Performance & Cost Improvement Senior Consultant

Deloitte France; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 128,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte's Strategy and Transactions—PI&R helps boards and C‑suite executives transform performance and costs across enterprise functions with execution-ready strategies. This role focuses on delivering measurable improvements and scalable solutions in complex settings.

As a Performance & Cost Improvement Senior Consultant, you will lead workstreams, analyze data, build business cases, and present recommendations that drive margin improvement and sustainable value for clients.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of management consulting in operations improvement.
• 4+ years of financial analysis using data from multiple sources.
• 4+ years of modeling with Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visual Basic, Tableau.
• Ability to travel 50% on average.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Responsibilities

• Lead small engagements or key workstreams focused on cost reduction.
• Analyze operational, financial, and market data to identify opportunities.
• Support development of business cases, pricing analyses, and financial models.
• Plan and support transformation engagements across industries.
• Coordinate workstreams, manage scope changes, and track progress.
• Liaise between business needs and technology-enabled solutions.
• Contribute to proposal development.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Travel willingness 50%

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Tableau

Visual Basic

Job description

Performance & Cost Improvement Senior Consultant

Deloitte's Strategy and Transactions - Performance Improvement and Restructuring (PI&R) practice helps clients navigate critical business moments and transformational initiatives. We provide end-to-end support and advisory services across performance improvement, cost transformation, turnaround, restructuring, and financial and operational transformation. PI&R works with boards and C-suite executives to develop execution-ready strategies and customized financial and operational solutions that drive structural, enterprise-wide change. The team works closely with clients throughout their transformation journey, helping them navigate financial and operational challenges, improve performance, and implement practical solutions that create lasting impact.

Within PI&R, the Performance & Cost Improvement (P&CI) team helps clients identify, evaluate, and implement enterprise-wide cost reduction and margin improvement opportunities. The team works with clients seeking to improve operating performance, stabilize results, and build long-term value. P&CI supports initiatives including cost reduction, margin improvement, operating and business model transformation, and analytics-enabled performance improvement. Our work focuses on structural, enterprise-wide changes designed to support immediate performance objectives and long-term profitable growth.

Recruiting for this role ends on 12/31/2026

Work you'll do

• Leading small engagements or key workstreams within larger, complex engagements focused on operations improvement, enterprise transformation involving operating model, service delivery model (e.g., shared services / CoE), non-labor optimization, or business process reengineering focused on cost reduction
• Analyze operational, financial, and market data to identify value creation, cost optimization, and performance improvement opportunities across the enterprise* Support the development of business cases, pricing analyses, and financial models tailored to client objectives* Plan and support transformation engagements across industries, including coordinating workstreams, managing scope changes, and tracking progress against engagement objectives* Work with client stakeholders to assess issues, develop strategic recommendations, and prepare deliverables that align to engagement requirements* Serve as a liaison between business needs and technology-enabled solutions to support implementation and execution* Contribute to proposal development and other practice-building activities, as requested

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The Team

PI&R defines and leads enterprise Board and C-Suite agendas for non-distressed, underperforming, and distressed clients to improve margins, operational and financial performance, navigate financial difficulties, and improve cashflow to fund critical transformations.

Within PI&R, the P&CI team helps clients identify, evaluate, and implement enterprise-wide cost reduction and margin improvement opportunities. The team works with clients seeking to improve operating performance, stabilize results, and build long-term value. P&CI supports initiatives including cost reduction, margin improvement, operating and business model transformation, and analytics-enabled performance improvement. Our work focuses on structural, enterprise-wide changes designed to support immediate performance objectives and long-term profitable growth. The practice of 9,000 plus cost transformation practitioners across the globe brings decades of experience spanning a multitude of industries, with deep sector experience. The team is powered by industry-leading assets and accelerators.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of experience in management consulting in operations improvement, enterprise transformation involving operating model, service delivery model (e.g., shared services / CoE), non-labor optimization, margin improvement or business process reengineering focused on cost reduction
• 4+ years of experience in financial analysis using data from multiple sources to assess value creation opportunities
• 4+ years of experience developing models using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, Tableau, or similar tools
• Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available

Preferred:

• Advanced degree
• Experience serving corporate and private equity clients
• Experience developing business cases, pricing analyses, or complex financial analyses
• Experience creating executive-level presentations and client deliverables using Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Visio
• Experience supporting proposal development
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, analytics and data visualization tools to support analysis and recommendations
• Experience mentoring junior team members

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $128,000 to $252,500.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.