Consultant

L.E.K. Consulting; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Remote-friendly arrangements

Career development & learning

Collaborative culture

Job summary

L.E.K. Consulting is recruiting Consultants to join our Melbourne or Sydney teams. You will work on core case teams, breaking down strategic issues, developing recommendations, and communicating outcomes to clients.

You will guide junior staff, manage case milestones, and collaborate with senior leaders to unlock business value across industries. We seek hands-on, entrepreneurial professionals with 5+ years in strategy consulting, strong analytical abilities, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in strategy consulting or corporate strategy in relevant industries.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing teams or end-to-end project management.
• Comfort with ambiguity and change.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Willingness to travel and work across client sites.

Responsibilities

• Break down and analyse the client's strategic issues and develop actionable recommendations.
• Lead and mentor Associates; guide case delivery and insights.
• Collaborate with Partners and Managers to outline key business questions and plan analyses.
• Manage multiple modules, milestones, and client engagement activities to ensure quality outputs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Team leadership

Written communication

Verbal communication

Travel willingness

Job description

L.E.K. Consulting is a premier global strategy consulting firm that partners with clients to solve their most critical business challenges and deliver high-impact outcomes. We bring deep industry expertise and rigorous, evidence-based insight to global corporations, growth companies and private equity investors, helping them turn strategy into action.

How do we deliver impact? It’s the people. We hire exceptional individuals and invest in their growth through hands‑on client work, close collaboration and a culture of ownership, inclusion and continuous learning. Across every level, curiosity unites us and challenge excites us. Founded more than 40 years ago, L.E.K. employs more than 2,200 professionals worldwide and is consistently recognized as one of the industry's best firms to work for. For more information, visit lek.com.

We are currently recruiting Consultants to join our dynamic and high‑achieving team in either Sydney or Melbourne office.

What you’ll do

The Consultant role is at the core of the case team structure. Consultants work closely up and down the team with Associates, Managers and Partners. The case team structure provides Consultants with a unique opportunity to manage a team of Associates from day one. The Consultant has primary responsibility for breaking down and analysing the client's strategic issues, developing recommendations and communicating those recommendations.

The Consultant has a high level of responsibility for guiding and managing the case, including:

• Working with Partners and Managers to outline the key business issues needing resolution.


• Structuring Analyses – Once the key issues have been identified, the Consultant forms a plan to find the answers to these critical questions including layout the strategy to the team for finding information on market growth drivers, competitive profiling, or broad market trends.


• Managing the Team’s Day-to-day Activities – A significant responsibility for L.E.K. Consultants is guiding and mentoring more junior Associates on a day-to-day basis.


• Plans, prioritises and manages multiple modules and meets case milestones utilising appropriate project planning tools and client engagement skills. Ensures quality of own deliverables and those of team.


• Solving the Case – provides high quality, actionable answers to the business problem by ensuring the team is on‑track to accurately solve the problem and deliver an answer.


• Ensuring the team is on track to accurately solve the problem and deliver an answer. Consultants supervise analyses, develop the structure for the final output and participate in the delivery of the answer to the client.


• Recognises potential business opportunities and raises them with senior L.E.K. team.


• Provides regular and timely feedback to team on performance, both positive and constructive. Provides upward feedback to manager and partner on case management and leadership.

What we look for

• Ideally 5+ years’ experience in strategy consulting or corporate strategy in relevant industries


• Highly motivated, creative, and entrepreneurial individuals with strong commercial acumen


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills


• Demonstrated experience managing teams or end to end project management


• Comfort with ambiguity and change


• Strong written and verbal skills


• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, growing and dynamic environment with integrity, patience and a sense of humour


• Willingness to travel

Why join L.E.K.?

• Shorter case cycles – At L.E.K. you’ll develop rapidly due to our cases typically being shorter than other firms. This means exposure to more clients, strategic issues, industries and teams and maximum learning.


• Breadth of experience – We work across a range of industries, on a variety of Strategy, Transactions and Organisation and Performance cases.


• Professional development – L.E.K. is committed to investing in your development and one way of doing this is through our Back to the Office Day (BTTOD). One day every month is dedicated to learning and development, with each cohort having a curated curriculum every year.


• Upward Mobility – L.E.K. is a meritocracy with an entrepreneurial culture and frequent feedback. Promotion paths do not follow a strict timeline; we promote people as quickly as they develop.


• Collaboration – Extensive collaboration with senior clients and the opportunity to work closely with partners on a day‑to‑day basis creates ongoing learning opportunities for L.E.K. Consultants.


• Flexible & Remote working - we understand that everyone has unique needs to achieve work‑life harmony, and that is why, at L.E.K., we encourage and support our staff with a range of flexible working arrangements that are tailored at the individual level.


• Fun, stimulating work environment – L.E.K. teams spend substantially more time in their home office relative to other consulting firms, and we pride ourselves on a vibrant social culture facilitated through our various committees including Pride@L.E.K., Women in Business, Community Engagement Committee, Ministry of Fun, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and more.

Diversity And Inclusion At L.E.K.

L.E.K. Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We appreciate the value of a diverse and inclusive workforce and are committed to a culture that is inclusive and accepting of all people. Above all, we are committed to ensuring that all employees are treated with respect and dignity.

We have several affinity groups to support and enrich our employees, including Pride@LEK, Mosaic@LEK and Women@LEK. In addition, our Diversity and Inclusion committee celebrate events throughout the year with a focus on awareness and education.

L.E.K. acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional custodians of the land upon which we operate. We pay our respects to the Elders of the past, present and future and acknowledge their spiritual connection to Country.

To apply for this role, you must have full Australian working rights.