Associate (2nd Year) - 2025

**About L.E.K. Consulting**:
As a global strategy consulting firm, we work with some of the most innovative and successful organisations to solve their most critical business problems. Our achievements are fueled by a strong foundation of collaboration and a global community that embraces diverse individuals. Celebrated as one of the top workplaces in Professional Services by the Australian Financial Review, L.E.K. is renowned for fostering an environment where top talent excels.

Established in 1983, our global footprint spans 25 offices worldwide, comprising a team of approximately 3000 professionals. As a leading global strategy consulting firm, we collaborate with some of the most innovative and successful organisations, addressing their most crucial business challenges.

We are seeking an experienced Associate to join our dynamic and high-achieving team in Melbourne in **early 2025**. This role is suited to those who have **up to two years professional experience in the fields of consulting or engineering**. If you don’t fit this profile but still think you might be a good fit, then please reach out and we would be happy to have a conversation with you.

**The Associate Role**:
Associates play a crucial role on each case team, gathering, analysing and synthesising research and data to address the client's core issues. This includes leading rigorous analysis that underpins breakthrough insights to make a lasting impact for clients.

While casework needs will vary every day, the main responsibilities of an Associate include:

- Gathering primary data on markets, competitors, and customers through database and Internet searches, market research and other commercial reports, internal client data, and telephone and in-person interviews.
- Developing rigorous strategic and financial analysis that will be utilised to determine L.E.K.'s recommendation to the client. Examples include developing a spreadsheet model of market growth and competitor share, developing a valuation model for a company or product using discounted cash flow analysis, testing customer sensitivity to product attributes using adaptive conjoint analysis, or determining probability distributions of acquisition value.
- Takes responsibility for a range of support roles on case work and utilises support resources effectively to achieve tasks assigned.
- Collaborating with project team members to derive trends, conclusions, and recommendations based upon the analysis. An Associate must transform what he or she has learned into thoughtful insights regarding the client's strategic direction.
- Contributes effectively to client development work with suitable and selective research and analysis.
- Demonstrates broad understanding of the client's business and the industry in which they operate. Assists team in preparation for client meetings.
- Effective construction of slides utilising the wide range of functionality available.
- Coaching peers/colleagues and transferring skills, offering constructive advice, and positively contributing to the workplace.

**Why join L.E.K.? In short, by joining L.E.K. you will develop your skills at a world-leading analytical strategy firm. A few of the things we are particularly proud of include**:

- ** Breadth of experience**- Our expertise spans a diverse portfolio of cases in Strategy, Transactions, Organisation and Performance, as well as Major Capital Projects Advisory across a broad range of industries, including private equity, media & technology, industrials, energy, sustainability and decarbonisation, transport, healthcare, and consumer businesses
- ** Shorter case cycles** - With shorter case durations than many of our competitors, you'll experience extensive exposure to a diverse range of clients, strategic challenges, industries, and collaborative teams. This setup is designed to maximise your learning potential, providing a dynamic environment for professional growth and skill enhancement
- ** Professional development**- L.E.K. is known for deep quantitative and qualitative analysis, and you will be supported to develop a strong analytical skillset, as well as to communicate your analysis in an easy-to-understand way. At L.E.K. we actively build your skills through our dedicated monthly Back to the Office Day (BTTOD). Every month one day is exclusively dedicated to fostering learning and growth, with each cohort benefiting from a thoughtfully crafted curriculum designed to enhance skills and knowledge throughout the year
- ** Fun, stimulating work environment** - L.E.K. teams spend substantially more time in their home office relative to other consulting firms, and we pride ourselves on a vibrant social culture facilitated through our various employee groups including the Ministry of Fun, Women in Business, the Community Engagement Committee, and more. Our collaborative culture also means you will work in close knit teams, where you will begin managing others within your first few years of work

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