Strategy & Operations Associate Consultant

What You'll Do

• Manage and execute substantial projects and processes within assigned spaces that help enhance space creditability
• Optimize space operations; proactively suggest and implement improvements or enhancements to space leadership
• Connect the dots across initiatives within the space and firm to create operational efficiencies and save team members' time
• Help drive space-level strategy and facilitate change enablement
• Lead impact measurement & communication plans
• Collaborate on budget optimization and business development activities
• Interact independently with key members of the space and ZS team
• Act as a proxy for space leads in certain tasks, expanding scope and responsibility
• Navigate the network within the assigned space and across ZS to accomplish key objectives
• Deliver outputs that are of 'internal-ready' quality, suitable for a broad audience

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree required
• 2+ to 5 years' experience in professional services firm, consulting or strategy/operations experience preferred
• Fundamental understanding of consulting business models
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Strong project management skills, successfully managing multiple projects at once, including those with intersecting workstreams
• Ability to navigate Experience and comfort working with multiple and senior stakeholders
• Empathy, adaptability and high personal impact
• Proficiency and skill in MS Office Suite