Partner | Defense | Strategy Consulting | Paris

Merittas; Paris; On-site; EUR 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Autonomy

Flat hierarchy

Job summary

Merittas is seeking an entrepreneurial Partner to lead and scale its Defense practice in France and across Europe. The role focuses on leveraging established relationships, driving growth, and delivering innovative strategy engagements for senior defense clients.

The ideal candidate will have deep French defense connections, a track record of winning business, and experience leading strategy and transformation initiatives in a fast‑growing consulting environment.

Qualifications

• Deep relationships across the French Defense industry and Europe.
• Proven ability to originate and grow significant consulting engagements.
• Strong track record in strategy, growth, and transformation programs.

Responsibilities

• Originate major consulting engagements with senior executives.
• Lead and grow a Defense-focused practice in France and Europe.
• Build and mentor a high-performing partner-led team.

Skills

Defense networks

Business development

Strategic consulting

Leadership

Entrepreneurial drive

Education

Top-tier engineering or business school

Job description

An exceptional opportunity for an entrepreneurial Partner to lead the next phase of growth within a highly innovative strategy consulting firm.

We are working with an ambitious and rapidly growing strategy consulting firm in France that is looking to appoint a Partner specializing in Defense.

The firm already has an established and growing team, strong client relationships and an excellent reputation for delivering innovative strategic solutions.

They are now looking for an exceptional individual with the relationships, commercial drive and entrepreneurial ambition to take the business to the next level, initially in France and potentially across Europe.

Who are we looking for?

• An established Partner or senior consulting leader currently working within a leading strategy or management consulting firm.
• Deep relationships across the French Defense industry, ideally with an established network across major European defense companies.
• A proven ability to originate significant consulting engagements and develop long‑term relationships with senior executives.
• Strong experience in strategy consulting, including growth strategy, corporate strategy, transformation, operational performance and implementation.
• Ideally educated at a top‑tier French or European engineering or business school.
• A genuinely entrepreneurial, commercially driven individual who enjoys winning business, developing teams and building a practice.
• Someone who values flat hierarchies, transparent communication, collaboration and autonomy.

What makes this opportunity different?

• An established and growing team, providing an excellent platform to accelerate the business rather than build entirely from scratch.
• Exceptional culture, built around trust, transparency, collaboration and entrepreneurial thinking.
• Highly competitive remuneration, reflecting the seniority and commercial impact of the appointment.
• Significant growth potential, with the opportunity to shape the firm’s Defense strategy in France and internationally.
• Existing client relationships, providing a strong foundation for further expansion.
• Minimal bureaucracy and genuine autonomy, allowing Partners to focus on clients, innovation and building their business.
• An innovative consulting environment, combining strategic thinking with practical implementation and measurable client impact.

This is an opportunity for someone who wants more than another Partner title.

We are looking for an individual who wants to build something meaningful, lead an ambitious team, develop a significant consulting business and play a central role in the firm’s future success.

If you are an entrepreneurial consulting leader with strong relationships across the Defense industry, I would welcome a confidential conversation.

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