Manager, Strategy Consulting

Chicago, IL, United States

Overview:

Stax recently announced a strategic investment by Blue Point Capital Partners which will fuel a new chapter of growth in key areas across the firm including expanding our recruitment and talent development efforts. To support our accelerated growth, Stax is growing our talented team of Managers. We are seeking individuals with a passion for learning and the desire to tackle the most challenging issues businesses face today. Managers play a vital role within the firm and are presented with tremendous opportunities for professional development and personal growth.

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During your time at Stax, you will consistently face intellectually challenging projects with clients such as Private Equity funds, Investment Banks, and Fortune 500 companies. Working across a wide spectrum of industries on short-term engagements designed to last 4-12 weeks, you will gain new hands-on experiences with each project you encounter.

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You will also have incredible opportunities to jump-start your consulting career. Our staff works side by side withand learns fromsome of the smartest people in the business. Our entrepreneurial approach to work and broad client base creates immediate opportunities for client exposure, providing enormous potential for career progression.

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Life at Stax is unique - our goal is to empower and challenge employees, while supporting a reasonable work/life balance. No question: you will work hard. However, unlike other firms, we spend less time traveling, so you can focus on your professional and personal development, grow with your team, and get involved in your community.

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At Stax, we have a clear mission: to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay, and do their best work. From such diversity and inclusion comes our unique innovation and actionable insights.

WHY STAX

High-profile engagements with Fortune 500s and largest private equity firms globally.

Solve real-world problems quickly, using data and insights to create actionable recommendations within 4?12 weeks.

Unparalleled immersive learning opportunities in a fast pace environment

Direct client engagement with unrivaled exposure to different methodologies, perspectives and situations stemming from an array of project types across sectors.

Team-based, collaborative philosophy creates opportunities for all to contribute and have direct impacts on the clients success as well as the firms.

Unmatched opportunities for personal growth and career development based on the merits of your work.

Smarter, more strategic approach to generating higher value outcomes in shorter time periods.

Good people who genuinely care about the firms success and are consistently exploring ways to improve and build upon its accomplishments.

Competitive compensation that rewards strong performance and solid career development through mentorship and coaching opportunities. In addition, we offer comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family, 401(k) savings plan with company matching, 3 weeks of vacation, life and disability insurance, generous parental leave, pre-tax transit benefits, mobile phone stipend, wellness reimbursement, charitable gift matching, and more.

Responsibilities:

As a Manager, you will serve as a key project team member responsible for understanding our clients issues, structuring research plans, conducting in-depth analyses in support of client objectives and building strategies. You will have exposure to a broad array of client needs and industries. Compensation consists of salary and bonus program that is competitive with leading strategy consulting firms. This role is on track to promotion to Manager, a goal attainable within 12-months based on performance. Travel is minimal (around 10%).

Specifically, in this role you will:

Lead modular components, major project objectives and occasionally own entire projects.

Understand client's issues and effectively work with teams and "ask the right questions" to get at main issues and draw conclusions from the data collected.

Develop as a subject matter expert (SME) for client and internal team.

Design research plans, conduct business analyses, and discover insights from data.

Structure client deliverables and act as the point person for content and structure thinking.

Effectively present sections of a deliverable to clients and field any questions pertaining to your area of oversight.

In many cases, you will be managing a small team of associates.

Participate in client development efforts and help provide development opportunities to other junior team members.

Qualifications:

Candidates must have 5+ years of experience with a strategy consulting firm, strategic planning/corporate strategy group, or private equity/venture capital firm.

Bachelors degree with demonstrated academic excellence. An MBA degree is preferred but equivalent work experience will be considered.

Excellent strategic thinking, understanding of business research and analysis.

Strong quantitative and analytic skills required.

Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.

Strong presentation writing skills in PowerPoint and Word.

Detail oriented, self-starter with an intellectual curiosity and teamwork capabilities.

Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.

Experience hitting deadlines, and experience or interest in managing small teams on project specific modules.

Strong command of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

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