Economic Consulting, Business Development Lead in London

The Economic Consulting Team at Teneo is building a differentiated Economics Consulting practice focused on applying economic analysis to real client decisions. The team sits within Management Consulting part of the global advisory platform and works closely with Management Consulting, Financial Advisory, Risk and Forensics, supporting work across transactions, competition and antitrust, disputes, investigations and policy‑driven engagements. The practice advises leading corporates, investors, law firms and public‑sector organisations, combining economic analysis, data and strategic insight with the firm’s wider commercial and political expertise. As a growing team, this is an opportunity to join at an early stage, gain exposure to senior leaders and clients, and help build a new capability within an established firm.

Key Responsibilities

• Opportunity identification and pursuit
• Support in opportunity review and qualification support
• Work closely with S/MDs to ensure proactive BD activities progress at pace
• Ensure all regionally relevant sector credentials, previous proposals, BD decks case studies, team CVs, methodologies, proposal boiler plates are maintained in a structured repository
• Proactively source relevant materials across Teneo EC and broader Teneo
• Proposal writing
• Support development of commercials
• Own the submission process for portal-based submissions
• Interface with operations to ensure consolidated realistic pipeline based on probabilities, value, expected timeline, actions to drive it forward etc.
• Track meetings and follow-ups
• Prepare weekly region report of opportunities for Teneo EC head
• Support the team in CRM (Hubspot) management
• Support on whitepaper development
• Liaising with the marketing team on cadence release and distribution of whitepapers
• Manage planning for events, roundtables, client dinners, conference attendance, and sponsorships
• Over time cultivate and manage relationships across Teneo to source/share best content and coordinate multi-geography/business line pursuits
• Be the ‘first point of contact’ on a BD pursuit to collate relevant materials around Teneo
• Support cross-sell and adjacency opportunities across Teneo EC and broader Teneo offerings

Basic Qualifications

• Degree qualified (2.1 or above) in any discipline
• 2–3 years’ relevant work experience, ideally within a consulting environment
• Excellent analytical and numerate skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly logical, detail‑oriented, and accurate in reports, data, and written work
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team

Preferred Qualifications

• Evidence of leadership, ambition, and an entrepreneurial mindset
• Ability to operate at pace, with confidence to influence and challenge when required
• Proactive approach to taking on unfamiliar tasks and new challenges
• Ability to create a positive, credible first impression with stakeholders
• Skilled in influencing, negotiating, and maintaining constructive relationships during difficult conversations

What we can offer

New joiners are supported by induction programmes, and continuous development is a key focus of life at Teneo - learning and knowledge sharing are at the heart of this. We have an environment and culture that is focused on supporting your development and career progression. We support this with a dedicated Learning Team who provide a range of learning opportunities and personal development support. Our face-to-face learning is supported by some 100 modules of e-learning available on our internal knowledge management system. Given our client base you’ll be working on career-defining work that is exciting, rewarding and one where you can make a real impact to high profile projects.

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• 25 days holiday
• Discretionary bonus
• Annual salary review
• Pension Scheme
• Extensive investment in personal development & learning
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave
• Private medical insurance
• Group Income protection
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work schemes
• Season ticket loans
• Regular social, cultural and charitable activities

About Teneo

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future. Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions and organizations. Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I. Our culture is critical to our success. To support progression and learning, we foster a supportive environment with a focus on mental health and wellbeing as well as adopting an inclusive environment that allows all employees to flourish. We recognise that diversity is essential for our business and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.

UK Demographic Set

Teneo are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We ensure that all employees and candidates are treated fairly and we strive to ensure that our company is representative of all sections of society. We value people as individuals with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles and circumstances. Each employee should be respected and valued and able to give their best as a result. We want to ensure our workplace in London continues to be one where different voices are heard, valued and embraced – for the benefit of our employees and working culture, our clients and the quality of our work, as well as for the ultimate performance of our business. We are committed to equal opportunities for all and provide these opportunities irrespective of an individual’s race, ethnic origin, disability, age, nationality, national origin, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, marital status and social class. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.