MBA Recruitment - Oct 2022

L.E.K. is a global strategy consulting firm with offices across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. We counsel our clients on their key strategic issues, leveraging our deep industry expertise and using analytical rigor to help them make informed decisions more quickly and solve their toughest and most critical business problems.  

L.E.K has 20 offices around the globe with over 1700 staff. In Australia, our offices are based in Sydney and Melbourne with approximately 140 staff and 17 Partners.

When you join L.E.K., you’ll enjoy all the benefits of a large, multinational organisation along with the advantages of being part of a close team working in an approachable, collaborative and supportive environment. You’ll be surrounded by highly motivated, high-achieving professionals who strive to have a transformational impact every day.

L.E.K. has been recognised by the Australian Financial Review as one of the Best Places to Work within Professional Services for 2022. Our focus on creating a meaningful and impactful employee experience has contributed to L.E.K. being a genuinely great place to work. 

Consultants have a high level of responsibility in guiding and managing the case team and working closely with clients to ensure the effective implementation of recommendations.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Identifying the critical issues – Consultants work with Partners and Managers to outline the client’s key business issues that need resolution. L.E.K. Consultants develop the business acumen necessary to quickly identify key client issues early in their career.
• Structuring analyses – Once the key issues have been identified, the Consultant typically forms a plan to find the answers to these critical questions. The Consultant will lay out the strategy to the team for finding the information, for instance market growth drivers, competitive profiling, or broad market trends.
• Managing the team’s day-to-day activities – L.E.K. hires two Associates for every one Consultant, implying that the management of less experienced colleagues is as much a part of the Consultant role as solving business issues. A significant responsibility of L.E.K. Consultants is the guidance and mentorship of Associates on a day-to-day basis.
• Solving the case – Our clients expect high quality, actionable answers to their business problems. L.E.K. Consultants ensure the team is on-track to accurately solve the problem and deliver an answer. Consultants supervise analyses, develop the structure for the final output, provide quality control, and in most cases, participate in the delivery of the case conclusion to the client’s senior management team.
• Turning strategy into action: L.E.K. Consultants work closely with senior members of the client organisation to ensure that the strategies are actioned and the impact realised. The Consultant role typically involves facilitating workshops to reach consensus on the approach, the development and rollout of tools to track progress against the key steps and milestones and working collaboratively with the client to ensure successful implementation of the strategic initiatives.

The role of an L.E.K. Consultant is differentiated from the broader market in a number of ways:

• Immediate Management Responsibility – L.E.K. case team structure allows new Consultants the opportunity to manage Associates from day one.
• Upward Mobility – L.E.K. is a meritocracy with a young, entrepreneurial culture. Professionals are promoted commensurate with their capabilities and contribution.
• International Experience – Approximately one-third of L.E.K. projects involve an international component, which allows Consultants to work in international case teams or, if they choose, to relocate to international offices on either a temporary or a full-time basis.
• Fun, Stimulating Work Environment – The average age of our professional staff is 29, and a strong spirit of camaraderie and collaboration exists among all levels.
• Exposure – As generalists, L.E.K. Consultants get the opportunity to work across a range of different industries, on a variety of strategy, transaction advice and strategy activation cases.
• Collaboration – Extensive collaboration with senior clients and the opportunity to work closely with partners on a day to day basis creates ongoing learning opportunities for L.E.K. Consultants.

Qualifications and Experience:

L.E.K. seeks highly motivated, creative, and entrepreneurial candidates who possess strong analytical and problem solving skills, effective interpersonal and communication skills, leadership qualities, and uncompromising ethics.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• MBA qualification
• 5+ years relevant industry experience post undergraduate degree 
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team and willingness to travel
• Excellent written, analytical and verbal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, growing and dynamic environment with integrity, patience and a sense of humour

Applicants are required to:

• Submit a CV, cover letter and both undergraduate & postgraduate academic transcripts (to date)
• Hold full Australian working rights
• Have a minimum of 5 years’ work experience

Applications close on Sunday 2 October at 6 pm

Please note: there is no set commencement date - we will welcome successful applicants at their preferred time during end of 2022 and first half of 2023, across both Sydney and Melbourne offices. For those looking to start in the second half of 2023, we will hold another recruitment event in April/May 2023. 

Interview Process:

• First Round Interviews – Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 October
  

Two case study interviews and one behavioral interview, each approximately 40 minutes each in length. 

• Finalist Dinner – Tuesday 18 October 

Finalist candidates will be invited to a dinner with some of our Melbourne partners.

• Final Round Interviews – Friday 21 October 

Two individual interviews with L.E.K. Partners, approximately 40 minutes each in length.

• Offers out - 24 October 

Flexible & Remote working:

We understand everyone has unique needs to achieve work-life harmony, and that is why, at L.E.K., we encourage and support our staff with a range of flexible working arrangements that are tailored at the individual level.

Diversity and inclusion at L.E.K.:

L.E.K. Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We appreciate the value of a diverse and inclusive workforce and are committed to a culture that is inclusive and accepting of all people. Above all, we are committed to ensuring that all employees are treated with respect and dignity.

We have several affinity groups to support and enrich our employees, including Pride@LEK, Mosaic@LEK and Women@LEK. In addition, our Diversity and Inclusion committee celebrate events throughout the year with a focus on awareness and education.

L.E.K. acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional custodians of the land upon which we operate. We pay our respects to the Elders of the past, present and future and acknowledge their spiritual connection to Country.

For inquiries, please contact Honor Makita at h.makita@lek.com