Director, Information Technology

Job DescriptionThe Technology Transformation practice is one of the key practice areas within the Strategy & Business Transformation Practice and works with the technology leaders in the organization (CIO, CDO, CTO) to drive business and technology transformation. We partner with technology organizations to address gaps through business and technology capability roadmaps, technology governance, change management, technology sourcing, operating model strategies and business engagement. We recognize that true technology transformation comes through changes in culture and ways of interacting with business partners.Directors are primarily responsible for overseeing projects and developing business. They apply well-honed consulting, project management and functional skills in the management of major projects. Further, Directors are involved in business development such as project diagnostics, proposal development and sales calls. Director's responsibilities include:Generating businessManaging multiple engagement teamsIdentifying and resolving issues critical to the clients' strategic and operational successProviding technical/functional contentPresenting conclusions and recommendations to senior client managementProviding solution implementation assistance as requiredDeveloping leading industry insight to present to clientsManaging client relationshipsLeading, coaching, developing and supervising the efforts of junior staffActive involvement in the development of The Hackett Group's functional/industry practicesActive involvement in Firm building activities including recruiting, training, performance management, etc.In addition to industry and service area expertise, the candidate must:Have at least 10 years experience managing client relations, engagements and business development for major consulting firms.Hold prior senior position within top tier consulting firm with responsibilities for consulting sales and delivery experience.Have a track record of building successful relationships with senior executives within these practice areas and delivering successful consulting engagements. Must have ability to generate add-on sales with existing clients.Be able to design and direct engagements to successful completion while meeting agreed upon time frames and work specifications.Have a demonstrated record of achieving or exceeding revenue and expense targets over a period of years.Work collaboratively with other Principals and staff members in a team environment to develop new business opportunities, successful completion of engagements, recruitment of high potential candidates and further the goals of The Hackett Group.Have experience speaking at large industry conference and published professional articles or other publications.Hold a strong educational background, with an MBA degree strongly preferred.Have strong leadership skills with the ability to develop and promote staff members.Have superior project management skills to ensure the effective management and coordination of multiple engagements.Possess excellent written and presentation skills.Possess strong negotiating skills.About UsThe Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) is an intellectual property-based strategic consultancy and leading enterprise benchmarking firm to global companies, offering digital transformation including implementation of leading enterprise cloud applications, workflow automation and analytics that enable digital world class performance.About the PracticeHackett's Strategy & Business Transformation (S&BT) practice specializes in helping clients to improve the performance of their operations to enable growth and effectiveness and achieve meaningful cost efficiencies. As part of Business Transformation, Hackett professionals provide dedicated expertise in business strategy, operations, finance and shared services, human capital management, strategic sourcing, procurement and information technology. Our approach provides full lifecycle service from strategy definition through design and implementation and, finally, continuous improvement. All of Hackett's programs have digital solutions embedded to accelerate and fuse our clients' business and technology transformations.Job InfoJob Identification 401Locations IL, United States Chicago, IL, United States