Director, Project Management

Taidou is a private management consulting firm built around a simple idea: real, measurable results for our clients, not reports that gather dust. Our consulting practice brings eight service lines — AI & Engineering, Assurance, Finance, Global Services, Human Capital, Project Management, Regulatory, Risk & Forensic, and Transformation Consulting — to organizations in complex, regulated sectors across aerospace & defense, consumer, education, energy, financial services, government & public services, health care, insurance, sports, technology, media & telecom, and utilities & renewables.

We are senior-led and built flat: the people in the first conversation are the people doing the work, every engagement starts with a written list of what we are deliberately not doing, and we hand over only once the change is running — to named owners inside the client. We take no referral fees, reseller margins or commissions from any vendor, which is what lets us tell a client the answer is not to buy anything.

The Role

As a Director in Project Management, you own a portfolio of client relationships and a part of the Project Management offering. You sell and oversee the work, lead senior teams, and are accountable for revenue, delivery quality and the reputation of the practice with your clients. Our practice covers Programme Setup, Recovery, EPMO and Benefits Realization.

What You'll Do

• Own a portfolio of Project Management clients and engagements, and grow it.
• Originate, shape and close new work with executive buyers.
• Lead the offering in one or more areas — Programme Setup, Recovery, EPMO and Benefits Realization.
• Oversee delivery quality across several engagements and step in when programmes are at risk.
• Lead and develop senior managers and managers; shape hiring and staffing.
• Contribute to practice strategy, pricing and thought leadership.
• Represent Taidou with clients, in industry forums and in the market.

Qualifications

Required

• 12–15 years of relevant experience in project management, including senior client leadership.
• A track record of originating and growing client relationships and revenue.
• Experience leading large engagements and senior teams.
• Recognized expertise in at least one area of the practice.
• Eligible to work in the United States.

Preferred (nice to have, not required)

• Experience in one or more of our industries: aerospace & defense, consumer, education, energy, financial services, government & public services, health care, insurance, sports, technology, media & telecom, and utilities & renewables.
• Consulting background combined with time in industry running the work.
• Relevant professional certifications for the service line.

How We Work

• Senior-led delivery — no bench, no handoff between the team that wins the work and the team that runs it.
• Named scope and named exclusions, agreed before work starts.
• Handover after adoption, to named owners, with a follow-up review we schedule ourselves.
• Independence from vendors: no referral fees, reseller margins or commissions.

Engagement & Compensation

This role is contract-to-hire. You join Taidou as an independent contractor for an initial onboarding period (typically 90 days), during which we agree your goals together. Once the conversion criteria set out in your offer are met, you convert to a full-time position with benefits.

Compensation is competitive and set according to experience and scope, and includes commission on the business you originate or grow. Full details are confirmed in your offer letter.

Compensation. Competitive

Equal opportunity. Taidou LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and interview process — email View email address on click.appcast.io to request one.