Associate, Management Consulting

Who is Trace3? Trace3 is a leading Transformative IT Authority, providing unique technology solutions and consulting services to our clients. Equipped with elite engineering and dynamic innovation, we empower IT executives and their organizations to achieve competitive advantage through a process of Integrate, Automate, Innovate. Our culture at Trace3 embodies the spirit of a startup with the advantage of a scalable business. Employees can grow their career and have fun while doing it! Trace3 is headquartered in Irvine, California. We employ more than 1,200 people all over the United States. Our major field office locations include Denver, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids, Lexington, Los Angeles, Louisville, Texas, San Francisco.   Ready to discover the possibilities that live in technology?   Come Join Us! Street-Smart - Thriving in Dynamic Times We are flexible and resilient in a fast-changing environment. We continuously innovate and drive constructive change while keeping a focus on the “big picture.” We exercise sound business judgment in making high-quality decisions in a timely and cost-effective manner. We are highly creative and can dig deep within ourselves to find positive solutions to different problems. Juice - The “Stuff” it takes to be a Needle Mover We get things done and drive results. We lead without a title, empowering others through a can-do attitude. We look forward to the goal, mentally mapping out every checkpoint on the pathway to success, and visualizing what the final destination looks and feels like. Teamwork - Humble, Hungry and Smart We are humble individuals who understand how our job impacts the company's mission. We treat others with respect, admit mistakes, give credit where it’s due and demonstrate transparency. We “bring the weather” by exhibiting positive leadership and solution-focused thinking. We hug people in their trials, struggles, and failures – not just their success. We appreciate the individuality of the people around us.  JOB SUMMARY:    Trace3’s Management Consulting (MC) team is practiced in successfully guiding teams and organizations through strategic and highly visible business initiatives to optimize performance and enhance business outcomes. We combine deep industry expertise, along with a technical acumen to provide insights and leadership to help our clients navigate through business-centric issues and challenges.       Your role as an Associate will harness your passion for innovative technology to partner with our clients in the supporting of strategic planning and roadmaps.  You will have the opportunity to drive the execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives and key projects, while creating and delivering programs and plans to help maximize adoption.  This will involve leveraging Trace3’s deep expertise in technology platforms and solutions, as well as the people side of change, the impacts to business processes, ensuring cohesive system designs, and the appropriate data architecture.  You will be responsible for understanding our clients’ business centric issues and design solutions that will result in achieving the clients’ desired outcomes.  You’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:    SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:    Own and lead a project/program workstream including the status, timelines, communication, resource coordination and planning.  Continuously collect, gather and analyze project dimensions to identify risk, issues and or improvement opportunities and present details through compelling presentations   Continuously monitor and create transparency through the communication of project status, issues and risks to internal teams and our client  Provide customer service support for project resources and management team  Assist in the development of strategies to solve complex technical challenges  Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers and above  Establish effective working relationships directly with clients  Contribute to the development of your own and the team’s technical acumen  Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients   Continue to develop internal relationships and your Trace3 brand  Up to 50% travel to various client sites     REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:    Minimum of 4-7 years of related professional work experience preferably at a technology or consulting company    Strong client service skills are imperative  Strong understanding of Information Technologies and how a services organization works   Ability to listen, build rapport, and credibility as a strategic partner within business units; able to build bridges across teams and job functions   Demonstrates experience in program management, change management and continuous improvement  Highly organized, detail-oriented, excellent time management skills and able to effectively prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, high-volume, and evolving work environment  Ability to support customer requests with a proactive and consultative manner; listen and understand user requests and needs and effectively deliver   Comfortable managing multiple and changing priorities, and meeting deadlines in an entrepreneurial environment  Strong ability to operate independently   Excellent oral, written communication and presentation skills  Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) with intermediate level Excel skills   Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science preferred or Accounting, Finance or related field.  Strong business acumen, analytical skills, in-depth Operational knowledge and strong passion in consulting industry.  Experience in an Agile en