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Who We Are
FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.
At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side-by side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you.
Are you ready to make your impact?
About the Role
This Senior Consultant position is within FTI Consulting's Technology practice. FTI Technology utilizes modern review platforms for native document review and case management. A Senior Consultant is responsible for managing multiple aspects of specific client matters. Our practice primarily provides professional consulting services to corporations and law firms for coordinating document review and production using Relativity and/or Nuix Discover.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who:
- Communicates well – is excellent at boiling down complex concepts to explain them simply via verbal and written communication.
- Is technically minded – all our work requires thinking in a logical, organized way about processes and sets of data.
- Works flexibly with a variety of team members – we work on a variety of projects at the same time, each of which can be staffed differently and with different client demands.
- Is eager and excited to learn – a positive, open-minded attitude will ensure quality work and bodes well for long-term career development.
- Works hard - while innovation is part of future success, everyone has common tasks that are part of the overall workflow and on which attention to detail and high-quality client service are crucial.
- Enjoys solving the impossible – we often receive requests that require us to consider difficult questions and develop new processes.
- Able to travel when requested.
What You'll Do
- Proactive project planning and driving including agenda setting and timelines, leading internal and external discussions, task management and monitoring deadlines.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for client/counsel including management of expectations and development of processes to successfully meet client end goals.
- Work collaboratively with multiple teams to ensure seamless completion of tasks and handoffs.
- Work to ensure a quality product and delivery of all work via QC checklists within established timeframes.
- Manage project staffing and resource allocation.
- Manage expenditures with budget estimates; maintain communication with client and project team regarding project scope and modifications.
- Identify risk and work with team to implement processes to mitigate.
- Introduce additional FTI services to clients as needs dictate.
- Provide superior client service in demanding, deadline-driven situations.
- Maintain professional image within the firm and project same to those outside the firm.
How You’ll Grow
The Senior Consultant, eDiscovery will have the opportunity to gain a wide range of experiences and skills across the full spectrum of service lines FTI Consulting Technology offers. The Senior Consultant will have access to working with senior leadership, learning from the best in the industry. The person in this role will have the opportunity to work on challenging projects and think outside the box.
What You Will Need To Succeed
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3+ years relevant experience utilizing eDiscovery technology (Relativity, Nuix Discover, and/or Reveal).
- 3+ years of legal / electronic discovery / case management experience.
- This role requires travel to clients and FTI offices, as needed.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; this position does not provide visa sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong proficiency with Windows and related software, such as Microsoft Excel.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Access and SharePoint is a plus.
- Moderate knowledge of technology, computers, and computer networking.
- Excellent communication and client interface skills (verbal and written).
- Outstanding client service in demanding, deadline–driven situations.
FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Compensation
Minimum Pay: $95,000
Maximum Pay: $133,500
Total Rewards Disclosure: The compensation range reflects potential base salary for the role. Actual compensation is determined based on a wide array of relevant factors including market considerations, business needs, and an individual’s location, skills, level of experience, and qualifications.
Supporting your total wellbeing is a year-round commitment at FTI. We provide a market-competitive benefits package and wellbeing resources to help you and your family thrive physically, emotionally, financially, and personally, including healthcare coverage, retirement savings, paid leave, family support, and financial protection benefits.
Who We Are
FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.
At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side-by side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you.
Are you ready to make your impact?
About the Role
This Senior Consultant position is within FTI Consulting's Technology practice. FTI Technology utilizes modern review platforms for native document review and case management. A Senior Consultant is responsible for managing multiple aspects of specific client matters. Our practice primarily provides professional consulting services to corporations and law firms for coordinating document review and production using Relativity and/or Nuix Discover.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who:
- Communicates well – is excellent at boiling down complex concepts to explain them simply via verbal and written communication.
- Is technically minded – all our work requires thinking in a logical, organized way about processes and sets of data.
- Works flexibly with a variety of team members – we work on a variety of projects at the same time, each of which can be staffed differently and with different client demands.
- Is eager and excited to learn – a positive, open-minded attitude will ensure quality work and bodes well for long-term career development.
- Works hard - while innovation is part of future success, everyone has common tasks that are part of the overall workflow and on which attention to detail and high-quality client service are crucial.
- Enjoys solving the impossible – we often receive requests that require us to consider difficult questions and develop new processes.
- Able to travel when requested.
What You'll Do
- Proactive project planning and driving including agenda setting and timelines, leading internal and external discussions, task management and monitoring deadlines.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for client/counsel including management of expectations and development of processes to successfully meet client end goals.
- Work collaboratively with multiple teams to ensure seamless completion of tasks and handoffs.
- Work to ensure a quality product and delivery of all work via QC checklists within established timeframes.
- Manage project staffing and resource allocation.
- Manage expenditures with budget estimates; maintain communication with client and project team regarding project scope and modifications.
- Identify risk and work with team to implement processes to mitigate.
- Introduce additional FTI services to clients as needs dictate.
