Excelerate LLC is a boutique consulting firm distinguished by its hands-on, collaborative approach to solving complex business challenges. We partner closely with our clients, bringing deeply experienced consultants who work in a facilitative style to deliver practical, lasting impact. Our work is grounded in four core values: humility, energy, integrity, and flexibility. These principles shape our culture, guide our work, and define the people who thrive here.
Our work spans:
-Process & Digital Acceleration
- Designing and implementing systems and processes that enhance efficiency and enable scalable growth
-Customer-Centric Growth & Organizational Enablement
- Identifying and prioritizing customer and market opportunities (B2B and B2C) that generate financial impact, while enabling business strategies through human-centered design and organizational enablement.
-Data Connectivity & Intelligence
- Leveraging data to create a competitive advantage through data architecture, integrations, business dashboards, and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions
As a Consulting Manager, you will lead complex, enterprise-wide initiatives through strategic program management, ensuring alignment between organizational goals and execution. You’ll design and oversee integrated programs that drive transformational change, optimize business processes, and embed sustainable practices. By applying a structured, strategic approach, you’ll guide clients through high-impact transformations that unify stakeholders, enhance operational performance, and enable scalable growth. This role offers broad exposure across multiple service areas while positioning you as a trusted advisor in delivering measurable, long-term value.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead complex transformation engagements or workstreams from initiation through delivery, ensuring high-quality execution, clear governance, and measurable outcomes.
- Build and manage strategic programs by defining scope, establishing structure, aligning stakeholders, and driving cross-functional execution.
- Assess, redesign, and optimize business processes to improve efficiency, reduce friction, and support scalable operating models.
- Translate complex or ambiguous business challenges into actionable strategies informed by data analysis, process mapping, and structured problem solving.
- Lead operational improvement and enterprise transformation programs that align people, processes, and technology for sustainable impact.
- Develop business cases, KPIs, and performance measurement frameworks to track progress and sustain performance improvements.
- Facilitate workshops and collaborative working sessions with executives and cross-functional teams to co-create solutions and build organizational alignment.
- Design and execute change management and training programs—including stakeholder engagement, communication, capability-building, and adoption planning—to ensure smooth transitions and long-term success.
- Build and nurture long-term client relationships grounded in trust, transparency, and consistent delivery of value.
Qualifications
- 4+ years of management consulting or strategic program management experience driving cross-functional transformation in complex environments.
- Proven success delivering measurable results in one or more of the following areas:
-Strategic Program Management
-Organizational Change Enablement
-Business Process Optimization & Operational Excellence
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to engage, influence, and partner with senior executives and cross-functional leaders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations.
- Comfort working in ambiguous environments, learning new domains quickly, and driving structure and accountability.
- Highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented with experience managing multiple projects, timelines, and stakeholders simultaneously in dynamic environments.
- Experience with change management in complex organizations.
- Excellent facilitation, presentation, and communication skills, with the confidence to engage senior executives effectively.
- Industry experience in financial services, banking, or compliance is a plus.
- Willingness to travel to client’s office in New York City as needed.
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
Why Excelerate
At Excelerate, we offer more than just a job - we offer the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. Our consultants partner with clients to solve critical challenges, driving clarity, action, and lasting results that create a ripple effect of economic vitality and social prosperity. We pride ourselves on a culture rooted in humility, integrity, and flexibility, where collaboration, creativity, and smart problem-solving are celebrated. Employees thrive in an environment where they are treated like adults, empowered to manage their work with flexibility, and supported by leaders who provide candor, transparency, and mentorship. Beyond professional growth and exposure to high-impact projects at leading companies, we provide a competitive total compensation package, flexible time off, robust health benefits, retirement contributions, fitness and technology stipends, and opportunities for continued learning and development. For high-caliber, passionate leaders seeking both growth and purpose, Excelerate is a place where your skills, ideas, and ambition can make a real difference.
