Transformation Leader / Engagement Manager

Hybrid 3 to 4 days a week in Fort Worth, TX

Our client seeks a Transformation Leader / Engagement Manager to serve as the on-the-ground executive presence, partnering with senior stakeholders while leading, aligning, and enabling a team of 25 coaches and practitioners across multiple business and technology work streams. The role requires strategic vision and operational execution to drive sustainable agile and business transformation in a complex enterprise environment.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $120.00 to $130.00/hr. w2

• Serve as the single accountable leader for our client’s outcomes and presence.
• Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with the client sponsor and senior stakeholders.
• Represent our client in executive briefings, steering committees, and program reviews.
• Manage stakeholder expectations while proactively surfacing risks and opportunities.
• Lead, coordinate, and develop a team of 25 embedded coaches across agile, technical, and business transformation.
• Establish a shared operating rhythm including standups, retrospectives, escalation paths, and knowledge sharing.
• Mentor coaches, remove impediments, and ensure consistent delivery quality.
• Partner with internal delivery leadership to secure resources and expertise.
• Navigate organizational, architectural, and financial planning constraints.
• Drive outcome-focused delivery with clear metrics tied to business results.
• Champion an empirical, iterative approach to change.
• Operate effectively within a large, matrixed, politically complex enterprise.
• Build coalitions across Operations, Product Management, and IT/Software Development.
• Translate resistance into engagement through demonstrated results and credibility.
• Anticipate political dynamics and position the team and work accordingly.

• Led a large-scale Agile or Business Transformation at a Fortune 500 or comparable enterprise.
• Managed or coordinated teams of 15+ practitioners in an embedded consulting or coaching model.
• Proven success navigating high-stakes, politically sensitive client environments.
• Experience as an Engagement Manager, Program Director, or Transformation Lead in consulting or professional services.
• Demonstrated ability to build executive-level trust and influence without direct authority.
• Experience working across operations, product management, and technology silos.
• Background spanning business transformation and technical or engineering transformation.
• Deep understanding of Agile frameworks and modern engineering practices.

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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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