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Our culture is underpinned by a commitment to our clients, people and communities, and our promise to ‘Reach for Remarkable’ by providing proven expertise, principled execution, and personalised experience.

In Australia, we’re proud to support the careers of over 1,500 remarkable people. With six offices nationally and partner firms in more than 145 markets, wherever you want to go, we can take you there.

Management Consultant (Senior Associate/Manager/Senior Manager/Director) – Expression of Interest – Melbourne or Sydney

The Opportunity

Our Management Consulting team partners with clients to solve their most complex business challenges and deliver measurable outcomes across:

• Strategy Activation / Change Management / PMO / Project and Program Management
• Performance Improvement / Commercial Finance
• Data & Analytics
• Operating Model
• Supply Chain Optimisation

We are seeking Expressions of Interest from consulting professionals at the Senior Associate, Manager, Senior Manager, or Director level who are passionate about helping organisations navigate change, improve performance and deliver sustainable results.

Depending on your level, you will work alongside senior client stakeholders to diagnose business issues, shape practical solutions, lead project delivery teams and contribute to the growth of our consulting practice.

How you will make an impact

Senior Associate
As a Senior Associate, you will be a high-performing consultant who can independently manage workstreams, develop quality deliverables and support engagement delivery while building trusted relationships with clients.

• Apply structured problem-solving, research and analysis to identify insights and develop actionable recommendations.
• Lead workstreams and develop high-quality, client-ready deliverables
• Engage with client stakeholders to gather information, facilitate discussions and support successful project outcomes.
• Contribute to proposal development, including client research, solution design and proposal writing.
• Apply consulting methodologies, frameworks and industry insights to solve complex business challenges.

Manager
As a Manager, you will lead engagement delivery, manage project teams and act as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and to a high standard.

• Lead project teams and manage engagement delivery across scope, budget, timelines and quality expectations.
• Develop and present evidence-based recommendations that address complex business challenges and drive measurable outcomes.
• Build trusted client relationships and facilitate workshops, discussions and decision-making forums with senior stakeholders.
• Lead proposal development activities, including methodology design, solution development and commercial inputs.
• Coach and develop consultants through active mentoring, quality assurance and capability building.

Senior Manager
As a Senior Manager, you will be a recognised leader within the practice, responsible for leading complex engagements, shaping client opportunities and building long-term trusted relationships with senior executives.

• Lead large-scale transformation, strategy and performance improvement engagements from design through implementation.
• Partner with executive stakeholders to shape solutions, influence decision-making and deliver sustainable business outcomes.
• Identify and develop new client opportunities, leading proposal pursuits and business development activities.
• Provide leadership across multiple engagements, ensuring strong commercial performance, delivery quality and risk management.
• Build high-performing teams and contribute to practice growth through coaching, mentoring and thought leadership

Director

As a Director, you will be responsible for building trusted executive relationships, originating and growing client opportunities, leading high-performing teams, and delivering complex engagements.

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About you and what you'll bring

• Experience within management consulting, professional services, internal advisory or consulting-style environments
• Demonstrated experience in advisory, transformation, program delivery, operational improvement, change management, transformation and/or organisational development
• A strong track record of managing senior stakeholders and leading diverse, high‑performing project teams
• Commercial insight, with experience contributing to proposals or business development initiatives
• Highly developed communication skills, including executive-level written and verbal presentation
• Demonstrated people leadership capability, including coaching and mentoring consultants
• Tertiary qualification in business, commerce, economics, or a related discipline; MBA or postgraduate qualifications advantageous

If you’re interested in this role but don’t feel you meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply and share the unique skills and perspectives you can bring to our team.

Why Grant Thornton?

At Grant Thornton, we do things differently. We know that when you strive for better and care about what you do, remarkable things are possible. You’ll be supported by passionate leaders and collaborative teams, empowered to shape a career that’s tailored to you, and encouraged to make a meaningful impact for clients and communities.

Remarkable perks that put you first:

• Flexible working options to support balance and wellbeing
• Free annual gym membership
• Active employee networks and social committees
• Family-focused support, including 26 weeks paid parental leave and superannuation during parental leave
• Mental health and wellbeing tools, resources and coaching
• And many more benefits designed to support you to thrive

Diversity, equity & inclusion

To reach your remarkable, we understand you need to feel connected and respected as your authentic self. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and warmly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and people who identify as having disability or who are neurodivergent.

If you require any adjustments or additional support during the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]. If you’re interested in this role but don’t feel that you match every single one of our requirements, we would still love to hear from you and explore the unique skillset and attributes that you can bring to the team.

Need some help applying or participating in the recruitment process?

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible for anyone who wishes to apply, and we warmly encourage applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, those in the LGBTQI+ community and individuals who identify as having disability or are neurodivergent.  Click here for recruitment support information and to learn more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Grant Thornton.

Should you have questions or require any adaptations or additional support for your individual circumstances so you may perform at your best during the application or recruitment process please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]

As we provide fair consideration and evaluation to a high volume of applications, we endeavour to provide feedback on your application at the earliest opportunity.

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