Senior Engagement Manager

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Experience: 4+ yrs

Location: Bengaluru

As a Senior Engagement Manager, you will spearhead strategy consulting projects for high-growth startups and scale-ups, driving transformative outcomes through rigorous quantitative analysis and creative problem solving. You will lead cross-functional teams, forging strong relationships across finance, product, marketing, and operations, while serving as the primary client-facing partner who translates complex data insights into clear, actionable strategies. Leveraging deep industry knowledge and a data-driven mindset, you will guide clients through critical business decisions, ensuring deliverables exceed expectations and foster long-term partnership. Your role will also include mentoring junior consultants, shaping project methodologies, and continuously improving engagement efficiencies to deliver measurable value at scale.

Requirements

• Design and execute end-to-end strategy consulting engagements for technology and consumer startups.
• Translate client challenges into actionable hypotheses and develop quantitative models to test them.
• Lead cross-functional workshops, facilitating dialogue between client stakeholders and internal teams.
• Deliver high-impact presentations and executive summaries that influence strategic decision making.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and resource allocation to ensure on-schedule, on-budget delivery.
• Coach and mentor junior consultants, fostering a collaborative learning environment.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with client executives, ensuring repeat business and referrals.
• Identify and quantify new business opportunities, contributing to the firm’s growth pipeline.
• Drive continuous improvement of analytical tools and frameworks to enhance engagement quality.
• Negotiate engagement scopes, timelines, and deliverables with clients to align expectations and risk.
• 4+ years of experience in strategy consulting, with a focus on dynamic, fast-moving startups.
• Proven track record of impacting business outcomes through data-driven insights and innovative solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of presenting complex analyses to senior leaders and diverse audiences.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration, having worked closely with product, finance, marketing, and operations teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-priority engagements simultaneously while maintaining quality.
• Advanced analytical proficiency with tools such as Excel, Python/R, and visualization platforms like Power BI or Tableau.
• A consultative mindset, adept at turning ambiguous client problems into clear, actionable strategies.
• Experience in mentoring or managing junior consultants, fostering their professional growth.
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, results-oriented environment with tight deadlines and evolving client needs.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, economics, or a related field, with a strong quantitative foundation.