Managing Consultant Jobs in California
Managing Consultant jobs in California concentrate in management consulting, technology advisory, financial services, and public sector transformation, with demand strongest in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose. Major employers with lasting California footprints include Deloitte, McKinsey and Company, and IBM Consulting, all of which maintain significant practices across the state. The most sought-after specialties are digital transformation, operations strategy, and healthcare consulting, reflecting California's industry mix. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Overview
*Candidates located on the West Coast preferred*
As a Managing Security Consultant, you will function as a Security Advisory Services leader for ePlus service solutions, supporting the ePlus regional sales team, to drive revenue creation and capture security program services within the customer account portfolio. You will be a trustworthy and experienced team leader who leverages your knowledge, skills, and experience to define the service catalogue and deliver exceptional advisory services to ePlus clients. Your primary responsibilities will be split between program consulting, technical and managerial tasks and include providing guidance, leadership, and oversight to your direct reports, refining existing Practice offerings, developing new Practice offerings, assisting with pre-sales activities, and performing programmatic assessments along with on-going advisement services for our clients.
Your Impact
The essential functions of this position include:
- Provide leadership for the security advisory and consulting services for an assigned geography. This includes planning and managing to a set of financial objectives for scoped and delivered services based on target revenue, margin and growth targets.
- Develop, manage, and enable a team of security consultants, contractors and partners as required to achieve documented utilization targets and business goals for ePlus security advisory services. Uncover and pursue security consulting opportunities for yourself and the team, focusing on Customer business needs, identified cyber security risks and mapping these to ePlus security services to achieve improved security posture for our clients.
- Effectively lead engagements as a subject matter expert to deliver client projects. Lead meetings, track team tasks, and present deliverables to client stakeholders
- Conduct program assessments and measure the effectiveness of client environments as it relates to existing defenses, technical and administrative controls, and alignment to industry security frameworks.
- Develop tailored consulting engagements specific to client's security program maturity, risk profile and budget.
- Develop and produce comprehensive service engagement deliverables that are proficiently tailored to both technical and managerial audiences and fully detail the technical execution, core deficiencies, business impact, and realistic remediation strategies
- Work with Regional Sales leadership to develop a targeted growth plan existing customers and net new customers for security advisory services & assessments
- Establish credibility with ePlus sales team and customers as a security consultant focused on risk identification and mitigation
- Conduct customer facing presentations on ePlus' core competencies and security service offerings for assigned accounts and focus areas
- Assist sales team with overall account planning as it relates to security program development services for clients
- Assist sales team with identifying and capturing customer business and security requirements during the sales cycle and determining ePlus' recommended solution
- Contribute to marketing initiatives via activities such as publishing research, speaking at industry conferences, authoring blog articles and whitepapers, hosting webinars, and developing repeatable security processes and templates
- Assist with Practice development, including improving existing offerings, creating new offerings, and mentoring team members
- Foster client relationships by providing support, information, and guidance
- Lead technical scoping/reviews with sales team and customers to develop and finalize services proposals, along with a Statements of Work
- Function as a subject matter expert (SME) for customer staff regarding proposed services and their design, purpose, delivery, and other relevant specifics
- Conduct knowledge transfers with solution architect colleagues and sales teams regarding discovered technical and service opportunities, lessons learned from previous engagements/experience, etc. as relevant
- As appropriate, assist sales team in dealing with customer satisfaction issues surrounding approach of a recommended solution and assist in developing a 'get well' plan
- Identify product or services candidates to sales and services management as new solution areas for ePlus to potentially develop or invest in
- Complete and/or register for training and maintain relevant certification(s) as requested and approved by immediate manager in accordance with assigned focus area
- Participate in weekly service pipeline and progress conference calls with immediate manager and be prepared to review on a weekly basis the current pipeline of opportunities being worked on and forecast for the next 60 days the potential revenue associated to them, win probability, and estimated date of completion
As a manager, you are also expected to:
- Lead and guide team members, fostering growth through mentoring, coaching, and development, while ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred (Cyber Security and/or Computer Science)
- 5 to 10 years of applicable Security Consulting experience
- Hold certifications commensurate with the technology and solutions focused on
- Security Consulting experience
- Solutions selling sales cycle understanding
- Generating and presenting customer facing presentations
- Familiar with account planning, pipeline management and forecasting
- Ability to draft/compile well written statements of work and customer deliverables
- Advanced written and oral communication skills
- Seasoned in technical strategy and architecture steering, review, and documentation
- Well-versed in threat modeling and attack frameworks
- Deep knowledge of industry standard program frameworks such as NIST, ISO, and PCI
- Flexibility to accommodate changing schedules of client and project needs
- Willingness to work extended hours, as needed
- Able to discuss and sell Security Consulting engagements, based on Customer needs
- Able to take ownership of closing and completing these engagements
- Promote an environment of inclusivity and respect, valuing diverse perspectives and encouraging open dialogue among all team members.
