Manager

MANAGER 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

A bit about us 

Sullivan & Stanley (S&S) is an award-winning specialist change consultancy. Founded in 2016, S&S was born as a rebellion against ineffective change and consulting practices.  

We have a purpose to inspire the future of work. We look to change the way our clients work, and provide innovative solutions for modern consulting. This means we seek to bring clarity, take a human-centric approach, enabled by technology and innovative implementation.  

We combine the best of consulting and expert practitioner capability. We love working in trusted, long-term partnerships that help organisations adjust to inevitable change, and sustainably design a future in which they can thrive in a fast paced, constantly changing world.  

Why S&S? 

We are a company made up of passionate relationship builders, consultants and entrepreneurs. 

We are certified as a Great Place to Work with a culture that encourages you to be your best self. 

We want to change business for good so that the next generation, including our founder Pat Lynes' sons, Sullivan and Stanley, who the company is named after, have the best future. 

Our Values 

• Be transparent and honest 

• Give more than you receive 

• Look after one another 

• Follow through 

A bit about you 

Consultant, Communicator, Coach, Change Leader 

We are looking for experienced Managers with confidence to operate across one or more of our capabilities: Customer Centricity, Empowering People, Exploiting Technology & Modern Implementation.  

With a strong consulting pedigree, you will bring creative problem solving skills, strong facilitation capabilities, and a demonstrated ability to lead change through coaching and challenging both mindset and ways of working. 

You will play a critical contributing role to the development of our consulting business through engagement delivery, client relationship building, and proposition development. 

As a Manager, you will have: 

• 6-8 years consulting experience whether this in a big consulting firm or boutique consultancy or experience gained driving change within industry 

• A strong track record of scoping and delivering consulting solutions and services 

• Ability to create and review MSAs, Framework Agreements and Statements of Work  

• Experience in leading consultant and client delivery teams on key engagements 

• The ability to drive and execute complex business change and transformation programmes across the majority of a programme lifecycle, spanning areas such as operating model design, digital transformation, change management, agile ways of working, cognitive enterprise / artificial intelligence etc.  

• Motivated, supported and developed junior team members, playing a role in supporting the career development of fellow colleagues 

• Proven track record in commercial success, including playing a role in contributing to account growth and new business development activities  

• Worked collaboratively with others to support each other and provide maximum value to our clients 

In addition to the above attributes, you will demonstrate: 

• Excellent influencing/communication/facilitation skills at all levels 

• Accountability for planning, delivery and demand management in multi-million pound transformation programmes  

• The ability to brief consultants on the expectations of the client and lead them through their first week of onboarding for a seamless and productive experience both for them and the client  

• A track record of effectively managing and collaborating with senior stakeholders 

• Familiarity with technology practices, challenges, and trends, and how they influence business outcomes. 

• Commercial experience - a strong understanding of sales cycles and key change drivers, able to develop compelling bids and pitches, and work closely with our Growth teams to support business development activities 

Benefits 

• Great office space in London and Manchester as well as remote working 

• Flexible annual leave 

• Monthly Gym membership contributions 

• NEST Pension and Life Assurance 

• Vitality Healthcare  

• Electric Vehicle Scheme  

Additional information 

S&S value difference, we are working to be our best diverse selves and are committed to providing an inclusive, safe and amicable environment for all people, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, age, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and religion (or lack thereof). 

We are an equal opportunity employer and our recruitment process is based on capability and experience. 

S&S also values giving forward which is why Business for Good is one of our 5 strategic pillars.  We believe that to be good you need to do good, and all it takes is a company with an idea and passion to make something good happen.  Our objectives for Business for Good are: 

• Good for our people: create an exemplary and equitable working environment in which to learn and develop 

• Good for our community: Create a positive impact for the charities we support and provide our associate network with purposeful work 

• Good for our clients:  Deliver meaningful and sustainable change 

We have recently embarked on a journey to B Corp accreditation, which unpins and guides this intention.