Managing director

You will be the ambassador to key internal and external stakeholders (e.g., business unit leaders, data scientists, IT, distinguished academic professors/researchers) and lead efforts to build/manage a talent pipeline for the group. You will coach, mentor, and champion the careers of your direct reports.

Managing Director Duties

• Overseeing the strategic development and prioritization of project proposals, work plans, and research.

• Crafting storylines and presenting complex analytical concepts/strategic findings to senior executives to move the organization to action.

• Building and cultivating relationships with key stakeholders.

• Individually and within the team, maintaining a strong understanding of ongoing

• projects/business challenges and potential emerging technological solutions.

• Surfacing cross-functional challenges/dependencies and directing team and stakeholders towards consensus points/gaining buy-in for complex and uncertain break-through topics.

• Building, managing, and mentoring a high-performing team; inspiring others and resolving challenging relationship situations under tight deadlines; cultivating a talent pipeline within and outside the organization.

Managing Director Requirements

• 10+ years of experience with some combination of strategy consulting experience.

• Strong knowledge of DLT technologies, ontologies and cryptography.

• Credibility and presence among peers and senior executives and adept at influencing through excellent verbal, analytical, written, and presentation skills.

• Strong sense of ownership/founder mentality to strategize and drive projects to completion; undeterred by challenges/obstacles and will remain motivated and apply creative thinking to overcome them.

• Skilled at identifying and articulating clear paths from strategy to execution.

• Strong critical thinking skills with ability to elevate thinking and apply judgment during analysis about how components fit together and with bigger picture.

• Strong leadership skills and ability to work independently and to guide and coach a dedicated team