Head of Consulting - Strategic Advisory

Walker Lovell; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based commission

Senior leadership role

Global platform access

International client exposure

Job summary

Walker Lovell is seeking a Head of Consulting - Market Intelligence in Chicago, IL. This role moves beyond delivery within a traditional firm, shaping and leading a growing advisory practice with senior client engagements.

You’ll develop the practice, build relationships across international markets, and leverage proprietary intelligence to guide strategic decisions. The position offers a strong base, performance-based earning potential, and global platform support.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10+ years in strategy or consulting leadership.
• Proven track record leading complex client engagements.
• Experience building advisory practices.
• Strong networking with senior clients and industries.

Responsibilities

• Define the proposition and direction of a global consulting practice.
• Lead high-value engagements across market strategy and due diligence.
• Develop senior client relationships and convert demand into partnerships.
• Build capabilities leveraging proprietary intelligence and established networks.

Skills

Leadership

Client engagements

Strategic thinking

Market intelligence

Business development

Job description

Head of Consulting - Market Intelligence

Location: Chicago, IL

Travel: Opportunity to travel

Compensation: Strong base salary + performance-based earning potential

Shape the Next Stage of Your Consulting Career

This is an opportunity to move beyond delivering within an established consulting structure and take a leading role in shaping one. You’ll have the opportunity to develop a growing advisory practice, lead sophisticated client engagements and build senior relationships - backed by an established global platform, proprietary intelligence and deep subject-matter expertise.

• Strong base salary + significant performance-linked commission
• Senior leadership opportunity with the scope to shape and scale a global consulting practice
• High-profile strategic advisory work with senior clients across international markets
• Backed by proprietary market intelligence, specialist expertise and an established global platform

Why This Business

Join an established global market intelligence organisation with a longstanding reputation for trusted data, specialist expertise and an extensive international client network. Its combination of proprietary data, specialist research and deep market expertise creates a powerful platform for strategic advisory. Consulting is a significant area of growth, with existing client relationships and demand providing the foundations from which to build. For a consultant looking beyond the traditional large-practice structure, this offers greater strategic visibility and scope to shape a growing advisory practice and make a measurable impact - while retaining the infrastructure, intellectual capital and global reach of an established organisation.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Shape the growth of a specialist global consulting practice, defining its proposition, approach and commercial direction.
• Lead high-value strategic advisory engagements across market strategy, commercial due diligence, feasibility, benchmarking and growth opportunities.
• Develop senior client relationships, identify opportunities and convert market demand into long-term advisory partnerships.
• Build and develop consulting capability, supported by an established network of specialist analysts, proprietary data and deep market expertise.

What You’ll Bring

• A strong background in strategy, management or specialist consulting, or equivalent experience leading significant in-house strategy programmes.
• Proven experience leading sophisticated client engagements and translating complex analysis into commercial recommendations.
• Exposure to commodities or industrial markets, including pulp, paper or packaging, would be advantageous but is not essential
• Highly developed commercial judgement, with experience shaping proposals, developing senior client relationships and identifying opportunities to grow advisory engagements.

Who This Suits

You’re an accomplished, commercially minded consultant ready for greater ownership and influence.

You want the autonomy to shape a growing consulting practice, lead high-value client relationships and make a visible commercial impact - while benefiting from the expertise, resources and global reach of an established organisation.