Overview
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- Strong analytic and problem solving skills
- Communications proficiency
- Ability to guide fundamental client change in a challenging yet supportive manner
- Capability to learn rapidly and to structure problem solving approaches efficiently
- Possess the ultimate goal of thinking and acting like a CEO
Associates have significant client exposure and responsibility from the outset. During the first year or two, most Associates will work on a variety of strategy development problems in multiple industries (e.g., competitor analysis, pricing policy, company valuations, operations capacity and cost, distribution, product planning, trading and/or transaction strategy, business development and marketing). They will have the opportunity to specialize as they move into a managing role.
Specific responsibilities of the position include:
- Executing broad based research to find the data to address the client's issues,
- Conducting analysis to integrate and draw meaning from often disparate data,
- Leading the problem solving process by designing the research and analytic paths and translating analytic results into recommendations of practical and implementable solutions for the client.
Associates at Dean & Company work within case teams, both internal and client staffed, and take responsibility for a significant module of the casework. Case team sizes vary according to project, but generally consist of 4-6 Dean & Company professionals. Associates work on one case at a time, though more experienced Associates who are performing at close to manager level may split time among cases.
The Associate position offers an excellent learning and career opportunity and is designed to lead to positions of increasing responsibility. Promotion is based on a "speedometer" vs. "odometer" philosophy. It is skill-level and not tenure that determines career path.
Associates typically travel 2–3 days per week, depending on client needs. The office culture is non-hierarchical; all consultants are encouraged to play an active role in driving client solutions and work closely with the senior partners to achieve this end. Office attire is business casual, in keeping with the open culture.
The company plans to hire several Associates this year and to continue to grow its staff to meet demand. Our strategy focus and commitment to career development guarantees opportunity for students who have strong analytic capability, high integrity, and an acute drive to produce tangible results.
Turnover has been consistent with industry standards. Those who have departed have leveraged their experience at Dean & Company to attain senior positions in industry.
