Strategy Consulting, Junior Manager / Senior Consultant

Talent Focus Executive Search and Consulting; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading strategy consulting firm based in New York City is seeking a Junior Manager/Senior Consultant with over 5 years of business experience and at least 3 years in a client-facing strategy consulting role. The successful candidate will lead strategy projects, assess complex business challenges, and build strong relationships with clients. Ideal candidates possess strong analytical skills, a structured problem-solving approach, and excellent communication abilities. This role requires in-person collaboration 3-4 days a week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional business experience.
• Minimum 3 years in strategy consulting.
• 2+ years leading project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver end-to-end strategy engagements.
• Identify business opportunities and assess challenges.
• Support business development through client relationships.
• Design project teams and provide staffing recommendations.
• Conduct market and competitor research.
• Perform financial and commercial modelling.
• Deliver executive-level presentations.

Skills

Strong commercial and strategic judgement

Excellent business analytics

Financial modelling capability

Problem-solving approach

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Proactivity

Education

Undergraduate or graduate degree in business, economics, management, mathematics, or statistics

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$120,000.00/yr - $140,000.00/yr

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📍 New York City | In-Person (3-4 days a week in the office)

Are you an experienced strategy consultant looking to step into a more entrepreneurial, high-impact role? This is an opportunity to join a globally active strategy consulting firm working with corporates, private equity and alternative investment funds, portfolio companies, and high-growth SMBs on their most critical strategic decisions.

You’ll play a key role in winning, shaping, and delivering complex strategy engagements, working directly with senior stakeholders and investment decision-makers.

🔍 The Role

As a Junior Manager / Senior Consultant, you will lead and contribute to high-impact strategy projects, often linked to:

• Post-transaction value creation
• Market entry and expansion strategies
• New product and go-to-market launches
• Corporate and growth strategy development

You’ll bring structure, insight, and rigour to ambiguous business challenges—delivering clear, actionable recommendations grounded in data and commercial reality.

💼 What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and deliver end-to-end strategy engagements for a range of clients
• Identify business opportunities and assess complex commercial challenges
• Support business development by building trusted relationships with clients, investors, and partners
• Design project teams and provide staffing recommendations
• Market and competitor research
• Expert interviews (phone and in-person)
• Site visits
• Financial and commercial modelling
• Executive-level presentations and insights
• Collaborate in-person with project teams and leadership
• Contribute to firm operations, knowledge sharing, and internal initiatives
• Travel across the U.S. and internationally as projects require

While the pace can be demanding, consulting here is highly collaborative and sociable, with strong team culture and meaningful client interaction.

Experience & Education

• 5+ years of professional business experience
• Minimum 3 years in strategy consulting (client-facing role required)
• 2+ years leading or managing project teams
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in business, economics, management, mathematics, or statistics

Core Skills

• Strong commercial and strategic judgement
• Excellent business analytics and financial modelling capabilityHighly structured problem-solving approach
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Confident, persuasive communicator (especially in PowerPoint)
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills
• Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable with ambiguity
• Foreign language skills are a plus

If you’re a driven strategy consultant ready to take ownership, influence senior decision-makers, and work on complex, high-stakes commercial challenges, this could be the opportunity for you.