- Collaborate on strategic initiatives, leveraging your expertise to drive innovation and positive change within the organization.
- Cultivate a proactive approach to conflict resolution, striving for amicable solutions and escalating concerns as needed.
Who We Are
At ePlus, we believe technology is a people business. Our team is passionate, skilled, and driven to deliver solutions that make a real difference. Join us and be part of a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and extraordinary results.
Corporate Values
- Respectful communication and cooperation: We prioritize respectful communication, fostering an environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
- Teamwork and employee participation: Collaboration and teamwork thrive through diverse perspectives, both within our teams and in our interactions with our customers.
- Work/life balance that supports our employees' varying needs: We value the well-being of our employees, recognizing that a healthy work-life balance is pivotal to our collective success.
- Embracing communities: We embrace and support the communities that nurture us. Our employees' dedication to fostering positive change is a source of immense pride for us.
Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
- We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate or allow discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
- ePlus is dedicated to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture that represents diversity, enables inclusion, and makes our employees feel comfortable bringing their full, unique selves to work.
- While performing this role, you will engage in both seated and occasional standing or walking activities. We provide reasonable accommodations, in accordance with relevant laws, to support success in this position.
- By embracing our values, you will contribute to our collective mission of making a positive impact within our organization and the broader community. We understand that this job description serves as a guide and is not an employment contract.
ePlus maintains a California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Privacy Notice on our Trust Center, available here: CCPA Privacy Notice.
Notice to Recruiting Agencies: ePlus only accepts unsolicited resumes when presented directly by a candidate. Unsolicited resumes submitted to ePlus from any other source will be considered ePlus property and will not qualify for any placement or referral fees. ePlus will only pay such fees in connection with a valid written agreement between ePlus and the referring agency, and then only after providing advance written approval to the referring agency to submit resumes in connection with a particular opportunity.
Overview
*Candidates located on the West Coast preferred*
As a Managing Security Consultant, you will function as a Security Advisory Services leader for ePlus service solutions, supporting the ePlus regional sales team, to drive revenue creation and capture security program services within the customer account portfolio. You will be a trustworthy and experienced team leader who leverages your knowledge, skills, and experience to define the service catalogue and deliver exceptional advisory services to ePlus clients. Your primary responsibilities will be split between program consulting, technical and managerial tasks and include providing guidance, leadership, and oversight to your direct reports, refining existing Practice offerings, developing new Practice offerings, assisting with pre-sales activities, and performing programmatic assessments along with on-going advisement services for our clients.
Your Impact
The essential functions of this position include:
- Provide leadership for the security advisory and consulting services for an assigned geography. This includes planning and managing to a set of financial objectives for scoped and delivered services based on target revenue, margin and growth targets.
- Develop, manage, and enable a team of security consultants, contractors and partners as required to achieve documented utilization targets and business goals for ePlus security advisory services. Uncover and pursue security consulting opportunities for yourself and the team, focusing on Customer business needs, identified cyber security risks and mapping these to ePlus security services to achieve improved security posture for our clients.
