Consultant at Investor Group Services (IGS) in Boston, MA

Summary: Investor Group Services (IGS) is a boutique advisory firm that supports investors and business leaders through transactions and value creation initiatives. They are seeking a Consultant who will assess investment opportunities, conduct due diligence, and provide insights to clients in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities: - Assessing investment and growth opportunities for private equity firms and corporate clients - Gaining an in-depth understanding of a wide variety of industries - Synthesizing research and analysis to deliver answers to clients key questions - Building business development and client management skills - Assuming a high level of responsibility on client teams as well as within firm - While managing projects, Consultants supervise teams of associates in addition to designing, conducting, and analyzing research on our clients’ key questions, including How large is the company’s market and at what rate is it growing? What drives growth in this market? How is the company positioned in the competitive landscape? How do customers rate the company relative to the competitors? How realistic are the new market opportunities? What factors drive the company’s ability to generate profits? How might the company accelerate growth and/or improve profitability? What opportunities exist to drive growth and profitability through pricing strategy? What unique value does the company have or need to build to move up market? How is the company perceived relative to key competitors? What opportunities exist? - Working in a dynamic and collegial environment - Working and living in San Francisco, CA, New York, NY Boston, MA, or Chicago, IL; IGS consultants rarely travel - Validate investment theses and assess market risks across a broad range of industries - Work directly with middle market private equity, M&A and corporate clients - Lead case teams of 1-4 associates - Analyze, synthesize, and present complex data, such as market size and share, and competitive landscape dynamics - Demonstrated ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative data into actionable insights - Strong project management skills and experience leading small teams - Comfort with ambiguity and tight timelines; ability to lead multiple workstreams in parallel - Client-ready communication skills, including executive presentation development and delivery - Design and conduct company and market-specific informational interviews Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree and MBA degree required - Exceptional project management, research, and analytical experience - Interest in assessing investment and growth opportunities for private equity firms and corporate clients - Ability to gain an in-depth understanding of a wide variety of industries - Ability to synthesize research and analysis to deliver answers to clients' key questions - Ability to build business development and client management skills - Ability to assume a high level of responsibility on client teams as well as within the firm - Experience supervising teams of associates - Ability to design, conduct, and analyze research on clients' key questions - Demonstrated ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative data into actionable insights - Strong project management skills and experience leading small teams - Comfort with ambiguity and tight timelines; ability to lead multiple workstreams in parallel - Client-ready communication skills, including executive presentation development and delivery - Ability to design and conduct company and market-specific informational interviews Preferred Qualifications: - Specific experience in consulting, private equity or market assessment is beneficial but not required Required Skills: Market size analysis, Quantitative analysis, Primary and secondary research, Interview guide development, Margin and cost analysis, Profitability evaluation, Client presentation creation, Client communication, Project management Benefits: Annual discretionary bonus tied to individual and company performance, Comprehensive benefits package, Potential starting bonus, Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance options, 401(k) retirement plan with employer contribution, Paid time off and company holidays, Collaborative, collegial work environment, IGS sponsors employees for H-1B visas, IGS is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer