Associate

Associate Position

Aminad is seeking an Associate to support our fast-growing Defense Strategy practice. Associates act as project managers and are emerging firm leaders. They lead project teams working closely with Aminad Engagement Managers and clients to understand client needs, developing strategies to meet those needs, and leading teams to implement those strategies.

In this role you will combine program management, people management, communication, facilitation, problem-solving, and analytical skills to guide our teams to develop impactful solutions for our Federal clients. You will own aspects of the client problem and are responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the project team. In addition, you will have responsibility to mentor business analysts and consultants on your team.

Qualifications for Associate include:

• BA/BS with strong academic background
• 5+ years' experience in a Federal consulting environment or top commercial consulting firm
• Understands the requirements, environmental factors, organizations, activities, constraints, risks, and motivations impacting Federal clients
• Extensive consulting experience managing engagements and relationships across multiple clients
• 2+ years of experience
• Demonstrated effectiveness applying program management practices across all phases of projects from inception through completion
• Strong creative problem-solving, analytical, and quantitative skills
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Deep emotional intelligence and ability to collaborate internally and externally

Responsibilities for Associate include:

• Ensure client satisfaction by leading teams working across the strategy consulting lifecycle
• Manage the cost, schedule and technical performance of a project
• Coach team members on opportunities for improvement and provide regular project-based feedback to team members
• Oversee quality of delivery by Aminad staff and subcontractors
• Build, manage, and maintain a strong, qualified, and motivated team to support our customer requirements
• Helps lead hypothesis development process and guides team through required analyses
• Consistently derives sound business insights from analysis of complex issues
• Recommends actionable solutions for work stream(s) and provides input to the recommendations of the entire case, or significant subset