Strategy and Planning Project Leader

Ropes & Gray LLP; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 257,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Professional development

Career growth opportunities

Collegial culture

Job summary

Ropes & Gray LLP in New York is seeking a strategy professional to support leadership with rigorous research, analysis, and synthesis across practice areas and markets. You will own projects from scoping to delivering strategic options and decision-ready documents.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in professional services, advanced degrees preferred, and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills. This hybrid on-site role offers collaboration across teams and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in professional services preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis across qualitative and quantitative data to inform strategy.
• Manage projects from problem statement to scoping, hypotheses, and deadlines.
• Develop strategic options and present actionable decision-ready deliverables.
• Build relationships with clients and cross-functional teams to support projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Self-directed

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Education

MBA

JD or similar advanced degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

About Ropes & Gray

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years, honors that recognize the "best of the best" law firms.

The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. Ropes & Gray is consistently recognized for its leading practices in fields such as asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

Overview

A key component of Ropes & Gray’s success is a strategy team that supports the firm’s leadership in making a wide range of strategic business decisions through rigorous research, analysis, and assessment. The strategy team enjoys the trust of leadership and is called upon to advise on important strategic decisions about the firm’s future. The team’s projects span many disciplines, reflect diverse practice areas, client segments, and geographic markets, and provide variety that keeps every project unique.

About the Strategy Team

Strategy team members have diverse backgrounds but share a commitment to excellence, growth, and development. They work collaboratively, maintain a strong sense of purpose, and take pride in collective success.

About You

We are looking for a special individual to join us. Ideal candidates are curious, self‑motivated, patient, and poised; enjoy a supportive environment; possess an innate desire to own and complete assignments to the highest standard; and have experience, aptitude, and interest in both quantitative and qualitative business analytics. As a member of the strategy team, you will feel vested in the team’s success and care about the professional experience of colleagues. You will work on a wide variety of challenging strategy projects that offer growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis, gathering, analyzing, structuring, and synthesizing qualitative and quantitative business, external market, competitor data, as well as examining aspects of the firm’s client base, capabilities, and economics to find patterns, draw implications, and develop effective deliverables.
• Manage projects and plan work, starting from a general problem statement, clearly scoping strategic issues and options, developing hypotheses, and exploring them while balancing multiple efforts and meeting deadlines with accuracy, organization, documentation, communication, and follow‑through.
• Develop strategic options and provide decision support, presenting findings through compelling and logical deliverables such as qualitative and quantitative exhibits, written reports, and actionable options for decision makers; potentially framing implementation plans.
• Build relationships, developing and growing business relationships vital to each project; fostering a collaborative approach with team members and across support functions in line with Ropes & Gray’s culture of collaboration.

Qualifications

• Adaptable and flexible to dynamic demands and priorities.
• Strong analytical aptitude with demonstration of problem‑solving skills.
• Self‑directed, able to work independently, take ownership, and contribute to team success.
• Willingness to receive and provide constructive feedback.
• Capable of multi‑tasking, sometimes under time‑sensitive conditions.
• Strong communication skills including written, verbal, and listening.
• Collaborative mindset, building relationships, contributing to a positive environment.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills.
• MBA, JD, or similar advanced professional degree preferred.
• Minimum five years of relevant professional experience, ideally in a professional services environment.

Compensation And Total Rewards Package

Ropes & Gray offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package, including health and well‑being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities, and a collegial culture. The pay range is $150,100–$240,150 in Boston and $161,000–$257,600 in New York. The role is also eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance.

Working Conditions

The position requires hybrid on‑site presence. Consistent and predictable on‑site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development, and effective collaboration.