Strategy Consulting Role - Deal Strategy/M&A strategy (4-15 yrs)

Deals Strategy practice combines expertise from the firm's leading Strategy and Deals practices to give our clients a clear deal advantage.

Deals Strategy serves two primary client sets:

1. Private Equity Funds - services include:

a. Industry / market assessment

b. Outside-in / limited commercial due diligence

c. Full scope commercial due diligence

d. Portfolio company performance enhancement

2. Corporate Clients - services include:

a. Industry / market assessment studies

b. Feasibility studies

c. Target search / screening

d. Growth strategy - organic / inorganic

e. Business plan development / validation

f. Joint venture / partnering strategy

g. Commercial due diligence

h. Synergy assessment

Deals Strategy is a highly industry vertical-aligned strategy practice, comprising strategists who bring both execution pace and sector depth to pure-play strategy engagements that are typically less than 2 months in duration.

Deals Strategy has embarked on an ambitious growth plan in India, and we are keen to hire strategists in our team.

Desired Experience:

- Management consulting experience with a research / consulting firm

- Specific consulting / industry experience

- Experience in Deals will be a definite advantage

Desired Educational Background - MBA from a Tier 1 institute

Role Description:

- Anchor engagement work streams independently

- Guide and develop junior team members in preparing analysis plans (for example, hypothesis / issue trees), conducting research and preparing findings

- Take ownership of key strategic and financial analyses such as market sizing, competitive benchmarking, business plan testing, financial modeling, deal risk / upside analysis, strategy development

- Lead client discussions in association with other engagement team members

- Lead proposal creation efforts

Candidate requirements:

- Very strong analytical skills and structured problem solving abilities

- Impeccable oral and written communication skills

- Keen and equal interest in strategy and finance

- Willingness and ability to frequently work under tight timelines and pressure

- Limited travel will be expected for fieldwork

- Ability to work well in teams (often cross-functional) with a diverse set of colleagues