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• Overview

  BKD is hiring a Principal in Rapid City, SD.

• Role description

  Come build the general side of BKD as our Principal in Rapid City, where Stakeholder Management decisions land with real weight. Lay it bare: freelance Principal, $107,000 - $143,000, 10 years of Stress Management, and a seat where BKD decisions get shaped.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Represent BKD professionally with vendors, partners, and customers
  • Show up for the unglamorous general maintenance nobody volunteers for
  • Own your mistakes loudly and your wins quietly
  • Build and sustain strong working relationships across departments
  • Earn the trust to make sharp-but-gentle judgment calls without a committee
  • Tie general effort back to a number BKD cares about
  • Onboard, mentor, and guide newer team members when called upon

  What You'll Bring

  • Hands-on command of Stakeholder Management, with Networking as a close second
  • A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
  • Familiarity with BKD-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them
  • Enough Continuous Learning to be dangerous, enough Strategic Planning to be trusted
  • The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten

  The underdog-spirited culture at BKD is what keeps our Rapid City, SD team building remarkable things together. We measure Principal success by problems solved, not hours logged at your Rapid City, SD desk.

  We offer $107,000 - $143,000 and the things money cannot fake, real mentorship, lasting benefits, and flexibility you will actually use.

  Fresh interview slots opened up this week for the Principal search.

  We're hiring, and your application could be the one we've been waiting for.

• Required skills

  • Stress Management
  • Accountability
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Strategic Planning
  • Continuous Learning
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Networking
  • Presentation Skills

• Benefits & perks

  • First-week welcome kit
  • Hearing aid coverage
  • Inclusive benefits for LGBTQ+ employees
  • Certification reimbursement
  • Stretch assignments and rotations
  • Leadership development programs
  • Life Insurance
  • Professional association memberships
  • Paid sick leave

• Apply before 2026-08-25

  Submit your application for this Freelance general position.