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Posted July 16, 2026
Alvarez and Marsal

Director – Talent, Organization, & People – Corporate Performance Improvement

Houston, TX 77002, US Full Time
Reference: 202602854

Description

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

A&M CPI provides management consulting services to help companies improve performance through top-line growth and bottom-line expense management. We partner with our clients to identify opportunities, enhance efficiencies, and maintain a competitive advantage. Our lean, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients. We encourage our professionals to live our values of integrity, quality, objectivity, fun and personal reward, and inclusive diversity daily and to embrace enriching and diverse experiences with clients and colleagues.

A&M CPI’s Talent, Organization & People (TOP) team is experiencing significant growth in various locations. We are seeking individuals at the Director level to join our team to deliver large, complex, and transformational client engagements. We offer excellent opportunities for career advancement and building leadership skills. We are focused on providing development opportunities, training, and exposure to a cross section of industries. Our small project teams give you frequent exposure to client executives and rapid growth in your areas of interest.

A&M CPI TOP is building capability and capacity to help our clients solve and realize outcomes through their people and organizations. We are looking for accomplished transformation leaders with the background and capabilities to optimize human capital strategies, enhance organizational effectiveness, and drive transformational change. Our team of experts collaborates with clients to develop and implement talent, organization, and people solutions that align with their strategic goals and improve overall performance.

How you will contribute

Interested parties should have a strong background in leading and delivering transformational change strategies; integrated organizational design and development programs (having worked with different functional groups to drive organizational improvements); leadership, talent, workforce strategies and programs; or HR functional experience in consulting or industry. Core to this experience is the ability to work with and solve client challenges through data-driven influence and interpersonal skills.

Role Expectations - Director:

  • Leads client work across the full organizational effectiveness spectrum, including operating model and org design, culture and performance, and change adoption initiatives
  • Effectively leads project team to deliver project objectives
  • Scopes and defines overall problem statement, solution and deliverables
  • Viewed as trusted business partner by client and firm senior leaders
  • Rapidly develops understanding of client’s overall business and how deliverables impact business results
  • Quickly understands client challenges they have asked A&M to solve in the context of the overall state of the business
  • Decomposes complex issues, frames solution designs, and architects deliverables against SOW requirements
  • Actively seeks to find client’s needs that may lead to new opportunities for A&M; uses personal network to discuss business opportunities
  • Supports the navigation and implementation of organizational change knowing the client’s needs, and delivering solutions that meet them where they are
  • Creates a positive and inclusive team environment by effectively managing up and down the team
  • Takes an active mentorship role within the practice
  • Well versed in multiple solutions of the Talent, Organization, and People pillars

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of relevant industry and consulting experience; energy industry experience a preference
  • Drives results
  • Values relationships
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change
  • Critically deciphers when to handle items independently or escalate to appropriate individuals
  • Has strong analytical skills and business acumen of various industries and market dynamics
  • Possesses a track record of leading and managing complex client engagements
  • Communicates confidently to executives in written and verbal formats
  • Possesses strong interpersonal and team leading skills
  • Has working knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint
  • Exercises mature judgment
  • Able to address strategic issues and act tactically understanding cross-functional requirements
  • Comfortable with travel

Your journey at A&M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person’s unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.

We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.

Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings’ fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined periodically as well as a 401(k) retirement savings plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive an annual discretionary contribution to their 401(k) retirement savings plan from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type.

The salary range for Director is $150,000 - $210,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.