Junior Consultant | Generalist

Junior Consultant (m/w/d) für Change Management und Transformation

Kraus & Partner

WER WIR SIND? Wir bieten eine Menge – aber vor allem ein spannendes Beratungsumfeld rund um das Thema Transformation. Beratungsprojekte in den verschiedensten Größen und Ausprägungen – von der Agilen Transformation über Reorganisationen bis hin zu Post Merger Integrations. Dabei geht es immer darum, mit unserem Kunden die (Arbeits-) Welt von Morgen vorzudenken, um den Herausforderungen mit zukunftsfähigen Systemen und Strukturen unserer VUKA-Welt gewachsen zu sein.   Wen wir für diese Projekte suchen? Für uns gibt es nicht die richtige oder falsche Persönlichkeit. Bei uns gibt es nicht „den Consultant“. Wir unterscheiden uns sowohl von den fachlichen Hintergründen als auch von den Charakteren. Wir suchen kreative Neu- und Andersdenker. Wir suchen junge Wilde und weise Erfahrene. Wir suchen super Strukturtypen. Wir suchen Generalisten. Wir suchen Spezialisten. Warum? Weil wir den kompletten Mix brauchen. In Transformationen ist es wichtiger denn je, dass Kompetenzen sich ergänzen und 1+1 drei ergibt. DEINE AUFGABEN Du willst als Junior Consultant (m/w/div) die (neue) Arbeitswelt gestalten? Als Junior Consultant (m/w/div) bist Du ab Deinem ersten Tag in unseren Transformationsprojekten aktiv. Dabei lernst Du ein breites Spektrum von Kunden und Themen rund um Change und Transformation kennen und bekommst direkt Verantwortung übertragen. Da wir immer flexibel und auch viel unterwegs sind, ist Dein Wohnort sekundär. Folge dem Link und Du erfährst mehr über die Arbeit als Junior Consultant bei uns. DEIN PROFIL * Überzeugenden Hochschulabschluss * Erste Berufserfahrung im Umfeld HR (Human Resources) / Learning / Kommunikation / New Work / Organisation / Prozesse * Ausgeprägtes Interesse an Transformations- und Digitalisierungsthemen * Hervorragende analytische Fähigkeiten * Kundenorientierung, Kommunikationsstärke sowie sicheres Auftreten  * Neugier, Begeisterungsfähigkeit und hohe Flexibilität * Fließende Deutschkenntnisse sowie Kenntnisse der englischen Sprache auf "Business-Level" sind ein Muss RECRUITING@KRAUSPARTNER.DE Wir freuen uns von Dir zu hören!

