Management Consulting, Associate Director

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THE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING TEAM AT TENEO

Our Management Consulting division focuses on answering key strategic questions for business and public-sector leaders through our mix of senior experience and rigorous analysis, combined with the unique expertise that exists across Teneo. We operate across a diverse array of sectors including Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Leisure & Hospitality, Software, Transport, and TMT, amongst others. Within these markets, we provide strategic, operational, and due diligence support, advising reputable FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 firms, key public-sector organisations, and leading private equity houses.

KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 8+ years’ relevant work experience ideally within a Strategy or Management Consulting environment, including a track record of leading major strategic programmes of work
• Excellent analytical skills, and an entrepreneurial attitude
• Excellent communication skills and creativity
• Highly logical and numerate
• Evidence of teamwork, leadership, and ambition, alongside relevant work experience
• Degree Qualified (2.1 or above preferred) in any degree discipline
• Operates at a fast pace, demonstrating the ability to influence and challenge when needed
• Creates an immediate, positive, and credible impression on others
• Ensures all reports, data and written work are correct in detail and without error
• Can skillfully and confidently influence and negotiate, and maintains a positive relationship with all parties during difficult conversations
• Proactively takes on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks
• Working knowledge of a major European language is an advantage but not required

• Structure and lead complex projects, working directly with a Managing Director
• Demonstrate a strong consulting skill set, with the ability to lead complex analytical programs, drive towards bespoke insights for clients, and structure written output
• Develop the “answer” from initial hypothesis through refinement and validation with senior colleagues and clients
• Proven ability managing case teams on a day-to-day basis, including delegating and planning workload, and providing coaching and development support to junior colleagues
• Build consensus and momentum toward critical outcomes for our clients, with the intelligent use of data and analysis to support and progress our thinking
• Support Managing Directors in all aspects of Business Development, including identifying and building out opportunities with existing clients, developing thought leadership, drafting proposals, and attending pitches
• Able to handle day-to-day liaison with senior clients, empathizing with their issues and escalating concerns where appropriate to Directors/ Managing Directors. Able to build lasting relationships with clients beyond the scope of a specific project engagement
• Leads presentations confidently and engagingly, effectively presenting our output to the client