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Sia Partners

Management consulting integrating AI and design

Senior Consultant-Project Manager / Business Analyst

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$118.3k - $122.4k+ Annual performance bonus + Cell phone stipend
Mid
Bachelor's
Philadelphia, PA, USA
HybridHybrid; at least three office/coworking days weekly between client engagements. Client-site work may be required based on engagement needs.
Project & Program ManagementProject Management
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 4 years of experience in technical project management, business analysis, consulting, or a similar client-facing role.
  • A track record of delivering complex business or technology transformation projects.
  • Strong project management fundamentals, including planning, risk management, stakeholder management, and budgeting.
  • Experience documenting requirements, business process flows, and user stories.
  • Experience facilitating workshops and managing cross-functional stakeholders.
  • A track record of identifying opportunities for process improvement or AI-enabled transformation.
  • Familiarity with generative AI, enterprise AI tools, copilots, or intelligent automation.
  • Experience working alongside engineering, product, IT, or data teams.
  • Comfort with process mapping tools such as Visio, Lucidchart, Miro, or ARIS.
  • Strong analytical skills with Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
  • Excellent communication skills, including communication with executives.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout employment.
  • Candidates should reside within a reasonable commuting distance of a Sia office or approved coworking location.
Responsibilities
  • Own end-to-end project delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, risks, and governance.
  • Build and maintain project plans, RAID logs, roadmaps, and executive status reports.
  • Align stakeholders across business, IT, vendors, and sponsors.
  • Run workshops, steering committees, and sprint ceremonies.
  • Identify risks early and drive them to resolution.
  • Gather and document business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
  • Map current- and future-state processes and operating models.
  • Identify opportunities for automation, modernization, and efficiency.
  • Conduct gap analyses, root cause analyses, and cost-benefit evaluations.
  • Support vendor assessments, requests for proposals, and technology selection.
  • Partner with stakeholders to identify where AI and automation can help.
  • Document AI use cases and translate business challenges into technology-enabled solutions.
  • Evaluate AI platforms, copilots, and automation tools against business needs.
  • Support adoption through testing, training, and change management.
  • Stay current on emerging AI capabilities and bring new ideas to clients.
  • Collaborate with technical teams on implementations, integrations, and testing.
  • Support reporting, dashboards, data quality, and governance workstreams.
  • Translate business requirements into technical specifications.
  • Support modernization efforts across cloud, ERP, CRM, EAM, GIS, and other platforms.
  • Build trusted relationships and act as a strategic advisor throughout delivery.
  • Lead workshops, requirements sessions, and executive meetings.
  • Develop client-ready deliverables, including business cases, roadmaps, and recommendations.
  • Contribute to proposals, statements of work, and business development.
  • Mentor junior consultants and help build practice knowledge.
Desired Qualifications
  • Consulting background in Energy, Utilities, Transportation, Manufacturing, or other industrial sectors.
  • Experience running AI transformation from strategy through adoption.
  • Hands-on experience with AI workflow assessments or intelligent automation.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, Claude, Gemini, or similar tools.
  • Experience with low-code/no-code platforms such as Power Platform, UiPath, or ServiceNow.
  • Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or hybrid delivery methods.
  • Experience with ERP, CRM, EAM, GIS, Workday, Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics.
  • Exposure to Azure, AWS, or GCP.
  • Experience supporting change management and user adoption.
  • Certifications such as PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSPO, CBAP, or Lean Six Sigma.

About the company

Sia Partners is a management consulting firm that blends AI and design with traditional strategy and operations work to deliver practical business value. It analyzes competitive landscapes, regulatory changes, and organizational design to help clients transform operations and strategy, using AI-enabled and design-driven approaches. With 2,400 consultants across 38 countries and services in 30+ sectors, it emphasizes CSR through its Consulting for Good program to turn sustainability into a driver of profitable transformation. The company aims to remain an independent pure-player consultant and to become a leading independent management consulting firm in Europe, focusing on sector-specific excellence.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$12.7M

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

1999

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What believers are saying

  • Precedence in July 2025 pushed Benelux scale toward 200 consultants and German entry.
  • The Upside brought £6.2 million 2024 revenue and stronger UK branding capabilities.
  • Hiring momentum remains strong in 2026, with 730 active jobs and 3,789 headcount.

What critics are saying

  • Multiple acquisitions since March 2025 strain integration, culture, and partner retention across geographies.
  • Paris prud'hommes allegations in June 2026 spotlight toxic-management claims and non-compete disputes.
  • Trade-secret litigation in New York shows employee departures can trigger costly client-risk battles.

What makes Sia Partners unique

  • Blackstone backed Sia with €250 million in December 2024, funding faster expansion.
  • Kaiser Associates deal on January 2026 adds U.S. strategy and PE-M&A depth.
  • Sia now spans 48 offices across 19 countries, blending consulting, AI, and creative services.

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