Growth Strategy, Analyst (Fall 2026)

PA Consulting; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking motivated individuals to join their team, focusing on client growth and strategic transformation. As part of a dynamic and collaborative environment, you will work with senior leaders across various sectors to tackle complex challenges, develop actionable strategies, and make a lasting impact on organizations. This hybrid role offers a comprehensive benefits package and ample opportunities for personal and career development.

Benefits

Group medical insurance

401(k) Savings Plan with company profit sharing

15 days paid vacation days

Annual performance-based bonus

Qualifications

• Client-oriented with the ability to build relationships.
• Capable of simplifying complexity.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Help CEOs develop strategies to create value and transform organizations.
• Lead in developing and executing strategic thinking.
• Work hands-on with clients to solve pressing strategic challenges.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Company Description

Note: This is a campus recruitment role with a planned start date in Fall 2026.

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future in a technology-driven world.

As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 3,200 specialists in consumer,defenseand security, energy and utilities, financial services, government, health and life sciences, manufacturing, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists,engineersand technologists. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Europe, and the Nordics.

Job Description

Join a team that’s focused on one thing: growth. Growth for clients, growth for our team, and most importantly, growth for you.

• PA’s Growth Strategy capability has a proven record of working with senior leaders in major private and public sector organizations, directly addressing their biggest strategic challenges
• As a part of the team, you will help CEOs and other business leaders across many sectors to develop and implement strategies to create value and transform their organizations
• You will lead in the development and execution of the latest strategic thinking and have a thirst for insight and problem solving
• You will join a people-oriented team of experienced co-workers and are growing, inquisitive, who help business leaders across many sectors create a lasting impact on their organizations.

We are growing our team by recruiting talented team members from a range of backgrounds. We operate across a number of industry sectors, providing deep contextual insight and fresh perspectives to our clients.

Operating at the leading edge of consulting, you will add value to our clients across one or several of our core offerings:

• Growth – developing new propositions and go-to-market strategies
• Sustainability strategy – helping businesses tackle the challenges and opportunities presented by the evolving sustainability focus

We define success as achieving exceptional results that have a lasting impact on businesses, communities and team members. It’s a principle that underpins everything we do.

Our clients choose us because we challenge convention to find the solutions that really work – in practice, not just on paper. Then we roll up our sleeves and get the job done.

Our people are expected to be hands-on, working together with our clients to bring energy, direction and expertise to help them solve their most pressing strategic challenges. We pride ourselves in partnering alongside clients – the best way to deliver real and long-lasting value.

In addition to the formal benefits set out below, we are passionate about the personal and career development of all our people. Our team is committed to providing the opportunities, support, training and coaching required at all levels to ensure our people can all achieve their potential. Even outside of client work, our team works together to foster a community of development, whether it be through engaging social outings, impactful volunteering opportunities, or even internal learning sessions to educate ourselves on countless important topics.

This is a hybrid position, though this status may change at any time. We ask that employees come into the office 2 days a week in order to foster greater communication and collaboration.

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Qualifications

You will be:

• Client-orientated, able to understand their challenges and build relationships
• Able to simplify complexity
• Insightful and creative, with integrity, drive and interpersonal skills and a genuine affinity for problem solving
• A strategic thinker, with an ability to define and undertake quantitative and qualitative research
• Open-minded and committed to inclusion of others and diversity of thought and background
• Able to work independently as the day-to-day client point of contact on assignments

This position has several requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and a track record of exceptional achievement
• Strong analytical skills and experience conducting in-depth data analysis
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• US work authorization is required
• Position is based in Chicago, IL

Additional Information

Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site

Benefits

• Group medical insurance

• Health Savings Account with company match

• Teladoc and informed Nurse line resources

• Long term care plan

• Group dental insurance

• Vision plan

• 401(k) Savings Plan with company profit sharing contribution

• Commuter and Parking tax-savings benefit

• 15 days paid vacation days with the opportunity to buy five additional days

• 10 paid Holidays plus 10 paid sick days

• Company and Voluntary income protection benefits

• Gym and health incentive reimbursement

• Pet and legal insurance Plans

• Employee Assistance Plan

• Annual performance-based bonus