Principal

A Principal has responsibility for the delivery of consulting projects, leading small but high impact teams of consultants to drive impact for our clients.Principals are typically aligned to one or two Industry or Functional Practice Areas (though may also lead projects outside these Practice Areas on occasion).Principals are also actively involved in Business Development and contributing to proposal development together with Partners in the Practice.

As the senior person most frequently at the client site, Principals interact with the client lead on a day-to-day basis to ensure that expectations are aligned.Principals provide the project management oversight required to meet client expectations. Responsibilities may include the development of presentations,managing of external relationships and consultant work progress, providing status reports, and overseeing budgets.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of work experience in top advisory or consulting firms, though candidates with excellent industry backgrounds and 4-5 years of previous consulting experience would also be considered
• 3-4 years leading/playing core role in driving consulting projects -owning the project process, content and day-to-day client interactions
• Experience developing and implementing business driven technology strategies involving quantitative analysis, solution design and implementation support
• Experience in a wide range of industry topics: strategy, transformation, organization, outsourcing & sharing, performance management
• Strong academics from a top-tier institution
• An MBA is desirable but not essential
• Analytical and structured
• Advanced quantitative analysis
• Solid business acumen and commercial capabilities
• Problem solving - able to take a creative and an hypothesis driven approach in order to solve complex problems
• Willingness to travel internationally and to work remotely on client sites
• Excellent communication and persuasion skills
• Excellent written and spoken English

Personal Attributes

• Flexible, curious and creative, open for new things and able to propose innovative ideas
• Independent and autonomous judgment
• Team player, open, pleasure to work with and positive in a group dynamic
• Intercultural competence and experience of working in more than one country and/or multi-cultural teams
• Driven, hard-working, entrepreneurial, proactive and productive
• Highest ethical standards