Kearney Associate 2027
About The Position
As an Associate at Kearney, you will contribute to consulting project teams as they offer honest advice and practical guidance to our clients. Depending on each client’s unique needs, projects can differ in length, size and location, giving you unique, hands-on experiences across a range of industries and service practices. Working alongside a dedicated and diverse set of people, you will broaden your knowledge and experience in an open, agile, and collaborative environment. With the freedom to be yourself and recognition for what you bring to the table, you can put your purpose into action and help build a future that works for everyone, everywhere—as a Kearney Original.
Requirements
- Ready to share your ideas and contribute as soon as you join a team
- Analytically inclined and enjoy solving problems
- Able to prioritize and are a doer by nature
- Experienced in your chosen field
- In the final year of your MBA program
- Fluent in English
- Full-time and M/E MBA students graduating from the Rotman School of Management in 2027 who are interested in 2027 Full-Time Associate opportunities in our Toronto office.
Nice To Haves
- Candidates with a strong interest or background in Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Metals & Mining, or ESG/Sustainability should consider this role.
- Generalist role with no practice alignment. The Associate role is our post-MBA level consulting position and will work across industries and functions without specializing. All consultants are expected to specialize by the senior associate/manager level.
- Candidates with a strong interest in mergers & acquisitions, transformation, and corporate strategy should consider this role.
- Candidates with a strong interest or background in operations (plan, make, source, or deliver) should consider this role. Strategic Operations Associates will have the chance to work across all four towers: production, plan, source, and distribute.
- The SG&OT practice deals with a vast number of topics ranging from the structure of organizations, the processes they run, and how they engage their people, focusing on general and administrative (G&A) processes such as finance, accounting, and human resources.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the success of projects to complete tasks such as gathering and analyzing data and conducting competitor assessment studies
- Lead project workstreams and teams (as needed), working alongside the client to create recommendations and implement co-created solutions
- Assist the firm’s business development through generating proposals
- Contribute to the development of thought leadership and other internal and external reports and articles
- Participate in firm building opportunities, e.g. recruiting, training, and mentoring
Benefits
- Generous retirement/pension savings contributions
- Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and their families
- Structured and on-the-job learning and development opportunities
- Personalized opportunities, including talent mobility, flexible work programs, and externships to help you chart a unique career journey to pursue your own personal and professional goals
- paid time off
- paid sick time off
- 401(k) match and profit sharing
- medical, dental and vision coverage
- healthcare concierge
- backup child/adult care
- annual employer HSA contribution
- home office stipend
- subsidized Gympass and annual wellness program
- leaves of absence when needed to support employees’ physical, mental, and emotional well-being
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
