Altman Solon ManagerThe Manager role is a senior-level role and is open to professionals with an M.B.A. or equivalent work experience and some managerial experience. As a Manager at Altman Solon, you will play a critical role in leading teams through project analyses, formulating and delivering recommendations, and building relationships clients. Responsibilities include:
- Planning and overseeing day-to-day activities of all project workstreams, managing teams of analysts and consultants across a variety of activities, including:
- Market sizing, business model development, and other quantitative analyses
- Primary and secondary research, including survey design and analysis and interviews with subject matter experts
- Development of original frameworks and strategies including customer segmentation, go-to-market strategies, churn reduction initiatives, etc.
- Managing execution of entire project, including guiding and coaching junior staff and synthesizing quantitative and qualitative findings into meaningful insights
- Assuming a key role with clients as primary point of contact, ensuring we are providing innovative and actionable solutions to their most critical problems
- Leading deck development and presentation of key findings and recommendations to our clients
- Developing content-specific knowledge while supporting business development efforts and client relationships
- Supporting ongoing internal firm-building initiatives including recruiting, mentoring junior staff, diversity and inclusion initiatives, community service, and other special projects
We are looking for a Manager who can:
Plan, manage, execute, and synthesize a variety of research and analysis tasks. This includes:- Leveraging problem solving skills to generate original frameworks to structure the client's business problem into logical manageable components that will guide their growth strategy
- Leading junior staff in designing financial and operational models and conducting secondary and primary research gathering activities, including surveys and expert interviews
- Identifying, analyzing, and evaluating go-to-market strategies, marketplace issues and opportunities, and competitive environment to reach actionable insights
- Remaining flexible and adaptable when goals or deadlines shift, and being able to scale a workstream to meet the client's needs
Develop and present findings to clients while building key relationships. This includes:- Creating and confidently communicating complex ideas via verbal, written, and visual means
- Formulating the full storyline of the project, and distilling the key information from detailed analysis into an executive narrative
- Establishing a viewpoint on what key questions should be prioritized beyond what's articulated in the explicit agreement and developing hypotheses that address those questions
- Developing content mastery, drawing on industry and functional experience to frame key issues and help influence executives and stakeholders
- Serving as key point of contact with the client on overall project deliverables, providing status updates and preliminary findings, answering questions, and identifying follow-up opportunities
Manage execution of entire project while coaching junior staff. This includes:- Providing oversight and leadership in executing projects from planning to delivery by managing resources, relationships, and staff to achieve project objectives and meet timelines
- Identifying workstreams and delegating work effectively, balancing project needs and task complexity with the team's experience and development needs
- Taking time to teach best practices and provide ample positive and constructive feedback empathetically, guiding the professional development of junior staff and ensuring a positive project experience
Enthusiastically contribute to firm growth and culture. A great Manager:- Enjoys working with teams and is able to effectively lead and mentor junior staff
- Is dedicated to producing high-quality output with integrity and exceptional attention to detail
- Supports business development efforts by honing content expertise and broadening client awareness of capabilities
- Enjoys contributing to internal firm life and culture, including recruiting, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and special projects
Compensation: $220,000 + performance bonus
Benefits include, among other things: paid time off, health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, long term disability, short term disability, and 401(k) with company match
