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Manager of Strategy and Operations
Boston, MA / Newark, NJ / Washington, DC
Job Description
Who You'll Work With
You will be based in our Boston, New Jersey or Washington, DC office. You will work directly with the location office managing partner (OMP) as a thought partner. You will manage and facilitate the execution of the OMP's priorities within and beyond office location, serving on his behalf, and will work closely with other members of the core leadership team, regional cell and practice leaders, the broader partnership, as well as the office's firm service professional teams and leadership.
You will help design and drive the agenda for the office across diverse topics to enable our client service teams to bring the best to clients, to make blended teams thrive and to accelerate innovation. You will work closely with the local office team and leadership, spanning the office's key priorities, knowledge and capability management. Furthermore, you will interact regularly with client leaders on various topics and initiatives (people, communications).
What You'll Do
You will support the local office managing partner in setting and driving the strategy, aspirations and agenda for the office and help translate it into actionable work plans.
In this role, you will ensure that clear and explicit priorities are agreed to for all major initiatives. You will orchestrate and prioritize the portfolio of projects/initiatives or topics that are critical to the agenda, working closely in a peer-like fashion alongside cell leaders. You will also act as thought partner to the local OMP on a wide range of issues (think about the right cadence, format and content of strategic priority discussions with cells).
You will advance a set of priority initiatives including aligning meeting agendas with priorities, creatively designing the flow of meetings, helping leaders shape and prepare materials for discussion, and summarizing decisions and tracking progress. You will be creating a clear communication strategy for partner engagement with consistent rhythm and tone of communications. You will coordinate and lead special initiatives in partnership with members of the client service capabilities leadership team. Some examples of these initiatives include improving client service teams' effectiveness through the Way We Work and driving adoption of holistic impact.
You will prepare routine updates for the OMP on office performance, health and priorities. You will manage external profile for OMP (which events to attend, external speaker series). You will also provide counsel and support to OMP on appointments, crisis response and other issues. You will provide ad hoc support for day-to-day operational needs (fact packs, data analysis, etc.).
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent required
- 5+ years of line management or consulting experience
- Broad business acumen
- Excellent problem solving and analytic skills
- Excellent project management skills; ability to manage several projects at the same time that requires artful orchestration and prioritization
- Ability to play different roles in various projects
- Outstanding communication skills
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Job Skill Group - N/A
Job Skill Code - IFM - Initiative Manager
Function - Operations;Firm Administration
Industry -
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Posted to LinkedIn Date - Mon Feb 14 00:00:00 GMT 2022
LinkedIn Posting City - Washington DC
LinkedIn Posting State/Province - District of Columbia
LinkedIn Posting Country - United States
LinkedIn Job Title - Manager of Strategy and Operations
LinkedIn Function - Administrative;Management;Strategy / Planning
LinkedIn Industry - Management Consulting
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Mid-Senior level
Job Skill Code - IFM - Initiative Manager
Function - Operations;Firm Administration
Industry -
Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Mon Feb 14 00:00:00 GMT 2022
LinkedIn Posting City - Washington DC
LinkedIn Posting State/Province - District of Columbia
LinkedIn Posting Country - United States
LinkedIn Job Title - Manager of Strategy and Operations
LinkedIn Function - Administrative;Management;Strategy / Planning
LinkedIn Industry - Management Consulting
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Mid-Senior level
Equal Opportunity Employment Disclaimer
McKinsey & Company is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
5+ years
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