Director - Management Consulting - State & Local Government (HHS)

• Job Family : Management Consulting Travel Required : Up to 25% Clearance Required : None What You Will Do: Client Relationship Management and Engagement Delivery
• Actively manage a portfolio of state, local, and federal government client engagements and consulting staff, ensuring all contractual targets and deliverables are met
• Strategize with consultant teams on project approach, facilitate communications, and manage risk across active engagements with state health and human services agencies
• Drive quality and standards of work product; ensure superior engagement quality tailored to state health and human services technology-specific challenges such as infrastructure modernization, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain strong relationships with executives at state health and human services departments, including agency, division, branch, and program levels.
• Develop and instill best practices across consulting engagements.
• Maintain and promote compliance with contractual, regulatory, and internal policy requirements specific to state programs and initiatives.
• Manage the economics of client engagements, ensuring delivery aligns with approved financial parameters.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to health and human services agency staff, including Medicaid Directors and other health and human services leadership, New Business Development
• Serve as a thought leader in the state health and human services agency consulting domain and assist in building the Guidehouse brand.
• Leverage the firm’s existing relationships to expand client relationships and develop new opportunities.
• Serve as the lead executive for new business opportunities, focusing on system modernization, digital transformation, and operational improvements with a specific focus on Medicaid.
• Serve as a content expert for client challenges, including funding strategies, technology integration, state and federal legislative engagement, reporting, provider oversight, and process optimization.
• Be personally engaged in and accountable for growing the consulting practice at a rate of $5M+ in annual new business for the firm. Consulting Staff Leadership
• Direct line management for consultants assigned to state and local government health and human services client engagements.
• Career development, advocacy for, recruitment of, and retention of members of the consulting team.
• Training and onboarding of new consultants with a focus on state health and human services specific skills and expertise.
• Contribute to the development of a positive and performance-oriented culture across the practice. What You Will Need:
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably public administration, business administration, public health, healthcare, or a related field.
• 10+ years of total experience, including industry, research, or consulting experience, excluding internships, part-time roles, co-ops, fellowships, and academic research.
• 10+ years of experience leading state health and human services agencies.
• Existing strong relationships with health and human services agency leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead new business pursuits and proposals.
• Excellent program/project management skills with demonstrated experience leading large multi-disciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong business relationships with senior executive clients in the state health and human services sector.
• Well-rounded leadership skills to provide strategic, analytical, and operational direction to teams. What Would Be Nice To Have: Master’s degree, preferably public administration, public health, healthcare, or business administration. Alumni and/or active status with national industry associations, such as National Association for Medicaid Directors (NAMD), HSFo, or ADvancing States. The annual salary range for this position is $179,000.00-$298,000.00.

Compensation

decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

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.

Benefits

• include: Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance 401(k) Retirement Plan Basic Life & Supplemental Life Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Student Loan PayDown Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities Skills Development & Certifications Employee Referral Program Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program Mobility Stipend About Guidehouse Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
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