Senior Consultant / Project Manager Transaction & Investor Services

The Roland Berger Amsterdam DNA

Roland Berger is one of the top international strategic consulting firms in the world, with 51 offices in 34 countries. Our young, dynamic and fast-growing office in the Zuidas district of Amsterdam employs 125 consultants and supporting colleagues.

We are proud of the close-knit culture within our Amsterdam office. We are creative, dedicated, ambitious, entrepreneurial and passionate and at the same time social, energetic, open-minded and respectful. We help each other to bring out the best in each other and the best for our clients. Besides our client work, we foster our office culture through many social activities together, from sports and drinks to office trips and celebrations of holidays.

What we offer

Your adventure truly begins when you start at Roland Berger. From day one, you get the space and assurance you need to keep developing yourself: we offer plenty of opportunities for development, (inter)national training courses and a mentor for support. You are also offered an individual trajectory with a coach tailored to you and your personal development plans. You can follow an MBA at a leading business school, (temporarily) transfer to another Roland Berger office or intern at another company ("externship"). You are the architect of your career. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer excellent benefits, including 30 days of vacation, an electric lease car, a non-contributory pension and a contribution to your health insurance premium.

What you will be doing

As a Senior Consultant / Project Manager at Roland Berger and a key member of our esteemed and expanding Transaction & Investor Services team, you will have the opportunity to take the lead on and manage a wide range of projects. The Transaction & Investor Services team significantly contributes to the success of Roland Berger's Amsterdam office. Our widespread recognition and extensive network are key factors in our success. You will have the potential to build a robust presence and reputation among the investor community. In addition, Roland Berger offers commercial flexibility allowing you to develop on your own perspectives and approaches.

You will work closely with Sameer Metha, David van der Does and Paulo Salla, serving a broad range of top-tier Dutch and European private equity and strategic clients. Together, you will focus on topics that are shaping global discourse such as the energy transition, mobility, digitalization, and innovative business models.

You will design and lead holistic commercial due diligence efforts in the context of M&A deals, as well as develop value creation programs for portfolio companies. Your work will be grounded in deep analysis of markets and businesses, close collaboration with industry and functional experts, and a clear understanding of what drives value.

At Roland Berger we differentiate ourselves by listening carefully to our clients and working intensively with them on tailor-made solutions. In doing so, you will help clients make confident investment decisions by identifying the true value of target companies and critically assessing their equity stories to unlock long-term potential.

As a Senior Consultant / Project Manager at Roland Berger you will:

• Take the lead for modules in larger projects, and complete project management of smaller projects (typically leading three to five consultants), with a specific focus on Transaction & Investor Services.
• Coach and develop the consultants in your project teams.
• Have direct client contact and lead presentations during client meetings.
• Work closely with industry experts at Roland Berger.
• Contribute to Roland Berger’s knowledge development by capturing insights and drawing lessons from client work.
• Participate in office-wide projects (e.g. in-depth studies on current topics) that further develop Roland Berger or its thinking in a specific area or sector.

Qualifications

Who we seek

At Roland Berger we are looking for people who are genuinely interested in our clients and their challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to work hard to deliver the highest quality possible. We are looking for people who recognize themselves in these values, who can think big, dare to dream, see connections and make connections, are curious self-starters and can enrich our team.

Do you recognize yourself in the following qualifications, competencies and skills?

• You have completed an academic university education (i.e. WO).
• You have between four and ten years of experience in strategy consulting, with a distinct focus on the Transaction & Investor Services domain and having prior involvement with more than 15 commercial due diligence projects being highly advantageous.
• You have experience managing others and delegating work to more junior team members.
• You are familiar with/experienced in (financial) modeling (Microsoft Excel), visualizing presentations (Microsoft PowerPoint) and storytelling.
• You can think analytically and structure arguments clearly.
• You work with precision.
• You are open-minded.
• You have good oral, written and presentation skills and an excellent command of English and Dutch.

Healthy work-life balance

The right work-life balance is critical to performing at such a high level. We understand that this balance differs per person and life phase. Your mentor will help you to organize your work in a way that suits you and your life goals. Because we work on a project basis, we can be flexible with leave, even if you want to take a long trip.

If you have questions, you can contact Maxime Jansen (Senior Recruiter) at maxime.jansen@rolandberger.com.