Paris Office - Consultant - Organisation & Performance Practice (m/f/d)

L.E.K. Consulting is a global strategy consulting firm that addresses the most critical commercial issues for the leaders of some of the world's most successful businesses.

Clients come to us time and again because we are proven to act as an insightful expert and a trusted partner. We are uncompromising in our approach to help clients make better decisions at crucial moments, changing the trajectory of their enterprise, delivering improved business performance and creating greater shareholder returns.

Our teams combine our core capabilities of research, benchmarking, modelling, data & analytics and strategy development to create game-changing insights and practical solutions that seize competitive advantage and unlock new growth opportunities. We enable clients to make critical decisions with greater certainty and empower them to master their moments of truth.

With more than 2,200 professionals located across five continents, L.E.K. specialises in Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) support with clients across the full range of corporates and private equity. We are expert in a wide range of industries, including Life Sciences and healthcare, retail and consumer, financial services, industrials, energy and transportation.

The Organisation & Performance Practice

We are uncompromising in our approach to help our clients consistently make better strategic decisions, deliver improved business performance and create greater shareholder value and support our clients with diagnostic and delivery issues in the areas of:

• Organization design and Effectiveness
• Performance Improvement
• Post Merger Integration
• Operational Due Diligence

Consultant Role

The Consultant role is at the core of our project team structure. Using their creative problem-solving and managerial skills, Consultants at L.E.K. lead our project teams to provide clients insights with impact, making a difference by driving our teams to deliver actionable advice and strategies to help our clients win. Consultants at L.E.K. are responsible for managing teams through leadership and mentorship and are on point to ensure the team is addressing client problems and delivering an answer.

Responsibilities

• Breaking down and outlining the client’s key strategic, operational, and organisational issues
• Designing and executing appropriate methodologies / frameworks, overseeing deployment of critical tools (e.g., programme management tools) and guiding critical analysis
• Designing and supervising the team’s core tasks and analyses day-to-day
• Developing presentation and other deliverable structures
• Providing guidance and support to client working teams
• Understanding the critical issues affecting the client and communicating key insights and recommendations based upon the project team’s research and analysis
• Participating in the communication of project conclusions to client senior management
• Providing guidance, mentorship, and feedback to more junior staff

Requirements for the role

• Experience in a range of the core O&P capabilities: organisation design; commercial excellence; post-merger integration; performance improvement; and/or programme / change management
• Superior analytical skills combined with demonstrated expertise in consulting approaches
• Strong project management skills including work planning, presentation development, quality control, and client management
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Highly collaborative and intellectually curious, able to quickly assess a situation and generate new insights and actionable ideas

Diversity and inclusion at L.E.K.

Here at L.E.K., we appreciate the value of a diverse and inclusive workforce and are committed to a culture that is inclusive and accepting of all people. Above all, we are committed to ensuring that all employees are treated with respect and dignity. L.E.K. Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We have several affinity groups to support and enrich our employees and in addition, our Diversity and Inclusion committee celebrate events throughout the year with a focus on awareness and education.