Consulting Professional Development Manager
FoodChain ID
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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About the role
- Serve as the primary people manager for consulting staff, owning performance management, feedback, promotion input, and compensation recommendations
- Provide coaching and guidance focused on effectiveness, skill growth, and long-term role fit
- Establish and reinforce clear role expectations and success criteria across consulting roles
- Own consulting recruiting, including role profiles, hiring plans, and interview consistency
- Partner with consulting leadership to align hiring to delivery demand and future growth
- Support onboarding and ensure predictable time-to-productivity for new hires
- Own professional development planning and skill readiness across the consulting organization
- Partner with Practice Leads and Delivery leadership to identify and address capability gaps
- Lead fair and consistent performance review processes
- Monitor engagement and retention risk, intervening early where appropriate
- Protect stable long-term individual contributor roles and reduce avoidable attrition
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in consulting, professional services, or enterprise software environments
- 3+ years in people management, professional development, or consulting leadership roles
- Demonstrated experience overseeing end-to-end delivery of complex software implementations, including scope, schedule, financial performance, risk, and customer satisfaction
- Strong understanding of consulting delivery models and project-based staffing.
- Proven ability to manage performance and career conversations with credibility and fairness.
- Experience partnering with delivery and practice leadership in matrixed organizations.
- Comfortable operating in a matrixed professional services organization, balancing competing priorities and maintaining delivery accountability across teams
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience required; advanced degree a plus
Benefits
- Professional development opportunities
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
performance managementcoachingconsulting recruitingonboardingprofessional development planningperformance review processessoftware implementationsproject-based staffingfinancial performance managementrisk management
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationinterpersonal skillscredibilityfairnessengagement monitoringretention risk managementcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeadvanced degree