Careers

Kaiser Associates offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and development to exceptional college and university graduates. Our reward system is entirely merit-based, meaning that consultants are promoted and rewarded based on the quality of their contribution, not on seniority. This philosophy allows Kaiser Associates to promote top-performing consultants quickly, and keep them continually challenged. We are a firm that allows and encourages you to demonstrate all your abilities and discover new ones.

Consultants can expect an increasing amount of responsibility, client contact, and Officer contact as they are promoted to Senior Consultant, Managing Consultant, Senior Manager, and Vice President. Areas of increased responsibility typically include:

• Supervising the work of other consultants
• Managing entire projects
• Managing day-to-day client relationships
• Participating in various firm leadership activities, such as consultant recruiting and training
• Supporting the business development efforts of Vice Presidents

Associate Consultant

• Associate Consultants generally join Kaiser after receiving their bachelor's degree, or similar degree. However, the AC class may also comprise individuals with 1-2 years of work experience. ACs are primarily responsible for gathering fact-based external research, performing analysis, synthesizing results, and writing client presentations and deliverables. ACs interact with officers of the firm and clients. The Associate Consultant position is not a fixed two-year program; rather, we see today's Associate Consultants as tomorrow's Officers. Consequently, there is no limit to how far you can go at Kaiser Associates. In fact, several of our most successful Officers started their careers as Associate Consultants. Click here to see a "day in the life" of a Kaiser Consultant.

Senior Consultant

• Associate Consultants are promoted to the Senior Consultant ranks after approximately 12-18 months of exceptional engagement work. On a typical engagement, a Senior Consultants is expected to engage in primary and secondary research, perform higher level analysis and synthesis, and write client presentations and deliverables. On select engagements, a Senior Consultant will be asked to manage smaller engagement teams. The role of Senior Consultant is viewed by firm leadership as a key stepping stone on the path to becoming a Managing Consultant. Click here to see a "day in the life" of a Kaiser Consultant.

Managing Consultant

• Senior Consultants are promoted to the Managing Consultant position after 12-18 months. Managing consultants are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of engagements. At the MC position, consultants also take on increasing client management responsibility and often have the opportunity to lead presentations to senior client teams. Throughout an engagement, MCs are expected to take ownership of client deliverables and contribute more sophisticated analytical tools and thought leadership to the analysis. MCs also play an important role internally at Kaiser to further the professional development of team members. To position for success at the Senior Manager level, Managing Consultants begin to work with the VP of Development to focus their practice areas of interest and identify partnership opportunities with vice presidents. Click here to see a "day in the life" of a Kaiser Manager.

Senior Manager

• Managing Consultants are promoted to Senior Manager once they have demonstrated the skills and potential to succeed as a Senior Manager and ultimately Vice President at Kaiser. Senior Manager's balance their day-to-day responsibilities between project management, project delivery and business development activities. Additionally, Senior Managers have formal relationships with 1-2 senior vice presidents, and work closely with them to build the skills necessary for successful transition to the Vice President role. Click here to see a "day in the life" of a Kaiser Manager.

Vice President

• The Vice President develops his/her own practice with the support of a Senior Vice President. She/he holds responsibility for business development, account management and project delivery. The Vice President is a thought leader within the firm, relying on business knowledge, consulting skills and diverse previous experience to analyze issues and drive solutions that transform the client's business.