Senior Associate 2026

Coppett Hill Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private Health insurance

Company pension 5%

Monthly social events

Office in City of London

Job summary

Coppett Hill Ltd. in London is seeking a Senior Associate to join our growing team.

You will work closely with our senior leaders on client projects, delivering high-impact go-to-market insights and value creation strategies for private equity-backed clients. Ideal candidates have 2–4 years of experience in strategy consulting or related fields, with strong SQL/Python skills and a passion for problem solving in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant work experience in consulting or PE-backed environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data-driven approach.
• Proficient in SQL and/or Python and data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead workstreams within projects and identify issues with hypotheses.
• Analyze client data and market context to develop value creation recommendations.
• Design and conduct interviews or mystery shopping for evidence.
• Present findings and enable implementation with clients.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

SQL

Python

Tableau

Power BI

GoToMarket

Communication

Team player

Tools

SQL

Python

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Coppett Hill is growing andwe’relooking for anexceptional new colleague to join our team in London as aSenior Associate. This isa greatopportunityforcandidateslooking to fast track their career, working closely withour experiencedsenior teamin a fast growth environmentand havingmeaningful impact withour PE-backed clients.

About Coppett Hill

Coppett Hill is a technology-enabledconsultancy,enablingprivate equitybacked businesses totransform how they find, win,keepand grow their customers- their 'GoToMarket'.

We combine our senior team’s experience as both operators and investors with proprietary technology to find insights and inspire change for our clients. We are privileged to work with some of the most exciting and impressive companies across a range of B2B and B2C industry sectors.

Our innovative approachand growing demand for value creation workin the private equity marketis leading to significant demand for our servicesand we are growing fast.Founded three and a half years ago, and nowa team of22people, we have ambitious plans for ourgrowthand this role presents an exciting opportunity to fast track your career and contribute to building a business while working closely with clients to transform their businesses.

Our leadership team combine backgroundsasstrategyconsultants (exPWC/ Strategy&and BCG),private equityinvestors(exLivingbridge)andoperators (exCMOatCarTrawler, ex CEO Scale Space, ex MD Spotlight). We believe we are building a truly differentiated consultancy-onethat deliverssignificant impactforclients,leveragesbest in classproprietarytech, andsupports our team to do their best work.Core to ourapproach is enablinghigh potential to become high performance,both for our clients and our team.

In a short space of time we haveestablisheda strongmarketreputation,most recently being named 'Value Creation Adviser of the Year' at the Real Deals Private Equity Awards 2026.

The role

As aSenior Associateyouwill be a key member of theteam, working alongsidea Project Leader to deliver client projects.We are a small team, so you will have high impact and exposure from the start.

Key responsibilities include:

• As part of a project team, you will own specific workstreams within a project -identifyingissues, forminghypothesesand supporting client transformation.
• Building an understanding of each client’s requirements, their business, wider market context, and value creation plan to support project delivery
• Undertaking research to build an evidence base for recommendations, for exampledesigning and conducting customer or expert interviews, or conducting mystery shopping
• Framing and conductinganalysis of both company-provided and market data toidentifytrends,opportunitiesand challenges - using both established Coppett Hill technology tools as well as designing bespoke analytical approaches
• We work in SQL, Tableau,Exceland Python - some experiencewithSQLand/or Pythonis a pre-requisite, we willalso provide trainingas part of our Coppett Hill Academy
• Distilling recommendations andpresentingfindingsto clients, and supporting clients to put recommendations into action
• Supportingand collaboratingwithjunior team membersin delivering their work
• Supporting the development of Coppett Hill's suite of proprietary technology tools
• Supporting business development activities by preparing for and joining meetings with potential clients

This role would ideally suit those with 2-4 years of experiencewho combine commercial problem solving with advanced analytical skills. Youneed tohavestrategy consulting experience andideallysome exposure to private equityclientsor operationalroles.

Perhaps youare someone who enjoysthe variety and pace of consulting but are looking for more responsibility and the opportunity for greater client engagement? Oryou’veworked in a big consultancy with a focus on private equity deals, but want to have more impact with clients and better work-life balance? We are open minded to other backgroundsas long asyou have the analytical skills to solve business problems end to end.

We are looking for people who have demonstrable skills and experience in the following areas:

• Problem solvingand insight, with the ability to bring structured thinking to complicated situationsandtranslate data into practical recommendations
• Analytical skills with experience working in one or both of SQL and Python,and ideallyskilled at using at least one visualisation tool (e.g. Tableau,PowerBI)
• A commercial mindset and an interest in businessand GoToMarketstrategy
• Clear written and verbal communicationand strong relationship building
• Committed team player - you want to have real impact with clients working at pace as part of a project team
• Self-directed and proactive - you will have considerable responsibility from Day one

Must-Haverequirements

• 2+years relevant work experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills- combining commercial acumen with adata-driven mindset
• Work experience with SQL and/or Python
• Work experience with a data visualisation tool, preferably Tableau

The sort of peoplewe’relooking for

• Are capableand data-driven with a flexible thinking style
• Want to add value for clients, more than creatinga 'pretty slide deck'
• Suggest solutionsafteridentifyingproblems
• Arekind and contribute to creating a great working environment
• Areeager to learn and willing to be wrong
• Embrace a "startup culture" and want to be part of building the business

• Competitive base salary of £58-64k, dependent on experience
• Discretionary bonus based on company and individual performance
• Opportunity for rapid progression based on performance
• A focus on training and development with a comprehensive training programmeincluding externally run courses
• 25 days holiday(includingability to'rollover' 5 days per year)
• Office in the heart of the City of London, with free coffee / tea / snacks/ fresh fruit
• Company pension contribution of 5%
• Private Health insurance (post probation for new joiners)
• Monthly social events(including at least one 'offsite' per yearand our annual ski trip)

We think our culture of enabling high potential to become high performance really sets us apart. Core to that is mentorship, ownership, hightrustand mutual accountability.We prioritise a balanced lifestyle and long-term investment in the development of our team.

You will work alongside experienced project leaders and benefit from day-to-day collaboration with our impressive clientsand their private equity investors, creating opportunities for both accelerated learning and significant impact.We have invested significantly in our Coppett Hill Academy to support your development and accelerate on the job learning.By joining Coppett Hill in this period of rapid growth you will not only work on exciting projects but also be part of building and shaping the business, its strategy and culture, with the potential to build a highly rewarding career.