Technology Performance Director - Government Sector

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RSM is seeking a growth-oriented Management Consulting Director to join our Technology Performance team and help drive the continued growth of our Government Sector practice. This leader will combine deep technology transformation expertise with strong market development, client leadership, and people leadership capabilities.

The Director will be responsible for growing and expanding client relationships, originating and delivering technology transformation engagements, developing market opportunities, and building high-performing consulting teams. Serving as both a trusted advisor to clients and a leader within the practice, this individual will bring a strong point of view on how government organizations can modernize technology, improve performance, and navigate complex transformation initiatives.

The ideal candidate is an experienced management consulting leader who understands the unique technology, operational, regulatory, procurement, security, and funding considerations facing government organizations and has a demonstrated ability to translate those challenges into impactful transformation programs.

Responsibilities

Practice Growth & Market Leadership

• Drive growth of the Technology Performance practice within the Government Sector through business development, account expansion, relationship building, and pursuit leadership.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of technology transformation opportunities, developing relationships with senior government and technology executives.
• Lead strategic pursuits from opportunity identification through solution development, proposal creation, executive presentations, and contract award.
• Collaborate across RSM capabilities to bring integrated solutions to clients and identify opportunities to expand existing relationships.
• Develop and execute go-to-market strategies focused on the evolving technology transformation needs of government organizations.
• Represent the practice in the market through thought leadership, industry events, presentations, articles, and strategic relationship development.

Client & Engagement Leadership

• Serve as a senior trusted advisor to government executives and technology leaders on complex transformation initiatives.
• Lead large-scale consulting engagements spanning technology strategy, digital transformation, modernization, operating model design, enterprise applications, cloud, AI, data and analytics, automation, and IT service management.
• Advise clients on technology strategies and roadmaps that improve organizational performance, operational efficiency, service delivery, and long-term technology capabilities.
• Provide executive oversight across complex engagements, ensuring quality, client satisfaction, financial performance, risk management, and measurable business outcomes.
• Lead executive workshops, assessments, and strategy sessions that translate organizational priorities into actionable transformation roadmaps.
• Help clients navigate Government Sector considerations including regulatory requirements, security, procurement processes, funding cycles, governance, and technology modernization requirements.

People & Practice Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop consulting professionals across multiple levels, creating a culture of high performance, accountability, collaboration, and continuous development.
• Build scalable delivery capabilities by developing talent, methodologies, intellectual capital, and repeatable solutions.
• Provide coaching and career development for team members while identifying future leaders within the practice.
• Collaborate with practice leadership on workforce planning, recruiting, capability development, and strategic investments needed to support continued growth.
• Foster connectivity across RSM teams and capabilities to strengthen collaboration and deliver differentiated solutions to clients.

Technology Transformation Leadership

• Serve as a subject matter expert in technology-enabled transformation, bringing a strong perspective on emerging technologies and their application within Government Sector organizations.
• Advise clients across areas including technology strategy, digital transformation, AI, data and analytics, ERP and enterprise applications, cloud transformation, automation, enterprise architecture, IT operating models, IT governance, and ITSM.
• Assess existing technology environments, operating models, applications, and processes and develop future-state recommendations and transformation roadmaps.
• Stay current on emerging technologies, market trends, and evolving Government Sector priorities and translate those developments into relevant client solutions and new market opportunities.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 12+ years of management consulting, technology consulting, or technology transformation experience, including progressively increasing leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience selling, shaping, and delivering complex technology transformation consulting engagements.
• Proven track record of business development, account growth, executive relationship management, and consulting sales.
• Significant experience leading technology transformation initiatives involving strategy, people, process, technology, and organizational change.
• Strong understanding of modern enterprise technology environments, including ERP, cloud, data and analytics, AI, automation, enterprise architecture, and IT operating models.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary consulting teams and developing high-performing professionals.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to advise and influence senior business and technology leaders.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with experience overseeing engagement economics, delivery quality, and risk.
• Ability and willingness to travel based on client and business needs, up to 50%.

Preferred

• Significant consulting or industry experience supporting Federal, State and Local, or other Government Sector organizations.
• Demonstrated understanding of government technology environments, regulatory requirements, procurement processes, security considerations, and modernization priorities.
• Experience developing go-to-market strategies or building technology consulting capabilities within the Government Sector.
• Experience leading transformation programs involving ERP, CRM, cloud, AI, data and analytics, IT operating model redesign, or technology modernization.
• Relevant advanced degree or technology, program management, cloud, enterprise architecture, or transformation certifications.

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.

We believe flexibility and in-person connection both play an important role in how we work and grow. Most roles at RSM follow a hybrid workstyle, which means team members are aligned to an RSM office and come together in person when it best supports clients, teams, development or relationship-building. Some roles may be virtual or primarily on-site based on role requirements, team priorities and client needs.

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RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). If you are a recent U.S. college / university graduate possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience in a same or similar role to the one for which you are applying, excluding internships, you may be eligible for hire as an experienced associate.

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Compensation Range: $141,900 - $286,000