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Overview
Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.
Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.
Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.
Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.
Job Description:
The Senior Manager, Product Management is senior business-facing technology leader responsible for leading the product management function within Managed Services & Consulting (MS+C) Technology, overseeing a portfolio of internally developed applications and technology solutions supporting the firm's Consulting and Managed Services practices. This role oversees a portfolio of internally developed applications and technology solutions, developing a deep understanding of the firm's Consulting and Managed Services practices to translate business needs into clear product strategies, roadmaps, and measurable business outcomes.
The Senior Manager leads and develops a team of product management professionals, drives portfolio prioritization, and oversees product delivery to ensure alignment with business objectives. Working closely with business leaders, Engineering, Technology Operations, and broader TDIO teams, this role bridges business strategy and technology execution to deliver innovative, scalable solutions that drive operational efficiency and business value.
Essential Job Functions, Responsibilities & Duties:
1. Lead Product Strategy & Serve as a Strategic Technology Partner
- Build trusted relationships with Consulting and Managed Services leaders, developing a deep understanding of their business strategies, workflows, challenges, and technology needs.
- Translate business objectives and opportunities into clear product strategies, roadmaps, and actionable priorities that deliver measurable business value.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, scalability, client experience, and service delivery through new products, enhancements, automation, and modernization.
- Serve as a strategic advisor on product investments, balancing business value, technical feasibility, cost, risk, and organizational priorities.
- Partner with Engineering, Tech Enablement, Architecture, Data, AI, Security, Operations, and business leadership to align product decisions with enterprise technology standards and strategic objectives.
2. Lead & Develop the Product Management Team and Contribute to Organizational Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of 3–5 Product Managers, Product Owners, and/or product delivery professionals, establishing clear expectations, accountability, and performance standards.
- Oversee team capacity, resource allocation, and priorities across multiple products and concurrent initiatives.
- Establish consistent product management practices, including discovery, requirements management, roadmap planning, backlog prioritization, and stakeholder engagement.
- Foster a high-performing, collaborative team focused on ownership, continuous improvement, and delivering business outcomes.
- Actively contribute to the broader MS+C Technology leadership team by shaping organizational operating practices, strengthening team culture, and championing cross-functional collaboration, knowledge sharing, and employee engagement initiatives.
3. Own Product Portfolio Strategy & Lifecycle Management
- Provide strategic oversight of the MS+C Technology portfolio of internally developed applications and digital solutions.
- Lead product discovery, business case development, roadmap planning, and prioritization across the portfolio.
- Evaluate product investments, enhancements, modernization opportunities, and retirement decisions based on business value, adoption, cost, risk, and strategic alignment.
- Establish clear product ownership, success measures, and lifecycle management practices to maximize value and ensure long-term sustainability.
- Partner with business and technology stakeholders to identify opportunities to leverage existing capabilities, reduce duplication, and improve portfolio effectiveness.
4. Drive Product Delivery, Governance & Execution
- Oversee end-to-end product delivery, ensuring alignment between business requirements, product priorities, engineering capacity, and delivery commitments.
- Partner with Engineering and cross-functional technology teams to establish delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, and release priorities.
- Provide leadership and oversight of Agile product management practices, including backlog management, sprint planning, release readiness, and stakeholder communication.
- Proactively identify and resolve delivery risks, resource constraints, competing priorities, and cross-functional dependencies.
- Establish product performance metrics, governance practices, and regular portfolio reporting to provide leadership visibility into progress, risks, and business outcomes.
- Drive continuous improvement in product management processes, delivery predictability, and overall organizational effectiveness.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required; degree in Technology, Engineering, Business, Product Management, or a related field preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in product management preferred; technology delivery, business technology leadership, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing product teams, managing multiple concurrent initiatives, and driving accountability for business and delivery outcomes.
- Proven ability to understand complex business challenges, translate strategic objectives into product strategies and actionable roadmaps, and align technology solutions with business priorities.
- Experience managing application or technology portfolios, including product lifecycle management, investment prioritization, and evaluation of commercial software, vendors, and alternative solutions.
- Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to evaluate business value, costs, risks, trade-offs, and strategic alignment to inform technology investment decisions.
- Strong understanding of product management practices, Agile methodologies, and software development lifecycles, with experience overseeing product discovery, prioritization, and delivery.
