Deals, Strategy & Operations - Senior Consultant

Deals Strategy & Operations (DSO) provides strategic and operational advice across the deal continuum from setting the deal strategy to post-deal execution Examples of services we undertake include: advising funds on strategic decisions, supporting businesses in conducting commercial due diligence on potential target acquisitions, developing business plans and corporate strategies,, and assessing feasibilities for potential investments. Our team includes a diverse mix of profiles with people with relevant strategy, investment, and operations experience combined with deep industry expertise. Our clients include: regional and international corporates, leading private equity houses, family offices, major banks and investment funds, and government entities.

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Consultant within the DSO team, your responsibilities will include:
• Solving clients' problems through: structuring analyses, applying analytical frameworks, and conceptualizing strategy development
• Taking ownership of components of engagements and collaborating with team members to deliver thorough and well-structured reports
• Leading work for junior members of the team and coaching them to deliver at high standards
• Researching, aggregating and analysing data, synthesizing large quantities of information, and extracting meaningful insights to provide recommendations to our clients
• Conducting complex analysis on excel and developing financial models

Requirements:
• Years of Experience: Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in a strategy consulting firm, private equity, investment fund, or other environments where similar skills have been developed
• Exceptional analytical, commercial, and problem solving skills that will allow to understand the drivers of a business, analyse their data and use this to provide insight and advice to our clients
• Technical skills including but not limited to: financial modelling and report structuring & delivery
• The ability to manage time, prioritise tasks, self-review your work and produce deliverables of high quality under tight client deadlines and in time pressured environments
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills
• Language Skills: Fluent in English. Multilingual/Arabic is a plus.
• The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East where the project dictates