Senior Consultant - Financial Services / Data & AI

ALAIKA

Advise. Invest. Build. Meet ALAIKA — a new kind of Financial Services firm — globally scaling, headquartered in Munich. The work is hard. The bar is high. Partner in 5-6 years possible, for the ones who can keep up and actually build a business themselves on our platform.  Stop reading if any of these describe you:  * Specialisation. You are a generalist with shallow expertise and a thin network → AI will eat your lunch. We bet on depth.  * Ownership. You spot the problem and walk it to your boss → We fall in love with problems. Own them. Solve them. Ship solutions.  * Speed. Slow is your default → Speed compounds. Be smart and brave enough to select 80/20 in the right way.  * Mindset. "Not possible" is part of your vocabulary → We hire people who always find a way.  STILL THERE? THEN ALAIKA MIGHT BE FOR YOU.  At ALAIKA, our vision is to build the future of Financial Services with three brands under one roof — Advisory (Strategy Consulting), Capital (Private Equity), Building (Company Builder). Right now, trojan horse ALAIKA Advisory.  The ambition: building the leading Financial-Services-specific entrepreneurial holding — Fortune 500 access, PE discipline, Silicon Valley technology-depth and thinking. Three networks that compound and multiply.  * One industry. Financial Services. Nothing else.  * One focus. The intersection of business and technology — across Strategic Transformations, AI & Data Intelligence, and Cybersecurity.  * One goal. Being the go-to partner for the world's leading Fortune 500 financial services companies — and the ones we might help build into that.  Founded in October 2022 by Johanna von Geyr (build-up and led Financial Services Practice for a NASDAQ-listed strategy consultancy) and Harald Braunstein (serial entrepreneur with exits incl. IPO), we bring together deep functional domain expertise and networks in global Financial Services, with a proven track record in building, scaling, and investing in leading software product companies.   Curious what ALAIKA is all about? Explore our website and introduction deck.  Join the movement — apply now.  THE ROLE AND WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON  * Advise. Take on the most pressing strategic and technology challenges of the world’s leading financial services companies — across Strategy, Data & AI, and Cyber. In the room with decision-makers from day one.  * Own. Own your deliverables, client relationships, and the quality of everyone working in it end-to-end. You are not support staff for the partnership — you aim to become the standard.  * Lead. Run workstreams and project teams independently. Set the bar for junior consultants — challenge them, develop them, raise their game. Multiply the output of everyone around you — not just your own.  * Sell. Drive business development that other strategic consultancies reserve for managers and partners. At ALAIKA, building the business is not a privilege reserved for managers and partners. It is an expectation.  * Grow. Become the rare profile the market is short on — analytical mastermind, financial services expert, entrepreneurial dealmaker. Partner-track from day one.  * Build. We are scaling, with real building left to do — IP, processes, go-to-market, strategy. You do not just deliver client work; you co-build the firm. That is not a slogan — it is your Tuesday.  WHEN YOU ARE A FIT  “Show me an athlete who did well academically. An athlete because they know what it takes to win and they have had to experience loss.”  — Kenneth C. Griffin, Founder of Citadel  You will work alongside intrinsically driven people chasing an uncapped career — people who do "what it takes". You fear "being one more number stuck in middle management".  Your goal is to make it to the top: at ALAIKA itself, at a leading investment or financial services firm, or in a company you build yourself — ALAIKA can help with that too.  * Book-smart. Strong academic foundation. Think in structures, not gut feel.  * Street-smart. Read the room fast. Prioritise ruthlessly. Grasp commercial reality.  * People-smart. Communicate with precision — clear, direct, persuasive. Build trust across functions and seniority.  * Athlete performance mindset. High aspirations. Grit. Learn faster than the environment changes.  * Entrepreneurial guts. Self-confident achiever. Act first, apologise later — speed is everything. Take full ownership of work normally reserved for far more senior profiles.    WHAT YOU BRING  * Background. Top 10–20% of your class at a top-tier university. Analytical field — CS, Math, Physics, Finance, or equivalent rigour.  * Experience. On average 4 years in a high-pressure, results-driven environment — top strategy consultancy, PE/VC-backed company, fast-growing tech, or demanding corporate financial services role. Hands-on Data & AI experience required. Financial services experience preferred.  * Leadership. You have led — a team, a club, a project, a cause. We hire people who make things happen.  * Analytical edge. Data-driven by default. Leverage data to drive decisions, not just decorate slides.  * Languages. Fluent in English and German. Additional languages are a plus.  WHY JOIN ALAIKA  * Partner track from day one. Five years from senior to partner possible.  * Compensation. Above market with very entrepreneurial-driven bonus structures.  * Stellar Network. Shoulder-to-shoulder with financial services executives running today’s giants and the founders + investors building tomorrow’s.  * Offices. Munich and Barcelona. More coming.  Plus: the essentials done right — EGYM Wellpass, bike leasing, a kitchen stocked with healthy food and team events worth showing up for: Oktoberfest, team dinners, and more.    Advise the leaders. Build what comes next. Invest in the future of Financial Services.  Apply with CV, transcripts, and references. Let’s see if you are the one.    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Equal Opportunities for all  ALAIKA is an equal-opportunity employer. We hire on merit and welcome applications from people of all genders, backgrounds, ages, and identities. Our team spirit celebrates diversity. We want you to be your true “you” and offer everyone an open culture and safe space

