Consultant - Strategy & Transformation

• Cedar is a Forbes ranked global management consulting firm
• with a heritage closely associated with the founders of the Balanced Scorecard.
• Since 1985, Cedar's teams have been assisting clients in areas of strategy,
• process, strategic human capital, and technology, with a strong focus on the
• financial services sector. Cedar's group unit, IBS Intelligence
• (www.ibsintelligence.com), based in the UK, has been the definitive source for
• research, news-analysis and advisory specialized in Financial Technology
• markets for over 30 years. Cedar Hill Capital is an independent FinTech venture
• capital fund with a sharp lens on B2B FinTech and Financial
• Services-infrastructure companies. The Innovation Lab in Dubai and Mumbai
• brings banks and suppliers together with an opportunity to access the relevant
• Middle East and India market opportunity.

THE ROLE

• As a Consultant at Cedar, you will be an active
• contributor to client engagements from day one. You will work within project
• teams led by Engagement Managers and senior leadership, applying structured
• thinking and rigorous analysis to help solve complex challenges for financial
• services clients across the Middle East.

KEY

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct primary and secondary research to
• support client engagements, including market analysis, bench marking, and data
• gathering.
• Build and manage analytical models, data
• sets, and financial analyses that underpin client recommendations.
• Develop and contribute to client-facing
• presentations, reports, and deliverables, with guidance from senior team
• members.
• Participate actively in client workshops,
• meetings, and interviews — preparing materials and capturing outputs.
• Structure and communicate findings clearly,
• translating data and analysis into insights and recommendations.
• Support work stream delivery under the
• direction of the Engagement Manager, managing your own tasks and timelines.

ABOUT YOU

• 2–4 years of professional experience, ideally
• in management consulting.
• Strong academic record — degree in business,
• economics, finance, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills;
• comfortable working with data and building structured models.
• Clear and concise communicator — able to
• present ideas confidently in writing and verbally.
• Fluency English is mandatory.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able
• to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Prior exposure to or interest in the GCC or The middle East market is a plus.
• MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification is
• an advantage but not required.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Close mentorship from experienced consultants
• and senior leadership in a lean, high-calibre team.
• Rapid progression opportunities in a
• high-performance practice.
• Exposure to senior client stakeholders and
• complex strategic challenges from early in your career.