Strategic Consulting Associate

Job Title

Strategic Consulting Associate

Job Description Summary

The Strategic Consulting Associate supports consulting engagements across Workplace & Transformation Strategy as well as Portfolio & Location Strategy. The role focuses on research and analysis that translates data into insights supporting recommendations and client deliverables.

Working under the guidance of senior team members, the Associate contributes to the development of client presentations and supports stakeholder engagement activities while building core consulting and communication skills.

Job Description

About the Role:  

• Research & Analysis: Support Workplace & Transformation Strategy and Portfolio & Location Strategy engagements through quantitative and qualitative research, structured analysis, scenario modeling, and use of AI tools to generate accurate, insight‑driven recommendations.

• Insights & Deliverables: Translate data and multiple inputs into clear summaries, draft presentation content, reports, and exhibits that inform client decision‑making and strategic recommendations.

• Client & Stakeholder Support: Assist with stakeholder activities such as interviews, meetings, workshops, and feedback sessions; demonstrate foundational consulting skills including structured problem solving, communication, and attention to detail.

• Project & Team Collaboration: Support project coordination and documentation, adapt to evolving tools and workflows, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver consistent, high‑quality consulting outputs.

About You:

• Education & Experience: University degree or equivalent professional certification with 2-4 years of relevant experience to the local market and services, or equivalent.

• Consulting Delivery: Foundational knowledge of how analyses and concepts are structured and communicated in consulting contexts.

• Consulting Processes: Foundational knowledge of core consulting and strategy concepts, including problem framing, scoping, and evidence-based recommendation approaches.

• Data Storytelling: Foundational knowledge of tools used to analyze and present data (e.g., spreadsheets, presentation software, and business intelligence and data visualization tools).

• Stakeholder Management: Foundational knowledge of stakeholder roles, priorities, and expectations in relation to consulting engagements.

• Research Methods: Foundational knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods, common data types, data quality considerations, comparability, and limits of inference used in strategy work.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?  

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from:

• Being part of a growing global company.

• Career development and a promote from within culture.

• An organization committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment. We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program. 

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.  

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. As part of our ongoing commitment to RAP, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island Islanders are highly encouraged to join us! (For AUS only)

We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us. 

 

 

 

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