Senior Consultant, Multi Strategy

Malk Partners•New York, NY

6d•$155,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Senior Consultants serve as engagement leads for Malk’s Multi-Strategy clients, overseeing the design and delivery of ESG and responsible investment solutions across asset classes including private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, and secondaries. Senior Consultants are responsible for managing full client engagements—from initial scoping through final deliverables—while ensuring Malk’s work meets the highest standards of analytical rigor, project execution, and client service. Senior Consultants act as strategic advisors to clients, helping them translate ESG considerations into value-creation opportunities and operational improvements. They also play a key role in expanding client relationships, identifying opportunities to deepen or broaden Malk’s support, and guiding team members to effectively deliver on complex workstreams. Overtime, Senior Consultants may have the opportunity to become managers of around one to three individuals.

Requirements

Exceptional PowerPoint, communication, and presentation skills
Demonstrated management and leadership experience
Critical thinking with a strong attention to detail
Strong writing, research, organization, qualitative reasoning
Experience with Excel and data management preferred
Top candidates will have 5-7 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking or a similar field, or in-house sustainability roles with previous working or academic experience in in ESG/sustainability
Candidates who have demonstrated a track record of success in rigorous academic environment

Nice To Haves

Experience working with private equity is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Lead ESG due diligence engagements for multi-strategy clients, steering a team typically comprised of Associates, Senior Associates and Consultants, to gain a deep understanding of a target company’s operations, strategic positioning, and material ESG risks and opportunities
Oversee and guide project manager’s review of primary documents and targeted research; conduct diligence discussions with management teams
Produce high-quality, analytically rigorous diligence reports that articulate specific and actionable recommendations for risk mitigation, operational improvements, and sustainability-driven value creation
Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and strategic relevance of diligence findings prior to VP/SVP review
Identify patterns and themes across diligences to strengthen Malk’s internal tools, frameworks, and ESG evaluation methodologies
Develop a deep understanding of a client’s investment strategy, asset classes, ESG approach, portfolio composition, and operating context
Translate ESG frameworks, regulatory developments (e.g., UN PRI, SFDR), and emerging best practices into concrete recommendations tailored to the client’s investment style and priorities
Lead drafting, review and delivery of major ESG advisory work products—including projects such as ESG program benchmarking, ESG diligence integration strategies, maturity assessments, annual ESG reports, data projects and voluntary and mandatory ESG framework preparation
Serve as a primary point of contact for day-to-day client interactions, balancing multiple stakeholder preferences across accounts and escalating complex issues to VP/SVP as needed
Shape the narrative, logic, and analytical structure of client deliverables; ensure all materials meet Malk’s quality standards
Oversee and coach junior team members—delegating workstreams, reviewing outputs, and providing actionable feedback that strengthens the team’s overall execution
Contribute to practice development by synthesizing learnings across engagements and using these insights to refine Malk’s templates, tools, and internal knowledge base