Senior Consultant, Global Solutions – Management Consulting

Location: Toronto, Canada
Job Category: Management Consulting
Industry: Professional Services
Number of Positions: Unlimited

Are you a Management Consultant with experience in business strategy, process, organizational and technology transformation?   Do you want to be part of a rapidly growing business?  Would you like to become a true global expert in Product Innovation, one of the highest priority topics for executive leaders?  If so, contact Stage-Gate today.

Stage-Gate International (SGI) is the world’s leading full-service provider of solutions which enable organizations to improve their Product Innovation and Portfolio Management capabilities.  A globally recognized and trusted brand, SGI accelerates client success with strategic advisory and transformation services, leading-edge products, best-selling publications, first-rate seminars and Stage-Gate^® certifications.  Our clients include over 5000 organizations across all industries.
 
Our firm is one of a kind globally.  Stage-Gate’s founders, Dr. Robert Cooper and Dr. Scott Edgett, are the creators of the Stage-Gate New Product Development system which has become the standard process for product, service and solutions developers world-wide.  We also have the world’s largest benchmarking database focused on Product Innovation based on our extensive research.  And we provide a completely flexible and scalable suite of products and services to support each client’s unique needs to improve their Product Innovation performance.  This powerful combination is creating unprecedented demand for our business, and a requirement for additional consulting professionals to join our team.

Stage-Gate International is seeking Senior Consultants to join our Global Solutions team.

SGI’s Global Solutions team provides strategic advisory and transformation consulting services to clients.  Our area of expertise is managing the transformation of New Product Development (NPD) business processes to enable organizations to achieve their growth and performance strategies.  Our management consultants succeed by leveraging SGI’s market-leading knowledge and insight within a teamwork-based culture that values client satisfaction, innovation, entrepreneurship, integrity and professional fulfillment.

Responsibilities of a Senior Consultant include design and implementation of tailored solutions and approaches tailored to each client’s unique needs, and completion of client deliverables and activities.  Senior Consultants utilize both SGI’s proprietary product and services offerings and their personal consulting skills and abilities to help clients in a collaborative manner to succeed in their product innovation transformation journey.  They are accountable to develop SGI’s internal knowledge, processes and capabilities as an integral part of the Global Solutions team.

Successful applicants possess a foundation of strong consultative and interpersonal abilities augmented by work experience with top professional services firms or hands-on product development experience in industry.  They have gained effective project and change skills from successful process, organizational structure and technology projects or engagements.  They understand the consulting profession and have a track record of client satisfaction.  Finally, they are motivated to build experience and develop long-term relationships with clients in the Product Innovation market.

Specific requirements for this role are:

• A completed University degree is mandatory.  An MBA or equivalent experience is a strong asset.
• Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status, enabling travel for work outside of Canada.
• Minimum 2 years management consulting experience with a professional services firm.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English (both written and verbal).
• New Product Development Professional Certification or willingness to achieve certification (NPDP designation; see www.pdma.org for information).
• Management consulting or significant project experience with product or services-based companies (e.g. Consumer Packaged Goods, Diversified Manufacturers, Financial Services firms, other Services Providers, etc.)
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively within Canada and the United States, and occasionally to both Europe and Asia, 50-70% overall.
• Experience with New Product Development processes is a valuable asset.

Resumes and intriguing cover letters should be submitted to .

Stage-Gate International

To learn more visit www.stage-gate.com.