Associate Director, Management Consulting

About the Role

As an Associate Director within Teneo’s Management Consulting division, you will play a leadership role in delivering strategic client engagements and building trusted client relationships. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to solve complex business challenges, guide high-performing teams, and drive impactful results across diverse sectors including Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Leisure & Hospitality, Software, Transport, and TMT.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex client engagements, including strategy development, project planning, timelines, deliverables, and progress reporting.
• Serve as a day-to-day lead for senior clients, building trusted relationships and helping execute strategic initiatives.
• Help CEOs and senior leadership teams address critical business issues with solutions that advance, accelerate, and multiply value.
• Set priorities and manage workloads across account teams to deliver high-quality client service and meet commitments.
• Collaborate across internal divisions to develop integrated, meaningful solutions for clients.
• Direct multiple workstreams across client accounts, ensuring alignment across teams, clients, and vendors.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to colleagues, supporting their development and success.
• Establish priorities based on strategic direction, considering multiple perspectives and interdependencies.
• Contribute to business development and internal team initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 8+ years of relevant experience within a consulting environment.
• Experience applying a broad consulting toolkit to solve diverse client challenges across industries and functions.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to structure projects, establish priorities, and manage expectations across multiple clients.
• Demonstrated expertise helping clients address strategic, operational, and organizational challenges.
• Entrepreneurial and innovative mindset, with a creative approach to ideas, solutions, and client work.
• Ability to approach complex issues with intellectual rigor, sound judgment, and practical problem-solving skills.
• Persuasive communicator with the ability to communicate clearly, comfortably, and professionally, both verbally and in writing.

Benefits

• Flexible time off policy.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Long-term disability and life insurance.
• 401K plan with company match.
• Commuter benefits.
• Team events and snacks.
• Induction program and continuous development support, including dedicated Learning Team resources.
• Six-monthly promotion opportunities for high performers.

Pay

Base Salary Range: $250,000–$270,000. Compensation for this role will depend on several factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience that may fall outside of the range listed. Total compensation package includes annualized bonus, 401k match, healthcare coverage, and a broad range of additional benefits and rewards.

Schedule

Hybrid flexible work policy. If assigned to the New York office, the expectation is for employees to work from the office location a minimum of three times a week.