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Formula.Monks, part of Monks and S4 Capital, is a global consulting firm mastering AI-powered transformations for the Fortune 100. We combine long-term strategic thinking, deep enterprise experience, and a human-centered approach to help clients transform business processes and dominate their industries.
About the Role
The Principal Consultant brings deep expertise and strategic guidance to solve complex client challenges and drive business growth. This role involves managing senior-level client relationships, contributing to securing high-value contracts, and expanding opportunities. They mentor teams to elevate competency and ensure high-quality work, while their thought leadership enhances Monks' reputation and attracts new business and talent. By strategically managing complex projects, they improve efficiency, drive revenue, foster client loyalty, and position Monks as a trusted advisor for long-term success.
Responsibilities:
- Identify client problems and develop compelling, world-class pitches that offer effective solutions.
- Support various initiatives flexibly and professionally as needed.
- Maximize margins and revenue for prospective and ongoing opportunities.
- Contribute to intellectual capital to establish Monks as an expert and thought leader in the industry.
- Maintain regular client communication to manage expectations and ensure alignment with their needs through effective stakeholder management.
- Orchestrate cross-functional and cross-team collaboration across Monks to enhance project results.
- Provide oversight on strategic and quality inputs for existing client projects to ensure client satisfaction.
- Coordinate legal requirements to ensure all contracts are compliant.
- Offer high-level strategic advice and guidance to clients, often leading complex, high-stakes projects, utilizing strong program management and business case definition skills.
- Deliver engaging presentations and communicate complex ideas clearly to diverse audiences, reinforcing Monks' expertise.
- Other duties as assigned.
About YouThe essentials:
- 10+ years of proven experience in client management and business development.
- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, essential for effective business communication and stakeholder management.
- Proficient at creating compelling presentations and slide decks.
- Ability to mentor and elevate team performance and competencies.
- Proficient understanding of cloud technology services and solutions with hyperscalers such as AWS & GCP.
- Expertise in managing complex projects, ensuring client satisfaction, and maximizing revenue.
Not a must, but a plus:
- Cloud certifications for Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Experience in consulting roles across diverse industries.
- Demonstrated thought leadership through publications or speaking engagements.
- Familiarity with legal and compliance requirements in contract management.
Benefits
- Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA
- Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
- 401k with company contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
- Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
- A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
- Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here!)
Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
Salary Range
$180,000—$210,000 USD
About Monks
Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
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Monks is the global, purely digital, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
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