Summer Consultant - NY Area

Mars & Co - New York City Area; New York (NY); On-site; USD 143,874 - 172,333; Full time

Job summary

MARS & CO is seeking an MBA intern to experience being a member of our distinctive firm for an 8-10 week program. You will join an ongoing project team helping a major global enterprise address a strategic issue, and travel or videoconference with clients and teammates around the world.

You will apply rigorous research and quantitative analysis to develop winning business strategies and learn how consultants drive growth and profitability.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an MBA program at a top tier business school
• Meaningful significant (3+ years) relevant prior business experience
• Quantitative analytical undergraduate education preferred (Engineering, Math, Economics or a Science)
• Strong data manipulation & analysis skills with tools such as Excel, R, Tableau, Python, SQL, Access, etc.
• Excellent research capabilities
• High levels of intelligence, creativity, intellectual curiosity, energy & enthusiasm
• Effective problem-solving skills and abundant common sense while being detail oriented & very organized
• Strong communications skills, both written and verbal (multiple languages a plus)
• A high degree of maturity and responsibility with the ability to work both independently and in teams
• Interpersonal skills to work cross-culturally with diverse groups of clients and co-workers
• Strong leadership ability and the ability to inspire confidence in others

Responsibilities

• Obtaining relevant data and other information needed to address client issues from a variety of sources
• Analyzing and visualizing data that creates meaningful insights and conclusions for clients
• Developing action plans for clients by synthesizing analyses and applying strategic thinking to them
• Presenting and explaining research, analyses, findings and recommendations to teammates and clients
• Managing a project workstream which might include supervising and coaching junior consultants

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

R

Tableau

Python

SQL

Access

Research skills

Communication skills

Multilingual

Leadership

Education

MBA program

Quantitative undergrad (Engineering/Math/Economics/Science)

Tools

Excel

R

Tableau

Python

SQL

Access

Job description

Experience Consulting & Help Improve the Performances of Leading Companies

WHAT A MARS & CO SUMMER CONSULTANT DOES: A quick rundown of the position

• Participates in an intensive 8-10 week internship to experience being a member of our unique firm
• Works as a member of an ongoing project team helping a major global enterprise address a strategic issue
• Travels to or videoconferences with clients, data sources and teammates from all over the world
• Applies rigorous yet creative research and quantitative analysis to develop winning business strategies
• Learns how our firm and our clients operate via direct exposure to clients and senior staff at our firm
• Gains an understanding of how consultants drive growth and profitability in any business situation
• If successful, receives an offer to return to the firm as a full-time employee upon graduation

WHAT WE LOOK FOR: Qualifications for this entry level position

• Currently enrolled in an MBA program at a top tier business school
• Meaningful significant (3+ years) relevant prior business experience
• Quantitative analytical undergraduate education preferred (Engineering, Math, Economics or a Science)
• Strong data manipulation & analysis skills with tools such as Excel, R, Tableau, Python, SQL, Access, etc.
• Excellent research capabilities
• High levels of intelligence, creativity, intellectual curiosity, energy & enthusiasm
• Effective problem-solving skills and abundant common sense while being detail oriented & very organized
• Strong communications skills, both written and verbal (multiple languages a plus)
• A high degree of maturity and responsibility with the ability to work both independently and in teams
• Interpersonal skills to work cross-culturally with diverse groups of clients and co-workers
• Strong leadership ability and the ability to inspire confidence in others

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT: Each day will be different, but example of what you might do include

• Obtaining relevant data and other information needed to address client issues from a variety of sources
• Analyzing and visualizing data that creates meaningful insights and conclusions for clients
• Developing action plans for clients by synthesizing analyses and applying strategic thinking to them
• Presenting and explaining research, analyses, findings and recommendations to teammates and clients
• Managing a project workstream which might include supervising and coaching junior consultants

COMPANY OVERVIEW: Who we are as a firm

• Generalist business improvement consulting firm with a unique industry exclusivity philosophy
• 40+ year history delivering high impact strategic & operational improvements to Fortune 100 clients
• Provides consultants with opportunities to travel domestically & internationally, but not traveling all the time
• Highly collaborative team-based culture with a meritocratic promote from within philosophy
• A strong belief in learning by doing and the value of senior staff coaching more junior consultants

RECRUITING PROCESS: What to expect

• Strong candidates will receive a request for phone or video conversation
• If we decide to pursue your candidacy the next step is typically 2 rounds of case study focused interviews
• Final decisions are made in a timely manner following the case study focused interviews

Mars & Co is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Base salary range for this role: $14,167 - $14,167/month (prorated)