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Job Description:
Head of Consulting – India Consulting Managing Director
Location: Hyderabad or Noida (NCR)
Role Overview
Crowe is seeking an India Consulting Managing Director to lead and grow its consulting practice in India. This individual will serve as the senior-most consulting leader in the country in the country and play a critical role in scaling India as a strategic global delivery and innovation hub.
This is a high-impact leadership role requiring a balance of operational excellence, client engagement, capability building, and talent development. The leader will work closely with global consulting leadership and local stakeholders to deliver high-quality consulting services to clients worldwide while building a strong, unified consulting organization in India.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy
- Lead the consulting practice in India, setting the strategy, and priorities aligned with global objectives.
- Serve as a key member of the India leadership team, contributing to overall business strategy and growth.
- Partner with global leaders to expand consulting capabilities and introduce new service offerings.
- Build a strong, collaborative culture and a unified identity across consulting teams.
Delivery Excellence & Operations
- Ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across consulting engagements supporting global clients.
- Implement and strengthen standardized delivery processes, governance, and quality frameworks.
- Monitor key performance metrics including utilization, productivity, and delivery outcomes.
- Act as an escalation point for complex engagements and ensure timely issue resolution.
Client Engagement & Business Development
- Support business development efforts and contribute to growth of consulting practice.
- Lead/provide oversight of client engagement teams as needed.
- Participate in client meetings and executive discussions as needed. Act as a market-facing consulting executive for select strategic global clients, supporting governance, solution shaping, and long-term client relationships.
- Collaborate with global and regional teams to strengthen client relationships and expand opportunities.
Capability Building
- Partner with global practice leaders to build and scale consulting capabilities in India.
- Support development of new offerings aligned to market demand and firm priorities.
- Drive innovation in delivery approaches, including adoption of technology-enabled solutions.
Talent & Culture
- Build, lead and inspire a high-performing consulting team.
- Support hiring efforts, including leadership recruitment and team scaling.
- Mentor and develop consulting leaders and emerging talent.
- Strengthen learning and development programs and career progression frameworks.
- Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performance culture.
Communication & Collaboration
- Serve as a key communication link between India teams and global leadership.
- Promote collaboration across teams, functions, and geographies.
What Success Looks Like
- A scalable high-performing consulting organization in India.
- Expanded capabilities aligned with global client needs.
- Strong delivery quality and operational performance.
- High employee engagement and a robust leadership pipeline.
- India recognized as a strategic partner in global consulting delivery.
Required Qualifications
- 20+ years of experience in consulting, professional services, or advisory organizations.
- Experience with technology-enabled consulting - Microsoft Dynamics, ServiceNow or salesforce, digital transformation, or AI-enabled service
- Proven experience leading large consulting teams or practices.
- Strong track record in delivery excellence, client engagement and operational management.
- Experience working in global, matrixed environments.
- Demonstrated ability to build and scale teams and capabilities.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Bachelor’s degree required in business, technology, engineering, or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience in a Big 4 or leading global consulting firm
- Experience supporting global clients, particularly North America
- Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred.
We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.
Our Benefits:
At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm. We value our people and offer employees a comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you!
How You Can Grow:
We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper!
More about Crowe:
Crowe Capability Center – India, operating under the legal entity C3 India Delivery Centre LLP (formerly known as Crowe Horwath IT Services LLP) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Crowe LLP (U.S.A.), a public accounting, consulting and technology firm with offices around the world. Crowe LLP is an independent member firm of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory firms in more than 130 countries around the world.
Crowe does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity or any other third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes or candidates submitted to Crowe, or any employee or owner of Crowe without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Crowe, and free of charge.
We are committed to a merit-based hiring process, evaluating all candidates consistently using objective, job-related criteria such as relevant experience, demonstrated skills, measurable impact, and alignment with the role’s responsibilities, and making employment decisions in a fair and inclusive manner free from discrimination.
