Associate Director – State and Local Government (SLG) – Columbia, South Carolina

Job title: Associate Director – State and Local Government (SLG) – Columbia, South Carolina

About the Role Guidehouse is seeking an Associate Director to lead the continued growth of the firm's relationship with the State of South Carolina and its localities. This individual will be engaged and accountable for driving a sustainable portfolio of existing client engagements and future firm growth. Guidehouse’s State and Local Government practice serves clients in the areas of business design, organizational strategy, program strategy and implementation, market analysis, financial modeling, operational analysis, process improvement, change management, technology strategy and transformation, compliance monitoring, program management, and reporting.

What You'll Do

• Actively manage a portfolio of client engagements and consulting staff, ensuring all contractual targets and deliverables are met.
• Strategize with consultant teams on project approach, facilitate communications, and manage risk across active engagements.
• Drive quality and standards of work product; ensure superior engagement quality.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with executives at state and local government organizations, including division, branch, and program levels with particular focus on relationships in South Carolina state agencies and localities.
• Develop and instill best practices throughout the organization.
• Maintain and promote compliance with contractual, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.
• Manage the economics of client engagements, ensuring delivery aligns with approved financial parameters.
• New Business Development: Serve as a thought leader in the public domain and assist in building the Guidehouse brand across state and local government clients in South Carolina.
• Leverage the firm’s existing relationships with state agencies and develop new relationships to expand existing client relationships and develop new clients.
• Serve as the lead executive for new business opportunities.
• Serve as a content expert for client issues.
• Be personally engaged in and accountable for growing the practice at a rate of $5M+ in annual new business for the firm.
• Consulting Staff Leadership: Direct line management for consultants assigned to client engagements.
• Career development, advocacy for, recruitment of, and retention of members of the market team.
• Training and onboarding of new consultants and management.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and performance feedback to junior- and mid-level staff, fostering professional growth and high-quality delivery.
• Contribute to the development of a positive and performance-oriented culture.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution