Engagement Manager - Strategy & AnalyticsDepartment: Strategy
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Boston, MA
Compensation: $155,000 - $210,000 / year
DescriptionRole OverviewWe are seeking a Manager to join our talented team. As a Manager at Cartesian, you will be responsible for leading engagements that drive value and growth for our clients. We're looking for candidates who are highly motivated, entrepreneurial and intellectually curious. You will lead end-to-end engagements with team of 2-5 consultants, and you will be responsible for client management, workstream definition and oversight, analysis structuring, research planning/execution, strategy definition, as well as creating deliverables for internal and external clients - All in a in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Skills, Knowledge and ExpertiseWhat You'll Bring- 5-8 years of relevant consulting experience, with at least 1-2 years successfully overseeing impactful engagements with deep strategy/analytics themes
- A strong interest or deep experience in the communications, media, and technology sectors
- A proven track record of navigating complex/ambiguous problems to develop thoughtful/innovative solutions that are aligned with client objectives
- A passion for working with large datasets to inform recommendations
- An ability to break down complicated ideas, processes, and data into intuitive visual frameworks
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, and a natural ability to build and tell compelling executive narratives, while maintaining a strong command of the underlying detail
- A self-starter drive to proactively set priorities and execute them in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment
- Demonstrated success managing and mentoring consultants/analysts
- Experience overseeing teams that use a range of data tools/languages to conduct/automate analysis and derive insights (e.g., Alteryx, SQL, QGIS, Python, R, Tableau, Qlik, etc.)
- MBA preferred, but not required
Additional Skills We Value- Corporate strategy development
- Business case development and financial analysis
- Market/competitive analysis and opportunity prioritization
- Sales and marketing optimization
- Product and customer analytics
- Qualitative/quantitative primary market research
- Machine learning, predictive modeling, and geospatial analytics
- Communications networks, including technology, design, and engineering
- Data process design and automation
What We Offer- Competitive compensation and performance-based bonuses
- Learning & development programs and mentorship
- Exposure to high-impact projects
- Volunteer events that support giving back to our local communities
- Weekly company-sponsored team social
- Annual summer party, holiday party, and other fun events
