Senior Associate / Manager – Strategy & Performance Improvement

Scyne Advisory

28d•Hybrid

About The Position

Our Strategic Performance Improvement team is growing and, we are seeking an experienced consulting professionals at the Senior Associate / Manager level, bringing strategy and performance improvement expertise. We are looking for individuals with expertise in strategy and performance improvement, who brings strong strategic, commercial and financial acumen. The successful candidate will be comfortable working across multiple sectors, thrive in collaborative, high performing teams and is passionate about delivering lasting value for clients while contributing to the continued growth of our business. As a Senior Associate / Manager, you will lead teams and collaborate with clients across a range of industries to develop and deliver impactful engagements from strategic operating model reviews through to delivery of operational and financial performance improvement solutions, including: Performance Optimisation & Value Creation : Identify and quantify opportunities to improve revenue, reduce costs, increase productivity and unlock enterprise value. Translate findings into robust business cases and investment decisions. Strategy Development : Collaborate with senior executive leaders to define an organisation’s strategic vision and direction and develop the strategic plan to achieve it. Target Operating Model Design : Design future-state operating models that align strategy with organisational structure, governance, processes, capabilities, technology and service delivery. Implementation & Benefits Realisation : Develop practical implementation roadmaps and establish governance and monitor mechanisms to track financial and operational benefits. Business Development : Work with Scyne to grow the practice by contributing to business development, proposals and practice initiatives.

Requirements

Experience within a Tier 1, mid-tier or boutique consulting practice in organisational strategy, financial advisory, or transformation roles.
Experience in strategy, target operating model design and financial performance improvement projects is highly regarded.
Ability to structure ambiguous problems into clear hypotheses, rigorous analysis and actionable recommendations.
Demonstrated ability to lead projects and manage senior client relationships.
Strong financial analysis and business case modelling skills, including experience assessing revenue, cost and productivity opportunities.
Experience assessing and redesigning operating models, covering organisation structure, processes, governance, and service delivery.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate insights into compelling executive narratives that influence critical decisions.
Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous, and change-driven environments.
Experience developing proposals and business development initiatives, identifying new engagement opportunities, nurturing client relationships and thought leadership pieces.
Ability to coach and develop more junior staff.

Responsibilities

Identify and quantify opportunities to improve revenue, reduce costs, increase productivity and unlock enterprise value.
Translate findings into robust business cases and investment decisions.
Collaborate with senior executive leaders to define an organisation’s strategic vision and direction and develop the strategic plan to achieve it.
Design future-state operating models that align strategy with organisational structure, governance, processes, capabilities, technology and service delivery.
Develop practical implementation roadmaps and establish governance and monitor mechanisms to track financial and operational benefits.
Work with Scyne to grow the practice by contributing to business development, proposals and practice initiatives.
Lead teams and collaborate with clients across a range of industries to develop and deliver impactful engagements from strategic operating model reviews through to delivery of operational and financial performance improvement solutions.
Coach and develop more junior staff.

Benefits

Market leading Parental Leave: Allows either carer to take 26 weeks of leave, flexibly, until a child is two years of age.
Full superannuation contributions for up to 12 months (including unpaid parental leave).
Flex working: Our people have the autonomy to choose where and when they work so they can integrate their professional and personal lives, finding the right balance that fuels their growth, wellbeing, engagement and productivity.
A 5th week of paid leave to support rest, wellbeing, and inclusion during our annual summer shutdown.
Birthday leave
First Nations Cultural Leave
Floating Public Holidays
Leave+ (purchased leave up to 12 weeks)
Study Leave
Volunteering Leave
Employee share options for every team member
Smart Device reimbursement: Up to $60 a month towards your smartphone or tablet bill.
Wellness and Lifestyle benefits: $295 a year to spend on items or activities that support your wellness, and up to $205 a year to support your balanced lifestyle.
Free coffee at our local coffee shop when in the office.
Sonder: A digital care platform that empowers people to actively take control of their wellbeing to live well and perform at their best, free to Scyne employees and their immediate family members.
Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Focus on improving outcomes with First Peoples, working in collaboration with government and community sectors towards programs which focus on First Nations clients, consumers and communities.
Encouragement of applications from those in marginalised and/or historically underrepresented communities.
Support for adjustments to the recruitment process if required.
Confirmation of a valid Commonwealth security clearance or the ability to obtain one, if required.