lead consultant, business development

1 week ago

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria BRIDGEMEAD LTD Full time

EXPANDED KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Strategic Advisory & Methodology Leadership

  • Framework Development: Design, refine, and institutionalise proprietary Bridgemead frameworks, methodologies, and toolkits to standardise delivery, protect quality, and build intellectual property.
  • Complex Problem Solving: Lead high-stakes engagements for clients facing significant disruption, turnaround situations, or enterprise-wide transformation.
  • Executive Facilitation: Moderate board-level and executive sessions that drive alignment, decision-making, and accountability.
  • Quality Assurance (QA): Serve as the final gatekeeper for all major client deliverables, ensuring analytical rigour, data integrity, narrative coherence, and visual excellence.

B. Revenue Generation & Market Expansion

  • Pipeline Ownership: Proactively identify expansion opportunities within existing client accounts and convert them into additional workstreams through upselling and cross-selling.
  • Strategic Networking: Represent Bridgemead at industry conferences, executive forums, and private roundtables to build influence, credibility, and deal flow.
  • Proposal Innovation: Move beyond traditional bidding by designing value-based pricing and outcome-linked engagement models that align Bridgemead's success with client impact.
  • Market Intelligence: Identify emerging sectors, client pain points, and service opportunities to inform new offerings and go-to-market strategies.

C. Operational Excellence & Profitability

  • Resource Orchestration: Manage the consulting team ensuring optimal utilisation, balanced workloads, and sustainable performance without burnout.
  • Project Governance: Implement structured project management disciplines (Lean, Agile, or hybrid models) to minimise wasted consulting hours and protect margins.
  • Engagement Economics: Monitor project profitability, scope control, and delivery efficiency across all active engagements.
  • Internal Systems Development: Strengthen internal operating systems, templates, and delivery playbooks that enable scale and consistency.

D. Talent Development & Leadership

  • Capability Building: Coach and mentor consultants, strengthening problem-solving, client management, and executive communication skills.
  • Performance Management: Contribute to performance reviews, promotion decisions, and succession planning within the consulting team.
  • Culture Carrier: Model Bridgemead's standards of excellence, professionalism, and client-centricity.

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Economics, or a related field is required
  • Master's degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred, ideally from a top-tier business school.
  • Additional executive certifications (e.g., PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Strategy & Leadership programs) are advantageous.

Professional Experience:

  • Minimum 4-7 years of management consulting, strategy, or operations experience.
  • Proven track record of leading complex client engagements across multiple industries.
  • Experience managing client relationships at C-suite or board level.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive business development initiatives, including proposal creation, lead conversion, and revenue growth.
  • Exposure to operational improvement initiatives, project governance, and resource optimisation.
  • Experience in mentoring, managing, and developing high-performing teams.

Job Type: Full-time

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