Principal, Strategy Consulting Practice

Principal, Strategy Consulting Practice

Are you passionate about making an impact on the education sector? Interested in working with companies, non-profits, institutions, and investors across the K-12, postsecondary, and corporate 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 Do

Strategy Principals at Tyton Partners play a critical leadership role within the Firm, driving client engagements to help senior leaders in the education sector solve their most pressing strategic challenges. As a Principal, you will lead teams and take responsibility for phases of an engagement. You will also work closely with the senior team in the Firm to manage and extend client relationships.

In addition to client work, Principals are responsible for developing, managing, and mentoring junior team members and must be committed to cultivating organizational talent. Principals also take an active role developing the Firm's presence and impact through thought leadership activities, contributing to client and practice area development initiatives, and enhancing core engagement and business processes.

This is an ideal position for someone with prior client-services experience who is ready to take on a leadership role in a growing firm with an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture.

A Principals primary responsibilities include:

• Managing work streams / projects from initial data collection and analysis to creation and delivery of final client deliverables;
• Leading day-to-day project management communication with external and internal stakeholders;
• Structuring and performing analyses and conducting primary research to uncover the insights that support our recommendations to clients;
• Synthesizing research and analysis and building clear and compelling PowerPoint presentations and research briefs;
• Presenting findings and recommendations at team and client meetings;
• Contributing to the development of the Firm by leveraging internal and external networks, building deep knowledge of sector trends, and developing best practices;
• Managing, developing, and mentoring junior team members

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 Bring

You will bring an approach that is aligned with Tyton's values:

• A drive to learn constantly by being humble, curious, and open to diverse perspectives
• A spirit of generosity by seeing the best in others, engaging honestly/authentically, and
• being a team player
• A mindset for impact by having a genuine interest in the education sector and being focused on improving learner outcomes

In addition, you will have prior experience in consulting, investment banking, market research, or other analytical role and bring:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years consulting or other relevant professional experience, or an MBA with 3+ years of relevant consulting professional experience
• Strong and demonstrated interest in the education sector is required; knowledge of the education sector is a plus
• Superior analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to quickly make well-founded decisions
• Demonstrated interpersonal and team-building skills; able to manage up, down, and across an organization
• Examples of oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Proven project management and organizational skills, with an ability to work independently and manage multiple, competing priorities
• Ability to drive forward innovative culture and organizational changes

What We Offer

Extensive knowledge of the global education sector

• Our consultants have exposure to market-leading companies, investors, and non-profit organizations as well as high-potential emerging businesses

Mentorship and training opportunities

• Each 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 members

• Our consultants participate in onboarding training and ongoing learning opportunities to help accelerate their career growth

An entrepreneurial and collaborative environment

• Our 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 initiatives

About Tyton Partners

Tyton 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.

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