A boutique strategy consultancy, in business for 25+ years, working across 60+ countries. Small by design (around 25 people), which means no armies of analysts and no getting lost in a huge case team. Project teams run 3–4 people, flat structure, and everyone in that room has a real say in the output. Clients are senior: CMOs, Insight Directors, C-suite leaders who’ve come for a straight answer, not a research report.

Expect to be working on 2–3 projects at once, each running a few months, covering things like growth strategy, market entry, brand and portfolio work, and business model innovation. You’ll pull together qualitative and quantitative evidence, build the Excel model and the deck, and land the “so what” in a way a CMO can act on. At Senior Consultant level, you’ll own that end to end: running the client relationship, facilitating the workshop, deciding what the answer actually is. At Consultant level, you’re building toward that, with real client exposure from week one.

You’ve got strategy consulting experience, ideally in growth, market-entry, brand or competitor strategy. You can read a P&L and you know the difference between an interesting insight and a commercial recommendation. You’re just as comfortable with a spreadsheet as you are presenting to a room of senior stakeholders.

One honest note: if your background is purely research or insight, and you haven’t yet had to turn findings into a strategic recommendation someone signed off on, this probably isn’t the right fit yet. If it is, you already know it.

Salary £39,000–£68,000, depending on level and experience. Hybrid working, profit share, private medical from day one, and 30 weeks fully paid parental leave.