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Position Title [External Posting Title]

Job Level: Manager

Job Location: Cincinnati, OH

Travel Expectations: 10%

Job Classification: Full-Time

Join Centric Consulting - A Culture You'll Love

At Centric Consulting, we've cultivated a unique approach to business. Our business is built on three fundamental principles: Enjoy the people you work with, have fun, and do great work. These principles define our consulting model and have crafted one of the most vibrant cultures in the consulting industry - celebrating individuals, collaboration, and lifelong friendships.

This role is responsible for leading the successful delivery of client engagements while building trusted advisor relationships and driving exceptional outcomes. The Consulting Manager partners with clients to understand business challenges, guide solution strategies, and ensure projects are delivered with quality, value, and measurable impact. This individual brings a strong consulting background, balancing hands-on expertise, project leadership, team development, and client relationship management to help clients achieve their objectives.

The Consulting Manager oversees engagements from planning through execution, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver results that align with client goals and Centric's standards of excellence. They serve as a key point of contact for clients, proactively managing expectations, resolving issues, identifying opportunities to expand value, and fostering long-term partnerships. In addition to delivering client success, this role contributes to practice growth through mentoring team members, developing capabilities, supporting business development activities, and helping strengthen Centric's market presence.

In this role, you will:

Delivery

• Manage aspects of complex project life cycles, from analysis and design to process improvement and change management.
• Contribute hands-on expertise where needed to ensure high-quality outcomes.
• Support resolution of project issues and adapt to scope changes across phases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional delivery teams to deliver impactful business results.
• Help establish and monitor key milestones and deliverables.
• Partner with internal teams and third parties on project administration, including staffing, billing, and account management.

Business Development

• Build relationships with stakeholders to identify opportunities for growth.
• Contribute to strategies and proposals that expand client partnerships.
• Support creation of proposals, business cases, and knowledge artifacts that showcase value and thought leadership.

Practice Management

• Participate in capability development, market strategy, and operational improvements.
• Lead and mentor teams, fostering collaboration, growth, and alignment with company mission.
• Stay connected to the company through involvement in events and initiatives beyond client delivery.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or relevant certifications a plus.
• 5-7 years of experience managing professional services projects and client relationships.
• Strong background in business or technology consulting (e.g., process improvement, data & analytics, ERP, CRM, customer experience).
• Skilled in project and team management, with flexibility in role and approach.
• Passionate about mentoring, collaboration, and delivering measurable results.
• Growth-minded and excited to share knowledge and inspire others.

Total Rewards:

We proudly offer competitive compensation, a comprehensive and well-rounded benefits package for full-time employees that have been designed to nourish your well-being, such as health coverage, wellness programs, 401K company match, self-managed PTO, and other unique incentives that celebrate your accomplishments.

• Remote and Hybrid Work
• Time Off When You Need It
• Benefits That Flex
• Professional Development

While benefits eligibility may vary for roles that are not full-time, we provide unique opportunities for growth, skill development, and more. Regardless of your role, you'll be part of a collaborative environment where every team member contributes to our shared success.

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Who We Are:

Founded in 1999 with a remote workforce, we combine the benefits of experience, flexibility, and cost efficiency to create tailored solutions centered on what's best for businesses. Now numbering more than 1,400 employees in the U.S. and India, we're committed to solving clients' toughest problems and delivering on our mission of providing unmatched experiences.

Our purpose at Centric Consulting is to bringunmatched experiencesto clients and employees. These aren't just words we use - it's how we became a company and who we are today. Providing an unmatched experience means we approach each other as human beings and lead with empathy and humility. It means we work diligently to ensure we are a place where everyone can create a sense of belonging and feel respected for who they are.

What Makes Centric a Great Place to Work?

We know that creating and sustaining an authentically welcoming culture requires that we all play a part inpromotingdiversity, equity, and inclusion, from our business practice to how we show up for employees and communities. This is how we bringour mission and core valuesto life, working together to provide the highestqualityservices to our clients while allowing our employees to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the application or interview process.