Associate Consultant

Illuminative Strategies (ISI) is an award-winning Management Consulting firm and one of the industry leaders in Business Process Transformation and Organizational Change Management. Regardless of your consulting experience, we are looking for hardworking, intelligent, and highly motivated individuals who love to learn and want to pursue a career in management consulting. Centered in Springfield, Illinois, our associates will join a talented team and work to transform the way people, processes, and technologies connect.

Our work environment includes:

• Modern office setting
• Growth opportunities
• On-the-job training

Position Summary

In this entry-level position, you will work with a broad range of clients and industries in a stimulating environment. You will participate as an integral member of our project team to help diagnose business process issues and design strategic solutions to support our clients’ success. As an ISI Associate Consultant, you will collaborate with colleagues in a learning environment, handling small workstreams or supporting Senior Consultants on larger, more complex projects. Associates will also begin identifying process improvement opportunities, developing, and quantifying improvement recommendations, and building continuous process improvement environments within our client organizations.

This individual will interact with all levels of the client organization and will possess a collaborative and flexible working style with the ability to work in various types of environments. To be successful, the candidate must also possess strong leadership traits in customer service, communication, productivity, critical thinking and professionalism.

Job Duties/Essential Functions:

• Perform detailed process analysis and learn how to apply Lean principles from our industry experts to achieve business process transformation.
• Collaborate with senior consultants to develop innovative and data-driven solutions across various practices and industries.
• Apply a structured methodology and lead change management activities leveraging a change management methodology, process and tools to create a strategy to support adoption of the changes required by a project or initiative.
• Engage with clients as a day-to-day point of contact and as a participant in meetings and presentations, cultivating relationships through exceptional customer service and subject matter expertise.
• Assist in the writing, preparation, and structuring of client presentations and communications.
• Document existing and newly developed processes and procedures utilizing tools and techniques which best educate learners and stakeholders.
• Creating and conducting coaching and training sessions, including e-learning for various audiences, including customer management and leadership.
• Organize, analyze, and interpret large amounts of information provided by clients and stakeholders.
• Works with process teams to ensure that new design elements are being appropriately communicated to client organizations and effectively incorporated into end user training content.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and excellent academic record required
• Excellent analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both written and oral
• Excellent interpersonal skills; comfort in-front of people
• Must be available to work as needed to honor project commitments, meet deadlines, and support assigned business area needs
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Must be willing to travel

We offer a competitive salary, incentives, and benefit plan. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, FSA, and 401k.

How Will We Help You Grow?

When you join Illuminative Strategies as an Associate, you are joining a team who will invest in your professional development. During your time with our company, you will be guided by an ISI mentor every step of the way helping to meet your individual needs.

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification provided at time of hire (company paid)
• Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt) training and certification available (company paid)
• Exceptional training, coaching, and mentoring from colleagues who are industry experts
• Unlimited professional growth opportunities

About Illuminative Strategies:

Illuminative Strategies is company passionate about the success of our firm, our employees, and our clients. The ISI culture fosters inclusivity, creativity, and fresh perspectives.

• We embrace continuous improvement and learning.
• We invest in our people and believe strongly in continuous improvement
• We reward hard work and taking initiative.
• We seek out individuals who want to make a difference.

Our team of industry subject matter experts thrive on challenging projects and have a passion for solving organizational performance challenges regardless of industry or discipline. Whether you think in code, words, pictures, or numbers, express your passion, and find your future at ISI.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and celebrate our employees' differences. All personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, disability, military service status, or other protected characteristics. ISI is committed to ensuring its online application provides an equal opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply, please contact us.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities
• Commission pay

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to travel based on client demands?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Business consulting: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Springfield, IL 62704 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $60,000 - $70,000