Consultant - Automotive

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Formal training

Mentor program

Domestic travel

Global networking

DEI initiatives

Wellness allowance

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Roland Berger in Chicago, Detroit, or Boston is seeking Consultants to join our Automotive Practice. You will work with leading automakers, automotive suppliers, mobility players, and technology companies as they navigate the most disruptive period in the industry’s history.

From day one, you will be encouraged to think like an entrepreneur: take initiative, solve complex problems, bring creative ideas forward, and take ownership of meaningful work.

Qualifications

• PhD/MA/MS in relevant fields preferred but not required.
• 1–2 years of relevant professional experience, ideally in consulting, automotive, mobility, technology, energy, analytics, or another quantitatively oriented environment; strong analytical ability, curiosity, and the capacity to learn quickly are valued.
• Understanding of various industry business models and key dynamics.
• Understanding of Consulting or Service environment.
• Strong analytical skills, both qualitative and quantitative analysis methods and techniques.
• Ability to think independently and take initiative in the face of ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Analyze market, financial, operational and client data to identify insights.
• Structure complex problems into clear workstreams, hypotheses, and analyses.
• Build financial models, business cases, and quantitative analyses.
• Apply sound judgement in synthesizing research, interviews, market data and client information into findings.
• Prepare client presentations that communicate insights, implications and recommendations.
• Support and participate in client meetings, interviews and workshops.
• Develop realistic work plans with clear deliverables, timelines and ownership.
• Build knowledge of automotive industry trends, business models, and competitive dynamics.
• Work effectively with project teams, clients, and colleagues across geographies.
• Contribute to internal initiatives such as business development, recruiting, training, and knowledge development.
• Take an active role in your own development by seeking feedback and applying coaching.

Skills

Analytical ability

Problem solving

Curiosity

Independent thinking

Education

PhD/MA/MS in relevant field

Job description

Roland Berger is seekingConsultantsto join ourAutomotive Practicein Chicago, Detroit, or Boston. This is an opportunity to work with leading automakers, automotive suppliers, mobility players, and technology companies as they navigate the most disruptive period in the industry’s history.

Electrification, autonomous driving, software-defined vehicles, new ownership models, and shifting global supply chains are transforming how vehicles are designed, built, sold, used, and serviced. Our Automotive Practice helps clients make strategic decisions, transform their business models, improve operations, and identify growth opportunities in this rapidly evolving environment.

From day one, you will be encouraged to think like an entrepreneur: take initiative, solve complex problems, bring creative ideas forward, and take ownership of meaningful work.

What You’ll Work On

As part of the Automotive Practice, you will work on high-impact projects shaping the future of the industry, including:

• Defining electric vehicle and autonomous mobility strategies
  Help clients develop strategies to thrive in the transition toward for EVs, autonomous vehicles, and future mobility services.
• Designing target operating models for global competitiveness
  Support footprint redesign, supply chain resilience, sustainability strategies, and next-generation manufacturing initiatives.
• Developing AI strategies that deliver true business impact
  Help clients identify where AI can improve speed and efficiency without sacrificing what it means to be automotive grade.
• Scaling the battery and EV charging value chain
  Work on topics such as energy storage, charging infrastructure, vehicle-to-grid, and the broader energy ecosystem supporting electrification.
• Reinventing how vehicles are built, sold, owned, and serviced
  Help clients transform manufacturing, aftersales, service, and customer engagement in a rapidly changing market.
• Identifying bold growth opportunities
  Advise clients on organic and inorganic growth strategies, partnerships, market entry, and M&A-related strategic decisions.

