Principal, Planning & Delivery

Job title: Principal, Planning & Delivery

About the Role

As a Principal in Launch's Planning & Delivery discipline, you will shape and deliver strategic initiatives for Launch clients. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, guiding business transformation, technology enablement, and cross-functional delivery. You will lead multi-threaded engagements, set the vision for delivery excellence, mentor teams, and help clients unlock tangible business value.

What You'll Do

• Own client engagement strategy and execution, guiding discovery, analysis, planning, and delivery of high-impact initiatives.
• Partner with executive stakeholders to define business goals, align roadmaps, and structure delivery programs that create measurable value.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across complex engagements, bringing clarity and structure to ambiguity.
• Architect solution approaches and planning frameworks tailored to unique client environments.
• Serve as the senior point of contact for planning and delivery efforts—ensuring accountability, alignment, and satisfaction.
• Drive the development of high-quality deliverables: business cases, capability assessments, operating models, delivery roadmaps, and executive readouts.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks.
• Mentor and develop consultants across the Planning & Delivery discipline, fostering a culture of growth, rigor, and client-centricity.
• Contribute to Launch’s consulting methodologies, templates, and intellectual capital.
• Support business development through solution design, proposal development, and executive presentations.

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of experience in management consulting, delivery leadership, or strategic business analysis roles.
• Proven success in leading complex, multi-stakeholder engagements across industries.
• Experience navigating senior executive environments with confidence, presence, and strategic thinking.
• Advanced understanding of business architecture, transformation planning, and delivery governance.
• Track record of leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver business and technology initiatives.
• Strong experience across a variety of domains (e.g., healthcare, retail, financial services, public sector).
• Excellent storytelling and facilitation skills—able to influence decision-makers and build consensus.
• Familiarity with agile, hybrid, and traditional project delivery models.
• AI-literate—curious about AI solutions and experienced using AI to inform planning and analysis.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or professional certifications preferred.

Nice to Have

• Master’s degree or professional certifications preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

• The anticipated wage range for this role is $170,000–$190,000.
• Our employees receive full benefits—medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and matched 401k. We also have an uncapped, take-what-you-need PTO policy.