Pros
The firm is at a very interesting place right now. Project work is best described as being at the intersection of management consulting and data analytics (data enhanced consulting?). This is basically uncharted territory for consulting firms and F500 companies. Clients are clamoring to do more work in this space, and opportunities within the firm have grown proportionally as a result.
- Project work covers an unusually broad geographical span for a firm of this size. Client locations are split almost evenly across NYC, the continental US, and abroad.
- The best of both worlds if you want the flexibility and excitement you get at a startup combined with the training and skill set of a management consulting firm.
- There is a lot of responsibility available to take on and people find themselves ready to manage projects and teams long before they are expected/able to at other consulting firms.
The partners recognize the need to decentralize certain decision making processes and delegate a significant amount of firm building responsibilities to the Consultants and Data Scientists. For example, the employees completely own the workplace development. The partners are hands off in this aspect and allow us to build a modern workspace that we would want to work in (open collaborative spaces, converting private offices into breakout rooms, adoption of new collaborative technologies, etc.).
Cons
This type of environment is not for everyone. People who particularly crave structured career growth and development would be very unhappy here. Stick with Deloitte if you want a step by step roadmap on how to advance from Consultant to Partner. There is no blueprint on how to succeed in this field, since it is something that is constantly evolving for our clients and the firm. The people who thrive in this environment are go-getters who enjoy the freedom to experiment with different approaches to develop best practices in managing companies through analytics.
