| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
The opportunity
As a Senior Consultant at Proxima, you will lead complex Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) workstreams within our Professional Services category and manage senior stakeholders while delivering innovative solutions and mentoring junior consultants. You will be part of client-facing teams delivering high-impact commercial and supplier initiatives, supporting the development of insights, contributing to solution design, and playing an active role in delivering outcomes, not just recommendations.
This is a subject matter expert role for professionals with deep BPO market experience who want to apply that expertise in a consulting environment. You will help large corporate clients evaluate, source, negotiate, optimize, and transform complex outsourced service arrangements.
You may have worked for a leading BPO service provider, advised clients on outsourcing strategies and transactions, or managed significant outsourced service relationships within a large organization. You will bring a strong understanding of the provider landscape, commercial models, BPO economics, contracting structures, and how automation, AI, and digital transformation are reshaping the market.
This is not a passive learning role. At Proxima, we are practitioner-consultants. You will build experience quickly, take responsibility early, and work alongside clients to deliver real, measurable change.
What you’ll do
Support delivery across client engagements
Lead client engagements across BPO sourcing and advisory, bringing deep market expertise and building trusted relationships with stakeholders across Procurement, Finance, HR, Operations, Technology, and business leadership.
Apply deep knowledge of the BPO marketplace, including major service providers, service offerings, commercial models, market trends, and competitive dynamics.
Support clients across the BPO sourcing lifecycle, including strategy development, market assessments, provider selection, RFPs, commercial evaluation, negotiations, and transitions.
Assess existing BPO arrangements and identify opportunities for cost optimization, service improvement, transformation, and renegotiation.
Apply your expertise across outsourced business functions such as Finance & Accounting, HR, Procurement, Customer Operations, and other back-office services.
Leverage your understanding of BPO contract structures, pricing models, SLAs, performance management, and governance to support commercial analysis and negotiations.
Help clients understand how automation, AI, and digital transformation are changing BPO delivery models, pricing, and sourcing strategies.
Management and career development
Coach and develop junior consultants.
Contribute to Proxima category thought leadership and IP.
Commercial acumen and comfort with ambiguity.
Engage and collaborate with stakeholders
Work directly with senior client stakeholders to gather requirements and align objectives.
Lead complex commercial negotiations with BPO service providers.
Communicate findings clearly and professionally with team members and senior client stakeholders.
Lead workshops, working sessions, and day-to-day client interactions.
Work in a global, flexible model
Operate in a hybrid environment, balancing client, home, and office-based work.
Travel as required to support client delivery and team collaboration.
What you bring
Deep knowledge of the BPO marketplace, including major providers, service offerings, commercial models, market trends, and competitive dynamics.
Experience working for a BPO service provider, advising organizations on BPO arrangements, or managing a significant BPO relationship from the client side.
Hands-on experience with the BPO sourcing lifecycle, including strategy development, market assessments, provider selection, RFPs, commercial evaluation, negotiations, and transitions.
Strong understanding of BPO contract structures, pricing models, SLAs, performance management, and governance.
Experience assessing existing BPO arrangements and identifying opportunities for cost optimization, service improvement, transformation, and renegotiation.
Familiarity with outsourced business functions such as:
Finance & Accounting
HR
Procurement
Customer Operations
Other back-office services
Understanding of how automation, AI, and digital transformation are changing BPO delivery models, pricing, and sourcing strategies.
Strong analytical capability and confidence working with data.
Why Join Proxima
A bold, collaborative culture
Our culture is one of our greatest strengths. We are inclusive, supportive, and ambitious, with a flat structure that encourages collaboration and early responsibility. You will join a friendly, open, and high-performing team.
A responsible business
We are committed to being a responsible business, with a strong focus on wellbeing, sustainability, and social responsibility. Our people are at the heart of our success, and we invest in their growth and development.
Growth, learning, and opportunity
You will benefit from continuous training and development, clear career progression, and exposure to a wide range of clients and industries. As a fast-expanding global company, Proxima offers meaningful opportunities to shape both your career and the future of the firm.
What we offer
Continuous training and development
Clear career progression
Competitive compensation and generous PTO
Flexible hybrid working
Exposure to a wide variety of clients and industries
Global opportunities and great office locations
A strong, people-centered company culture
Who thrives here
You are:
Curious, commercially minded, and eager to learn.
Comfortable working with data and structured problem-solving.
Confident engaging with stakeholders and contributing to team delivery.
Motivated by real outcomes and hands-on impact.
Excited to grow with a fast-expanding global consultancy.
Time to be bold.
Join Proxima and help leading organizations make smarter commercial decisions, strengthen supplier relationships, and unlock lasting value, while building a career supported by exceptional people.