Corporate Strategy and M&A Consultant - Manager

the role

As a Strategy Consultant, you will work with leading corporate clients and investors, helping and supporting them tackle their toughest decisions. Your engagements will include a mix of corporate strategy (growth strategy, market entry, pricing, commercial excellence, product strategy, target operating model) and transaction-related work (commercial due diligence and pre- and post-deal value creation). Your work will be varied, fast paced - no engagement is ever the same.

In our Strategy team, you’ll be joining a market-leading and fast growing team that works with leading businesses, private equity and venture capital investors, supporting them across the Corporate & Deal cycle, from pre-deal to post-deal value creation.

Our I&S team cover a wealth of sub-sectors including:

● Aerospace & Defence

● Automotive

● Industrial Manufacturing

● Engineering & Construction

● Business Services

What your days will look like:

  • Significant experience from either a strategy consulting firm or strategy position in industry, with experience in conducting and managing strategy consulting projects including but not limited to commercial diligence, growth strategy, target operating model, etc.

  • Experience delivering strategy consulting (incl target operating model programmes) in Aerospace & Defence and broader Industrials

  • Managerial experience of strategic commercial consulting or business development from within a large corporate Industrials and/or Business Services company

  • Experience within Private Equity (investment or operational role)

    • This role is for you if:

  • You’ll have a very structured approach to problem solving and exceptional analytical skills

  • Strong client management skills, including an understanding of how to communicate with clients of different backgrounds and opinions

  • Proven experience of coaching junior team members

  • An ability to multitask effectively and balance time between project delivery and business development support effectively

  • Experienced in running projects on a day-to-day basis, structuring and managing the work streams and supervising delivery

  • Planning initial hypotheses and analysis; formulating initial hypotheses based on previous experience, knowledge of the sector and understanding of the scope of work

  • As a Manager you will be experienced in delivering client projects and supporting junior members of the team

    • What you’ll receive from us:

    No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

    We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.


    Salary: GBP 60000 - 80000 per year
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