Senior Consultant, Value Creation

Stax LLC•Chicago, IL

1d•$165,000 - $190,000

About The Position

Grant Thornton Stax is a strategy consulting firm built for high-impact work with private equity and growth-focused clients. Following our acquisition by Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, we’re expanding rapidly, combining the agility and culture of a boutique with the scale, reach, and platform of Grant Thornton. Recognized as a top workplace, Grant Thornton Stax has been named to the 2025 Vault Consulting 50 Best Firms, Management Consulted’s Top Ranked Consulting Firms 2025, and Consulting Magazine’s 2025 Best Firms to Work For. To support this growth, we’re expanding our team of Consultants—professionals who are intellectually curious, analytically strong, and eager to take on real responsibility early. As a Senior Consultant in the Value Creation practice, you will play a central role on high-impact engagements focused on driving revenue growth, EBITDA expansion, and operational improvement for private equity portfolio companies. You will work closely with portfolio company executives and private equity sponsors to design and execute initiatives across pricing, commercial excellence, go-to-market strategy, performance improvement and growth strategy development topic areas. Engagements often extend beyond strategy development into implementation planning and measurable execution. Our teams operate with high ownership, direct client exposure, and meaningful responsibility—without the heavy travel model common in consulting.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience in strategy consulting, value creation, commercial excellence, pricing, or growth strategy roles
Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred
Demonstrated experience leading defined workstreams focused on revenue growth, pricing, go-to-market, or operational performance improvement
Strong financial modeling skills, with ability to quantify revenue and EBITDA impact
Excellent structured problem-solving and analytical capabilities
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentation experience
Advanced PowerPoint and Excel proficiency required
Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities
High initiative, intellectual curiosity, and strong collaboration skills
Experience managing small teams or leading defined modules within larger engagements

Nice To Haves

Experience working with private equity portfolio companies or corporate growth initiatives preferred

Responsibilities

Lead workstreams focused on revenue growth, pricing optimization, sales effectiveness, and commercial strategy
Diagnose performance gaps and identify value creation levers across customer segmentation, pricing, sales operations, and go-to-market models
Develop actionable roadmaps with clear financial impact and implementation milestones
Partner directly with portfolio company executives (CEO, CRO, CFO) to drive alignment and support execution
Build financial models to quantify revenue and EBITDA impact
Structure client deliverables that clearly articulate insights, recommendations, and measurable outcomes
Present findings and implementation plans to private equity sponsors and portfolio company leadership
Conduct scaled primary research, including phone interviews and web surveys to inform strategic recommendations
Manage Associates, ensuring analytical rigor and high-quality outputs
Contribute to business development efforts and support the growth of the Value Creation practice