Associate - McKinsey Transformation at McKinsey & Company

Your Impact

• You will serve clients by leveraging a holistic, execution-centric approach, providing interim management and transformation leadership capabilities.
• To achieve proven results, you will apply all levers: including not only cost, but also business model changes, revenue growth, organizational change and capability building. Your client engagements will often span 12+ months.
• You will combine a strategic perspective with disciplined implementation to identify the strategic, operational, organizational, and financial levers that will deliver client impact. You will apply McKinsey’s results-oriented and proprietary MT processes, which are backed by tools, benchmarks, and methodologies.
• As an associate in McKinsey, you will be in a firm whose culture is distinctive and inclusive. We will accelerate your development as a leader to create positive, enduring change in the world.
• You will join our office in London and will be part of our fast-growing McKinsey's Transformation (MT) practice. You will serve on a client engagement team to help our clients in their transformation efforts.
• Established in 2010, MT is the driving force behind holistic performance improvements and corporate restructurings. Our focus? Elevating the performance of companies through rapid and sustainable change.
• A collaborative team of seasoned professionals, hailing from diverse backgrounds such as industry, private equity, and the restructuring ecosystem, working together with our global network of industry and functional experts. We are achievers, committed to executing strategic steps alongside our clients, ensuring extraordinary performance improvements.
• You will join a team of a dedicated MT consultants, complemented by consultants with deep industry and functional expertise within our global network. Your role transcends traditional restructuring – it's about contributing to success stories and fostering positive change on a grand scale.

Your Growth

• Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.
• In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.

When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• World-class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

Your qualifications and skills

• Bachelor's degree; master's degree or MBA is preferred
• Degree in business/management, economics, engineering or law preferred
• Experience with financial modeling, analysis and valuation preferred
• Experience in driving operational turnarounds and/or accelerated growth initiatives spanning critical strategic, revenue, cost, and working capital levers
• Ability to drive change through people leadership and capability building
• Experience working in professional service environments, especially management consulting, restructuring/transformation consulting, investment banking, private equity, preferred
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing), in German and English