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WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
Talent & Human Resources
WHERE YOU'LL FIT WITHIN THE TEAM
The Director, Consulting Programs is a leadership role within the Program Management function for Bain Australia. This role is responsible for the design, development, implementation, and operational management of the Australian local staffing & professional development program relating to Senior Managers & Associate Partners (SMAPs), and includes collaboration with Expert Client Delivery (ECD) service lines. The role is also responsible for identifying and driving initiatives to maintain a high-performing Program Management team.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Reporting to the Vice President of Staffing, this position is principally responsible for:
* Providing overall leadership of the Program Management (PM) function, developing and leading a highly effective and cohesive PM team to serve business needs and deliver on priorities
* Optimizing resource utilization (staffing) and associated costs and revenue management
* Overseeing directly staffing, professional development support for General Consulting SMAPs
* Leading and driving continuous improvement and implementation of staffing, talent management and professional development practices
Key responsibilities include:
* Supporting the Office Head to optimise commercial outcomes for the business, tracking, reporting and strategizing on appropriate staffing and investment trade-offs. Reporting to the region and globe as necessary
* Optimizing resource utilization and associated cost and revenue management
* Working with other program managers to staff balanced, high performing teams (from Associate Consultant to Associate Partner) across the Australian cluster, optimizing the trade-offs between client service, utilization, professional development and retention.
* Coordinating with regional and global staffing teams to manage and support client and IP demands, and share best practices
* Managing talent pipeline through internal transfers, onboarding, retention, leave of absences, flexible working options and performance management strategies
* Overseeing directly staffing, professional development for General Consulting Senior Managers and Associate Partners (SMAPs)
* First point of contact for Partners and SMAPS on staffing and professional development topics
* Developing, leading and evolving as necessary the performance management team, as well as broader Human Capital team as a senior leader
* Communications and stakeholder engagement on staffing and professional development strategies, policies and activities
* Driving performance review and promotion process for consulting staff
* Liaising with ECD leaders and program managers to ensure coordinated staffing of integrated teams
ABOUT YOU
* Minimum of 5 years’ experience within professional services, ideally within blue-chip Management Consulting
* Minimum of 5 years’ experience in managing teams
* Inspirational and confident leadership, people management and development skills, operating with a wide range of people from highly senior leadership and day-to-day teams at levels
* Experience of staffing and utilization management and leading a program management function
* Strong analytical, problem solving and quantitative skills both as an independent contributor and in directing teams
* Excellent communication skills and strong influencer in the business
* Strong change design, implementation leadership management skills to evolve operations
* Sound judgement and objectivity
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Human Resources
* Industries
Business Consulting and Services
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