General Manager – Wireless Generation Consulting Job in Brooklyn 11201, New York Us
Job Description:
In 2011, we will deliver consulting services of over $10MM. These services are being delivered by a dedicated Business Unit, Wireless Generation Consulting, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer that focuses exclusively on generating and delivering profitable consulting work.
Examples of current engagements include: a K-12 reporting system as part of ARIS, a new information system targeted at New York City’s 90,000 educators; a system to perform analytics and recommendations to schools based on their teacher and student schedule data; and the platform behind New York City’s School of One, an innovative new school design.
The GM of Wireless Generation Consulting will lead the expansion of the consulting unit. Consulting projects are currently staffed through a combination of a dedicated team of 10 consultants and engineering teams from a pool of over 200. This individual will have the opportunity to expand the unit, define team and process structures, and own a high demand department as it grows into a business serving some of the largest and most influential school districts in the country as well as states and education-focused foundations.
Responsibilities of General Manager – Wireless Generation Consulting:
- PL responsibility for the consulting group: budget management, monthly reporting, monitoring utilization, delivering against revenue and profit targets
- Overseeing all day to day operations of the consulting group
- Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, and retaining quality consultants providing the correct skill mix to meet demand
- Driving new and repeat business sales, managing the pipeline, proposal writing and closing deals
- Consistently delivering exceptional customer service
- Ensuring timely, on budget, and high quality delivery of engagements
- Actively managing and mentoring teams of software engineers, project managers, and other full-time and contract employees
- Where appropriate, arranging outsourcing and offshoring of contracts
Requirements of General Manager – Wireless Generation Consulting:
- Bachelor’s degree, advanced degree preferred
- 8+ years of experience in a technology consulting firm
- Significant managerial and leadership experience
- Experience in information management; specific knowledge of data warehouses and data integration would be ideal but not necessary
- A passion for technology and sales as well as an overall excitement for learning
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
- Strong communication (including presenting and writing), organizational and problem-solving skills are essential