- Effectively lead engagements as a subject matter expert to deliver client projects. Lead meetings, track team tasks, and present deliverables to client stakeholders
- Conduct program assessments and measure the effectiveness of client environments as it relates to existing defenses, technical and administrative controls, and alignment to industry security frameworks.
- Develop tailored consulting engagements specific to client's security program maturity, risk profile and budget.
- Develop and produce comprehensive service engagement deliverables that are proficiently tailored to both technical and managerial audiences and fully detail the technical execution, core deficiencies, business impact, and realistic remediation strategies
- Work with Regional Sales leadership to develop a targeted growth plan existing customers and net new customers for security advisory services & assessments
- Establish credibility with ePlus sales team and customers as a security consultant focused on risk identification and mitigation
- Conduct customer facing presentations on ePlus' core competencies and security service offerings for assigned accounts and focus areas
- Assist sales team with overall account planning as it relates to security program development services for clients
- Assist sales team with identifying and capturing customer business and security requirements during the sales cycle and determining ePlus' recommended solution
- Contribute to marketing initiatives via activities such as publishing research, speaking at industry conferences, authoring blog articles and whitepapers, hosting webinars, and developing repeatable security processes and templates
- Assist with Practice development, including improving existing offerings, creating new offerings, and mentoring team members
- Foster client relationships by providing support, information, and guidance
- Lead technical scoping/reviews with sales team and customers to develop and finalize services proposals, along with a Statements of Work
- Function as a subject matter expert (SME) for customer staff regarding proposed services and their design, purpose, delivery, and other relevant specifics
- Conduct knowledge transfers with solution architect colleagues and sales teams regarding discovered technical and service opportunities, lessons learned from previous engagements/experience, etc. as relevant
- As appropriate, assist sales team in dealing with customer satisfaction issues surrounding approach of a recommended solution and assist in developing a 'get well' plan
- Identify product or services candidates to sales and services management as new solution areas for ePlus to potentially develop or invest in
- Complete and/or register for training and maintain relevant certification(s) as requested and approved by immediate manager in accordance with assigned focus area
- Participate in weekly service pipeline and progress conference calls with immediate manager and be prepared to review on a weekly basis the current pipeline of opportunities being worked on and forecast for the next 60 days the potential revenue associated to them, win probability, and estimated date of completion
As a manager, you are also expected to:
- Lead and guide team members, fostering growth through mentoring, coaching, and development, while ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred (Cyber Security and/or Computer Science)
- 5 to 10 years of applicable Security Consulting experience
- Hold certifications commensurate with the technology and solutions focused on
- Security Consulting experience
- Solutions selling sales cycle understanding
- Generating and presenting customer facing presentations
- Familiar with account planning, pipeline management and forecasting
- Ability to draft/compile well written statements of work and customer deliverables
- Advanced written and oral communication skills
- Seasoned in technical strategy and architecture steering, review, and documentation
- Well-versed in threat modeling and attack frameworks
- Deep knowledge of industry standard program frameworks such as NIST, ISO, and PCI
- Flexibility to accommodate changing schedules of client and project needs
- Willingness to work extended hours, as needed
- Able to discuss and sell Security Consulting engagements, based on Customer needs
- Able to take ownership of closing and completing these engagements
- Promote an environment of inclusivity and respect, valuing diverse perspectives and encouraging open dialogue among all team members.
- Collaborate on strategic initiatives, leveraging your expertise to drive innovation and positive change within the organization.
- Cultivate a proactive approach to conflict resolution, striving for amicable solutions and escalating concerns as needed.
Who We Are
At ePlus, we believe technology is a people business. Our team is passionate, skilled, and driven to deliver solutions that make a real difference. Join us and be part of a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and extraordinary results.
