Telecom Strategy Lead & Mentor — Client‑Facing Role

Knak Digital; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Knak Digital seeks a Senior Consultant to join our strategy team focused on telecommunications, media, and technology. The role is hands-on: you will own workstreams, lead junior members, and work directly with clients to turn complex questions into actionable recommendations.

You will shape the story, present findings to senior stakeholders, and mentor Analysts while contributing to market sizing, due diligence, go-to-market strategy, segmentation, pricing, and growth initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of strategy consulting experience or MBA with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience owning a workstream and leading Analysts.
• Strong problem-solving, quantitative, and communication skills.
• Experience developing and presenting client-facing recommendations.
• Experience in telecommunications, media, technology preferred.
• Authorized to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Own a consulting workstream from problem definition through final recommendation.
• Break complex client questions into structured analyses, workplans, and deliverables.
• Manage and mentor Analysts, including delegating work, reviewing analyses, and providing feedback.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to develop insights and recommendations.
• Develop client-ready presentations and help shape the overall storyline, not simply the slides.
• Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for client stakeholders.
• Present findings and recommendations to client executives.
• Contribute to projects involving market sizing, business modeling, customer research, go-to-market strategy, segmentation, pricing, and growth.

Skills

Workstream ownership

Mentoring analysts

Problem solving

Quantitative analysis

Client communication

Storytelling/presentation

Leadership

Education

MBA or Master’s with 3+ years experience

Job description

Knak Digital seeks a Senior Consultant to join our strategy team focused on telecommunications, media, and technology. The role is hands-on: you will own workstreams, lead junior members, and work directly with clients to turn complex questions into actionable recommendations.

You will shape the story, present findings to senior stakeholders, and mentor Analysts while contributing to market sizing, due diligence, go-to-market strategy, segmentation, pricing, and growth initiatives.