Client Capabilities Specialist, S&CF Strategy

McKinsey & Company; Düsseldorf; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading consulting firm seeks strategic professionals to join their global Strategy & Corporate Finance team. In this role, you'll drive knowledge creation and collaborate with leadership to enhance client capabilities. Your analytical and problem-solving skills will be crucial as you engage in high-impact projects across diverse industries. You'll benefit from a supportive environment focused on continuous learning and professional growth.

Leistungen

Comprehensive benefits package

Medical and dental coverage

Opportunities for continuous learning

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of professional experience in consulting or related fields.
• Experience in strategy and client capability management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Aufgaben

• Lead knowledge creation and dissemination for strategic initiatives.
• Advise global teams on leveraging strategy content.
• Support operational processes and community building.

Kenntnisse

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Project management

Collaboration

Intellectual curiosity

Ausbildung

Undergraduate degree

Jobbeschreibung

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.

When you join us, you will have :

• Continuous learning : Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters : From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community : With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Exceptional benefits : In addition to a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, mental health, and vision coverage for you, your spouse / partner, and children.

You will be part of our global Strategy & Corporate Finance (S&CF) team and report to the Director of Practice Management for the Strategy Service Line. You'll collaborate with leadership, experts, and colleagues to drive client capabilities on strategy topics and manage operations of the service line. Our team supports client teams serving 70% of Fortune 100 companies, with 25,000+ strategy projects delivered across industries and geographies over the past 5 years, accounting for ~40% of the firm's revenue in 2023.

What You'll Do

Knowledge Creation (approximately 60% of time) :

• Identify priority knowledge areas and spearhead developing new research publications that address clients' most pressing strategy questions (e.g. leverage data-driven insights to publish guide on scenario-based strategy planning in 2023)
• Collaborate cross-functionally to write, edit, design, and deliver high-quality, transformational knowledge initiatives end-to-end, ensuring timely completion (e.g. develop comprehensive knowledge suite on mobilizing organization to execute strategy)
• Support staffing of knowledge teams, working directly with the global consultant community and / or taking on portions of the knowledge development work yourself in an associate role
• Coordinate knowledge development efforts spanning S&CF and other practices on cross-cutting topics and integrated offerings to innovate and scale impact
• Drive the annual refresh process for the service line's core strategy documents, applying deep expertise to reflect latest insights, statistics, and pioneering client impact cases
• Knowledge Dissemination (20%) :
• Raise awareness internally about our research and client service capabilities by developing and managing learning programs, delivering presentations at partner / leadership events, contributing to communications
• Externally, tailor and share our latest strategy thinking via flagship "iconic" programs like Leadership / Bower Forums, webcasts, public website, etc.
• Maintain and enhance our internal knowledge repositories (Know, practice spaces) and external-facing platforms (mckinsey.com) to showcase our cutting-edge capabilities
• Client Advisory (10%) :
• Advise global client teams on leveraging the firm's strategy content and assets to drive superior client capabilities management
• Enable high-impact client workshops and analyses by connecting teams with subject matter experts to tailor off-the-shelf content
• Proactively identify potential new case studies from client work and coach colleagues on effectively synthesizing and codifying those cases
• Portfolio management and community building support (10%) :
• Run core operational processes around the CC function, e.g., blue currency and OpEx allocation management
• Support portfolio management activities and tracking, e.g., innovation roadmap and initiative impact, measuring adoption of offerings and components, tracking utilization of CCN client deployed colleagues, etc.
• Partner with Finance to drive transparency and make recommendation to improve P&H of capabilities portfolio, e.g., supporting leaders and cell in reviewing asset portfolio / offering components, where appl., etc.
• Expand internal networks beyond cell to drive cross-fertilization of best practices
• Lead community building activities for cell and facilitate capability participation in dialogues on performance and impact
• Connect and convene relevant CC communities
• Coach and support junior colleagues
• Undergraduate degree and demonstrable intellectual curiosity through professional training, advanced degree, or professional impact
• Demonstrated track record of impact at the level of a senior associate or JEM, with at least 3+ years professional experience in consulting / professional services
• Very strong IQ, EQ, and RQ – demonstrated through excellent judgment and problem-solving skills, outstanding written and oral communications (“a passion for communication”), distinctive collaborative and delivery skills, and exceptional integrity
• Proven strong analytical and problem-solving skills – working on complex, sensitive, time-critical issues, quickly getting up to speed on unfamiliar topics
• Strong personal presence and credibility, with the ability to work across all levels of seniority. Positive, diplomatic, excellent judgment, good instincts, and EQ
• Strong program / project management skills; the ability to own and drive delivery excellence with speed, accuracy, efficiency, and uncompromising quality commitment
• Demonstrated interest and deep expertise in strategy and client capability management for advising executive leadership, along with a deep understanding of internal audiences and the ability to target specific segments with messages that inspire action
• Collaborative attitude and aptitude for working as part of a global team, combined with self-motivation, entrepreneurial spirit, and a track record as a self-starter
• Comfort and credibility in challenging conversations with senior colleagues, balancing robustness, persistence, humility, and tact
• Perceived as a peer adviser to partners in all activities, and an ambassador for the S&CF practice’s mission to enable superior client service by supporting clients as they transition
• Comfort with ambiguity and flexibility as priorities shift
• Strong English written and oral communication skills : impeccable writing and editorial skills are essential; excellent listening; affinity for creative, visual design