Consulting Associate (Experienced)

Actionist Consulting; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Actionist Consulting associates manage and own major workstreams within client engagements, delivering problem solving leadership and executive presentations. They develop subject matter expertise and support analyses for recommendations.

Roles include mentoring Analysts, coordinating with team members, and presenting sections of reports to client executives, while preparing compelling research and case studies to back strategic advice.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of management consulting experience, ideally strategy consulting.
• Experience in developing and delivering client presentations/communications.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to support business recommendations with research and data analysis.
• Ability to contribute across multiple functions including high-level communication and deck design.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead problem solving on major workstreams in client engagements.
• Conduct primary and secondary research to develop hypotheses.
• Analyze data, build financial models and run analyses on large data sets; synthesize findings.
• Advise and present sections of reports to client executives.
• Implement recommendations with internal/external teams.
• Coordinate with team members to deliver key project workstreams.
• Manage and mentor Analysts.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytics

Presentation skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Education

Undergraduate degree in a quantitative field

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Associates are responsible for managing and owning major workstreams in client engagements. Work includes problem solving leadership, developing subject matter expertise, and acting as a client advisor addressing critical business challenges. Associates will work as part of a team but are also expected to contribute as stand‑alone leaders while preparing and delivering compelling executive presentations and supporting analyses for their recommendations (e.g., research, models, case studies).

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead problem solving on major workstreams in client engagements
• Conduct primary and secondary research to gather information and develop hypotheses on client engagements
• Analyze data, build financial models and run analyses on large data sets, and synthesize findings to craft strategic recommendations
• Advise and present sections of reports to client executives
• Implement recommendations alongside internal/external team members
• Coordinate and collaborate with other members of the team to deliver key project workstreams
• Manage and mentor Analysts

Requirements

• 1-3 years of management consulting work experience, ideally with a focus on strategy consulting
• Experience in developing and delivering client presentations/communications
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with comfort preparing research and data analysis to support business recommendations
• Ability to contribute across multiple functions of the team (e.g., high-level communication, deck design, analysis)
• Outstanding track record of success in past professional and academic endeavors
• Undergraduate degree in a quantitative field (e.g., accounting, finance, physics, engineering, math, data science)
• Advanced degree (e.g., MBA) from a top-tier institution required
• PERMANENT US WORK AUTHORIZATION IS REQUIRED ***

The Base Salary Range For This Role Is

$192,000 - $215,000 USD per year (Los Angeles)