- Sufficient technical depth to engage effectively with architecture and engineering teams, evaluate solution approaches, and guide technology decisions without serving as the technical implementation owner.
- Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to influence decisions, navigate ambiguity, and drive alignment across business and technology teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in professional services, financial services, healthcare, or similarly complex, technology-dependent business environments. Experience leading enterprise technology modernization, digital transformation, automation, or AI-enabled product initiatives. Familiarity with Azure DevOps, or comparable delivery / roadmap management platforms.
The pay rate range for this job position are listed below. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.
In Chicago, IL: pay rate range is $144,700 to $226,700
#LI-AC1 #LI-Hybrid
Overview
Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.
Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.
Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.
Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.
Job Description:
The Senior Manager, Product Management is senior business-facing technology leader responsible for leading the product management function within Managed Services & Consulting (MS+C) Technology, overseeing a portfolio of internally developed applications and technology solutions supporting the firm's Consulting and Managed Services practices. This role oversees a portfolio of internally developed applications and technology solutions, developing a deep understanding of the firm's Consulting and Managed Services practices to translate business needs into clear product strategies, roadmaps, and measurable business outcomes.
The Senior Manager leads and develops a team of product management professionals, drives portfolio prioritization, and oversees product delivery to ensure alignment with business objectives. Working closely with business leaders, Engineering, Technology Operations, and broader TDIO teams, this role bridges business strategy and technology execution to deliver innovative, scalable solutions that drive operational efficiency and business value.
Essential Job Functions, Responsibilities & Duties:
1. Lead Product Strategy & Serve as a Strategic Technology Partner
- Build trusted relationships with Consulting and Managed Services leaders, developing a deep understanding of their business strategies, workflows, challenges, and technology needs.
- Translate business objectives and opportunities into clear product strategies, roadmaps, and actionable priorities that deliver measurable business value.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, scalability, client experience, and service delivery through new products, enhancements, automation, and modernization.
- Serve as a strategic advisor on product investments, balancing business value, technical feasibility, cost, risk, and organizational priorities.
- Partner with Engineering, Tech Enablement, Architecture, Data, AI, Security, Operations, and business leadership to align product decisions with enterprise technology standards and strategic objectives.
2. Lead & Develop the Product Management Team and Contribute to Organizational Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of 3–5 Product Managers, Product Owners, and/or product delivery professionals, establishing clear expectations, accountability, and performance standards.
- Oversee team capacity, resource allocation, and priorities across multiple products and concurrent initiatives.
- Establish consistent product management practices, including discovery, requirements management, roadmap planning, backlog prioritization, and stakeholder engagement.
- Foster a high-performing, collaborative team focused on ownership, continuous improvement, and delivering business outcomes.
- Actively contribute to the broader MS+C Technology leadership team by shaping organizational operating practices, strengthening team culture, and championing cross-functional collaboration, knowledge sharing, and employee engagement initiatives.
3. Own Product Portfolio Strategy & Lifecycle Management
- Provide strategic oversight of the MS+C Technology portfolio of internally developed applications and digital solutions.
- Lead product discovery, business case development, roadmap planning, and prioritization across the portfolio.
- Evaluate product investments, enhancements, modernization opportunities, and retirement decisions based on business value, adoption, cost, risk, and strategic alignment.
- Establish clear product ownership, success measures, and lifecycle management practices to maximize value and ensure long-term sustainability.
- Partner with business and technology stakeholders to identify opportunities to leverage existing capabilities, reduce duplication, and improve portfolio effectiveness.
4. Drive Product Delivery, Governance & Execution
- Oversee end-to-end product delivery, ensuring alignment between business requirements, product priorities, engineering capacity, and delivery commitments.
- Partner with Engineering and cross-functional technology teams to establish delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, and release priorities.
- Provide leadership and oversight of Agile product management practices, including backlog management, sprint planning, release readiness, and stakeholder communication.
- Proactively identify and resolve delivery risks, resource constraints, competing priorities, and cross-functional dependencies.
- Establish product performance metrics, governance practices, and regular portfolio reporting to provide leadership visibility into progress, risks, and business outcomes.
- Drive continuous improvement in product management processes, delivery predictability, and overall organizational effectiveness.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required; degree in Technology, Engineering, Business, Product Management, or a related field preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in product management preferred; technology delivery, business technology leadership, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing product teams, managing multiple concurrent initiatives, and driving accountability for business and delivery outcomes.
