(Senior) Consultant Strategy & Transformation

Valcon; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Mobility budget

Sabbatical / more holidays

Affordable sports membership

Remote work abroad 10 days/year

Vibrant professional and social events

Mental health support (OpenUp)

Job summary

Valcon is a fast-growing consultancy helping organisations become future-fit by linking strategy, data and technology. As a (Senior) Consultant Strategy & Transformation you contribute to shaping client outcomes, lead project structuring, and ensure high-quality delivery.

You will analyze client performance, develop strategic options, and support senior executives through transformation. The role demands strong analytical thinking, quick learning, and the ability to connect with clients at all

Qualifications

• Analytical and conceptual abilities to assess client performance and environment.
• Fluent in Dutch and English; strong communication with stakeholders at all levels.
• 0–5 years of relevant work experience and ability to learn quickly.

Responsibilities

• Analyze client performance and industry dynamics to develop strategic options.
• Lead projects and guide strategy consultants on assignments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to create buy-in and shape direction.
• Support development of Valcon's Strategy & Transformation practice.

Skills

Analytical

Strategic thinking

Client management

Communications

Dutch & English

Education

Academic degree with numerical component

Job description

Want to create real impact by leading organisations become future-fit fast, thorough, and together?

Valcon is a fast-growing no-nonsense consulting firm focused on helping clients become fit for the future. From strategy to implementation and from boardroom to shop floor, the company helps organizations create value through people, processes, data and technology. Valcon works with more than 800 colleagues in North-Western Europe for clients such as Heineken, Schiphol, BAM, TenneT, ABNAMRO, Novo Nordisk, SKF and several governmental agencies.

What will you do?

As a (Senior) Consultant Strategy & Transformation, you contribute to the development and realization of the vision and mission of Valcon. You take responsibility for the quality of work and lead the structuring of projects. You analyse the current performance of clients and the environment in which they operate, and you develop strategic options on which you advise clients. You also support senior executives at client organizations with the required transformation. In doing so, you help clients improve business performance while preparing them for the future.

You are the right fit if you have strong analytical and conceptual abilities, can quickly grasp new settings, and can distil core from side issues. You also bring courage, perseverance, and the ability to connect with clients at all levels. The combination of being smart, curious and socially skilled is key to success.

Your responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):

• Analysing the performance of organizations and the industry dynamics.
• Supporting the development of strategic options aimed to improve business performance.
• Collaborating with stakeholders from the client and creating buy-in for the direction.
• Managing and guiding strategy consultants on projects and in their personal development.
• Supporting the development of the Strategy & Transformation practice within Valcon.

What do we offer you?

• Personal development: A tailor‑made growth path with training, courses, and mentoring by experienced colleagues. Valcon also highly values mental health and offers professional and confidential support by OpenUp.
• Innovative work environment: Collaborate with a team of experts pushing boundaries in data, technology, and strategy.
• Immediate impact: At Valcon, you will make a difference for clients from day one.
• Inspiring work culture: A supportive, flexible, and informal environment that fosters your growth.

Additionally, we offer:

• A company car or mobility budget.
• A workplace that prioritizes and respects your work-life balance, for example by offering the option of taking a sabbatical or expanding the amount of holidays per year.
• An affordable sports membership that allows you to participate in 50 different sports offered by over 10,000 partners.
• The opportunity to work remotely from abroad for 10 days per year.
• A vibrant community that organizes both professional and social events.

Experience

• Pre-university education and an academic degree that has a numerical component.
• 0-5 years work experience in a relevant role.
• Ability to quickly comprehend organizational performances.
• Preference for experience in industries where Valcon is present: Infrastructure & transport, financial services, public, retail and industrials.
• Ability to listen, cooperate and maintain a dialogue.
• You're fluent in Dutch and English.