Job Description

You'll be part of a global team solving challenging strategic problems for our clients through innovative ideas and thought leadership. In return, our culture gives you the opportunity to challenge conventional thinking and a tailored mentorship to help you develop and progress.

You will work with leading corporate clients and investors, helping them tackle their toughest decisions. Your engagements will include a mix of corporate strategy (growth strategy, market entry, pricing, commercial excellence, product strategy) 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.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Some commercial experience in the education sector, with an interest in developing this to a position of market-leading expertise
• Direct experience of managing strategy and commercial due diligence assignments for private equity or corporate clients, with the ability to act independently
• Strong technical skills in Market and competitor analysis (market sizing, drivers and dynamics, competitive intensity, etc.)
• Customer analysis (segmentation, customer journeys)
• Internal analysis (capabilities, business model review, financial assessment)
• 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
• You will be confident in taking total ownership of client engagements and projects as well as supporting the wider practice improvement initiatives.
• You’ll look at the wider business development opportunities, team growth and practice development