Senior Consultant

Alpha FMC

About Alpha Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha FMC) is the leading global consultancy to the Asset & Wealth Management and insurance industries. We work with a blue-chip client base, including 80% of the top 50 global asset management firms, and work with over 660 clients across the globe. We have our headquarters located in the United Kingdom with a presence across across North America, UK, Europe, MENA and APAC Following a hugely successful AIM listing where Alpha listed with a market cap of £160m in 2017, the company enjoyed further substantial growth before selling to one of the world's leading quoted private asset growth investors (Bridgepoint) for £626m in August 2024. As such, we are now at a critical turning point in our growth. We are looking to grow the company across all levels. Pivotal to our success in this, we will be assembling the next generation of leaders, responsible for growing, elevating our market position further and nurturing the junior talent through the business. At Alpha, diversity, equity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we are committed to employing individuals from all backgrounds to reflect the multi-faceted society we live in. We have worked hard to foster an environment that welcomes everyone and celebrates each other’s successes. We aspire for Alpha to not only feel like ‘a job’ – but a close-knit community and the place where you want to build a career.   Roles and Responsibilities As a Manager, you will be based in Alpha’s Amsterdam office as part of our European team that is assisting Asset and Wealth management institutions in optimising their Operating Models by supporting them in Target Operating Model definitions, vendor selections and implementation or optimisation of solutions. You may be leading a workstream within a larger program; or helping to drive projects and produce deliverables for smaller projects alongside a small team of other Alpha resources. You will be responsible for identifying and implementing solutions for a range of issues facing Asset and Wealth Managers. Over the course of each project, you will collect and analyze data, prepare and test hypotheses, and present recommendations to the client to solve their unique business challenge. You’ll be playing a proactive leadership role in driving our programs forward and engaging directly with senior client stakeholders to solve their business challenges. As a Manager, you will be responsible for: * Collaborate closely with client stakeholders to understand their unique challenges and objectives and develop tailored solutions to address them. * Develop a deep understanding of the industry and the eco system, and contribute to all aspects of implementation projects * Act as a trusted advisor to clients, building strong relationships and delivering value-added insights and recommendations. * Act as a business analyst, working closely with clients to understand their unique requirements and challenges, and analyze business processes, identify pain points, and propose solutions supported by the leading applications available for the client base and help translate business needs into robust solutions. * Facilitate workshops with client teams to gather requirements, discuss best practices, and align on implementation strategies. * Stay informed about financial markets, industry trends, and regulatory changes.   Qualifications * Masters's degree in Economics, Mathematics or Finance. * Experience with working in projects. * Knowledge of the investment management business and processes.  * Minimum of two years of consulting experience working for a leading firm. * First-class communication, presentation and problem-solving skills. * Excellent English skills written and verbal. Speaking Dutch is a plus for this position. As we operate internationally other languages (French, German) is a preference. * Good project management methodology skills, as well as good competencies in PowerPoint. * Focus on team achievement, not just individual goals. * Willingness to travel.   Next steps: If this sounds like this role is ideal for you, apply today based on your qualifications! If successful, you will have the opportunity to meet various team members during our recruitment process which typically include a Competency style interview, a Case Study interview, and a Final Round interview with one of our Alpha Europe Directors.   Equal Employment Opportunity Alpha is an equal opportunities employer and the Group’s policy is to ensure that all employees, or those seeking employment, are treated fairly. All decisions relating to recruitment, selection and promotion are made objectively regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, age, or disability. --- Please be aware that we may hold information for up to 3 years from the close of the recruitment process to allow us to review your suitability for current and future job opportunities with Alpha, your data may also be shared with relevant third party providers as and when required as part of the assessment process. Full details around what data we hold, why we hold it and for how long are available in our recruitment privacy statement (https://alphafmc.com/privacy-policy/). If you have any questions, or would like us to delete your data, please contact us by email at privacy@alphafmc.com.