Senior Consultant - Transaction Advisory in London

About Palladium Group | Palladium works with global PE and PE-backed businesses across the full deal lifecycle. Our transaction advisory and value creation capabilities are underpinned by data, technology and subject matter expertise. We provide practical insight, actionable recommendations and rapid deployment implementation to deliver improved enterprise valuations for investors and management teams. Palladium retains a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment with opportunities to make a significant impact across offices in London and New York.

About Transaction Advisory | At Palladium, we specialise in Digital, Commercial, Technology and AI Due Diligence. Our due diligence assesses key aspects of a target’s business, giving investors crucial insights to shape investment decisions and identifying opportunities to drive business growth.

Why choose Palladium | Palladium offers many opportunities to accelerate your professional growth and broaden your expertise. From complex technical analyses to strategic growth planning and exit strategies, the role is diverse. We are not confined to a single sector but exposed to multiple industries. Our teams combine industry experts and practitioners with consulting excellence, fostering an environment of mutual learning. A focus on efficiency is delivered through bespoke internally focused data, automation and AI solutions built by our internal developers. Your contribution has a tangible impact on the continual refinement of the Group’s proposition. We pride ourselves on working as a cohesive unit, with dependable people supporting each other and collaborating across tasks. You will be part of a sociable, talented, and passionate team, with the experience and skill level of Big 4 consulting but set in a smaller bespoke consultancy atmosphere. You will be able to get support from others while being entrusted to upskill the team and develop your leadership skills.

Our teams are also encouraged to play critical roles in managing and nourishing client relationships, building professional visibility, as well as leading Sales & Marketing, Social Impact and Operational improvement initiatives.

Requirements | As a Senior Consultant in the Transaction Advisory practice, you’ll play a key role within multi-disciplinary, collaborative project teams, helping to solve our Private Equity clients’ and their portfolio company’s problems. Activities will include a combination of workshops, meetings, research and stakeholder engagement and providing analysis and insight. To help you achieve this, we will provide a combination of on-the-job learning opportunities working alongside experienced colleagues, complemented by a development plan. You will have a mentor who will help you to define your personal development goals to support you as you build your consulting career. You will have drive and determination to continually learn new things and develop yourself, enjoy working with others to solve problems and share knowledge and above all have a passion for digital solutions, AI and technology.

We are looking for people with experience to deliver across the following competencies:

• Strong written and oral communication skills, including writing marketing material and reports.
• A balance of logical problem solving and innovative thinking.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple priorities and consistently meet deadlines in a dynamic consulting environment.
• Quick thinker, ability to swiftly understand new industry sectors, grasp complex project contexts and assimilate relevant background information.
• Enjoy working both collaboratively as part of a team as well as independently.
• Highly experienced with common productivity applications (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to conduct data analysis, visualisation and identification/analysis of insight from data.

Responsibilities | Support Managers in project management, running and facilitating client meetings and workshops. Perform qualitative and quantitative research and analysis to provide insights and recommendations to our clients. Use digital insights, research and experience to draw conclusions about what this means for the target business, identifying risks and opportunities. Create impactful written communications for clients across various media, including reports and interim updates. Present findings from engagements to PE clients and management teams, inspiring clients with compelling storytelling that articulates project goals and value. Contribute to internal training, running mentoring sessions, and organising events to foster a culture of continuous learning and development. Participate in business development activities, such as contribution to bid development, preparing materials for client presentations and pitches, and taking part in marketing activities.

Requirements | 2-3 years’ consultancy experience (ideally in due diligence). Experience of working in a project-based environment, liaising with customers throughout the entire solution delivery lifecycle. Comfort analysing large commercial data sets, company financials and/or familiarity with big data analysis (e.g. SQL). Experience of working with private equity firms and private equity-backed businesses. Subject Matter Experience: Experience with digitally focused, DTC or ecommerce businesses, and/or Experience with reviews of technology, AI and data platforms, and/or Experience in digital marketing and digital business models, and/or Knowledge and practical experience of key digital platforms, including Google Analytics, Google Ads/Keyword Planner, SimilarWeb, SEMRush, Google Trends.

Right to work in the UK

Benefits | Salary (dependent on experience), Private Health Insurance (single cover policy with AXA), Company Performance and New Business Development bonuses, Annual personal training and development allowance, Group Life Insurance at 4 times your annual salary, Company Pension Plan, 23 days annual leave + Christmas office closures, Virtual GP access, Octopus Green Car scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, Community Volunteer days.

Palladium is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. The success of Palladium depends upon our ability to recognise and leverage the capabilities and experiences of each of our employees. With this in mind, Palladium is committed to providing equality and fairness for all recruitment applicants and employees and not to discriminate against anyone because of their gender (including sex, marital status and gender reassignment), race (including ethnic origin, colour, nationality and national origin), disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or age. In addition, Palladium will not discriminate against anyone who is associated with another individual who is protected under equality legislation. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. All employees are treated fairly and with respect. Selection for employment, promotion, training or any other benefits is done on the basis of aptitude and ability. Palladium is also committed to preventing discrimination of any type against its employees by third parties such as suppliers, clients and the general public. The responsibility for upholding this commitment is shared by, and is intended to benefit, every employee.