Consulting Director

Join a Montreal headquartered company that helps organizations around the world create a personalized journey of impact and fulfillment for their people. Explorance offers innovative People Insight Solutions because we believe that each experience matters.

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Director of Consulting to lead and grow our consulting practice, driving strategic initiatives and delivering exceptional client value. This role is ideal for a seasoned leader with a proven track record in consulting, particularly within the HR, learning, and talent development sectors, and a passion for innovation and excellence.

Job Overview:

As Director of Consulting, you will be responsible for the strategic direction, operational excellence, and business growth of the consulting practice. In addition to delivering on client commitments, this position collaborates across the organization to build innovative, scalable solutions for employee listening, provide thought leadership to the industry, and contribute to business development opportunities. This role involves collaborating as part of a high-performing team, managing client relationships, and serving as a trusted advisor at the executive level.

Whether a client needs strategy development, advanced analytics, management support, or that little extra to tie everything together, the Explorance consultants provide that trusted advisor support to achieve their goals.

Consulting Practice Offerings include:

• Measurement and report strategy
• Instrument design and validation
• Complex and advanced data analysis
• Skills assessment development 
• Executive reporting and presentation delivery
• Custom coaching
• Delivery of thought leadership (via webinar, conference presentation, or in collaboration with partners)

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership:

• Define and execute the consulting practice's strategic vision, aligning it with organizational goals.
• Drive business growth by identifying market opportunities and evolving or developing new consulting offerings and integrated solutions.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and client-centricity across the practice.

Client & Market Leadership:

• Act as a thought leader in employee listening, representing the organization at industry conferences, webinars, and through published content.
• Build and sustain executive-level relationships with key clients, acting as a trusted advisor.
• Oversee the delivery of high-impact consulting engagements, ensuring alignment with client goals and business outcomes.

Operational Excellence:

• Ensure the consulting practice operates efficiently, meeting revenue and profitability targets.
• Develop and implement scalable methodologies and frameworks for consulting delivery.
• Monitor and report on consulting performance metrics, ensuring accountability and success.

Innovation & Product Development:

• Collaborate with product management to design and launch new consulting solutions and technology-enabled offerings.
• Stay ahead of industry trends to shape the consulting roadmap and influence the broader organizational strategy.

Business Development:

• Partner with the sales team to scope, price, and close consulting opportunities.
• Contribute to the organization’s growth by driving strategic partnerships and expanding the client base.
• Develop compelling proposals and presentations to win new business and expand existing client engagements.

Qualifications:

Experience:

• 8-10+ years of experience in consulting (internal or external roles), with significant time spent in a leadership capacity.
• Demonstrated expertise in HR, learning, talent development, and employee listening.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in a matrixed environment.

Skills:

• Exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong executive presence and ability to engage with senior leadership teams.
• Expertise in analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent.
• Outstanding project management capabilities, with experience handling multiple complex engagements simultaneously.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Business, Organizational Psychology, HR, or related field strongly preferred.

Travel Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 30% (domestic and international).

Other Requirements:

• Only apply if you are a Montreal (or surroundings) resident that is interested in being part of a vibrant and highly engaged at-the-office culture. 

At Explorance, we take inclusion to heart and live it each day. We put the ‘human’ first in everything we do and take pride in our authenticity and culture of inclusion. We therefore encourage persons of any race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, immigration status, disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics to apply. We make employment-related decisions without regard to any of these characteristics. And to ensure a safe workspace for all our employees, all employment is contingent upon receipt of a satisfactory background and reference check.

About Explorance

Explorance empowers organizations with next-generation feedback analytics to accelerate the insight-to-action cycle, encouraging the philosophy of “Feedback for the brave” to drive purpose, impact, and growth.

Bringing 20 years of expertise, Explorance, a member of the World Economic Forum and a trusted partner for 35% of Fortune 100 companies and 25% of the world’s top higher education institutions, has influenced over 25 million individuals with award-winning solutions like Blue, Metrics That Matter, and MLY.

Consistently among the top employers by the Great Places to Work Institute, Explorance, a Brandon Hall AI award winner, is also a two-time Global Leader in the 360-degree feedback market by Fortune Business Insights.

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