Corporate Values
- Respectful communication and cooperation: We prioritize respectful communication, fostering an environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
- Teamwork and employee participation: Collaboration and teamwork thrive through diverse perspectives, both within our teams and in our interactions with our customers.
- Work/life balance that supports our employees' varying needs: We value the well-being of our employees, recognizing that a healthy work-life balance is pivotal to our collective success.
- Embracing communities: We embrace and support the communities that nurture us. Our employees' dedication to fostering positive change is a source of immense pride for us.
Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
- We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate or allow discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
- ePlus is dedicated to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture that represents diversity, enables inclusion, and makes our employees feel comfortable bringing their full, unique selves to work.
- While performing this role, you will engage in both seated and occasional standing or walking activities. We provide reasonable accommodations, in accordance with relevant laws, to support success in this position.
- By embracing our values, you will contribute to our collective mission of making a positive impact within our organization and the broader community. We understand that this job description serves as a guide and is not an employment contract.
ePlus maintains a California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Privacy Notice on our Trust Center, available here: CCPA Privacy Notice.
Notice to Recruiting Agencies: ePlus only accepts unsolicited resumes when presented directly by a candidate. Unsolicited resumes submitted to ePlus from any other source will be considered ePlus property and will not qualify for any placement or referral fees. ePlus will only pay such fees in connection with a valid written agreement between ePlus and the referring agency, and then only after providing advance written approval to the referring agency to submit resumes in connection with a particular opportunity.
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What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in managing consultant jobs across California.
- Bachelor's degree in business, management, economics, or a closely related field required
- Five or more years of consulting or advisory experience at a comparable seniority level
- Demonstrated ability to lead client engagements and manage cross-functional project teams
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills applied to business strategy or operations problems
- Experience presenting findings and recommendations to C-suite or senior government stakeholders
- Proficiency with project management tools and data analysis platforms such as Excel or Tableau
Managing Consultant Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a managing consultant in California?
Most managing consultants in California enter through a bachelor's degree in business, economics, engineering, or a related field, followed by several years of progressive consulting or industry experience. California does not require a state-issued license specific to management consulting, but professional certifications such as Project Management Professional or a Certified Management Consultant credential strengthen candidacy considerably. Large California firms and public agencies typically promote analysts into managing consultant roles based on client outcomes and leadership contributions.
How much do managing consultants make in California?
Managing consultants in California earn a median of about $101,460 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $61,360 for the lowest 10% to over $174,970 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire managing consultants in California?
Companies currently hiring managing consultants in California include Ramboll, ALL4, and ePlus, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. California's concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters, major technology firms, and large state government agencies means demand for senior consulting talent remains consistent across both the private and public sectors.
Which California cities have the most managing consultant jobs?
Los Angeles, Irvine, and Novato account for the largest share of managing consultant openings in California. The San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles drive the bulk of demand because of their dense clusters of technology companies, financial services firms, and large corporate headquarters, while smaller metros in the list typically reflect anchor employers such as regional health systems, utilities, or state government departments that sustain local consulting demand.
Are there remote managing consultant jobs in California?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 89% of managing consultant openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, reflecting how much of the work centers on analysis, strategy documents, and stakeholder presentations that travel well across video and collaboration platforms. Client-facing discovery phases and executive workshops are the parts of the role most likely to require in-person presence.
How can I get hired as a managing consultant in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through an analyst or associate consultant role at a California-based consulting firm, then advancing internally. Deloitte, Accenture, and KPMG all run structured analyst programs in their California offices that hire candidates with strong academic records but limited professional experience. Lateral moves from roles in financial analysis, project coordination, or business operations are also common entry points. Earning a Project Management Professional certification or completing a graduate degree from a California business school accelerates the path considerably.
Where can I find and apply to managing consultant jobs in California?
You can find and apply to managing consultant jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings across industries and experience levels. Find roles that fit your background and apply directly to the employers posting them. No account or profile is needed to search and apply.
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