About this opportunity
West Monroe lists this Director, Productivity & Workforce Transformation opportunity in new york city, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Are you ready to make an impact? West Monroe is seeking a Director to join our Organization People & Change practice within the Work & Workforce Transformation discipline. This role is designed for a leader with a clear point of view on how organizations improve productivity—combining workforce analytics, process redesign, cost takeout, and AI‑enabled workflow transformation to unlock measurable value.
Our Work & Workforce Transformation team focuses on helping clients redesign how work gets done at scale—improving labor efficiency, reducing cost, increasing throughput, and embedding AI into day‑to‑day operations.
What You’ll Do
Lead Work Transformation & Cost Takeout Engagements
Lead client engagements focused on labor productivity, cost takeout, operating model improvement, and process redesign
Assess workflows, service models, and management systems to identify value leakage
Build quantified value cases using operational data, work measurement, and financial modeling
Translate opportunities into executable roadmaps with clear ownership, milestones, and value realization
Drive AI‑Enabled Workflow Transformation
Identify opportunities to apply AI, automation, and decision support within business processes
Prioritize use cases based on business impact, feasibility, and adoption readiness
Redesign workflows that embed AI into how work gets done (including human‑in‑the‑loop models)
Ensure initiatives are tied to measurable outcomes through KPI definition, tracking, and governance
Drive Business Development
Originate and close productivity/work transformation‑focused engagements (e.g., labor optimization, cost takeout, AI‑enabled workflow transformation)
Develop proposals, scopes, pricing approaches, and staffing models
Identify and shape follow‑on opportunities by translating client pain points into quantified value stories
Partner across industry and technology teams to bring integrated solutions to market
Lead Teams & Grow the Practice
Own engagement delivery, team leadership, quality, economics, and client satisfaction
Coach team members in productivity methods, structured problem solving, and executive communication
Contribute to productivity/workforce methodologies, tools, and go‑to‑market assets
What You’ll Bring
10+ years of experience in consulting, operations, or transformation roles
Deep experience in productivity improvement, including labor efficiency, workforce analytics, cost takeout, or process transformation
Strong ability to build and communicate quantified business cases (workload analysis, capacity, cost, ROI)
Experience applying process improvement methods (e.g., lean, workflow analysis, operating model design)
Ability to connect AI (including generative AI and automation) to practical workflow use cases and measurable outcomes
Track record of selling and delivering work in a consulting or advisory environment
Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
Experience in one or more of West Monroe’s core industries preferred
What Success Looks Like
You quickly identify and quantify productivity opportunities and mobilize teams to capture value
Engagements deliver measurable outcomes (cost reduction, labor efficiency, throughput improvement, capacity unlock)
Clients adopt AI‑enabled workflows that drive sustained operational impact
You help grow the Work & Workforce Transformation discipline through delivery, mentorship, and business development
Based on pay transparency guidelines, a reasonable expectation for the salary range for this role is listed below. Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits, is available. Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity. Employees in proximity of our Seattle, Washington DC, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco offices will have a geographic premium applied to this salary scale.
Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees can enroll in our 401(k) plan, purchase shares from our Employee Stock Ownership Program, and be eligible to receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.
National: $200,000—$275,000 USD
West Monroe is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity. We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. To learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at West Monroe, visit If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in our recruiting process, please inquire by sending an email to
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Worksite address
new york city, NY, 10261, US
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