What You’ll Do

As a Consultant, you will play an active role in project delivery, client engagement, analysis, and team collaboration. Your responsibilities will include:

• Analyze market, financial, operational, and client data to identify insights and develop recommendations
• Structure complex business problems into clear workstreams, hypotheses, and analyses
• Build financial models, business cases, and quantitative analyses to support strategic decisions
• Apply sound judgement in synthesizing research, interviews, market data, and client information into clear findings
• Prepare compelling client presentations that communicate insights, implications, and recommendations
• Support and participate in client meetings, interviews, and workshops
• Develop realistic work plans with clear deliverables, timelines, and ownership
• Build knowledge of automotive industry trends, business models, and competitive dynamics
• Work effectively with project teams, clients, and colleagues across different levels, functions, and geographies
• Contribute to internal initiatives such as business development, recruiting, training, and knowledge development
• Take an active role in your own development by seeking feedback, applying coaching, and sharing lessons learned with colleagues
• Use approved AI tools to support research, analysis, and deliverable development, while helping shape how AI is applied responsibly and effectively in the future of consulting

What You Can Expect

At Roland Berger, your development is a priority. We support your growth through:

• Formal training and continuous learning opportunities
• Mentor and Buddy programs
• Opportunities to work directly with clients, including anticipated domestic and international travel depending on project needs
• Global networking opportunities with colleagues across offices and practices
• Employee affinity groups and DEI initiatives
• Work-life balance initiatives
• Annual wellness allowance
• A collaborative culture that values entrepreneurship, excellence, and empathy

Qualifications

• PhD/MA/MS in relevant field, quantitative and analytically oriented fields such as Business, Engineering, Mathematics, Sciences, or Economics are preferred but notrequired
• 1–2 years of relevant professional experience, ideally in consulting, automotive, industrials, mobility, technology, energy, analytics, engineering, or another quantitatively oriented environment; strong analytical ability, curiosity, and the capacity to learn quickly are highly valued
• Understanding of various industry business models and key dynamics
• Understanding of Consulting or Service environment
• Strong analytical skills, both qualitative and quantitative analysis methods and techniques
• Ability tothink independently and take initiative in the face of ambiguity

Why Join Us

This role is ideal for someone who wants to help shape the future of the automotive industry while building a strong foundation in strategy consulting. You will work on complex, high-priority challenges for clients at the center of the mobility transformation — and you will do so as part of a global team that values curiosity, ownership, and impact.

Shape the future of mobility. Join Roland Berger.

Additional Information

Are you a game changer and want to shape the future with us?

Roland Berger provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, pregnancy (including childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, military and veteran status, physical condition, physical or mental disability, health status, political opinion, social condition or background, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Roland Berger is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact your recruiter.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

All qualified candidates are welcome to apply. Sponsorship is reviewed on a case by case basis during the recruiting process. We review sponsorship once you submit your formal Roland Berger application and go through the formal recruiting process.

The estimated base salary for this role is $120,000. This estimate reflects the best estimate at the time of this posting, and does not guarantee any specific salary for this position. It is important to note that at Roland Berger, individual salaries are determined on a case-by-case basis based on experience, education, office location, start date and organizational needs. Roland Berger will review your performance at least annually and may adjust your salary in its sole discretion.

This roleis eligible for additional compensation, and iseligible for an annual bonus.

Roland Berger is committed to the health and well-being of our colleagues, as is reflected in our comprehensive total rewards program offered to eligible colleagues.

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• life and AD&D insurance
• parental leave
• generous paid time off
• annual wellness benefit
• employee assistance programs
• a 401(k) plan

Company information

Roland Berger is the only leading global strategy consultancy of European origin and combines deep industry expertise with broad experience across core management functions and transformation programs. We cherish different perspectives and approaches and count on the diversity and authenticity of our employees. Thus, we encourage applications from people of all genders, nationalities, ethnic and social backgrounds, ages, abilities, sexual orientations, and religious beliefs. Driven by our values of entrepreneurship, excellence, and empathy, we at Roland Berger are convinced that business and society need a new sustainable paradigm that takes the entire value cycle into account. Our cross-competence teams work with our clients to successfully address the challenges of our time, today and tomorrow, across all industries and business functions. If you like to take the initiative and make a difference as part of a team, Roland Berger is the right place for you.

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