Senior Consultant

Edward Jones; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k plan

Paid holidays

Vacation & sick time

Volunteer day

Job summary

Edward Jones is seeking a Senior Consultant to partner with enterprise leaders, delivering strategic analysis and execution support for high-priority transformation initiatives. You will evaluate options, synthesize insights, and drive decision-making through data-based recommendations.

Working closely with strategy and execution leaders, you will influence stakeholders, navigate ambiguity, and translate priorities into actionable plans with measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, or related fields.
• Experience supporting complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives and enterprise-wide programs.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and structured problem-solving skills.
• Ability to synthesize large information into executive-ready insights and presentations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with senior leaders and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an internal advisor to enterprise leaders on transformation initiatives.
• Provide strategic analysis, problem solving, and recommendations to drive outcomes.
• Collaborate across workstreams, governance forums, and stakeholders to align priorities.

Skills

Strategic analysis

Problem solving

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder influence

Ambiguity navigation

Presentation skills

Program management

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 27-Jul-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

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¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.

The Senior Consultant serves as an internal advisor and thought partner to enterprise leaders, providing strategic analysis, structured problem solving, and consultative support to advance the firm's highest-priority transformation initiatives. The role operates across multiple workstreams and governance forums, helping leaders evaluate options, align stakeholders, manage enterprise dependencies, and drive execution against critical business outcomes.

Working closely with Enterprise Strategy & Execution leaders, program leads, and functional stakeholders, this individual evaluates complex business challenges, develops strategic recommendations, synthesizes insights, and supports enterprise decision-making through fact-based analysis and stakeholder engagement. The Senior Consultant combines strategic thinking with execution focus, helping translate enterprise priorities into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, business transformation, enterprise change, program management, analytics, finance, operations, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives and enterprise-wide programs.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and structured problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex business issues and develop actionable recommendations.
• Proven ability to synthesize large amounts of information into concise, executive-ready insights and presentations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience engaging senior leaders and influencing stakeholders across a matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, balance competing priorities, and deliver results in a dynamic environment.
• Experience facilitating discussions, building alignment, and influencing outcomes without direct authority.
• Financial services, wealth management, enterprise transformation, or consulting experience preferred. (Preference language adapted from the Strategy Consultant profile.)

Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week.

At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.

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Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.