Consultant Jobs in Missouri

Company Description

Small Startup seeking a consultant

Job Description

Under the supervision of the Chief Supply Chain Officer, the Consultant will work closely with the Product Managers on client engagement activities planning and execution and use his/her exceptional analytical, organizational and communication skills to analyse client needs, define product strategies and effectively execute client engagements. S/He will be mostly dedicated to one client engagement at a time.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in business development activities:

• Support development and production of client proposals

• Analyze the customer’s business challenges and functional needs

• Gather and analyze client information

• Work with Product Managers with engagement management:

• Engagement management setup

• Perform project management, including tracking project finances

• Manage engagement execution activities:

• Plan for and manage selected client workshops

• Prepare project communications materials (e.g., project/steering committee update reports)
• Prepare for and help conduct client discovery workshops and interviews

• Synthesize decisions and action plans from internal and client meetings

• Support development of AI strategy and business solutions:

• Conduct research and support development of business cases/financial models, product roadmaps, AI strategy, operating model/process designs and AI readiness assessments

• Analyze client’s business challenges and operational issues to define client problems and identify prioritized, high-value use cases

• Support product development activities:

• Produce analysis reports (e.g., AI model options analysis)

• Analyze and document client’s needs and requirements
• Support development of the product roadmap, including conducting market research

• Participate in agile development activities, including maintaining project activity backlog, project kanban, etc.

• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years in a customer-facing role, excelling in a management/strategy/technology consulting firm
• A degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics preferred
• Strong storytelling, communication and presentation skills, especially with technical topics
• Excellent organizational skills with efficient time management and the ability to prioritize work effectively
• Exceptional problem solving skills
• Demonstrated interest in innovative technologies and AI
• Perfectly bilingual (French and English)
• Expert in office productivity and project management tools (slides, spreadsheets, word documents)
• Excellent synthesis ability in the processing of information and data
• Ability to work both independently and within a team in a startup environment

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.