Senior Associate
Department: Advisory
Project Location(s): Abu Dhabi, UAE
Education: Master’s Degree
Compensation: AED 780,000 Base + Variable
The role
You’ll work as part of a team of fulltime Agile Dynamics staff, and technical SMEs, under the leadership of a Partner. This is a full cycle role from support of business development and preparing of proposals to delivery.
You will help clients in the government, energy, petrochemical, telecom or financial services and digital economy sectors to design, build, and operationally manage various functions in their organizations, conduct due diligence and valuation support (building excel models, preparing PowerPoint-based analysis, research, and story lining) to the project manager.
Experience Required
- Must: MBA graduate
- Must: 4-5 years of work experience
- Must: 3 years of work experience within a reputable management consulting firm (e.g. Mckinsey, BCG, Delta Partners, Strategy&, Bain & Co, AT Kearney, Roland Berger Germany or Asia or Dubai, etc), with projects serving either telecom, finance, IT, or digital economy firms
- Preference given to candidates with work experiences within tier 1 management consulting brands
- Preference given to candidates with additional work experience in venture capital, incubators, accelerators, and startups, and telecom operators
- Demonstrated aptitude for financial modeling, supporting senior consulting team members in research and analysis and storylining. Ideally some project experience in valuations, due diligence, particularly in the digital startup arena
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbally, in English
- Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
- Strong people skills and ability to engage all levels of the organization (especially front-line)
- Willingness to roll up your sleeves and work at all levels of a client organization
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate analysis into recommendations
Who You’ll Work With
- You’ll be working on client site 4-5 days per week
- Projects focus on telecom operators, financial services, and other industries
- You will be part of a project team of 2-3, reporting to a senior project manager or principal