Senior Consultant - Strategic Advisory

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 24‑Sep‑2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

About the role

Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 company where people come first, serving over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada. The firm is privately‑owned, purpose‑driven, innovative, flexible, and inclusive, with a focus on clients rather than shareholder returns. Edward Jones seeks a highly skilled Senior Consultant to join a newly created Strategic Advisory team. The role will work with Enterprise and Business Segment Leaders to advise and evaluate strategies for high‑impact enterprise undertakings and growth initiatives, support strategic efforts, facilitate decision‑making exercises and strategy workshops, develop options and recommendations, and conduct scenario analysis.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior leadership and offer consultative support to executives to determine and implement strategic next steps, driving Edward Jones' growth
• Lead/facilitate strategic exercises and various strategy workshops with stakeholders across the firm and develop trust‑based relationships with a deep understanding of internal client’s business objectives and challenges
• Conduct thorough analyses of high‑impact strategic issues confronting the firm, collaborating with and managing cross‑functional teams as required (incl. structuring problems, developing hypotheses, gathering data, analyzing results, and presenting findings to senior executives)
• Communicate effectively with all audiences, including senior leaders, in a structured manner via presentations, meetings, and written communications
• Track industry and competitive trends, and develop business outlook and forecasts where appropriate
• Drive multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely completion of deliverables

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required with an emphasis in Accounting, Finance, or Economics
• Advanced degree(s) or certification(s) in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Analytics preferred
• 5+ years of relevant work experience, with a preference for core strategy and/or analytical work at leading strategy consulting firms or financial services organizations
• Prior experience in Wealth Management with advanced familiarity about WM business segments and Practice Management
• Ability to drive an independent workstream and manage contributions to the work of multiple projects
• Ability to break down and solve problems through quantitative thinking and analysis
• Experience contributing to high‑impact strategy assignments and comfort with ambiguous, ever‑changing situations
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, as the position will be responsible for significant thought leadership

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, and voluntary benefits (accident,