Senior Consultant, Industrials — Hybrid Growth

Stout Risius Ross, LLC; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Stout Strategy is seeking a Senior Consultant to join the Industrials practice and support growth strategy and diligence engagements for corporate and private equity clients. You will collect, analyze, and synthesize data, conduct executive interviews, and help build financial models and market analyses.

You will contribute to M&A diligence workstreams, collaborate with senior team members, and communicate insights clearly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with academic excellence in Economics, Business, Finance or Data Science.
• Master’s degree preferred in business, management, finance or related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in research, consulting, corporate development or private equity.
• Interest in Industrial industries and PE/Investor sectors.
• Aptitude for networking and executive-level interviewing.
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills.
• Ability to learn new subject areas quickly and independently.
• Strong communication, writing, and critical-thinking skills.
• Work ethic, organized, detail-oriented and accountable.
• MS Office skills; PowerPoint and Excel.
• Foreign language capabilities are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support hypotheses generation to inform research and credentialization in client industries.
• Lead executive-level interviews to inform diligence workstreams.
• Support development/validation of financial, commercial and other assumptions for business cases.
• Support M&A processes for PE clients, including buy-side and sell-side diligences.
• Execute market sizing, forecasting models, surveys, competitive analysis.
• Manage relationships with external vendors (expert networks, etc.).

Skills

Executive-level interviewing

Financial modeling

Market analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Time management

Education

BA/BS in Economics, Business, Finance, or Data Science

Master’s degree in business, management, finance, or related field (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel)

Job description

Stout Strategy is seeking a Senior Consultant to join the Industrials practice and support growth strategy and diligence engagements for corporate and private equity clients. You will collect, analyze, and synthesize data, conduct executive interviews, and help build financial models and market analyses.

You will contribute to M&A diligence workstreams, collaborate with senior team members, and communicate insights clearly.