- Provide superior client service in demanding, deadline-driven situations.
- Maintain professional image within the firm and project same to those outside the firm.
How You’ll Grow
The Senior Consultant, eDiscovery will have the opportunity to gain a wide range of experiences and skills across the full spectrum of service lines FTI Consulting Technology offers. The Senior Consultant will have access to working with senior leadership, learning from the best in the industry. The person in this role will have the opportunity to work on challenging projects and think outside the box.
What You Will Need To Succeed
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3+ years relevant experience utilizing eDiscovery technology (Relativity, Nuix Discover, and/or Reveal).
- 3+ years of legal / electronic discovery / case management experience.
- This role requires travel to clients and FTI offices, as needed.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; this position does not provide visa sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong proficiency with Windows and related software, such as Microsoft Excel.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Access and SharePoint is a plus.
- Moderate knowledge of technology, computers, and computer networking.
- Excellent communication and client interface skills (verbal and written).
- Outstanding client service in demanding, deadline–driven situations.
FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Compensation
Minimum Pay: $95,000
Maximum Pay: $133,500
Total Rewards Disclosure: The compensation range reflects potential base salary for the role. Actual compensation is determined based on a wide array of relevant factors including market considerations, business needs, and an individual’s location, skills, level of experience, and qualifications.
Supporting your total wellbeing is a year-round commitment at FTI. We provide a market-competitive benefits package and wellbeing resources to help you and your family thrive physically, emotionally, financially, and personally, including healthcare coverage, retirement savings, paid leave, family support, and financial protection benefits.
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Who's Hiring
- EY35
- Simpson Gumpertz & Heger18
- Veeva Systems6
- Deloitte4
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services13
- Accounting & Auditing3
- Investment & Asset Management3
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in principal technology consultant jobs.
- 8 or more years of experience in technology consulting or enterprise technology delivery
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage large, complex client engagements end to end
- Deep expertise in at least one practice area such as cloud, ERP, or digital transformation
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills at the C-suite level
- Relevant certifications such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or TOGAF preferred
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical field required
Tips for Your Principal Technology Consultant Job Search
Tailor your resume to engagement types
Principal technology consultants are hired to lead complex client engagements, so your resume should name the engagement types you've owned: program assessments, architecture reviews, vendor selections, or transformation roadmaps. Generic project lists won't differentiate you at this level.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists principal technology consultant openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight client-facing delivery outcomes
Hiring managers at this level want evidence you've delivered measurable outcomes for clients, not just internal teams. Frame accomplishments around cost reductions, cycle-time improvements, or platform migrations you personally drove to completion for external organizations.
Target postings by practice area explicitly
Principal technology consultant roles cluster by practice: cloud, data and analytics, cybersecurity, or enterprise applications. Narrow your search to the practice area where your deepest delivery experience sits, since cross-practice applications rarely advance past initial screening.
Prepare a structured case narrative for interviews
Expect at least one case-style interview focused on how you'd diagnose a client's technology problem and build a recommended roadmap. Prepare two or three real-client situations you can walk through using a situation, diagnosis, recommendation, and outcome structure.
Negotiate total compensation, not just base salary
Principal-level consulting offers frequently include performance bonuses, utilization incentives, and signing components that vary more than base pay does. When evaluating an offer, ask for the full compensation breakdown in writing before accepting or countering.
Principal Technology Consultant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most principal technology consultants?
The companies hiring the most principal technology consultants right now include EY, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, and Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, with the largest share of openings in New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially strong at large professional services firms and technology-focused management consultancies.
How many principal technology consultant jobs are remote?
About 74% of principal technology consultant openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though client travel requirements often apply even to remote-classified roles. Sub-areas with the highest remote share include advisory and strategy work, while hands-on implementation and architecture roles more frequently require on-site presence at client locations.
How do you become a principal technology consultant?
Most principal technology consultants reach the role by progressing through associate and senior consultant levels at a professional services firm, building deep expertise in a specific practice area along the way. Earning a relevant cloud or enterprise architecture certification, developing a portfolio of large client engagements you personally led, and demonstrating business development contributions are the most common accelerators to principal-level promotion.
Can you get hired as a principal technology consultant with limited consulting experience?
It's possible if you've held a senior internal technology leadership role, such as a director or VP of technology at a large enterprise, and can demonstrate client-facing delivery experience. Firms hiring at the principal level look for evidence of leading complex, multi-stakeholder technology programs, so packaging internal transformation work as equivalent engagement experience is a practical path in.
What does the principal technology consultant interview process look like?
The process typically runs three to five rounds and includes a recruiter screen, a competency-based interview with a hiring manager, at least one case or presentation exercise where you diagnose a client technology problem, and a final panel with practice leadership. Some firms also include a written assessment or a client scenario deck you prepare in advance.
Where can I find and apply to principal technology consultant jobs?
You can find and apply to principal technology consultant jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Find the roles that match your practice area and experience level, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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