ensure superior engagement quality.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to managers, mid-level staff, and junior staff.
• Develop and instill best practices throughout the organization.
• Maintain and promote compliance with contractual, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.
• Lead the economics of client engagements, ensuring delivery aligns with approved financial parameters.
• Serve as a thought leader in the public domain and assist in building the Guidehouse brand across public sector clients, especially in Virginia.
• Serve as the lead executive for new business opportunities and drive business development efforts including RFP responses, proposal development, and account planning.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with client stakeholders and internal teams especially within the Virginia, West Virginia, and District of Columbia markets.
• Be personally engaged in and accountable for growing the practice and new annual business for the firm.

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What We Offer :

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

About Guidehouse :

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.