Associate Consultant
Veterans Sourcing Group
Atlanta, GA
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JOB DETAILS
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LOCATION
Atlanta, GA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Associate Consultant-Channel Development
Pay Rate: $53.00 Per Hour
Duration: 12 Month Contract
Location:Atlanta, GA30339
Job Description:
The Channel Development Consultantleads cross‐functional initiatives that align business processes, technology, and organizational goals during periods of transformation—such as mergers and acquisitions, new system implementations, operating model changes, or major strategic programs. This role ensures that people, processes, data, and technology come together cohesively to support seamless business operations.
The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with strong program management skills, exceptional communication abilities, and a deep understanding of how business processes connect across departments.
Integration Strategy & Planning
- Execute integration plans that align with overall business objectives.
- Identify dependencies, risks, and critical integration touchpoints across teams and systems.
- Partner with leadership to define success metrics, integration timelines, and operating models.
- Serve as the central liaison across departments—including Operations, IT, Finance, HR, Sales, and Product—to ensure alignment on all integration efforts.
- Facilitate decision‐making and remove blockers for cross‐functional teams.
- Lead workshops, working sessions, and communication forums to drive clarity and alignment.
- Assess current‐state and future‐state processes to identify gaps, redundancies, and optimization opportunities.
- Work closely with technical teams to ensure systems (ERP, CRM, data platforms, etc.) support integrated business processes.
- Oversee data migration, validation, and harmonization efforts during integration projects.
- Deploy change‐management plans that support stakeholder adoption and minimize operational disruption.
- Deploy communication strategies and materials that clearly articulate project objectives, progress, and impacts.
- Deploy training and equip business users to adopt new processes and systems.
- Create project roadmaps, dashboards, and reporting frameworks to track progress and outcomes.
- Monitor KPIs and performance indicators to ensure integrations deliver expected value.
- Drive continuous improvement and post‐integration optimization.
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Information Systems, or related field.
- 5–10 years of experience in business integration, business transformation, program management, operations, or a similar role.
- Strong understanding of cross‐functional business processes and enterprise systems.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills.
- Proven ability to lead complex, multi‐department initiatives.
- Experience in M&A integration, ERP/CRM implementation, or enterprise transformation.
- PMP, Prosci, Agile, or similar certification.
Operational knowledge of wealth management businesses - Experience working in fast‐changing or matrixed environments.
- Strategic thinking & problem solving
- Relationship and stakeholder management
- Change leadership
- Analytical and operational mindset
- Process mapping and optimization
- Strong organizational and project‐management skills
- Smooth integration of systems, processes, and teams
- Minimal business disruption during transitions
- Improved efficiency and collaboration across functions
- Clear communication and strong alignment among stakeholders
- Delivery of measurable value from integration initiatives
- What are the hours of operation? For example, are they 8:00 AM–5:00 PM local time? 8:30-5 EST most days; potential for some additional hours during transitions
- What are the top three skill sets you are seeking? Influence w/o authority; high sense of urgency; intimate knowledge of the wealth management space, especially around operations
- What qualities or experience would help a candidate stand out on a resume? Previous M&A experience w/ in wealth management
- Are there any deal breakers we should be aware of? Nothing at the moment
- What is the minimum education requirement for this role? Prefer college degree (Bachelors)
- Are any certifications preferred or required? If so, please specify. No
- What does the day-to-day work look like for this position? Transition planning and execution activities
- Would you consider candidates who are recent graduates, or are you seeking more seasoned professionals? If applicable, how many years of experience are preferred? Need someone with industry experience (prefer 5 -10+yrs)
- How many rounds of interviews will there be? 2-3 rounds
- Will interviews be conducted via Zoom or in person? Maybe a combo depends on where the candidate is located
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