Principal Consultant

Are you looking for an opportunity to leverage your leadership, analytical prowess, and industry expertise to address complex challenges and deliver tailored solutions to customers? If so, read on!

About Us
If it’s high-stakes, high-security, or highly complex—Oxalis is built for it. We’re a consulting and technology partner for the organizations that keep the world running: life sciences, shipyards, government agencies, health systems, aerospace programs, and manufacturers with missions too critical to fail. We serve the people behind the mission—those building, healing, defending, and delivering where it matters most. As a Platinum Solution Partner for Atlassian and a trusted systems integrator for IFS, we specialize in secure cloud transformation, IT service management, ERP modernization, and Operational strategy. We focus especially on organizations navigating compliance-heavy environments and complex change.

About the Role
As a Principal Consultant at Oxalis, you will play a pivotal role in driving our mission to revolutionize highly regulated industries through innovative and strategic solutions. You will be at the forefront of shaping our company's growth and impact by leading diverse teams, engaging with executive stakeholders, and enhancing our service offerings. Your commitment to excellence and customer-focused approach will not only elevate client satisfaction but also drive our company’s strategic objectives forward, ensuring we continue to deliver exceptional value and remain a leader in our field.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor teams of consultants and technical specialists, guiding them to solve high-impact problems and deliver cutting-edge solutions. 
• Oversee and manage multiple client engagements, taking full ownership of project outcomes and ensuring successful execution. 
• Consult on Enterprise Service Management, Agile at Scale, Project Portfolio Management operating models, identifying pain points, and providing expert guidance to align solutions with client goals. 
• Analyze business processes, systems, and workflows to identify gaps, prioritize improvements, and establish evaluation criteria for solutions. 
• Design and architect tailored solutions, including system integrations and migrations, with clear criteria for validation and success. 
• Deliver high-value solutions that exceed customer expectations, using a customer-focused approach to achieve measurable outcomes. 
• Communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, including executive-level customers, through clear presentations and active listening. 
• Manage the full solution lifecycle, from initial scoping and design to post-implementation support and troubleshooting. 

About You

• Demonstrated experience in customer-facing roles with proven leadership and team management skills. 
• Proven experience as a regular user of generative AI tools (such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or comparable platforms) and a positive belief in their ability to augment human capability and meaningfully improve how work is performed. 
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field; relevant work experience will also be considered. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Hands-on experience with Atlassian products, including Jira Software, Jira Service Management, Jira Align, Confluence, Bitbucket, Trello, and Guard. 
• Hands-on experience with IFS products and modules in both on-prem and cloud deployments 
• Demonstrated experience applying one or more of the following in mid-market or enterprise scale organizations: 
  • Agile concepts and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe. 
  • Modern software operating frameworks such as DevOps, DevSecOps, and SRE. 
  • Modern service management concepts for IT and enterprise services (ITSM/ESM). 
• Certifications and accreditations in Atlassian, IFS, SAFe, ITIL, and PMP. 
• Proficiency in project management concepts and tools, including planning, estimation, and risk management. 
• Ability to manipulate and transform data using scripting tools or business tools like Excel. 

Why Work for Us?
Join Oxalis and be part of a team that’s transforming how regulated industries operate through cutting-edge solutions. Here, leadership means driving innovation and owning your impact; empathy shapes our people-first culture; growth is constant; quality defines everything we deliver; and curiosity fuels our drive to solve complex challenges. 

Location
This role is a hybrid role for individuals residing in the United States, however we strongly prefer individuals living in or near Sacramento, CA; Detroit, MI; Portland, OR; Austin, TX; and St Louis, MO.

Equal Opportunity Statement 
Oxalis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

The posted salary range for this position is $136,000 - $165,000.