Associate Consultant - NY Area

The role

An Associate Consultant works as a member of a project team helping global enterprises address strategic issues. The role involves applying research and quantitative analysis to develop business strategies.

What you will do

• Obtaining relevant data and other information needed to address client issues from a variety of sources
• Analyzing and visualizing data that creates meaningful insights and conclusions for clients
• Developing action plans for clients by synthesizing analyses and applying strategic thinking to them
• Presenting and explaining research, analyses, findings and recommendations to teammates and clients
• Works as a member of a project team helping leading global enterprises address strategic issues
• Travels to or videoconferences with clients, data sources and teammates from all over the world
• Applies rigorous yet creative research and quantitative analysis to develop winning business strategies
• Learns how businesses operate in many environments via direct exposure to clients across industries/cultures

Required qualifications

• BS/MS from a leading university or college plus meaningful prior internship experience
• Strong data manipulation & analysis skills with tools such as Excel, R, Tableau, Python, SQL, Access, etc.
• Excellent research capabilities
• High levels of intelligence, creativity, intellectual curiosity, energy & enthusiasm
• Effective problem-solving skills and abundant common sense while being detail oriented & very organized
• Strong communications skills, both written and verbal
• A high degree of maturity and responsibility with the ability to work both independently and in teams
• Interpersonal skills to work cross-culturally with diverse groups of clients and co-workers
• Strong leadership ability and the ability to inspire confidence in others

Nice to have

• Quantitative analytical undergraduate education (Engineering, Math, Economics or a Science)
• multiple languages a plus

About the company

Mars & Co is a generalist business improvement consulting firm with a 40+ year history delivering strategic and operational improvements to Fortune 100 clients. The firm has seven global offices and a collaborative, meritocratic culture.