Consultant

About the role

Investor Group Services (IGS) invites MBAs with an interest in private equity, due diligence, analyzing investment opportunities, and creating value for clients to apply for the Consultant role. Consultant (Full-Time) Start Date: Current or Fall 2026 (flexible) Eligibility: MBA 2nd Years graduating in 2026 or recent graduates.

IGS is a trusted advisor supporting investors and business leaders through transactions, growth and portfolio value creation initiatives. As a boutique advisory firm that works with private equity firms, strategic acquirers, and their portfolio companies, we help our clients assess investment opportunities across most major sectors by providing them with the data-driven insights and analysis they need to make investments in middle market companies and industries.

Responsibilities

As a Consultant, you will be a part of a collegial and entrepreneurial environment. Our work is fast-paced and provides opportunities for rapid skill and knowledge development. Consultants quickly gain in-depth knowledge of diverse markets when evaluating a broad range of industries for private equity firms and corporate clients.

• Assessing investment and growth opportunities for private equity firms and corporate clients
• Gaining an in-depth understanding of a wide variety of industries
• Synthesizing research and analysis to deliver answers to clients' key questions
• Building business development and client management skills
• Assuming a high level of responsibility on client teams as well as within the firm
• Managing projects, supervising teams of associates, designing, conducting, and analyzing research on clients' key questions

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and MBA degree required. Consultant candidates should have exceptional project management, research, and analytical experience. Candidates should be interested in private equity, due diligence, and analyzing investment opportunities.

• Validate investment theses and assess market risks across a broad range of industries
• Work directly with middle market private equity, M&A and corporate clients
• Lead case teams of 1-4 associates
• Analyze, synthesize, and present complex data, such as market size and share, and competitive landscape dynamics
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative data into actionable insights
• Strong project management skills and experience leading small teams

Qualifications

Our Consultants Join Us From a Variety Of Backgrounds. While There Is No One Path To Becoming a Consultant At IGS, Our Team Shares a Common Set Of Capabilities

• Demonstrated analytic skills including the ability to synthesize data from qualitative and quantitative sources
• Intellectual curiosity and hypothesis driven thinking to identify the best research and data to answer clients’ questions
• Ability to quickly assume a high level of responsibility as a project manager in small case teams and within the firm
• Ability to work directly with senior management and private equity clients
• Comfort with working in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment

Skills

IGS consultants enhance a strong set of business skills through their project work and client interactions, including the following:

Hard Skills

• Design and execute complex quantitative analysis, including market size and share analyses, through the interpretation of primary and secondary research
• Develop proprietary interview guides and presentations to effectively address clients’ key issues
• Analyze margin and cost information and evaluate relative profitability
• Create client presentations, from storyboard to final deliverable

Soft Skills

• Operate in a team-based working and learning environment
• Refine formal presentation skills through client presentations
• Manage and motivate teams of associates
• Learn to work effectively under tight time frames and to stay focused under pressure

Benefits

IGS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Professional Development: hands-on orientation program, ongoing training sessions, and peer mentorship program
• Compensation: $185,000 USD annually, semi-monthly pay, annual discretionary bonus tied to individual and company performance, and a potential starting bonus
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance options
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer contribution
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Collaborative, collegial work environment