Kearney Principal, Digital and Analytics (D&A)

Job Description

As a Principal at Kearney, you will be a key contributor to the growth and development of our Digital and Analytics (D&A) practice as we offer honest advice and practical guidance to our clients.

Working alongside a dedicated and diverse team, you will advise our D&A clients to define and implement strategies that will deliver results in this ever-changing market environment.  

Through unique hands-on experiences, you will broaden your knowledge across a breadth of topics while developing relationships with clients and colleagues across the firm. With the freedom to be yourself and recognition for what you bring to the table, you can put your purpose into action and help build a future that works for everyone, everywhere—as a Kearney Original. 

Key responsibilities 

·       Partner with clients across industries to understand executive and board-level issues and translate into how/why we should apply Advanced Analytics/Optimization. 

·       Drive and deliver large-scale transformation programs, leveraging SC design platforms and/or other optimization tools.

·       Maintain long-term relationships with previous clients and proactively develop new relationships through external networking.

·       Lead business development efforts with new clients, with a visible role in client meetings and presentations.

·       Develop marketable points of view on business challenges, including the creation of intellectual capital, and proactively share and disseminate with demonstrated applicability to clients.

·       Mentor and apprentice junior colleagues, helping them hone and develop their professional skills and experience. 

·       Lead and develop strategy for at least one firm-building activity, e.g. recruiting, training, and mentoring. 

·       Actively manage the firm’s financials, business, and staff utilization, as well as determine pricing and negotiate complex contracts for long-term profitability.

Who you are 

After nearly 100 years, we know this business is fundamentally about making connections—between facts, figures, insights, strategies, tools, technologies, and above all, people. That’s why we look for collaborative, insightful, and inquisitive problem-solvers who don’t accept the first thing in front of them and who are always unapologetically themselves. 

We want to hear from you if you are: 

·       Analytically inclined and enjoy solving problems 

·       Able to prioritize and are a doer by nature 

·       Experienced in leading large teams and mentoring colleagues 

·       Experienced as a Principal (or equivalent) in the consulting industry

·       Fluent in English

·       Fluent in at least one scripting language (ex. Python, R)

·       Experienced with:

·       Supply chain design platforms (ex. Coupa SC Guru, AIMMS SC Navigator) and/or other optimization tools (ex. Gurobi)

·       Simulation tools (ex. Anylogic, ARENA, PlantSimulation)

·       Statistical tools (ex. SPSS, MATLAB, SAS, JMP, R) as well as with the underlying stochastic and statistical methods

·       Self-service data & analytics platforms (ex. Alteryx, KNIME)

·       Visualization platforms (ex. Tableau, PowerBI)

·       Managing large sets of data with databases such as MSSQL, MySQL, NoSQL or DB2

·       Interfacing with large enterprise systems (ex. Oracle, SAP, JDA) in the usage of functional SW and/or base data

·       Operations research

What we can offer you 

Every day, our people work to be the difference for our clients, our communities, and our colleagues. Helping them make an impact, they are sustained by a competitive remuneration package plus comprehensive benefits and perks, including but not limited to: 

·       Generous retirement/pension savings contributions 

·       Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and their families 

·       Non-partner equity-based awards (for consulting managers and above) 

·       Structured and on-the-job learning and development opportunities 

·       Personalized opportunities including talent mobility, flexible work programs, and externships to help you chart a unique career journey to pursue your own personal and professional goals 

Read more about our benefits and a career at Kearney.com/careers. 

 

Equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination 
Kearney prides itself on providing a culture where our employees belong and thrive equally, which means our people feel comfort, confidence, and joy as they do great things for our firm, our colleagues, and our clients. That’s why Kearney is committed to building a diverse workforce and inclusive environment. Kearney is an equal opportunity employer; we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other differences consistent with applicable laws. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices. We encourage everyone to apply, including those who may not feel historically represented in consulting. 

Language Requirements

English