Description:
A Senior Associate is a critical role in our business who shapes, contributes to, and leads the execution of client projects and workstreams; designs and facilitates experiences; delivers high value to our clients; and helps build the team and brand. Day-to-day, you will enable project execution and delivery by:
- Leading client projects and/or specific workstreams of client projects;
- Developing project approaches and work plans, and aligning consulting teams to execute against them;
- Developing solutions and recommendations;
- Designing and facilitating client meetings and workshops;
- Defining and leading the development of client deliverables;
- Building and managing client relationships;
- Ensuring project risk management and profitability by effectively managing projects to scope, schedule, and budget; and,
- Support and enable associates to learn the craft of project execution and management consulting.
A note to potential candidates: This is a hybrid role. The Stack’d Calgary team is expected to work in the office / at client site on average three (3) days per week out of the Calgary location.
Core Requirements:
- Undergraduate degree in Business, Commerce, Economics, Engineering, or other comparable fields.
- Three to five years of management consulting work experience. (Big Four experience desired)
- Must be legally able to work in Canada and the United States.
- Must be willing to relocate to Calgary, Alberta.
Desired Skills:
- Critical Thinking – You are curious and skeptical of information presented to you and are always asking yourself, “So What?” You consider and can articulate the impacts and implications of information presented and learned.
- Logical Reasoning – You can logically structure arguments, ideas, concepts, and solutions in a step-by-step, easy to follow manner.
- Advanced Problem Solving – You excel at developing pragmatic solutions to problems. You’re always thinking about a better, simpler way forward.
- Active Listening – You focus on genuinely hearing others, seeking to understand their perspectives, and ensuring they feel heard and valued in the conversation.
- Project Management – You understand the basics of project management and know how to manage an entire project or aspects of a project to scope, schedule, and budget.
- Information Analysis –You enjoy diving into messy data and information, making sense of complexity, and translating it into clear and pragmatic insights that inform decisions and action.
- Verbal & Written Communication – You can clearly and concisely articulate and simplify complex ideas and recommendations across both verbal and written mediums.
- Attention to Detail – You sweat the small details in your work and have a keen eye for driving consistency and excellence.
- Relationship Management – You build rapport and trust quickly with colleagues, recognizing that transparency, consistency, and authenticity are key to fostering strong relationships and achieving results.
- Business Development – You’ve had exposure to selling professional services and have ideas on how to contribute to the process of growing the practice.
- Self-Starter – You take initiative and work independently, proactively driving progress and leading teams to achieve goals and meet timelines.
- Learning & Development – You understand your own strengths and weaknesses in your skills and knowledge. You know when to seek direction, guidance, and advice to help you advance your day-to-day work, professional development, and personal development.
- Teamwork – You understand the dynamics of collaborating with others and work effectively in team settings, thriving both collaboratively and independently to achieve shared goals.
- Microsoft Office Suite – You have an advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of tools, with a specific emphasis on PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Visio, and Teams.