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Remote Engagement Manager jobs

18 open positions in the United States, newest first.

Engagement managers lead client projects at consulting firms and in the professional services arms of software companies. They are responsible for one or more engagements from kickoff to completion: the scope, the plan, the team's work, the budget and the client relationship, including the conversation when scope and reality diverge.

About the Engagement Manager role

What the work looks like

  • Define scope, deliverables and timeline with the client sponsor and capture them in a statement of work.
  • Direct the daily work of consultants or implementation staff and review deliverables before the client sees them.
  • Run weekly status meetings and steering committees and manage risks, issues and decisions.
  • Track hours, budget and margin on the engagement and negotiate change orders when scope grows.
  • Spot follow-on work and support the sales team with proposals and estimates.

What employers ask for

  • Project and program management of client engagements
  • Statement of work and change order management
  • Executive-level client communication
  • Budget, utilization and margin tracking
  • Structured problem solving and presentation building
  • Domain expertise in the firm's practice area

Doing this job remotely

Much engagement management now happens over video calls and shared project workspaces, but clients often expect in-person presence at kickoffs, workshops and key milestones. Travel therefore varies with the client and the firm. The manager has to keep a distributed team and client aligned across time zones without the visibility an on-site project gives.

Where it comes from and where it leads

Engagement managers usually rise from consultant, senior consultant or project manager roles within services organizations. The next steps are senior engagement manager, practice or delivery director, and partner or principal at consulting firms.