Manager, Advisory (m/f/d)

EPAM Systems; München; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Company Pension

Performance assessments

Fitness-First Discount

Corporate Benefits

ESPP

Learning & Development

Friendly team

Corporate events

Flexible remote working

Award-winning Workplace

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Germany seeks a Manager, Advisory to lead end-to-end client engagements and act as the primary interface between senior stakeholders and the consulting team. The role emphasizes translating strategic questions into structured workplans and delivering commercially rigorous recommendations.

You will mentor junior consultants, contribute to business development through proposals, and help grow key client relationships across our German markets in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or Master's degree strongly preferred.
• 5-8 years in management consulting or senior strategic advisory.
• Proven track record delivering complex client engagements in a consulting environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build senior client relationships and drive account growth.
• Expertise in corporate strategy, operating model design or organizational transformation.
• Strong problem-structuring, analytical reasoning and executive communication.
• Experience coaching junior consulting professionals.
• Proficiency with analytics tools such as Power BI or Tableau is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end management of consulting engagements including scope, workplans and delivery quality.
• Serve as the principal day-to-day client contact with senior stakeholders.
• Structure analyses and synthesize findings into executive-level recommendations.
• Coach Consultant-level team members and support their development.
• Lead proposal development and client presentations, articulating the firm's value proposition.
• Identify opportunities for engagement expansion and revenue growth.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Coaching juniors

Business development

Proposal development

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or Master's degree

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

We're looking for a Manager, Advisory to join our team in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich, Germany in a hybrid working mode. In this role, you will lead end-to-end delivery of complex client engagements, acting as the primary interface between senior stakeholders and the consulting team - translating ambiguous strategic questions into structured workplans and ensuring that all recommendations are commercially rigorous, implementable and aligned with each client's organizational context. The focus will be on driving engagement quality, developing junior consultants and contributing materially to business development through proactive relationship management and compelling proposal work.
The ideal candidate combines a proven track record of consulting delivery with strong leadership instincts, commercial awareness and the ability to build trusted advisory relationships at the senior client level.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end management of consulting engagements, including scope definition, workplan development, resource allocation and quality assurance through to final delivery
• Serve as the principal day-to-day client contact, managing expectations, communicating progress and cultivating trusted advisory relationships with senior stakeholders
• Structure analytical approaches and synthesize complex, multi-source findings into coherent, executive-level recommendations and strategic narratives
• Direct and coach Consultant-level team members, providing structured feedback, delegating effectively and supporting their professional development
• Lead proposal development and client presentations, articulating the firm's value proposition with clarity and commercial credibility
• Identify and pursue engagement expansion opportunities, deepening existing client relationships and contributing to revenue growth targets
• Oversee project economics including budgeting, resourcing decisions and profitability monitoring across assigned accounts
• Contribute to internal practice development through knowledge management, methodology design and participation in firm-wide capability initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or Master's degree from an accredited institution is strongly preferred
• 5-8 years of progressive experience in management consulting or a senior strategic advisory capacity
• Proven track record of successfully leading complex client engagements from initiation through delivery within a consulting environment
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain senior client relationships, with evidence of organic account growth
• Strong expertise in at least one functional domain such as corporate strategy, operating model design or organizational transformation
• Exceptional problem-structuring, analytical reasoning and executive communication skills, including the ability to develop and defend strategic recommendations under scrutiny
• Demonstrated experience in coaching and developing junior consulting professionals
• Proficiency in advanced quantitative modelling; familiarity with Power BI, Tableau or equivalent analytics tools is advantageous

Nice to have

• Industry specialization in financial services, healthcare, energy or public sector advisory
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams across geographically distributed engagements
• Established professional network relevant to the firm's target markets

We offer

• 30 days holiday per annum
• Company Pension Scheme
• Regular performance assessments
• Discount on Fitness-First Black Membership
• bitkom - Corporate Benefits
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) (subject to certain eligibility requirements)
• Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses
• Friendly and enjoyable working team
• Regular corporate and social events
• Flexible and remote working opportunities
• Award-winning workplace: Great Place To Work® certified in 2026, Kununu (Top Company 2022-2026), NewWork Business Award 2025 for outstanding culture, innovation and employee satisfaction.