Senior Vice President- Consulting
proxima groupChicago, IL
Senior Vice President- Consulting
proxima groupChicago, ILManager L7
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting ServicesOther Management Consulting ServicesCorporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices
APPLY NOW (opens in a new tab)The opportunity:
As a Senior Vice President at Proxima, you will shape the direction of our client relationships, our people and our business. You will hold executive accountability for a portfolio of clients, combining commercial ownership with delivery leadership to create measurable, lasting value. You will act as a trusted partner to board and C-suite stakeholders, own growth across new and existing clients, and develop the leaders and capabilities that support Proxima’s long-term success. This is a firm-building role: setting direction, making sound commercial decisions and ensuring exceptional delivery through others, while stepping in personally when the stakes are highest.
What you'll do:
- Own strategic client relationships and transformation
- Own and strengthen executive-level relationships across a portfolio of clients, becoming a trusted adviser on their most critical commercial and transformation priorities.
- Shape ambitious procurement and business transformation agendas, connecting programmes to enterprise strategy, financial performance and sustainable value.
- Lead board and C-suite conversations, constructively challenging assumptions and aligning stakeholders around clear decisions and action.
- Navigate complex stakeholder environments and lead sensitive, high-impact conversations personally, protecting relationships and Proxima’s reputation.
- Drive revenue growth and commercial performance
- Own the business development pipeline for new and existing clients, turning senior relationships and client insight into qualified opportunities and revenue.
- Hold ultimate accountability for commercial solutions and revenue generation, shaping compelling propositions, proposals and commercial structures.
- Apply enterprise-level commercial judgement, balancing client value, profitability, delivery risk and long-term relationship potential.
- Work across Proxima and with Bain stakeholders to bring the right expertise to opportunities and strengthen strategic partnerships.
- Set the standard for portfolio delivery
- Hold ultimate accountability for client outcomes, delivery excellence and reputation across your portfolio, ensuring value is realised, embedded and sustained.
- Set clear expectations for governance, quality and ownership, balancing pace, resources and commercial outcomes across engagements.
- Empower senior delivery leaders while intervening decisively at critical points to resolve risk, strengthen decisions and protect outcomes.
- Create an environment where risks are raised early and transparently, with clear ownership and action to address them.
- Use portfolio insights to improve Proxima’s methods and delivery models, combining consistent standards with innovation.
- Build leadership depth and culture
- Build leadership capability and succession across the firm, developing leaders who can independently grow relationships, lead teams and deliver results.
- Personally sponsor and mentor future firm leaders, taking ownership of the strength and effectiveness of Proxima’s apprenticeship culture.
- Foster inclusive, high-performing teams where constructive challenge, learning and accountability reinforce one another.
- Strengthen collaboration across Proxima, Bain and client teams, creating shared purpose beyond individual accounts or engagements.
- Shape Proxima’s future capabilities and market presence
- Contribute to the firm’s strategic direction and lead initiatives that strengthen its capabilities, reputation and long-term performance.
- Bring a credible market perspective on procurement and value creation, using insight and expertise to open conversations and create opportunities.
- Sponsor reusable intellectual capital and scalable ways of working that strengthen Proxima’s client proposition.
- Champion digital, data and AI-enabled delivery, setting clear expectations for responsible use, human judgement, quality and risk management.
- Work in a global, flexible model
- Operate in a hybrid environment, balancing client, home and office-based work.
- Travel as required to support client relationships, delivery leadership and team collaboration.
- What you'll bring
- Executive client and delivery leadership
- Extensive senior consulting leadership experience, with a track record of executive accountability for complex transformations and client portfolios.
- Credibility with board and C-suite stakeholders, including the ability to influence strategic decisions, challenge constructively and build enduring trust.
- Strong procurement and commercial transformation expertise, connecting Buy Better and Spend Better approaches to measurable business outcomes beyond cost reduction.
- Sound judgement under uncertainty and experience leading high-stakes change across complex organizations.
- A demonstrable record of originating, shaping and converting new business, alongside expanding strategic client accounts.
- Experience owning pipelines, revenue generation and commercial solutions, with strong financial acumen and understanding of profitability and delivery economics.
- The ability to translate client priorities and market insight into differentiated propositions and sustainable growth.
- Firm-building leadership
- A track record of developing senior leaders, building succession and strengthening collaborative, inclusive teams.
- Experience shaping capabilities, intellectual capital or firm-wide improvements beyond your own client delivery responsibilities.
- Clear, persuasive communication that turns complexity into direction and enables confident executive decisions.
- A forward-looking approach to digital, data and AI, grounded in responsible adoption and practical client value.
- Self-awareness, resilience and a commitment to continuous learning, with the ability to sustain impact through others rather than personal involvement in every decision.
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 BUSINESSWe 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 & 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 PTOFlexible hybrid working
- Exposure to a wide variety of clients and industries
- Global opportunities and great office locations
- A strong, people-centred company culture
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