Growth Strategy - Senior Consultant

Overview

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics.

For more than 50 years, The Cambridge Group (part of PA Consulting) has helped clients develop and execute strategies that are driven by a superior understanding of profitable demand. The Cambridge Group’s strategy consultants apply demand driven strategies across all industries, enabling clients to align their infrastructure, businesses, and resources to meet marketplace demand in a way that is meaningfully differentiated from their competitors.

We hire individuals with a passion for the type of work we do, a drive for success and a strong sense of curiosity. No one quality defines a successful consultant, but these are the characteristics we look for in an ideal candidate:

• Problem solving: Our consultants help leaders solve their most complex business challenges. We look for candidates with top-notch intellectual abilities, as well as an innovative approach to achieving results.
• Impact: If you are committed to positively affecting an organization’s success, then you’ve come to the right place. We have a proud legacy of generating quantifiable results that affect our client’s bottom line.
• Leadership: At The Cambridge Group, leadership is not fixed to hierarchy or experience. Your voice and ideas are respected regardless of your tenure. Leadership skills are critical to driving positive change within an organization.
• Creativity: We look for out-of-the-box thinkers that have the ability to transcend traditional patterns, rules, and ideas, in order to draw insights from ambiguity and help The Cambridge Group deliver meaningful results.

Our consultants are recognized worldwide for their unique approach to growth and demand strategy. They are accomplished innovators with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and life passions. Join our team.

You will be:

• Client-oriented, with strong advisory, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Highly skilled at simplifying complexity and articulating strategic insights
• A creative yet analytical problem-solver with sound business acumen
• Capable of structuring quantitative and qualitative research to inform conclusions
• Inclusive, open-minded, and comfortable working with diverse perspectives
• Confident managing independent work while thriving in a collaborative team environment

Required & Preferred Background

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Master’s degree preferred
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills
• 4+ years of relevant professional experience, including consulting or equivalent experience in a strategy, client-facing, or analytical role
• Experience or familiarity with industries such as CPG, technology, healthcare/life sciences, transportation, or others where growth strategy is central
• Experience developing strategy within a company or consulting environment (preferred)

Additional Information

PA Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and supportive culture where diversity thrives, and all of our people can excel. You do not need to match every expectation above to apply for this position. We believe bringing together diverse perspectives yields innovative ideas, supporting our objectives to create exceptional value for our clients and exceptional experiences for our engineers.

We recruit, promote, and reward our people based on their contribution, without regard to…