ZS Associates

Advisory Manager -MB26 (Evanston,IL)

ZS Associates$226K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree or equivalent in relevant field and 4 years of management consulting experience; or Bachelor's degree and 6 years of progressive experience.
  • Demonstrated business development experience.
  • Experience managing end-to-end projects and consulting engagements.
  • Client-facing experience with a focus on relationship management.
  • Proven leadership and mentoring skills for team development.
  • Strong understanding of macro industry trends and financial acumen.
  • Proficiency in SQL and data storytelling.

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic discussions with senior management to optimize client business decisions.
  • Communicate complex business issues to align stakeholders across functions.
  • Identify innovative solutions for unclear problems and drive organizational transformation.
  • Cultivate and maintain relationships with senior-level clients.
  • Create impactful client deliverables using PowerPoint to effectively convey analytical insights.
  • Oversee project execution, ensuring team organization and progress on tasks.
  • Provide mentorship and support to junior team members while driving strategy development.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness package, including medical, dental, and life insurance.
  • Generous leave policies and relocation assistance.
  • Performance-based bonus incentives.
  • Retirement benefits to support long-term financial planning.
  • Robust skills development programs and training aligned with career advancement opportunities.
Full Job Description
Advisory Manager

Salary: $226,500 per year

Location: Evanston, IL and various, unanticipated locations throughout the United States.

Benefits: Comp package offers min/max salary + COLA, leave policies, bonus incentives, relo, med/den/life ins, retirement benefits.

Job Role and Responsibilities: Help clients make strategic choices about their business and/or transform their organization. Lead discussions with client senior management on both client-specific matters and issues affecting the broader healthcare landscape. Communicate interrelated business issues with senior executives and align stakeholders across functions. Address situations without clear problem statements to find new solutions and/or disruptive innovation. Build and nurture senior level client relationships. Structure and develop client deliverables in PowerPoint, including "telling the story" with supporting analysis in a clear and effective manner. Drive project task execution by ensuring progress, organizing project data, coordinating team meetings, guiding, and teaching more junior team members. Provide thought leadership and innovation within projects, practices, and clients. Motivate, coach, and serve as a role model for project team members. Drive business and strategy development. May work in various, unanticipated locations throughout the United States.

Contact: Apply online or contact ZS at [redacted] referencing the Req ID above. Position eligible for Employee Referral Program (with incentives). Multiple openings.

Qualifications: Master's degree, or foreign degree equivalent, Business Administration, Economics, Marketing, Engineering, Applied Math, Statistics, or related field and 4 years of management consulting or business solution delivery experience. Alternatively, employer will accept a Bachelor's degree, or foreign degree equivalent, in Business Administration, Economics, Marketing, Engineering, Applied Math, Statistics, or related field and 6 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate management consulting or business solution delivery experience.

Position also requires the following experience: demonstrated business development experience; managing end-to-end projects; consulting experience; client-facing experience, including building and managing client relationships; leading/mentoring teams; understanding macro industry or functional trends; SQL; data-based story telling; and strong business and financial acumen.

How you'll grow:
  • Cross-functional skills development & custom learning pathways
  • Milestone training programs aligned to career progression opportunities
  • Internal mobility paths that empower growth via s-curves, individual contribution and role expansions


Perks & Benefits:

At ZS, your growth matters. We offer a comprehensive total rewards package that supports your health and well-being, financial future, time away, and professional development. With robust skills-building programs, multiple career progression paths, internal mobility, and a deeply collaborative culture, you'll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, expand your capabilities, and thrive as part of a global community. For details on total rewards in United States, visit ZS US office locations | Where we work | ZS.

Hybrid working model:

We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.

Travel:

Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client-facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.

About ZS Associates

ZS is a professional services firm that works side by side with companies to help develop and deliver products that drive customer value and company results. From R&D to portfolio strategy, customer insights, marketing and sales strategy, operations and technology, we leverage our deep industry expertise and leading-edge analytics to create solutions that work in the real world. Our most valuable asset is our people?a fact that?s reflected in our values-driven organization in which new perspectives are integral and new ideas are celebrated. ZSers are passionately committed to helping companies and their customers thrive in industries ranging from healthcare and life sciences, to high-tech, financial services, travel and transportation, and beyond.
Learn more about ZS Associates
Size
10,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1983

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