Senior Associate, Strategy & Transformation

Newmark

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 115,000 - 145,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Newmark's Consulting Group seeks a Senior Associate to drive strategy and transformation initiatives for executive clients in New York. You will lead cross-functional teams, synthesize insights, and deliver actionable recommendations, while developing client relationships and business opportunities.

You will collaborate across practices, mentor junior consultants, and apply AI-driven methodologies to improve delivery and outcomes.

Qualifications

Leads complex qualitative and quantitative analyses, ensuring insights are evidence based, commercially relevant, and aligned to client objectives.
Communicates confidently with clients across organizational levels, adapting messaging to different audiences while maintaining credibility and clarity.
Leads stakeholder workshops, interviews, and working sessions that uncover insights, build alignment, and drive decisions.
Develops trusted relationships with client stakeholders through thoughtful recommendations, responsiveness, and consistent delivery.
Contributes to developing repeatable consulting offerings, methodologies, and tools that improve delivery quality and scalability.

Responsibilities

Develops expertise across NCG's consulting capabilities, integrating strategy, business strategy, AI, brand, behavioral science, customer experience, and workplace to create differentiated client solutions.
Cross-Practice Collaboration - Builds relationships across NCG and Newmark to bring together multidisciplinary expertise and strengthen client outcomes.
Continuous Learning - Leverages emerging consulting methodologies and AI technologies to improve research, analysis, and client delivery while exercising sound business judgment.
Analysis - Leads complex qualitative and quantitative analyses, ensuring insights are evidence based, commercially relevant, and aligned to client objectives.
Problem Solving and Storytelling - Synthesizes complex findings into clear, compelling executive narratives and actionable business recommendations.
Executive Communication - Communicates confidently with clients across organizational levels, adapting messaging to different audiences while maintaining credibility and clarity.
Facilitation - Leads stakeholder workshops, interviews, and working sessions that uncover insights, build alignment, and drive decisions.
Influencing - Builds consensus across diverse stakeholder groups by combining evidence, structured thinking, and strong interpersonal skills.
Project Ownership - Help own consulting workstreams by managing scope, quality, timelines, budgets, risks, and cross-functional coordination.
Commercial Awareness - Recognizes the commercial implications of project decisions, identifies expansion opportunities, and contributes to successful project delivery.
Leadership - Leads by example while coaching junior consultants, providing mentorship, constructive feedback, and opportunities for professional growth.
Talent Development - Supports career development by helping team members identify and pursue growth opportunities across NCG and, where aligned with their interests, the broader Newmark and Cantor organizations.
Collaboration - Builds strong relationships across practices and functions, helping connect expertise throughout Newmark to solve client problems.
Ownership - Takes accountability for outcomes, proactively resolving issues and escalating risks appropriately.
Adaptability - Thrives in ambiguity and rapidly changing client environments while maintaining high-quality execution.
Trusted relationships - Develops trusted relationships with client stakeholders through thoughtful recommendations, responsiveness, and consistent delivery.
Stakeholder Management - Manages relationships across multiple client functions, adapting communication styles and navigating competing priorities effectively.
Business Development - Supports business development through proposals, executive presentations, solution development, and identifying opportunities to expand client relationships.
Thought Leadership - Creates original insights, articles, presentations, and market perspectives that strengthen NCG's reputation in the marketplace.
Knowledge Sharing - Regularly shares project learnings, emerging trends, AI applications, and industry insights across the practice.
Innovation - Uses AI and emerging technologies to enhance consulting methodologies and deliver innovative client solutions.