Advisory Strategy & Transformation Leader

Advisory Strategy & Transformation Leader Overview

Grant Thornton's Advisory business is entering a new era of accelerated growth and transformation. The firm is executing an ambitious strategy to redefine how a mid-market professional services organization scales, differentiates, and delivers value. The Advisory Strategy & Transformation Leader has primary accountability for driving the transformation and be the operational architect of that changedriving growth, innovation, and performance across the operations. Reporting to the Advisory Managing Partner, this role has accountability blends broad-scale leadership, commercial impact, and transformation discipline to ensure the Advisory business achieves both the strategic intent of the investors and the sustained success of the partnership.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Growth Enablement

• Partner with the Advisory Managing Partner and Executive Leadership, across Advisory and with the other lines of business, to translate strategic ambition into scalable execution and measurable value creation.
• Define and operationalize a modern operating model that aligns client experience, delivery excellence, and margin expansion.
• Drive AI-enabled transformation, embedding intelligent automation, data insights, and digital tools across all aspects of the business to improve speed, accuracy, and decision-making.
• Lead growth initiatives across a multi-competency Advisory portfolioincluding strategy, transformation, technology enablement, and managed servicesto deliver integrated client value propositions.
• Play an active leadership role in Advisory global platform expansion, driving key components of the global leadership strategy as other GT firms come onto the platform.
• Partner with the Advisory Commercial Leader to implement and operationalize go-to-market practices, programs, and functions for sustained partner adoption and market performance (Alliances, EPICs, etc.). Champion initiatives that strengthen market position, accelerate responsiveness, and sustain profitable growth.
• Supporting external acquisition and integration

Operational Excellence & Commercial Performance

Transformation & Change Leadership

People, Culture & Capability Development

Qualifications

Minimum of 10 years of senior leadership experience within Advisory, consulting, or professional services, with demonstrated success in scaling multi-competency businesses. Proven experience in private-equitybacked or investor-owned services businesses in a C-Suite position, with strong understanding of enterprise value creation, cash discipline, and performance acceleration. Substantial experience leading operations and transformation initiatives in a complex service environment, in the US and globally. Proven record of leading large-scale operational and digital transformations, including automation, AI-driven process redesign, and data-based decision enablement. Demonstrated success designing and running global delivery networks and integrated resource models leveraging both full-time and independent professionals. Experience in strategic pricing innovation within partnership modelsshifting from traditional time-and-materials to value- and outcome-based arrangements. Strong commercial and financial acumen with deep understanding of consulting economics (utilization, realization, margin, and delivery efficiency). Excellent relationship-building, influencing, and communication skills across partner, executive, and investor audiences. Operates with pace and ambiguity with the ability to lead through change while driving measurable business results.

Core Competencies

Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen - Applies data-driven insights and considers alternative approaches to improve decision-making; capable of teeing up and helping drive upward business decisions that align with firm strategy. Change Management - Leads organizational evolution over multi-year periods to align operations with industry best practices Decision Making - Demonstrates sound judgment and provides clear guidance and direction to senior leadership. Team Leadership and Motivation - Proven ability to lead and manage teams while fostering a positive, productive work environment; inspires and motivates others to action, using a honed and respected executive management skillset Influence & Collaboration - Works effectively with partners and staff on strategic initiatives; uses interpersonal skills to gain support for ideas and initiatives through influence rather than control Emotional Intelligence & Relationship Building - Thinks and acts with emotional intelligence; engenders trust, collegiality, and consensus-building; builds strong relationships across all levels of the firm. Communication & Responsiveness - Communicates persuasively through effective writing and verbal presentations Adaptability & Professionalism - Maintains a proactive, solution-oriented mindset with high flexibility and resilience; consistently demonstrates a polished, professional presence

Impact & Success Metrics

Success in this role will be defined by :

Why This Role Matters

This is not a traditional operations roleit's the value creation engine of the Advisory business. The Advisory Operating & Transformation Leader will bring together strategy, technology, people, and performance to deliver what the market and investors demand :

About Us

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more : more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It's what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better. In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities : Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ? and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services. In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture. Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.

About the Team

The team you're about to join is ready to help you thrive. Here's how :