Senior Manager and Director, Operational Value Creation - Growth Strategy
West Monroe, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Overview
Director and Senior Manager / Manager – Growth Strategy
West Monroe is expanding its Operational Value Creation practice with a focus on helping clients identify, prioritize, and activate top line and bottom-line growth.
We are seeking Director and Senior Manager / Manager level candidates with strong experience in growth strategy, commercial transformation, and value creation, who can also apply AI-enabled insights and agentic workflows to unlock new sources of value. This role requires a leader who can identify growth opportunities, open doors to new areas of revenue, and help clients execute, using data and AI as accelerators.
Key Responsibilities
Lead growth strategy engagements focused on:
New market entry and customer expansion
Commercial, pricing and go-to-market effectiveness
Apply advanced analytics and AI-enabled tools to:
Identify unmet customer needs and growth white space
Improve forecasting, segmentation and prioritization
Test and refine growth hypotheses
Support diligence and value creation efforts by identifying revenue synergies and growth levers
Partner with client executives (CEO, CRO, CMO, BU leaders) as a trusted advisor
Translate strategy into actionable roadmaps and execution plans, including where automation or agentic workflows can scale impact
Lead and mentor consulting teams across strategy, data, and execution
Contribute to building repeatable, AI-enabled growth frameworks and playbooks
Required Experience & Qualifications
10+ years of experience in strategy consulting or advisory roles
Experience working with middle-market clients ($500M–$2B revenue)
Strong background in growth strategy and revenue expansion
Demonstrated ability to turn insight into execution
Experience applying analytics, AI, or automation in commercial or growth contexts
Ability to build and lead high functioning teams
Strong executive communication and relationship-building skill
What Success Looks Like
Clients identify and activate new, measurable revenue streams
Growth strategies move beyond planning into execution
AI and agentic tools are embedded into how growth work is delivered
Long-term, trusted client relationships are established
Preferred Attributes
PE diligence or portfolio value creation experience
Experience working with AI-enabled commercial tools (e.g., pricing, forecasting, personalization, GTM analytics)
Entrepreneurial mindset with comfort building new offerings
Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role can vary based on your proximity to one of our West Monroe offices. Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits is here. Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity.
Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.
Seattle or Washington, D.C.
$194,900—$250,000 USD
Los Angeles
$203,400—$250,000 USD
New York City or San Francisco
$212,600—$250,000 USD
A location not listed above
$184,900—$250,000 USD
Other consultancies talk at you. We work with you. We’re a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating measurable value for our clients, delivering real-world solutions. The combination of business and technology is not new, but how we bring them together is unique. We rely on data to constantly adapt and solve new challenges. Actions that work today with outcomes that generate value for years to come. At West Monroe, we zero in on the heart of the opportunity, getting to results faster and preparing people for what’s next. You’ll feel the difference in how we work. We show up personally. We’re right there in the room with you, co-creating through the challenges. With West Monroe, collaboration isn’t a lofty promise, but a daily action. We work together with you to turn vision into clear action with lasting impact.
West Monroe
is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity. We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. To learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at West Monroe, please review our policy on inclusion in the company materials. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in our recruiting process, please inquire by sending an email to recruiting@westmonroe.com.
Please review our current policy regarding use of generative artificial intelligence during the application process. If you are based in California, we encourage you to read West Monroe’s Notice at Collection for California residents, provided pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
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We are seeking Director and Senior Manager / Manager level candidates with strong experience in growth strategy, commercial transformation, and value creation, who can also apply AI-enabled insights and agentic workflows to unlock new sources of value. This role requires a leader who can identify growth opportunities, open doors to new areas of revenue, and help clients execute, using data and AI as accelerators.
Key Responsibilities
Lead growth strategy engagements focused on:
New market entry and customer expansion
Commercial, pricing and go-to-market effectiveness
Apply advanced analytics and AI-enabled tools to:
Identify unmet customer needs and growth white space
Improve forecasting, segmentation and prioritization
Test and refine growth hypotheses
Support diligence and value creation efforts by identifying revenue synergies and growth levers
Partner with client executives (CEO, CRO, CMO, BU leaders) as a trusted advisor
Translate strategy into actionable roadmaps and execution plans, including where automation or agentic workflows can scale impact
Lead and mentor consulting teams across strategy, data, and execution
Contribute to building repeatable, AI-enabled growth frameworks and playbooks
Required Experience & Qualifications
10+ years of experience in strategy consulting or advisory roles
Experience working with middle-market clients ($500M–$2B revenue)
Strong background in growth strategy and revenue expansion
Demonstrated ability to turn insight into execution
Experience applying analytics, AI, or automation in commercial or growth contexts
Ability to build and lead high functioning teams
Strong executive communication and relationship-building skill
What Success Looks Like
Clients identify and activate new, measurable revenue streams
Growth strategies move beyond planning into execution
AI and agentic tools are embedded into how growth work is delivered
Long-term, trusted client relationships are established
Preferred Attributes
PE diligence or portfolio value creation experience
Experience working with AI-enabled commercial tools (e.g., pricing, forecasting, personalization, GTM analytics)
Entrepreneurial mindset with comfort building new offerings
Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role can vary based on your proximity to one of our West Monroe offices. Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits is here. Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity.
Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.
Seattle or Washington, D.C.
$194,900—$250,000 USD
Los Angeles
$203,400—$250,000 USD
New York City or San Francisco
$212,600—$250,000 USD
A location not listed above
$184,900—$250,000 USD
Other consultancies talk at you. We work with you. We’re a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating measurable value for our clients, delivering real-world solutions. The combination of business and technology is not new, but how we bring them together is unique. We rely on data to constantly adapt and solve new challenges. Actions that work today with outcomes that generate value for years to come. At West Monroe, we zero in on the heart of the opportunity, getting to results faster and preparing people for what’s next. You’ll feel the difference in how we work. We show up personally. We’re right there in the room with you, co-creating through the challenges. With West Monroe, collaboration isn’t a lofty promise, but a daily action. We work together with you to turn vision into clear action with lasting impact.
West Monroe
is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity. We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. To learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at West Monroe, please review our policy on inclusion in the company materials. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in our recruiting process, please inquire by sending an email to recruiting@westmonroe.com.
Please review our current policy regarding use of generative artificial intelligence during the application process. If you are based in California, we encourage you to read West Monroe’s Notice at Collection for California residents, provided pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
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