Director, Consulting Programs

Who You’ll Work With

You’ll join Bain’s Texas talent team and serve as a key people leader for the Houston office. You’ll work closely with the Texas Talent Vice President, Houston Office Head, Partners, Team Leads, and other talent stakeholders to support Senior Managers, Managers, and Senior Consultants. You’ll also manage and collaborate closely with another Program Manager in Houston and partner with Program Managers across other Texas offices.

Where You’ll Fit Within the Team

As Director, Consulting Programs, you’ll be the local office talent leader for Program Management, overseeing staffing and professional development for Senior Managers, Managers, and Senior Consultants. You’ll build trusted relationships across these cohorts, helping individuals navigate staffing, performance, professional development, and career decisions while balancing client, business, and talent priorities. You’ll also play an important leadership role across the broader Texas talent team.

What You’ll Do

• Lead Senior Manager staffing, primarily within General Practice, by partnering with the Talent Vice President and Partners to understand staffing needs and match Senior Managers with opportunities that support both business needs and long-term development.
• Partner with office and regional leadership to balance client service, utilization, retention, price realization, and investment considerations in staffing decisions.
• Oversee Houston’s participation in Texas capacity and pipeline planning, ensuring accurate and transparent capacity information and supporting cross‑office staffing decisions.
• Manage Senior Manager client development requests within the Houston office.
• Lead staffing for Managers and Senior Consultants, balancing commercial priorities, case complexity, individual development needs, and promotion readiness.
• Serve as Program Manager for Managers approaching their Senior Manager promotion window and oversee the overall Manager promotion program.
• Serve as Program Manager for Senior Consultants, assessing professional development needs, staffing opportunities, and individual preferences.
• Lead professional development for Senior Managers, Managers, and Senior Consultants, including review of case‑end and consensus feedback, performance ratings, and required follow‑up actions.
• Build strong one‑on‑one relationships with individuals in your cohorts, providing career guidance, mentoring, and support.
• Monitor staffing experiences to help ensure individuals gain exposure to a variety of consulting projects and development opportunities.
• Support calibration discussions and participate in the biannual performance feedback process across Texas.
• Represent Houston staffing perspectives in Senior Manager promotion discussions and provide decision support to the Texas Senior Manager Promotion Committee.
• Lead New Senior Manager and New Manager orientations every six months.
• Manage Senior Manager Building Bain assignments in partnership with the Houston Office Head and provide input on recruiting, mentorship, and training allocations.
• Partner with office leaders, Class Champions, and Class Captains to strengthen cohort connectivity, learning, and development.
• Monitor performance‑support needs and interventions.
• Advise Recruiting and office leadership on talent pyramid needs, external hiring, interviewing, leveling, and closing.
• Partner with Recruiting and leadership on intern staffing, performance assessments, future class needs, and selected marketing activities.
• Lead onboarding and integration for external hires in partnership with Recruiting and Houston office leadership.
• Support regional changes affecting the Senior Manager experience.
• Partner with HR on employee relations, employment policy, and related matters.
• Support consulting‑staff capacity planning, including case activity, vacations, training conflicts, incoming and outgoing personnel, and upcoming case transitions.
• Serve as a point of contact for questions about upcoming availability and the impact of potential cases, backfills, and departures.
• Support long‑term capacity analysis and periodic talent pyramid updates for office leadership.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical capability, and business judgment.
• Ability to structure complex and ambiguous business problems and develop practical recommendations.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize in an environment with changing demands.
• Excellent stakeholder‑management and influencing skills, including experience working with senior leaders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to adapt your communication style across audiences.
• Proven coaching and people‑leadership skills, including experience motivating and developing colleagues.
• Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
• Demonstrated success leading cross‑functional strategic initiatives in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Experience partnering with senior executives on strategic planning, business analysis, or enterprise initiatives.
• Experience leading and developing high‑performing professional teams.
• Based in Houston or willing to relocate.
• Ability to work from the Bain Houston office four days per week, including Fridays.
• Ability to travel occasionally to other Texas offices as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 18 months of experience as a General Consulting Senior Manager at Bain.
• MBA or another advanced degree.
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Collaborative, proactive, pragmatic, data‑oriented, comfortable navigating ambiguity, and energized by building relationships and developing others.

Compensation

The estimated annualized full‑time salary range for this role in Texas is $187,000 – $224,500. Placement within this range will vary based on experience, education, licensure/certifications, training, and skill level.

Annual discretionary performance bonus.

4.5% 401(k) company contribution, which increases after three years of service and is 100% vested upon start date.

Benefits

• Base salary plus annual discretionary performance bonus.
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution (4.5% increasing after three years, fully vested at start).
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage paid 100% by Bain.
• Generous paid time off, including parental leave, sick leave, and paid holidays.
• Paid life and long‑term disability insurance.
• Bain’s comprehensive benefits and wellness program designed to support personal independence, protection