VIE New York - Strategy Consultant

Sia•New York, NY

About The Position

Kaiser Associates, part of Sia, is a global growth consulting firm that transforms original insight into strategy for ambitious organizations around the world. For more than 40 years, our “industry insider” approach to bespoke research has supported clients in a focused group of specialized markets and disciplines. Armed with this intelligence that is simply unavailable elsewhere, our analysts can craft practical, agile, and actionable strategies that allow clients to make some really bold decisions. With great confidence. With a strong focus on strategy, we offer our consultants development opportunities, accessible senior leadership, and minimal travel. We offer the opportunity to work in a variety of our practices: Consumer & Retail, Financial Services & Payments, Healthcare, Industrials, Private Equity and M&A, and TMT. The Position As a Strategy Consultant, you will support client engagements by leading research and fact-gathering efforts, analyzing and synthesizing insights, and developing high-quality client deliverables. You will work as a generalist across practices and contribute to projects that vary in industry, scope, duration, and location. In this role, you will:

Requirements

You are a graduate of a top-tier engineering or business school, with initial experience (final-year internship or first full-time role) in a strategy consulting firm, ideally within an MBB firm.
You are able to quickly build expertise in new subject areas and demonstrate a strong interest and first expertise in data and AI-related topics.
You are a team player with an open mind, strong curiosity, and solid analytical skills. You are eager to join a motivating professional environment where you will share our core values of excellence, entrepreneurship, innovation, knowledge sharing, collaboration, and work-life balance.
Fluency in French and in English are required (having recently taken the TOEFL or the IELTS is a plus).
You must be between 18 and 28 years old at the time of registration
Your assignment must begin no later than your 29th birthday
You must be a French, European Economic Area, or Monegasque national
You must be in compliance with your national service obligations
You must enjoy full civil rights and have no criminal record.

Responsibilities

Lead complex projects from start to finish, including those covering multiple markets or nuanced strategic issues
Manage multiple engagements simultaneously when required
Own complex workstreams independently and lead lower-complexity projects end-to-end
Design robust research plans based on key statements of work to address core client questions
Build clear, actionable frameworks and models that support strategic recommendations
Apply qualitative and quantitative analysis with a high degree of autonomy
Develop compelling, well-structured storyboards and presentation materials that clearly support the client narrative
Interact directly with clients throughout engagements, including facilitating and leading parts of client meetings
Present conclusions and recommendations through clear, creative, and impactful deliverables
Collaborate with and learn from a highly supportive team of peers and senior leaders