Job Summary
Have you led strategy development, feasibility studies and organisation design engagements for large organisations or public institutions and helped turn those recommendations into measurable results?
At Phillips Consulting (pcl.) , we are seeking an accomplished Strategy & Operating Model Manager to lead our specialist consulting practice within the Transformation Pillar.
This opportunity is for an experienced practitioner who combines strategic thinking with hands-on consulting delivery, strong commercial judgement and the ability to influence decisions at board and executive management levels.
Lead client engagement from diagnostic to an agreed strategic plan: environmental and stakeholder analysis, strategic options, vision, pillars, objectives and initiatives.
Design and run strategy retreats and workshops for boards and executive teams, and bring them to decisions on contested choices.
Assess market, technical, financial and institutional feasibility (Feasibility studies and business cases); appraise options; build investment-ready business cases.
Lead the design of an enterprise target operating model that links strategy to capabilities, services, governance, technology and sourcing.
Lead client engagement on design of an enterprise target operating model that links strategy to capabilities, services, governance, technology and sourcing.
Lead client engagement in diagnosing a structure, generate and evaluate structural options against strategy, and define the top-level structure, mandates, reporting lines and governance.
Design thinking ; Frame problems as hypotheses and issue trees; synthesise research, data, interviews and benchmarks into a clear recommendation.
Lead Financial and analytical modelling which entails building market-sizing, financial projection and scenario models, including Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) analysis
Lead, coach, and develop team members through regular feedback, performance management, capability building, and succession planning.
Manage resource allocation and utilisation to ensure optimal deployment while overseeing the successful planning, execution, quality assurance, and profitability of client assignments.
Monitor project progress, manage risks and stakeholder expectations, and ensure compliance with firm standards and governance requirements alongside timely invoicing to clients.
Identify, pursue, and convert business opportunities through effective client engagement, proposal development, and commercial negotiations.
Grow the sales pipeline, expand key accounts, and drive cross-selling and upselling opportunities.
Build and sustain strategic relationships with clients, partners, and industry stakeholders.
Contribute to the development, enhancement, and commercialisation of the firm's products, services, and intellectual property while strengthening the firm's market presence and thought leadership.
·Contribute to firm-wide strategy execution, profitability, operational excellence, and leadership succession initiatives.
Plan and deliver training programs, workshops, learning interventions, and stakeholder engagement sessions as requested by the company.
Requirements
Qualifications
10–15 years of relevant professional experience, with substantial hands-on responsibility for strategy, organisation design and business transformation engagements.
Demonstrated experience leading strategy development, feasibility studies and enterprise-level operating model or organisational design assignments.
Strong analytical and financial modelling capabilities, including investment appraisal, scenario analysis, NPV and IRR.
Proven ability to facilitate board and executive-level strategy sessions, structure complex problems and translate recommendations into practical implementation plans.
Experience managing consulting teams, senior client relationships and business development activities.
A bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and professional…