2204 Engagement Manager

Cartesian is seeking a Manager to join our talented team of strategy consultants to lead engagements that drive value and growth within the communications, media, and technology sectors. Cartesian’s Strategy & Analytics practice has a 30+ year track record helping companies and investors develop and implement market-leading strategies to solve crucial business challenges.

We take a data/technology-focused approach to help our clients develop business strategies, evaluate market opportunities, assess and improve performance, and drive customer/revenue growth. Our work spans many functional areas including sales/marketing, product, customer experience, operations, network planning, and security. As a boutique consulting practice, we use our subject matter expertise, data-driven methodologies, and creative problem-solving skills to rapidly drive meaningful, measurable results.

We have an immediate need for a Manager at our office in Boston, Massachusetts. We are looking for individuals with a strong educational background and 4-6 years of consulting experience to support our continued growth and expanding client base.

Our managers are highly motivated, entrepreneurial, and intellectually curious problem-solvers. This position requires the ability to lead end-to-end engagements with teams of 2-5 consultants, which includes client management, workstream definition/oversight, analysis structuring, research planning/execution, strategy definition, and deliverable creation/delivery to internal and external clients in a fun, fast paced, driven environment.

You’re a great fit if you have:

4-6 years of relevant consulting experience, with at least 1-2 years successfully overseeing impactful engagements with strategy/analytics themes
A strong interest in the communications, media, and technology sectors
A proven track record of navigating complex/ambiguous problems to develop thoughtful/innovative solutions that are aligned with client objectives
A passion for working with large datasets to inform recommendations
An ability to break down complicated ideas, processes, and data into intuitive visual frameworks
Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, and a natural ability to build and tell compelling executive narratives, while maintaining a strong command of the underlying detail
A self-starter drive to proactively set priorities and execute against them in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment
Demonstrated success managing and mentoring consultants/analysts
Experience overseeing teams that use a range of data tools/languages to conduct/automate analysis and derive insights (e.g., Alteryx, SQL, QGIS, Python, R, Tableau, Qlik, etc.)
MBA preferred, but not required

Additionally, experience in the following areas is a plus:

Corporate strategy development
Business case development and financial analysis
Market/competitive analysis and opportunity prioritization
Sales and marketing optimization
Product and customer analytics
Qualitative/quantitative primary market research
Machine learning, predictive modeling, and geospatial analytics
Communications networks, including technology, design, and engineering
Data process design and automation

The position has low travel requirements for most engagements; however, this can vary depending on client needs.

Location: Boston

Cartesian jobs

Strategy & Analytics Engagement Manager