- Proven ability to understand complex business challenges, translate strategic objectives into product strategies and actionable roadmaps, and align technology solutions with business priorities.
- Experience managing application or technology portfolios, including product lifecycle management, investment prioritization, and evaluation of commercial software, vendors, and alternative solutions.
- Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to evaluate business value, costs, risks, trade-offs, and strategic alignment to inform technology investment decisions.
- Strong understanding of product management practices, Agile methodologies, and software development lifecycles, with experience overseeing product discovery, prioritization, and delivery.
- Sufficient technical depth to engage effectively with architecture and engineering teams, evaluate solution approaches, and guide technology decisions without serving as the technical implementation owner.
- Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to influence decisions, navigate ambiguity, and drive alignment across business and technology teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in professional services, financial services, healthcare, or similarly complex, technology-dependent business environments. Experience leading enterprise technology modernization, digital transformation, automation, or AI-enabled product initiatives. Familiarity with Azure DevOps, or comparable delivery / roadmap management platforms.
The pay rate range for this job position are listed below. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.
In Chicago, IL: pay rate range is $144,700 to $226,700
#LI-AC1 #LI-Hybrid
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Who's Hiring
- Accenture20
- Logic18
- EY15
- Cognizant4
- Optum3
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Law & Legal Services
- Construction & Real Estate
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in program management consultant jobs.
- PMP certification or equivalent project management credential required
- Five or more years managing cross-functional programs from initiation through delivery
- Experience facilitating executive-level stakeholder alignment and reporting
- Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, or Smartsheet
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, information systems, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience developing program charters, roadmaps, and risk registers
Tips for Your Program Management Consultant Job Search
Tailor your resume to framework language
Many program management consultant postings screen for specific methodology terms like Agile, SAFe, or Waterfall. If you use those frameworks, name them explicitly in your resume rather than describing the work in plain language that hiring systems may not match.
Quantify program scope, not just outcomes
Hiring managers want to know the size and complexity of what you managed. State the budget you oversaw, the number of workstreams you coordinated, and the stakeholder count alongside any results you delivered.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists program management consultant openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter by contract type and clearance requirements
Federal and defense-adjacent program management consultant roles often require a security clearance. Sorting openings by contract type or clearance level early saves you from investing time in applications you don't yet qualify for.
Prepare a structured stakeholder story for interviews
Interviewers for consultant roles consistently probe how you manage competing stakeholder priorities. Prepare two or three concrete situations where you resolved a conflict between project sponsors, documented the decision, and kept delivery on schedule.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
Program management consultant offers often include variable elements tied to project milestones or utilization rates. Before accepting, clarify whether the base is billable-hours-dependent and what happens to variable pay if a project is delayed or descoped.
Program Management Consultant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most program management consultants?
The companies hiring the most program management consultants right now include Accenture, Logic, and EY, with the largest share of openings in Illinois, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially concentrated in federal IT modernization and large-scale healthcare transformation engagements.
How many program management consultant jobs are remote?
About 93% of program management consultant openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the share varies significantly by industry and client type. Strategy and PMO-design engagements tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while implementation-heavy roles tied to government or on-site infrastructure projects are more likely to require in-person presence.
How do you become a program management consultant?
Start by building direct program management experience in-house, coordinating multiple workstreams with defined budgets and stakeholders. Earning a PMP certification signals formal methodology fluency to consulting firms. From there, moving into a junior consultant role at a management or technology consultancy gives you the client-facing delivery experience that distinguishes a consultant from an internal program manager.
Can you get a program management consultant job with little experience?
Entry points exist, particularly at consulting firms that hire analysts or junior consultants and develop them into the program management track. Demonstrating that you have led even a small cross-functional initiative, managed a project budget, or coordinated deliverables across teams makes a stronger case than credentials alone. A PMP or CAPM certification can help close an experience gap on paper.
What does the program management consultant interview process look like?
Most processes run three to four rounds. An initial recruiter screen assesses background and fit, followed by a competency interview where you walk through past programs using a structured format like STAR. Many firms add a case or presentation round where you are given a program scenario and asked to outline a delivery approach, risk plan, or stakeholder communication strategy. Final rounds typically involve senior leadership.
Where can I find and apply to program management consultant jobs?
You can find and apply to program management consultant jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles that match your experience level and specialization, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background and target industry.
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