Purple Sheep Engagement Manager


Leads the coordinated execution of consulting engagements by aligning clients, teams, workstreams, timelines, risks, and deliverables. Engagement Managers integrate the work of clients and Purple Sheep contributors, keep commitments and risks visible, and are accountable for keeping the engagement moving as a whole. This role is about coordinated delivery, not simply senior subject-matter expertise.


  • Lead the coordinated execution of consulting engagements or major workstreams.
  • Manage scope, timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and risks.
  • Coordinate people and workstreams across the engagement team.
  • Lead client communication and expectation management.
  • Identify issues, make decisions within authority, and escalate appropriately.
  • Engagement or major-project leadership.
  • People and workstream coordination.
  • Client leadership.
  • Scope and timeline discipline.
  • Risk management and escalation judgment.
  • Strong communication and integrated delivery.

Purple Sheep Consulting engagements requiring coordinated delivery across clients, teams, timelines, workstreams, risks, and substantive deliverables.


Purple Sheep reviews your application, résumé or CV, and submitted evidence against the qualifications and expectations of the role. We may request additional information when needed to understand your engagement-leadership experience.


Purple Sheep Consulting plans engagements in advance whenever practicable. When Purple Sheep contacts you about a specific opportunity, we will provide the known delivery mode, expected dates or duration, location, scope, compensation, and response timeline before you decide whether to accept. You are not expected to remain continuously available or reserve time without a confirmed engagement. Applying or qualifying does not guarantee an engagement.