Senior Associate

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401K plan

Commuter benefits

Life insurance

Team events

Snacks

Job summary

Teneo, a global CEO advisory firm, is seeking a Senior Associate in People Advisory in New York. You will drive engagements, structure workstreams, and manage client relationships while guiding junior team members.

The role emphasizes culture, org design, leadership alignment, and talent development across client engagements. You will lead end-to-end workstreams, develop client-ready insights, and contribute to proposals while collaborating with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of relevant work experience, ideally in consulting.
• Demonstrated interest in people consulting (culture, org design, leadership alignment, talent/skills, change).
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality strategic output.
• Strong facilitation and client-handling skills; comfortable with mid/senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated people leadership: delegation, coaching, and quality assurance.
• Excellent judgment under pressure; able to prioritize and drive progress amid ambiguity.
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to recognize client needs and broader business context.
• High discretion and professionalism when working with sensitive client topics.

Responsibilities

• Lead defined workstreams or smaller engagements end-to-end, translating ambiguous client needs into structured approaches, actionable recommendations, and high-quality delivery.
• Develop and test client-relevant insights through research, benchmarking, stakeholder input, and quantitative/qualitative analysis.
• Own major portions of client-ready output, including research, benchmarking, deck development, and proposal materials, ensuring deliverables are clear, cohesive, executive-ready, and require minimal iteration.
• Serve as the day-to-day liaison with client teams, navigating stakeholder needs with empathy and professionalism and escalating risks/concerns appropriately; confidently present conclusions and recommendations in client meetings and workshops.
• Plan the work for the team (workplans, milestones) while translating and incorporating senior leadership direction and requirements.
• Lead and develop junior team members through delegation, coaching, and quality assurance; contribute to feedback and development planning.
• Support business development and practice growth, including proposal development, IP contributions, pipeline support, and cross-team coordination.

Skills

People consulting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Facilitation

Job description

About Teneo

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for abetter future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on astand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include asignificant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions and organizations.

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance andESG.

The firm has more than 1,800 employees located in 50+ offices around the world.

Senior Associate – People Advisory

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Associate, you will be a driver of engagement delivery with increasingly strong strategic insight. You will structure workstreams, manage teams, and deliver client-ready outputs while holding mid/senior-level client relationships. Engagements may include topics such as culture and leadership, organizational effectiveness, org design/operating model, talent/skills, and change.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead defined workstreams or smaller engagements end-to-end, translating ambiguous client needs into structured approaches, actionable recommendations, and high-quality delivery
• Develop and test client-relevant insights through research, benchmarking, stakeholder input, and quantitative/qualitative analysis
• Own major portions of client-ready output, including research, benchmarking, deck development, and proposal materials, ensuring deliverables are clear, cohesive, executive-ready, and require minimal iteration
• Serve as the day-to-day liaison with client teams, navigating stakeholder needs with empathy and professionalism and escalating risks/concerns appropriatelyConfidently present conclusions and recommendations in client meetings and workshops, handling questions and challenges effectively
• Plan the work for the team (workplans, milestones) while translating and incorporating senior leadership direction and requirements
• Lead and develop junior team members through delegation, coaching, and quality assurance; contribute to feedback and development planning
• Support business development and practice growth, including proposal development, IP contributions, pipeline support, and cross-team coordination

Qualifications

• 4–5 years’ relevant work experience, ideally within a consulting environment
• Demonstrated interest in (and ideally experience with) people consulting work (e.g., culture, org design, leadership alignment, talent/skills, change)
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality strategic output
• Strong facilitation and client-handling skills; comfortable with mid/senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated people leadership: delegation, coaching, and quality assurance
• Excellent judgment under pressure; able to prioritize and drive progress amid ambiguity
• Strong commercial judgement and ability to recognize client needs and broader business context
• High discretion and professionalism when working with sensitive client topics

What We Offer

As a Teneo employee, you'll enjoy unique benefits including flexible time off policy; medical, dental, and vision coverage; long-term disability, and life insurance; a 401K plan; commuter benefits; team events; snacks; and other perks.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Teneo is an equal opportunity employer and promotes an inclusive workplace. Teneo considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable law.

Salary Range

$130,000-150,000 (compensation for this role will depend on several factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience that may fall outside of the range listed).

Total Compensation Package

Includes annualized bonus, 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of additional benefits and perks.

Flexible Work Policy

Teneo believes in in-person collaboration when possible. Our expectation is for employees to work from the office a minimum of three times a week.