Business Strategy Consultant and Local Team Lead

Some organizations get bigger. Others get better. If you're the person people turn to when they want better, this role is for you. A Blue Door Consulting Business Strategy Consultant helps clients identify marketing and technology solutions for growing topline revenue without sacrificing bottom-line profitability for the short- and long-term.

If you dream of developing marketing strategy and guiding brand, web and content projects to help clients scale, you've come to the right place. This position provides the opportunity to lead an internal team serving clients who target one or two DMAs. Based in the Oshkosh, Wis.-area, you and your team will build and grow dozens of client relationships by generating ideas that scale. If you are energized and excited by the idea of waking up every day to lead a fast-moving team that loves both learning and getting results, this is a role you'll love.

Primary Responsibilities

Blue Door Consulting is organized in a lattice structure. The Business Strategy Consultant leads one of four teams, serving local, regional, national or global clients. Additionally, the Business Strategy Consultant serves as a Senior Buddy to other senior-level marketing consultants. As a Business Strategy Consultant, you will collaborate with and provide insights and guidance to the Leadership Team. To achieve this work, the Business Strategy Consultant will:

· Develop strategic plans that support growth at scale, through the identification of systems, processes, platforms and tools that support growth and profitability.

· Lead market and industry research and share resulting insights to help clients establish unique market positions and innovate to develop products, services or features to meet customer needs.

· Offer recommendations, strategies and tactics to help clients achieve business goals for local markets; measures and communicates results to clients with recommendations to amplify or adjust actions as needed.

· Serve as strategist for the Local Team in executing strategic recommendations.

· Ensure Blue Door Consulting quality standards are met for every deliverable produced through clear communication of expectations, a sound quality assurance process and training for all team members.

· Manage team operations, including oversight of scheduling and team development and participation in hiring new team members.

· Standardize, document and train team members on processes, Blue Door Consulting creative standard and why we buy (neuromarketing).

· Lead process improvement initiatives to achieve company goals, e.g., adoption of AI and other new and/or emerging technologies.

· Ensure team members reach billed hours goals, analyze performance and oversee improvements. Recommend improvements to the Leadership Team.

· Undertake professional development by reading professional publications, attending conferences or taking courses to improve and enhance individual and team knowledge.

· Stay current on marketing industry trends as well as client industry trends and what works to produce desired results.

· Identify opportunities to improve profitability and provide recommendations to Leadership Team.

· Champion special projects as assigned by the Leadership Team.

Leadership Expectations

· Gives and receives constructive feedback in an open, honest, direct and comfortable manner

· Adopts a growth mindset, recognizing the only constant is change, and embraces emerging technologies

· Brings a strategic lens to business operations, focuses on business improvement; contributes to setting the strategic direction for the company; anticipates changes that will affect the business and creates plans to respond

· Communicates efficiently and effectively including both strong verbal and written communication skills; comfortable sharing opinions and debating options

· Makes decisions in the absence of perfect information, acts as a role model and leader, supports Leadership Team decisions in word and action

· Motivates team members to live the Blue Door Consulting vision, mission and values; inspires team members to grow

· Works quickly under pressure and with tight deadlines; putting in required hours as needed

· Influences without direct authority; manages complex projects with strong attention to quality, · A minimum of 12-15 years of experience in a similar role, including experience leading teams

· BA in Marketing, Communications, Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field preferred; Masters degree a plus!

· Interest in and knowledge of business strategy and operations in a diverse range of industries; knowledge of company financial performance and experience sharing insights related to creative team performance

· Mastery of market research techniques, analytics, digital advertising and project management platforms; strong knowledge of local marketing strategies and tactics, content marketing and social media platforms and tools

· Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 Suite (PowerPoint and Word required)

· Experience creating growth strategies that get results at scale

· Experience in a results-oriented environment with proven leadership skills, * Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Senior Leadership: 10 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Oshkosh, WI 54901 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Oshkosh, WI 54901

Pulled from the full job description

• Professional development assistance
• Parental leave
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance, * 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Do you have your MBA?
• Are you looking for a hybrid position? (This position is hybrid spending 30% or more of their time in office or on site with clients. This is not a solely remote position. )
• Do you live in Wisconsin?

At Blue Door Consulting, our mission is to listen, learn and lead to help our clients get results. As a marketing consulting firm, our team of consultants, designers, programmers, media buyers and QA professionals work with global, national and regional clients across a range of industries, bringing our "Seize the day. Share the love." vision to help them grow. Launched in 2002, Blue Door Consulting uses a #GSD (get sh!t done) methodology. The company is a three-time honoree on the Inc. 5000 list (2018, 2019, 2025), which recognizes the nation's fastest-growing, privately held companies. Blue Door Consulting has annually earned recognition from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts for brand, content, website design and marketing effectiveness. Located in a renovated grain mill, Blue Door Consulting's offices provide a creative workspace, team-building opportunities (e.g.: quarterly all-team meetings, office lunches, stocked employee refrigerators), dedicated professional development and cozy fireplace seating areas. The company has built its culture around "full flex", enabling team members to work when and where they want, provided client and team needs are met. Our team members practice brutal honesty and extreme collaboration, bring ideas, take a long-term approach, demonstrate responsibility and believe in taking care. If this sounds like an environment in which you would thrive, we'd love to hear from you Blue Door Consulting offers a competitive salary, health benefits, flexible work hours, 401k with up to 5% match, as well as additional team perks, including all-team quarterly meetings, held in-person at least twice/year. Join us to lead impactful projects that transform organizations! Bring your passion for strategic thinking, leadership, and innovative problem-solving to a collaborative environment where your skills will make a real difference. Pay: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year