USA Associate Partner - Retail & Hospitality

OC&C is recruiting for the Associate Partner position in our Retail and Hospitality Practice across both our New York and Boston Offices.

Position Summary

The Associate Partner (AP) role combines business development, project delivery, and involvement in building a practice (for example by contributing to publications or conference speeches).  An AP may work on a single project initially, then increasingly oversee two simultaneously, or manage some business development activity.  We help our APs to build a distinctive personal platform that will be the basis for them to succeed as a Partner. 

Specifically, the AP role involves:

• Thought leadership on strategy and diligence projects, from designing the approach to overseeing analysis to crystallising findings in a compelling way for clients

• Leading OC&C project teams (typically 3-8 people on a project), including assisting team members to develop consulting skills; i.e. helping motivated and talented individuals to progress quickly

• Rapidly establishing themselves in the eyes of clients as a very strong, professional manager who can provide genuine insight - and investing in client relationships beyond projects

• Actively participating in sector team efforts to reinforce OC&C’s position as leaders in strategy consultancy in our chosen areas

• Outstanding track record of problem-solving, and achieving / exceeding objectives in a project-based environment, with the equivalent of 6-7 years’ experience of complex strategy consulting projects, including experience from a blue chip and / or strategy consultancy group

• Excellent understanding of some part of the Retail and Hospitality markets

• Experience of managing multiple workstreams and leading consulting teams

• Applied experience in translating key client issues into clear deliverables and implementing this advice

• A proven track record of developing successful relationships at senior executive to Board level

Personal Specification

Good candidates will be:

• Analytical, highly numerate, clear thinkers who are hypothesis and issue driven

• Intellectually curious, rigorous and creative

• Commercially aware, able to recognise critical issues and dedicate attention accordingly

• Very strong communicators, in writing or verbally, able to adapt effectively for different internal and external audiences

• Pragmatic, enthusiastic and structured implementers with an ability to create and maintain pace whilst ensuring that energies are well focussed and channelled

• Credible at Board level with the ability to relate well to clients and colleagues

• Strong business ethics: honest, respectful of others and culturally unbiased

• Down to earth, friendly and approachable