Associate, Culture and Business Transformation

Department: Client Advisory Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: New York

Compensation: $100,000 / year

Description

About the Position

• Produce exceptional, client-ready analyses and deliverables that power the Culture and Business Transformation team's engagements.
• Manage competing priorities with precision to create leverage for your teammates.
• Help establish Ownership Works as a trusted advisor to clients seeking to build enduring ownership cultures.

• Operational excellence: You produce high-quality, client-ready work that is accurate, timely, and clearly communicates key messages, adapting your tone and approach for different audiences.
• Project management: You take ownership of projects and deliverables from start to finish, effectively managing priorities, anticipating roadblocks, and ensuring next steps continue moving forward.
• Communication: You contribute meaningfully to internal and client conversations by leading portions of meetings, sharing thoughtful perspectives, and asking questions that advance productive dialogue.

• A unique opportunity to partner with top leaders in finance and business to transform companies, expand employee ownership, and improve the lives of thousands of workers.
• The chance to develop core consulting skills, including structured communication, storyline development, and high-quality execution, while building deep expertise in ownership culture and organizational change.
• Meaningful exposure to private equity investors, executive leadership teams at mid- and large-cap companies, and pioneers in the employee ownership movement.
• Mentorship, support, and frequent feedback from talented, mission-driven colleagues and highly accomplished professionals.
• A flexible, people-centered work environment that values collaboration, growth, and impact.

• Develop client presentations and workshop materials based on guidance from senior team members, taking storylines from outline to polished, client-ready pages with clear throughlines and supporting evidence.
• Synthesize research, interviews, and client data into structured insights that inform engagement recommendations and program design.
• Support the day-to-day execution of client engagements, including preparing workshops and executive sessions, tracking follow-ups, and coordinating inputs across stakeholders.
• Leverage AI tools to efficiently produce and iterate on deliverables, incorporating feedback from senior team members, clients, and partners while maintaining accuracy and consistency.
• Prioritize multiple projects, organize workflows, and ensure timely and accurate completion of deliverables.
• Contribute to the tools, templates, and playbooks that strengthen and scale the Culture and Business Transformation practice.

About You

• B.A./B.S. preferred.
• 1–3 years of consulting or other related professional experience; management consulting experience strongly preferred.

• Ability to efficiently create PowerPoint presentations with clear throughlines and supporting data.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to structure complex topics for senior audiences.
• Experience or interest in organizational culture, change management, or employee engagement work.
• Demonstrated experience with, and willingness to continue learning, AI tools to accelerate and improve the quality of professional work.
• Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Highly responsive and collaborative team player who actively seeks and applies feedback.
• Proven time management and multitasking abilities across multiple concurrent deliverables and tight timelines.
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset; comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving, startup-style nonprofit environment.
• Passion for social justice and the mission of Ownership Works; interest in becoming a subject matter expert in employee ownership.

Additional Information

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage for you and your family (medical, dental, and vision)
• Unlimited paid time off and a generous holiday schedule (including the last week of the year), so you can recharge when you need to.
• 401(k) with generous employer contributions to support your long-term financial wellbeing.
• 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Fully covered life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability plans
• Flexible hybrid work model, with two days in our NYC office per week and additional work-from-home flex time as needed.
• Annual professional development budget to support your growth and learning.