Thrivence is a management consulting subsidiary of Barge Design Solutions, created to provide specialized advisory services in leadership, strategy, and technology. While Barge Design Solutions is renowned for its expertise in engineering and architecture, Thrivence extends the firm's capabilities by focusing on digital transformation and organizational improvement initiatives. Operating under the Barge umbrella, Thrivence benefits from the depth and stability of its parent company, while maintaining the agility and client-focused precision of a boutique consultancy. This dual advantage allows Thrivence to deliver tailored solutions that align with Barge's mission of creating lasting, positive impacts for our clients, communities, and the industries we serve.
Our Vision:
Thrivence exists to transform leaders, teams, and organizations by equipping them with the right tools, expert insights, and tactical strategies needed to reach their highest potential.
Summary:
Serve as the strategic leader and visionary for Thrivence's Human Capital consulting practice. Lead client engagements in key areas, including: Succession Planning, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Leadership Team Development, Workforce Development, Employee Experience, Change Management, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), and Digital Workforce Transformation. Provide high-touch executive advisory services, act as a trusted thought partner, offer fractional Human Resources leadership, and oversee project team leadership and direct consulting support. Collaborate with Marketing and the Thrivence team to develop thought leadership, project methodologies, and marketing collateral, elevating Thrivence's profile as a market leader in Human Capital Strategy. May have overall responsibility at the client/account level, providing strategic oversight to client service quality and growth. Lead proposal development efforts, including crafting the project approach, managing high-impact proposals, and full ownership of the deal from concept to delivery and P&L.
Responsibilities:
Develop Thrivence's point of view and consulting approaches in Human Capital strategy: Organizational Culture |Leadership Development |Talent Acquisition and Retention |Organizational Structure and Development |Executive Team |Effectiveness |Succession Planning and Performance Management |Employee Engagement and Well-being |Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion |Workforce Transformation and Skills Development |Human Capital metrics and dashboarding
Advise client executive teams and Boards of Directors on approaches to improving team performance, developing leaders, managing succession, assessing and improving the Human Resources Function.
Structure client solutions, and lead engagements from proposal development through execution.
Lead clients through complex leadership and people challenges.
Stay abreast of market trends regarding workforce and leadership. Engage with relevant professional and industry groups to represent Thrivence.
Daily activities include but are not limited to framing issues, problem-structuring, optimizing client processes, developing go-to-market strategies, and change management.
Lead in the execution of the marketing and business development plan for Human Capital consulting; grow the value of client relationships over time.
Develop strategy at the account and service line levels.
Assist in client communication pertaining to specific assignments or meetings.
Ensure quality delivery, utilization, and revenue growth goals.
Build effective consultant and client teams to accomplish project objectives.
Perform other duties as requested.
Education & Experience Qualifications:
Proven strategic leadership experience in human capital consulting or enterprise-level HR leadership roles (e.g., CHRO, VP of HR).
MBA or other Master's degree in a business-related subject area.
AND/OR Bachelor's Degree and 10-20 years of work experience in management consulting or any relevant business area including operations, marketing, finance, IT, or human resources.
Proven experience advising executive teams and leading Human Resources functions. Demonstrated success in aligning human capital initiatives with organizational strategy and measurable outcomes.
Experience in multiple industries preferred; demonstrated ability to translate human capital strategies across industries and businesses.
Proven strategic leadership experience in human capital consulting or enterprise-level HR leadership roles (e.g., CHRO, VP of HR).
MBA or other Master's degree in a business-related subject area.
AND/OR Bachelor's Degree and 10-20 years of work experience in management consulting or any relevant business area including operations, marketing, finance, IT, or human resources.
Proven experience advising executive teams and leading Human Resources functions.
Demonstrated success in aligning human capital initiatives with organizational strategy and measurable outcomes.
Experience in multiple industries preferred; demonstrated ability to translate human capital strategies across industries and businesses.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Why join us?
Barge Design Solutions, Inc., is an engineering and architecture firm with diverse in-house multidisciplinary practice areas. The employee-owned company is more than 550+ people strong and serves clients nationwide from multiple U.S. locations. Barge is ranked on Engineering News-Record (ENR)'s Top 500 Design Firms and Architectural Record's Top 300 Architecture Firms and is a certified Great Place To Work®.
Our primary purpose for being in business is ultimately to create a better life by unleashing the potential of our people, clients and communities. This purpose is supported by our company's core values because at the end of the day, Barge CARES:
Collaborate - Help and expect help. Teamwork is essential in what we do.
Authentic - Honesty, integrity and trust are at the heart of everything we do. We are who we say we are.
Responsible - We are accountable for our work, our attitude, and our actions. We make Barge better.
Excellence - We go all in and expect more of ourselves than others expect of us.
Service - We are humble. We use our gifts in service of others.
We believe that if we are living out our purpose for being in business and integrating our values into everything we do, we will ultimately achieve our vision to be the firm best known for being selected when it matters most.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
