Commercial Financial Services Director

What You Will Do: 

Guidehouse is a next-generation advisory, technology, and managed services consulting firm serving the public and commercial markets in financial services, healthcare, sustainability, and national defense. Our mission is to help clients solve their most complex and important challenges. Our vision is to build relationships, advance knowledge, insight, and capacity to implement solutions that increase trust in society. 

We act as partners with our clients and industry: we work hand-in-hand with clients to develop and implement measurable, meaningful, and sustainable improvements that position them, and their organizations, for success. We connect leading practices with deep industry insight: Our professionals leverage experience gained from work with the government and in commercial industry, bringing the insight, capabilities, and cultural acumen required to develop well thought-out, sustainable solutions. 

Our Commercial Financial Services practice works with financial industry leaders, including banks, life insurance companies, hedge funds, and nonbank financial institutions. With new competitors entering the marketplace, razor-thin margins, and a shifting regulatory focus, financial companies are exploring new business models, grappling with modernizing their processes and technology to remain competitive. 

Guidehouse offers a challenging high-profile career working closely with prestigious clients at senior levels to deliver real value. Guidehouse is a flourishing company built on trust, teamwork, and enthusiasm that values and respects its employees and clients. 

As a Director, you will be responsible for sustaining and growing Guidehouse’s consulting relationships with both new and existing clients. You will oversee delivery on at least one large existing account and work to develop additional work across new and existing accounts. You will advise clients at the highest strategic level on both big-picture and tactical matters - showcasing how technology enables a wide range of business outcomes. You will also lead a strategic priority for the firm and collaborate with delivery leaders to bring the best solutions to our clients that result in measured profitable sales for Guidehouse.  

As a key member of our leadership team, you will be instrumental in shaping our future in the rapidly evolving Commercial Financial Services landscape. Your responsibilities will include: 

Sales and Business Development: 

• Lead sales initiatives and foster relationships with new and existing clients 

• Develop and execute strategies for business expansion of one of Guidehouse’s strategic priorities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, understanding their needs and providing tailored solutions 

Account Leadership, Project Execution and Management: 

• Own and grow one or more large Commercial Financial Services accounts

• Oversee project delivery, ensuring excellence and adherence to timelines and budgets 

• Manage cross-functional teams to execute projects and leverage Guidehouse’s technology capabilities for our clients

Thought Leadership and Subject Matter Expertise: 

• Serve as a subject matter expert in one or more of the firm’s strategic priorities / capabilities

• Contribute to thought leadership through speaking engagements, publications, and research

Team Leadership and Mentorship: 

• Lead and mentor team members, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning

What Would Be Nice to Have: 

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced challenging environment 

• High energy, persuasive, and someone who leads by example 

• Relationship-oriented with the ability to thrive in an organization where team building and authentic relationships are vital 

• Creative problem-solving ability and a collaborative, consultancy mindset 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

• Aptitude for networking and sales 

• Proven leader who can work directly with client senior management and lead Guidehouse colleagues 

• MBA or MA/MS degree