Madrid Office

**About us**

L.E.K. Consulting is an international firm that specializes in strategy, transaction services and performance improvement consulting. It advises the largest private and public sector organizations, private equity companies and smaller, more entrepreneurial businesses.

With a reputation for resolving the most complex commercial issues, L.E.K. helps business leaders consistently make better decisions, deliver improved business performance and create greater shareholder returns.

The firm was founded in 1983 and employs over 1,000 staff in 22 offices across Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. L.E.K. has been named ‘Professional Services Firm of the year’ at the City A.M. awards 2011, which celebrate the most successful firms in London’s financial and business community. L.E.K. stands out as the only major global strategy consulting firm to have grown from a UK base and was the first strategic consultancy to win the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International trade.

We are currently recruiting for Senior Associate Consultant positions starting ASAP, based in our Madrid office. The Associate Consultant / Senior Associate Consultant is responsible for leading modules of the project work and driving analytical insights.

We are currently recruiting for a 2-5 years’ experience Senior Associate Consultant. We are looking for motivated, creative and persevering applicants, with strong analytical skills, a fully developed quantitative mind and able to manage a team. Being fluent in both English and Spanish is required. Moreover, mastering of another European language is an additional asset (French, German ).

**Associate consultant / Senior Associate Consultant role**

The Senior Associate Consultant role is the core of L.E.K. In our case team structure, it is the Senior Associate Consultant who has primary responsibility for understanding the client issues and then producing the facts and analyses which form the basis of our recommendations. The Senior Associate Consultant role includes various tasks, such as: structuring complex strategic and analytical problems, organizing and managing a team of Associates, interfacing with client management and the senior L.E.K. case team to understand problems, test hypotheses and discuss interim results. The Consultant synthesizes the analyses of the team into key findings and actionable recommendations and delivers formal client presentations. Furthermore, the Senior Associate Consultant’s role includes working with senior management to implement recommendations which have impact and create value.

In addition to client and team management responsibilities, Senior Associate Consultant have the opportunity to contribute to the management of the firm through involvement in areas such as Professional Development, New Client Development, Recruitment and Knowledge Management.

**Developing your Skills**

Working as a Senior Associate Consultant at L.E.K. provides you with the opportunity to gain a comprehensive foundation in decision making. From strategy to finance, marketing to operations, Senior Associate Consultant are involved in all aspects of strategic and financial analysis across a diverse set of industries. Our people are exposed to a wider range of industries and types of problems, which means their learning curve develops more rapidly compared to the Consultancy peer group. As a firm of strategy experts, not industry experts, staff are allocated to a wide range of projects. The result is that our professionals are continually exposed to new industries and new challenges. There is no better or faster way to develop strategy consulting and business leadership skills.

**Training and Development**

We operate a very comprehensive training program with continuous monthly training sessions, which are tailored to the needs of your position. L.E.K’s training covers the full range of technical, analytical, strategy, communication, project management & relationship building skills. L.E.K. is extremely committed to the training and development of all employees.

**International Exchange Program**

L.E.K. operates an international inter-office exchange Program, which gives you the opportunity for international exposure, from individual casework to international office exchanges (3 to 6 months).

**Recruiting process**

After a first selection based on your documents (Resume + Cover letter), the applicants will be evaluated during three rounds of personal interviews. The evaluation is based on the applicant’s profile, its motivation and on its capability to handle a strategic case study.