Lead Consultant at Bridgemead Consulting

Bridgemead Consulting is a holistic and innovative business consultancy that believes in connecting businesses with the right individuals. We take pride in not just connecting clients to skilled talent but also ensuring we provide personalised solutions to all Human Resource challenges.

At Bridgemead we offer professional and unique Human Resources solutions to facilitate specific business requirements, enabling you focus solely on your business. We are a fully outsourced platform for Small Medium Enterprises (SME’s) and our services span the full spectrum of all HR relayed business priorities. All our experts are CIPM, CIPD, SPHRI qualified with vast experience of real – life business processes.

Our team of dedicated professionals guarantee efficient, attainable and effective results that will positively transform your business processes internally and externally irrespective of size.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lead Consultant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting Line: Managing Director

Role Overview

• Bridgemead Advisory is seeking an exceptional Lead Consultant to drive the delivery of high-impact advisory engagements across strategy, organizational transformation, talent, governance and business performance.
• This is not a traditional consulting role.
• We are looking for someone who has successfully led strategy and transformation initiatives from within organizations, not just advised on them.
• The ideal candidate has built businesses, led functions, managed complex programs, implemented enterprise-wide initiatives and understands the realities of execution.
• The successful candidate will combine strategic thinking with practical execution, helping clients move from ideas to measurable outcomes.
• Beyond delivering client engagements, the Lead Consultant will play a critical leadership role within Bridgemead Advisory by developing consultants, strengthening delivery capability, contributing to business development and helping shape the firm's intellectual capital.

Key Responsibilities
Client Advisory & Project Delivery:

• Lead complex consulting engagements from diagnosis through implementation.
• Work closely with executive teams to identify strategic priorities and develop practical, implementable solutions.
• Translate business challenges into actionable strategies, operating models and execution roadmaps.
• Drive organization design, business transformation, workforce strategy, governance and performance improvement initiatives.
• Ensure projects deliver measurable business value within agreed timelines and budgets.
• Provide trusted advisory support to CEOs, Managing Directors, Executive Committees and Boards.

Strategy Implementation:

• Support clients beyond strategy development by leading implementation and change management efforts.
• Design governance structures, operating rhythms and accountability mechanisms that ensure successful execution.
• Monitor implementation progress, identify risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead enterprise transformation programes involving people, processes and organizational capability.

Business Development & Practice Growth:

• Identify new business opportunities and build strong relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Lead proposal development, solution design and client presentations.
• Contribute to thought leadership, market insights and service innovation.
• Represent Bridgemead Advisory at client meetings, conferences and industry engagements.
• Support the firm's growth strategy by developing new service offerings and market opportunities.

Leadership & Team Development:

• Lead and mentor consultants and analysts.
• Build high-performing multidisciplinary teams capable of delivering complex client engagements.
• Provide coaching, performance feedback and professional development support.
• Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, accountability and continuous learning.
• Allocate project resources effectively and ensure quality across engagements.

Quality Assurance:

• Review consulting deliverables to ensure analytical rigour, practicality and quality.
• Establish and maintain consulting methodologies, frameworks and delivery standards.
• Ensure all client work reflects Bridgemead Advisory's commitment to excellence and measurable impact.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate will possess:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Management, Social Sciences or a related discipline. A master's degree or MBA is an advantage.
• Minimum of 5–8 years of progressive professional experience.
• Significant hands-on leadership experience within industry, consulting or a combination of both.
• Demonstrated experience leading strategy execution, transformation or organizational improvement initiatives.
• Proven track record of implementing business strategies that delivered measurable organizational outcomes.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and leading organizational change.
• Strong commercial and business acumen.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior executives and boards.
• Outstanding analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project and programe management experience.

Core Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking
• Execution Excellence
• Leadership
• Client Relationship Management
• Commercial Awareness
• Change Leadership
• Communication & Influence
• Problem Solving.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2026.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates shouls send their CV to: hr@bridgemeadadvisory.com using "Lead Consultant" as the subject of the email.