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Strategy Consultant - Defence Industry

United Kingdom, London · Job Posted January 10, 2026
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Operating at the leading edge of consulting, we are market leaders in developing actionable strategies that achieve the fastest path to impact. This includes Enterprise Strategy, Growth Strategy, and Sustainability. We define success as achieving exceptional results that have a lasting impact on businesses, communities and team members. You will join a people-oriented team of experienced and inquisitive who help business leaders across many sectors create a lasting impact on their organisations.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead in the development and execution of the latest strategic thinking
  • Work with CX-level clients across many sectors to develop and implement strategies to create value and transform their organisations
  • Work together with our clients to bring energy, direction and expertise to help them solve their most pressing strategic challenges

Requirements

  • At least three years of relevant professional experience in either a consulting role or in industry
  • Experience working in the defence industry, either with a top-tier consultancy or for a Tier 1 Defence Company, or as a component supplier to larger defence companies
  • Understanding of topical issues affecting UK and/or European defence supply chains, with emphasis on overcoming barriers to scaling innovation
  • Ability to apply knowledge of defence supply chain issues when working with MOD and Government clients
  • Proactivity and strategic thinking, demonstrating experience in logic structure, issue tree analysis, and innovation across complex industry challenges
  • Experience of hypothesis-led analytical strategy work and creative problem solving in defence industry or supply chain contexts
  • Strong commercial awareness, including understanding procurement and regulatory landscapes and leveraging private finance to enable scaling in defence production
  • Analytically minded with demonstrated competency across different analytical frameworks, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Client-oriented, able to develop strong relationships and understand client challenges, with opportunities to present recommendations to senior leaders
  • Ability to simplify complexity, drawn from experience in consulting or commercial roles within industry
  • Must meet UK residency requirements for security clearance (British citizen or resident in the UK for the past 5 years)

What we offer

  • Private healthcare
  • 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
  • Generous company pension scheme
  • Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
  • Annual performance-based bonus
  • PA share ownership
  • Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)
  • Personal and career development opportunities, support, training and coaching
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