Harbor
is seeking a
Senior Consultant
to join our growing team! By providing strategic, technology and operational services to clients in the legal, professional and financial services industries, our Consultants are a highly talented group of professionals who offer a unique blend of core consulting experience across a number of industries and disciplines along with specialized skills in their respective areas of expertise. This is a full-time, hybrid, position working from our Chicago office. We will also consider remote employees that are located in the Washington, DC area.
Responsibilities:
As a part of Harbor’s consulting team, we will rely on you to work closely with project team members and client personnel, facilitating requirements gathering, researching best practices, leveraging internal intellectual property, and conducting data analysis to facilitate the implementation of cost savings and process improvement opportunities. You will play a key role in developing and implementing the identified opportunities as well as support practice operations and business development:
- Provide service excellence by identifying key client business issues, determining client needs, evaluating and validating analysis;
- Use critical thinking and problem solving skills to consultant with clients around strategic sourcing strategies;
- Structure ill-defined problems, develop and apply conceptual frameworks and analytical approaches, create new tools and methodologies, and develop recommendations for client implementation while minimizing organizational disruption;
- Support and manage all aspects of projects including guiding internal resources, facilitating requirements, gathering and conducting data analysis and research, training and mentoring junior team members and implementing the identified opportunities directly alongside senior management;
- Demonstrate ownership in managing work responsibilities while effectively prioritizing time and activities to consistently deliver on work product, deadlines and project goals;
- Support engagement financials, practice operations as well as business development and proposal efforts:
- Work directly with client management and executives on a routine basis on status as it pertains to engagement progression;
- Ensure high quality delivery and provide content leadership;
- Independently structure, write, and present well organized and persuasive end products;
- Develop new intellectual capital including new and insightful frameworks and analyses;
- Promote firm development by taking initiative to identify and cultivate new clients and business;
- Utilize strong communications skills including the ability to command an audience;
- Identify opportunities to provide additional client value and extension of existing client relationships;
- Be a strong team player and developer of consulting staff while fostering an inclusive working environment
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will possess prior experience in a related Consulting, Strategic Sourcing, Project Management or Process Improvement role. Analytical experience, ability to train, mentor and lead project teams and a desire to learn and grow are essential. Additional qualifications will include the following abilities, attributes, experience and skills:
- Ability to think strategically and identify critical business issues;
- Experience conducting financial analysis and research;
- Exceptional analytic skills and experience conducting quantitative and qualitative data analysis;
- Capacity to prioritize workload in order to meet deadlines;
- Ability to build trust as both a mentor and a valuable resource within the project team;
- Exceptional business acumen, presence and interpersonal/communication skills;
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Supply Chain or Management Information Systems required;
- 3-5 years of relevant experience in industry or consulting team-oriented environment with a focus on strategic sourcing, process improvement, project management and/or financial analysis required;
- MBA and/or PMP (or similar certifications) highly desirable;
- Permanent U.S. work authorization
About Us:
Harbor is the preeminent provider of expert services across strategy, legal technology, operations, and intelligence. Our globally integrated team of 800+ strategists, technologists, and specialists navigate alongside our clients – leading law firms, corporations, and their law departments – to provide essential resources and invaluable insights. Anchored in a rich heritage of deep knowledge, steadfast relationships, and mutual respect, our unwavering dedication lies in shaping the future of the legal industry and fostering enduring partnerships within our community and ecosystem.Harbor is an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, national origin, ancestry, age, parental status, disabled status, veteran status, or any other legally protected classification, in accordance with applicable law.
