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Senior Consultant

At The Miles Group we work closely with CEOs, leadership teams, and boards of major global corporations to create customized, world-class talent strategies. From directing successful leadership transitions at Fortune 50 companies to conducting in-depth board assessments and development plans, we create value for organizations that reaches far beyond our engagement.

Senior Consultants are responsible for helping to manage multiple client engagements as well as providing support across all service lines for TMG Partners. As a Sr. Consultant, you will develop our clients’ executive-level talent to help them reach their full potential, thereby driving high performance for their businesses. This is a hybrid position based out of our New York City Headquarters.

Job Responsibilities:

• Participate in C-level client facing activities and prepare supporting written reports, client presentations, and business development materials
• Provide project management oversight and direction across a number of clients
• Engage in the pursuit of upsell at existing clients and participate in the pursuit of new business
• Provide support for the development of intellectual capital during or following project assignments
• Conduct required research, market analysis, and some data gathering in support of client engagements
• Analyze and compile reports in support of executive development and coaching engagements

Required Skills

• Writing skills: an excellent writer with the ability to craft clear, concise, and impactful narratives
• Communication skills: can effectively communicate with colleagues (and eventually clients) across a variety of methods (in person, on the phone, over email, etc.); thoughtful around updating colleagues on the status of projects and work
• Business acumen: well-honed analytical skills coupled with business acumen to draw insights and identify tailored solutions for our clients and their unique organizational contexts and needs
• Issue spotting: the ability to identify, discern, and categorize multiple cogent themes from a variety of inputs
• Research skills: capable of conducting ad hoc research for clients and quickly crafting high quality client deliverables based on findings
• Editing skills: strong attention to detail; takes a meticulous and painstaking approach to work products; dedicated to delivering high quality, highly professional work to clients
• PowerPoint skills: strong familiarity with formatting PowerPoint slides; can create interesting / dynamic visuals and knows which tools to use to fix formatting issues that arise

Required Characteristics

• Self-starter: capable of completing tasks with little direction, taking the initiative to ask for context when needed without having to be “handheld”
• EQ: a team player with strong affability, interpersonal skills, and high emotional intelligence who demonstrates empathy and warmth to routinely forge and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders and clients
• Entrepreneurial spirit: passionate about contributing to the growth of an organization and the success of the team
• Drive: energetic, enjoys a fast-paced environment and thrives in taking on responsibility; high level of initiative and responsibility with a dedication to quality
• Stamina and resilience: can consistently work with a strong sense of urgency; understands that client needs, from time to time, can arise nights and weekends and is willing and able to commit to providing support where necessary

Work Experience and Educational Qualifications:
We hire great people, regardless of any one specific qualification. However, ideal qualifications include:

• 7+ years of experience in: leadership consulting, management consulting (ideally in strategy with a specific interest in Human Capital), executive search, talent management/development, or a related field

• Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree is a plus

About The Miles Group

At TMG, we help our clients maximize their investments in talent. We learn our clients’ businesses, strategies, values, and culture and use that lens to craft talent strategies that drive high performance. The complete suite of TMG talent development solutions covers everyone from the CEO through the next generation of leaders for our clients. We offer in-depth talent assessments, scalable educational opportunities, high-touch executive coaching, succession planning, and board optimization – services that have proved invaluable to companies across industries, geographies, and life cycles.

TMG provides a competitive base salary, benefits and bonus package for our employees and new joiners. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for new joiners for this role is $150,000 - $230,000. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to an individual's experience and expertise.

TMG is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.