Client Engagement Manager (Managing Consultant level)
Location: Remote / WFH on East Coast of United States
Job Responsibilities (as a billable consultant and as a senior member of the firm):
- Manage multiple client engagement teams at an executive level within the firm
- Work with senior level client personnel to analyze & implement data management and data governance systems
- Assist DataCatalyst senior management with business development pursuits including marketing and sales activities
- Provide guidance and share knowledge with team members and participate in performing activities especially focusing on complex and specialized issues requiring good decision making
- Work with the team and the client to create plans for accomplishing engagement objectives and a strategy that complies with professional standards and addresses the risks inherent in the engagement
- Maintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and deliverables. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex data information systems and apply it to client situations
- Bring and utilize extensive knowledge of the client's business/industry to identify technological developments and evaluate impacts on the client's business. Demonstrate excellent project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.
- Understand DataCatalyst’s service lines and assess what the firm can deliver to serve clients
Required Skills
- Develop and maintain a project management capability that ensures accountability, consistency, and high-quality client service.
- Superior project management and cross-function team leadership skills.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
- Experience partnering and working directly with senior leaders.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships both within the organization and with clients.
- Ability to track and monitor on time/budget, large scale, complex software implementations as a billable consultant to enterprise clients.
- Demonstrated ability to apply project management standards.
- Capable of establishing project management practices and tools that have a significant impact on the organization.
- Proficient with computer software and MS Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in business, project management, human resources, or other relevant field of study is required
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Project Management in a client service environment required; Experience within a global accounting/consulting firm is desirable
- Experience in Data and Master Data Management (MDM) implementations is desirable.
- Strong knowledge of project management tools such as Microsoft Project and Visio, Kanban boards, time tracking tools and collaboration tools is helpful.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is helpful.
What Sets Us Apart
At DataCatalyst, you’re not a cog in a machine—you’re a trusted partner. Our culture is defined by:
-
Impact-driven work : Your insights and execution shape client strategy and operational clarity.
-
Collaborative excellence : We value respectful disagreement, diverse perspectives, and direct communication built for speed and precision.
-
Entrepreneurial, low-bureaucracy environment : We move fast, make decisions with limited information, and rely on resourcefulness and clarity.
-
Accelerated growth : By working alongside veteran consultants on focused, high-impact projects, you'll sharpen expertise swiftly—taking ownership and growing as a revenue-driving member of the team.
-
Quality of Life : With our fully remote, low-travel model, you can do challenging, high-impact work without sacrificing personal priorities. We believe great consulting doesn’t require endless flights or late nights—it requires focus, autonomy, and sustainab