[Hiring] Executive Consultant @DEKRA SERVICES INC

Role Description

The Executive Consultant manages the highest executive relationship with the client and is responsible for guiding the entire project. The Executive Lead Consultant has overall responsibility for project execution, client results, and the client relationship. This role serves as the overall Program Manager and may have additional Lead Consultants/Project Managers reporting to them, depending on the size and complexity of the engagement.

There is major emphasis on both:

• Increasing consulting skills through development and coaching of project teams.
• Delivering solutions that yield safety performance results and ROI for our clients.

The Executive Consultant must be able to become a long-term trusted advisor to executives and is expected to uncover opportunities to expand the depth and duration of the engagement.

What You’ll Do

This Executive Consultant is primarily responsible for:

• Leading large complex client engagements.
• Coaching executives and becoming a trusted advisor.
• Expanding the scope and breadth of the client engagement.
• Assuring that their team can deliver our primary Consulting solutions with excellence.

Three key performance areas summarize the scope of this position:

Client Facing Responsibilities:

• Coach client Executives and become their trusted advisor.
• Fluency delivering DEKRA’s Executive Leading with Safety® program as well as other solutions.
• Track progress in meeting client objectives and adjust when necessary.
• Guide and facilitate governance.
• Communicate routinely and effectively to the client leadership team.
• Tell the truth to the client, even when it’s hard to do so.
• Understand the client’s objectives and needs to adapt the centerline model for the client engagement.

Team Responsibilities:

• Enable and manage the success of the project team.
• Assure solutions are integrated and aligned toward meeting client objectives.
• Communicate routinely and effectively to delivery team, and the overall project team.
• Assure the project team delivers to the client’s adaptation of the centerline.
• Deliver performance-related feedback to individual consultants.
• Collaborate with the managers of project team members on growth and development.

Business Responsibilities:

• Contribute to a safe and healthy work environment by actively participating.
• Maintain a complete and accurate project plan for the life of the project.
• Manage the project toward the stated realization rate.
• Achieve monthly forecast accuracy.
• Expand the scope of client relationships and maintain long term engagements.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in leadership roles including executive experience with safety responsibility.
• Advanced degree or Certification preferred.
• Presence in front of C-suite Leaders.
• Demonstrated cognitive flexibility.
• Ability to function with ambiguity.
• Deep knowledge of DEKRA solutions.
• Ability to interpret the impact of non-safety processes on safety and culture.
• Ability to develop a strategic plan which supports the scope of work and overall safety excellence.
• Ability to manage client excellence and DEKRA business.
• Ability to create a project team culture that supports and aligns with OSR values.
• Fluency with various Governance structures.
• Fluency with Metrics and the ability to propose specific metrics for the client.
• Fluency in applying effective change management.
• Fluency in SMS best practices and ability to propose enhancements to close gaps.
• Ability to lead a matrixed team.
• Ability to develop others.

Physical Considerations

• Must be able to work in a variety of client locations, environments, and conditions.
• Must be able to accommodate working various shifts as client activities are scheduled.
• Must be able to withstand the rigors of extensive travel.
• May require difficult travel and long periods of driving.
• Ability to move and conduct work with full range of motion.
• Ability to lift 25-50lbs (luggage).
• Extended periods of computer-based work.
• Extended periods of standing.

Travel Considerations

• Domestic and/or international travel required, estimated up to 50%.

Benefits

• Compensation: The base pay for this position is $130/hour to $50/hour dependent upon professional services delivered.

Company Description

As a global provider of comprehensive services and solutions, we help our customers improve their safety, security, and sustainability outcomes. DEKRA is the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification (TIC) company offering innovative professional services in various fields.

We hope you’ll consider a career with DEKRA North America as we strive to become the Global Partner for a Safe World!