Senior Consultant

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned strategy consultant to help clients grow through rigorous analysis and clear storytelling. You will translate data into actionable recommendations, guide project workstreams, and build strong client relationships.

You will collaborate across teams, mentor juniors, and contribute to proposals and business development efforts, leveraging segmentation and demand-space approaches to drive value.

Qualifications

• Experience applying strategic consulting, consumer strategy, market research or insight to growth questions.
• Strong analytical capability and ability to interpret data.
• Ability to turn complex information into concise, actionable recommendations for senior clients.
• Experience planning and managing project workstreams.
• Ability to work through ambiguity and deliver high-quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Analyse primary and secondary data to answer client questions and identify meaningful growth opportunities.
• Apply segmentation and strategic frameworks to understand demand, evaluate opportunities and inform brand and portfolio decisions.
• Manage project workstreams to agreed timelines, budgets and quality standards.
• Maintain clarity on responsibilities and progress.
• Craft clear, evidence-led narratives leading to implications, recommendations and practical action.
• Build effective client relationships through day-to-day engagement and understanding of clients' commercial context.
• Contribute evidence and compelling content to proposals, pitches and business development activity.
• Support junior colleagues by sharing expertise, setting expectations and providing actionable feedback.

Skills

Strategic Consulting

Market Research

Analytical Capability

Project Management

Client Relationship Management

Data Analysis

Segmentation

Demand-Space Approaches

Quantitative Interpretation

Qualitative Interpretation

Communication

Collaboration

Mentoring

Problem-Solving

Job description

Responsibilities

• Analyse primary and secondary data to answer client questions and identify meaningful growth opportunities
• Apply segmentation and strategic frameworks to understand demand, evaluate opportunities and inform brand and portfolio decisions
• Manage project workstreams to agreed timelines, budgets and quality standards
• Maintain clarity on responsibilities and progress
• Craft clear, evidence-led narratives leading to implications, recommendations and practical action
• Build effective client relationships through day-to-day engagement and understanding of clients' commercial context
• Contribute evidence and compelling content to proposals, pitches and business development activity
• Support junior colleagues by sharing expertise, setting expectations and providing actionable feedback

Requirements

• Experience applying strategic consulting, consumer strategy, customer strategy, market research or insight expertise to business growth questions
• Strong analytical capability
• Ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative information
• Understanding of segmentation or demand-space approaches
• Ability to turn complex information into concise, actionable recommendations and presentations for senior client audiences
• Skill in planning and managing project workstreams
• Ability to work through ambiguity and help others deliver high-quality outcomes

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in strategic consulting and market research, with strong analytical capabilities to interpret data and provide actionable recommendations. Skilled in managing project workstreams and building effective client relationships to drive business growth.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Strategic Consulting
• Market Research
• Analytical Capability
• Project Management
• Client Relationship Management

Hard Skills

• Data Analysis
• Segmentation
• Demand-Space Approaches
• Quantitative Interpretation
• Qualitative Interpretation

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Mentoring
• Problem-Solving

Industry Keywords

• Consumer Strategy
• Customer Strategy
• Business Development
• Evidence-Led Narratives