Senior Associate, Strategy Consulting Practice

Are you passionate about making an impact on the education sector? Interested in working with companies, non-profits, institutions, investors, and foundations across the PreK-12, postsecondary, and professional learning markets?At Tyton Partners, we are striving to enable education systems to evolve for everyone, everywhere. We do this in our consulting practice by advising organizational leaders and their teams on their best path to meet learners' needs, foster equitable communities, and build a self-sustaining enterprise.In our work, we pair a rigorous market orientation with clients' specific mission and goals to derive impactful and actionable solutions that can be implemented.What You Will DoSenior Associates in Tyton Partners' strategy consulting practice work as core members of case teams to support our clients in solving their most pressing growth challenges. As a Senior Associate, you will be actively involved in all key phases of a consulting project, from brainstorming and hypothesis creation to research and strategy development, through the final delivery of recommendations to our clients. As part of a project team, you will take ownership over multiple workstreams on a consulting engagement and collaborate and coach colleagues to produce market-based insights and strategy recommendations.A Senior Associate's primary responsibilities include:Identifying key data sources and gathering data through primary and secondary researchMaintaining ownership of multiple project work streams to build expertise on critical questions in the client's strategy development processBuilding hypotheses and performing quantitative and qualitative analyses to test hypotheses, including market and competitor landscaping, market sizing, financial analysis, large-scale survey creation and analysisSynthesizing research and analysis and building clear and compelling PowerPoint presentations and research briefsDelivering findings and recommendations in informal and formal settingsContributing to the development of the firm by leveraging internal and external networks, building deep knowledge of sector trends, and developing best practicesCoaching and mentoring junior team membersThis is an ideal position for someone with prior consulting experience and a deep passion for the education sector. This position is based in Boston, MA and requires team members to work out of the office at least three days a week.What We Hope You Will BringYou will bring an approach that is aligned with Tyton's values:A drive to learn constantly by being humble, curious, and open to diverse perspectivesA spirit of generosity by seeing the best in others, engaging honestly/authentically, and being a team playerA mindset for impact by having a genuine interest in the education sector and being focused on improving learner outcomesIn addition, you will have a Bachelors degree and 4+ years of consulting experience or other relevant professional services experience including investment banking, market research, or other analytical role and bring:A creative problem-solver mindsetAn ability to synthesize data to develop insightsSuperior attention to detailStrong interpersonal and leadership skillsStrong written and verbal communication skills in EnglishA proactive mindset to take ownership of multiple tasks with a commitment to excellenceAn ability to work with diverse teams and foster an inclusive environmentHigh-level of adaptability in an entrepreneurial and fast-changing environmentProficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPointWhat We OfferExtensive knowledge of the global education sectorOur consultants have exposure to market-leading companies, investors, and non-profit organizations as well as high-potential emerging businessesMentorship, leadership and training opportunitiesEach consulting team member is paired with a mentor within the firm who provides support and resources for ongoing professional development. In addition, our consultants have a support system from project leaders and team membersOur consultants also have the opportunity to hone their leadership skills as a mentor to junior team membersOur consultants participate in onboarding training and ongoing learning opportunities to help accelerate their career growthAn entrepreneurial and collaborative environmentOur culture empowers team members to make contributions at the firm level. In addition to client projects, our consultants take an active role in supporting firm development through internal firm initiativesAbout Tyton PartnersTyton Partners is a mission-oriented strategy consulting and investment banking firm focused exclusively on the market of education. Tyton Partners works at the intersection of market and mission, helping a diverse group of organizations achieve their growth, strategy, and investment objectives. We are positioned to create impact at scale in the education sector as a result of working with an unparalleled diversity of clients; for example, major foundations, institutions, EdTech companies and investors. Tyton strives to be the advisor of choice for leaders throughout the global education sector, enabling them to achieve transformative outcomes and drive systemic change. The firm's work aims to increase equity and access to high-quality educational opportunities throughout the education ecosystem from pre-K all the way through to higher education and workforce development.

Created: 2025-02-19