at McKinsey & Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Finance
Client Capabilities Specialist - Growth Strategy & Innovation Service Line
Who You'll Work With
You will be based in one of our offices in North America, Europe (Lisbon) or Costa Rica (San Jose) and you will report to the Director of Capabilities of the Growth Strategy & Innovation Service Line and collaborate with a global network of partners, experts and practice management colleagues to advance our client-backed innovation and capabilities agenda. You'll be part of our Strategy & Corporate Finance team in one of our approved footprint locations globally.
What You'll Do
You'll manage the performance and health of GS&I (Growth Strategy & Innovation Service Line). You will help link GS&I with broader S&CF service lines and other adjacent practices, such as Leap and GM&S.
You will disseminate new knowledge internally, raising awareness among our colleagues and with clients about our research and client service capabilities. This includes disseminating knowledge you develop, as well as supporting the dissemination of related knowledge. You will help track client capabilities talent (experts, C&I, asset talent) including people/expertise lists, and will oversee operations including tracking performance of various assets and tools. You will help organize our global leadership, OpCo, and core community.
In knowledge & capability building you'll help execute client backed (service line) tech-enablement priorities and opportunities, and drive adoption, delivery and scaling of tech capabilities. You will work with the core team and SL leadership to coordinate across working teams to ensure progress across priority efforts and help with dissemination of assets and new knowledge. You will advise partners to help identify priority knowledge initiatives (e.g., identifying topics for new research and publication related to priority corporate strategy and business strategy topics).
In capability management you will help facilitate best practice sharing in client development across sectors and regions. You will reach out to client service teams (CSTs) to identify potential client reference cases, and sanitize key LOPs (Letter of Proposal). You will act as a peer counsellor to partners, S&CF leaders, and capability managers on service line related questions, and other topics as you grow expertise. You will help maintain a view of the client pipeline, people, and core collateral. You will advise CSTs, respond to global CST requests related to our GS&I Strategy materials, guide them to the appropriate content and offer perspective on the best way to support their clients.
Qualifications
Academic credentials should include strong undergraduate degree and demonstrable intellectual curiosity through professional training, advanced degree or professional impact
Exceptional organizational skills; ability to work independently in a low structure environment, direct others and manage multiple people and projects simultaneously
Proven strong analytical, problem-solving skills - working on complex, sensitive, time-critical issues, quickly getting up to speed on unfamiliar topics
Outstanding English written and oral communication skills: impeccable writing and editorial skills are essential; excellent listening; affinity for creative, visual design
Strong production and project-management skills; the ability to own and execute programs with speed, accuracy and efficiency; and an uncompromising commitment to quality
Demonstrated interest in and affinity for strategy and executive leadership issues
Very strong IQ, EQ and RQ - demonstrated through excellent judgment and problem-solving skills, outstanding written and oral communications ("a passion for communication"), distinctive collaborative and delivery skills, and exceptional integrity
Demonstrated record of impact equivalent to senior associate or JEM, with 2+ years' professional experience, likely in consulting/professional services, academia, or external relations
Highly collaborative attitude and interest and aptitude for working as part of a global team
Self-motivated, with an appetite for working entrepreneurially and a track record as self-starter
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