McKinsey & Company
Associate
To help our clients make distinctive, lasting, and substantial improvements in their performance
Consulting and Professional Services
Full-time
Office | Sydney, NSW, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Mid Level · A role for someone with some well-developed knowledge and skills they can bring to the role and team. Typically within 2-5 years of experience.
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Why McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm. We are the trusted advisor to the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions.
We work with leading organizations across the private, public and social sectors. Our scale, scope, and knowledge allow us to address problems that no one else can. We have deep functional and industry expertise as well as breadth of geographical reach. We are passionate about taking on immense challenges that matter to our clients and, often, to the world.
We work with our clients as we do with our colleagues. We build their capabilities and leadership skills at every level and every opportunity. We do this to help build internal support, get to real issues, and reach practical recommendations. We bring out the capabilities of clients to fully participate in the process and lead the ongoing work.
About the role
WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH You will work in our Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, or Auckland office. With over 50-years experience in Australia and New Zealand, our work spans multiple sectors of the economy including the social sector. We are ambitious for our clients - we want to work with them as they strive for world-class performance. Our vision is based on seeing organisations in Australia and New Zealand achieve their potential, and to help realise the economic and social benefits for all citizens.
WHAT YOU'LL DO As a consultant, you will work closely with senior client executives and McKinsey colleagues in the most entrepreneurial environments, and help to develop sector-shaping and nation-transforming programs. Your colleagues at McKinsey will go to extraordinary lengths to ensure your success. You will have the opportunity to assist, learn from, challenge, and be challenged by leaders. We will constantly invest in your personal development through daily coaching and mentoring coupled with comprehensive training programs that begin soon after you join and continue throughout your McKinsey career.
Our consultants share a passion for helping clients to change industries, transform business models, and create competitive advantage. We advise some of the largest, most innovative companies in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, metals and mining, telecommunications, retail, banking and finance. #LI-POST #LI-MP QUALIFICATIONS
- Undergraduate degree with outstanding academic record and/or Masters, MBA, PhD
- 5+ years of business management experience in a reputed company/institute with a proven record of high performance/substantial achievements in the specific role/position
- Deep expertise in key industries, such as oil and gas, metals and mining, telecommunications, retail, public sector, government agency, law, engineering, medicine and health, banking and finance
- Solid functional knowledge, including but not limited to strategy, business development, manufacturing, supply chain, product development, project management, marketing and sales, etc.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to untangle complex issues
- Strong logical reasoning and creative thinking skills
- Quantitative aptitude
- Ability to take initiative and eager to break new ground, create opportunities for others, and take personal risks
What you'll be responsible for
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Strategic Planning and Roadmap Development
Develop strategic plans and roadmaps to support clients' long-term goals
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Client/Investor Relationship Management
Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and investors, providing ongoing support throughout the transaction lifecycle
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Project Management
Develop project plans, track progress against milestones, and ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget
Skills you'll need
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Prioritization
Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions
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Flexibility
Copes with changes and ambiguity in varying circumstances and can adapt behaviour effectively
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Critical thinking
Identifies and synthesizes patterns and trends amongst various sources of information to reach a meaningful conclusion, perspective or insight
Meet the team
