Senior Associate, People Advisory

Teneo; 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

Long-term disability

Life insurance

401K plan

Commuter benefits

Team events

Snacks

Job summary

Teneo is a global CEO advisory firm, partnering with clients to solve complex business challenges. The Senior Associate role drives engagement delivery, structures workstreams, manages teams, and delivers client-ready outputs while maintaining mid/senior client relationships.

You will work on topics such as culture, organizational effectiveness, org design, talent/skills, and change, coordinating with senior leadership and supporting business development initiatives.

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

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, 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

Skills

People consulting

Client management

Leadership

Strategic analysis

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 a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant 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.

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 appropriately
• Confidently 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.