Manager

Department: ConsultingLocation: PhiladelphiaCompensation: $95,000 - $125,000 / yearDescriptionCFAR helps leaders activate organizations to achieve their highest aspirations—productively, meaningfully, profitably, and with impact.We are seeking an experienced Manager to join our consulting team. You will be in the thick of the work: managing projects, shaping analyses, and helping clients see their organizations in new ways.As a Manager, you will work across multiple client engagements, embedded in small, high-performing teams alongside Principals, Senior Consultants, and Analysts. You will have significant client contact—building relationships, facilitating conversations, analyzing data and presenting recommendations to clients. The role demands both rigor and judgment: the ability to manage complex tasks with precision, while reading what is happening beneath the surface of any situation. The role also demands strong project management skills.CFAR takes a multidisciplinary, systemic approach to our work. We draw on ideas from organizational behavior, strategy, family systems, economics, anthropology, and more—and we expect our Managers to be intellectually curious, comfortable with ambiguity, and eager to grow. For the first year or two of their tenure, Managers are largely responsible for learning how to be a CFAR consultant and for delivering terrific client work. With that experience as a foundation, Managers’ responsibilities begin to expand, as they continue to build their consulting expertise, develop their own client relationships, increase their contributions to selling work, and collaborate with colleagues to develop the proprietary tools and methods we use to meet client needs. The Manager role is the entry point on a professional path to becoming a Principal, those consultants who own and lead the firm.Our current work environment is hybrid. We seek individuals who can work from our Philadelphia or Boston offices, with travel to client sites ranging from 10% to 50% depending on project needs.CFAR actively encourages applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds, particularly those from historically underrepresented groups, as we believe differences of all kinds strengthen our teams, and organizational culture.Key ResponsibilitiesClient Project WorkManage the day-to-day execution of multiple client engagements simultaneously, ensuring quality, timeliness, and attention to detail across all workstreamsAnalyze qualitative and quantitative data—including interview findings, financial trends, survey results, and organizational dynamics—and synthesize insights into clear, compelling recommendationsLead and facilitate client work sessions, interviews, and presentations, as appropriate to the project and in collaboration with senior team membersPrepare client-facing materials including reports, slide decks, and memos that translate complex analysis into clear narrativeTeam CollaborationWork closely with Principals, Senior Consultants, and Analysts in small, integrated project teamsContribute to internal knowledge development, firm-building activities, and the ongoing refinement of CFAR's tools and methodsRelationship and Business Development (Emerging)Build and maintain strong client relationships through day-to-day project workBegin developing familiarity with CFAR's business development approach in preparation for expanded responsibilities over timeSkills, Knowledge and ExpertiseRequiredA minimum of five years of professional experienceAdvanced degree in an areasuch as business, organizational psychology, public health, anthropology, healthcare administration, public administration, economics, or other social sciencesDemonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-workstream projects with rigor and attention to detailStrong analytical skills, including experience with qualitative data synthesis; comfort with quantitative and financial analysis preferredExceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present findings clearly to senior client audiencesThe ability to read both what is explicitly stated and what is tacitly at play in organizational settings—and to bring that insight to bear in service of the clientComfort with ambiguity and the ability to operate effectively across multiple projects and competing prioritiesA collaborative working style and genuine curiosity about how organizations and the people within them workPreferredExperience within management consulting, organizational advisory work, or a closely related client-facing fieldDemonstrated ability to write and speak to both client and broader professional audiencesFamiliarity with the types of organizations CFAR serves: healthcare, higher education, family enterprises, owner-led businesses, foundations, and other mission-driven entitiesExperience with survey design and statistical analysisExperience with financial analysisHow we work together internally is critical to our purpose and identity as a firm, and we strive to find individuals who fit our culture and share our values. These are people who display a natural curiosity, have a demonstrated record of leadership within and outside the workplace, enjoy working in an entrepreneurial environment, and are fun to be around.Above all, we are looking for dynamic people who can exhibit presence, confidence, and humility in the face of complicated client problems.BenefitsCFAR offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes robust medical, dental, life, disability, and vision coverage, parental leave, and generous paid vacation.Employees enjoy numerous paid holidays and company-wide breaks around Thanksgiving and the December holidays. After a one-year waiting period, CFAR provides tax-advantaged retirement savings plans with voluntary contribution options and a range of investment choices.The firm supports professional development through dedicated supervisors, annual feedback opportunities, personalized development goals, and company retreats.To learn more about CFAR's benefits, please visit our Careers page: https://careers.cfar.com/working-with-us