Managing Consultant, Director Level
Taproot Foundation
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $85,000 - $105,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own renewal and expansion conversations with existing client partners as part of long-term relationship stewardship and impact delivery.
- Serve as the relationship manager for a portfolio of Advisory Services clients.
- Oversee Advisory Services engagements, ensuring strong coordination with clients and internal teams to deliver high-impact work on time and within scope.
- Act as a trusted advisor to corporate and nonprofit partners, identifying opportunities for growth and long-term collaboration.
- Supervise and support the performance, development, and well-being of direct reports through regular coaching, goal setting, check-ins, and annual reviews; people management and team development are central to success in this role.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture grounded in trust, shared learning, and mutual accountability.
- Oversee team workload, staffing, and utilization to ensure excellence in delivery, alignment with strategic priorities, and equitable distribution of work.
- Provide strategic guidance and capacity-building support to help team members grow as leaders and contributors.
- Serve as the primary lead for a limited and complex portfolio of engagements, including program design, launch, facilitation, and reporting.
- Ensure projects are high-quality, on time, within scope, and responsive to client and community needs.
- Lead internal project teams, assigning roles, monitoring performance, and maintaining accountability.
- Support external visibility and influence by contributing to Taproot’s thought leadership efforts, such as case studies, webinars, and events.
- Engage in cross-functional projects and organizational initiatives, bringing insights from Advisory Services to inform Taproot’s enterprise strategy and effectiveness.
Requirements
- 8-10+ years of relevant experience in consulting, advisory services, program management, CSR/philanthropy, or nonprofit capacity building, with increasing leadership responsibility
- Proven ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder engagements or portfolios, ensuring high-quality delivery, strong prioritization, and accountability across teams
- Strong client relationship ownership, with experience serving as a trusted advisor to senior corporate and nonprofit partners
- Experience leading renewal and expansion of existing client partnerships, identifying opportunities to deepen impact over time (top-of-funnel business development is helpful but not required)
- People management experience, including coaching, performance management, and team development, with a focus on inclusion and sustained performance
- Excellent facilitation, communication, and executive presence, comfortable leading high-stakes conversations with diverse audiences
- Strategic and analytical mindset, with the ability to synthesize data and insights to inform program, client, or practice evolution
- Comfort with ambiguity and change, bringing flexibility, judgment, and a bias toward progress in a fast-moving environment
- Technology-forward orientation, including curiosity about new tools (and AI) to improve efficiency, quality, and insight generation
- Alignment with Taproot’s mission and values, including pragmatic optimism, impact orientation, playful professionalism, and a commitment to equity and inclusion.
Benefits
- occasional travel (up to 25%)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
program managementconsultingadvisory servicesportfolio managementperformance managementcoachingfacilitationdata synthesisbusiness developmentcapacity building
Soft Skills
client relationship managementleadershipcommunicationstrategic thinkinganalytical mindsetflexibilityjudgmentteam developmentcollaborationexecutive presence