Onsite Business Consultant — Operations, Business Development & Financial

Overview

Business Operations Consultant/Project Director

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Work directly with privately held, owner-led businesses to materially improve operational performance, financial controls, and long-term profitability. Cogent Analytics is a client-centric, hands-on consulting firm;
Project Directors operate as the owner’s boots-on-the-ground co-CEO. This role requires 100% domestic travel.

ROLE

SUMMARY:

Business Consultants Directors work directly alongside business owners and leadership teams to install the operational, financial, organizational, and accountability systems required to run effectively and scale sustainably. They coach owners and stakeholders to adopt new ways of thinking, operating, and leading, ensuring changes are understood, embraced, and sustained. This is hands-on, on-site transformation work that requires a roll-up-your-sleeves mindset and active leadership, not project oversight.

The Business Consultant leads the client relationship from initial engagement through measurable outcomes, ensuring operational and financial improvement. Key responsibilities include driving financial performance, guiding organizational change, coaching ownership and employees, and managing the full lifecycle of the consulting engagement.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Deliver quantifiable and sustainable value for clients that is reflected through the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and quality of life through development, implementation, training, and evaluation of solutions to client challenges.
• Oversee the identification and communication of work to be completed on behalf of the client; maintain clear and concise communication with the assigned Assistant Director or Sr. Project Director.

• Ability to travel onsite with clients (100% travel requirement).
• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Minimum of five years of consulting experience with a proven track record of delivering value for clients.
• Administrative duties completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ability to communicate in English, both written and verbal.
• Valid state-issued driver’s license and current auto insurance.
• Advanced computer skills (Microsoft Suite, financial software, dashboards, CRM’s, and PM software).
• Proven fiduciary responsibility, successfully managing a budget of 10M+, preferred.
• Prior business ownership preferred.

• Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; develops alternative solutions; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Change Management – Communicates changes effectively and builds broad consensus; monitors transition and evaluates results.
• Leadership – Exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; accepts feedback from others.
• Judgement – Displays willingness to make decisions; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; gains trust through sound decision-making.
• Results Driven – Committed to achieving results with sound decision-making, contingency planning, and appropriate prioritization.
• People Oriented – Builds relationships with clients, their staff, and Cogent team members.
• Conflict Management – Empathetic; communicates differing points of view to build understanding; finds forward-looking, policy-aligned solutions.

Cogent Analytics emphasizes integrity and values. Expectations include:

• Putting clients first and doing what is in their best interest.
• Maintaining high professional standards and operating with integrity and honesty.
• Fostering collaboration between administrative staff, Leadership, and Project Directors.
• Embracing the obligation to challenge and improve the status quo through diverse capabilities and insights.
• Valuing diversity and collaborative problem solving to improve outcomes for clients and the firm.

$135,000 - $160,000 per year. All new Project Directors begin on a 1099 contractor basis for a minimum of 90 days as a mutual evaluation period. Upon successful completion, there is an opportunity to transition to a full-time W-2 employee role with comprehensive benefits. Compensation is based on billable client work, with significant earning potential tied directly to performance and project engagement.

Travel is covered by the company.