Analyst, Leadership Advisory Services (LAS)

Leadership Advisory Services Practice Analyst

The Leadership Advisory Services (LAS) Practice is an exciting, vibrant and uniquely dynamic practice environment within Spencer Stuart. Emerging in recent years as a key area of strategic focus for the Firm, LAS has experienced an accelerated growth trajectory in both product diversification and scale.

Operating synergistically alongside the Firm's market-leading Executive Search business, LAS professionals provide advice and partnership to clients navigating a range of key leadership and talent issues, including:

• Aligning culture and talent strategy with business strategy
• Maximizing team effectiveness
• Merger integration support
• Executive assessment and CEO succession
• Talent development and transition support

Analyst Role

A Spencer Stuart Analyst plays a critical and visible role on the team. Working closely with Associates, Senior Associates, and Consultants, Analysts operate as a thought partner in understanding client needs and gathering relevant research that contributes to the overall assignment strategy.

More specifically, Analysts are responsible for supporting advisory engagements by assisting with project management, developing client assessment reports, conducting 360 reference calls, and designing client workshop materials. The Analyst provides research and conclusions to be incorporated into client-ready documents. Over time, it is expected that the Analyst will develop expertise with our proprietary tools and facilitate client interactions with little oversight.

Successful Analysts have the opportunity to pursue various career development paths and leadership opportunities, including a path towards Consultant, while building highly transferrable skills in research, analysis, communication, teaming, and problem solving.

Key Relationships

Reports to:

Director of Associates and Analysts

Consultants, Associates, Senior Associates (on a project basis)

Other key relationships:

Consultants, Associates, Senior Associates

Executive Assistants

Project Managers

Ideal Experience Successful candidates will be self-directed, independent, and able to proactively address the needs of the practice, which is often fast-paced, quick-turn work that is highly integrated with client management and day-to-day client engagement. In addition, candidates will demonstrate a passion and ability for performing critical research and communicating their findings clearly and cogently, while delivering the highest caliber service for the greatest value. They will be graceful under pressure and be excellent multitaskers with an ownership mindset and results orientation.

Specific experience should include:

• Recent, or soon to be, university graduate; or up to three years of business experience in leadership advisory, organizational development and/or human behavior
• Strong academic performance is required (3.4+ GPA) and while all majors are welcome, psychology, English/writing, or human capital related degrees are preferred
• Well-roundedness demonstrated through leadership experience in internships, work experience, community service, athletics, or roles in student-led organizations
• Experience with collecting and organizing information from databases and/or internet resources; ability to analyze and synthesize data into other formats
• Advanced research, analysis, and synthesis skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Self-directed and proactive in nature; resourceful, team-oriented, and tenacious
• Proficient with MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
• In possession of work authorizations necessary for the country in which you are applying

The base compensation for this position is $80,000 per year. The actual base compensation offered will be dependent on the individual's skills, experiences, and qualifications. This position will be eligible to participate in our annual discretionary bonus program.

Spencer Stuart also offers a competitive benefits package, which includes:

• Retirement savings plan with discretionary profit sharing contribution and employer match;
• PTO (minimum 15 days per year, increases with tenure), paid sick time (10 days per year), company holidays (12 days per year), and paid leaves of absence when applicable;
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, and healthcare flexible spending account;
• Life Insurance, and short-term and long-term disability insurance;
• Wellness benefits, including an employee assistance program, virtual mental health program, and mindfulness program; and
• Voluntary benefit options, including supplemental life insurance, identity theft protection, and whole life insurance with long-term care and critical illness coverage.

Critical Capabilities for Success

Project Management

Project Management Plans, manages, and drives own efforts in support of new business development and advisory support as measured by timely completion of project tasks and feedback from project team members. The successful candidate will do this while handling multiple projects with competing deadlines, working with individuals who have differing styles, and managing challenging expectations by:

• Providing accurate and timely data analysis and organizational behavior research.
• Taking ownership of the project by doing what is needed at all phases of the research process, anticipating next steps, and not waiting to be told what to do.
• Regularly reassessing priorities to align resources where/when needed and proactively reprioritizing own workload to provide additional support to assignment team where/when needed.
• Delivering on commitments on-time or notifying as early as possible if problems occur or deadlines will slip.

Problem Solving

Synthesizes research for business development initiatives, LAS assignments or intellectual capital initiatives and provides a succinct and accurate point of view as measured by quality and timeliness of contribution to assignment/project objectives. The successful candidate will do this while dealing with short timelines and limited information by:

• Listening and asking insightful questions.
• Leveraging knowledge of advisory tools and appropriate resources to gather relevant information.
• Subjecting researched facts to extensive analysis and interpretation before drawing conclusions.
• Making inferential leaps in thinking to reach a solution despite incomplete or ambiguous information.
• Making decisions rapidly, despite the complexity of the issues or pressures involved.
• Using effective business writing skills to create succinct, client-ready analyses and documenting information.

Impact and Effectiveness

Contributes to the efficiency and quality of teams to successfully meet project objectives as measured by Consultant, Associate, and peer feedback while working with individuals who have differing styles by: Interacts with a range of internal and external stakeholders and candidates with differing styles and egos, understanding and appreciating what is important to each.

• Being authentic.
• Listening and asking questions to clarify understanding and demonstrate knowledge.
• Placing team goals ahead of individual goals.
• Considering the needs of colleagues and adapting own communication style accordingly.
• Setting expectations and clarifying tasks to avoid wasting time and resources.
• Offering to work outside areas of responsibility when needed.
• Raising issues early and finding solutions collaboratively.
• Remaining poised when under pressure or handling unexpected challenges.
• Proactively sharing information with those who would benefit while being discreet with confidential information.

Market and Functional Knowledge

Obtains and incorporates knowledge to enhance client work in a meaningful way. Knows how to get information, effectively uses the available firm resources, developing and sharing industry/functional knowledge:

• Develops deep understanding of tools spanning the individual, team, and organizational levels.
• Has a genuine interest in/curiosity about people and businesses; actively building a personal awareness and team knowledge around organizational behavior and individual effectiveness.
• Understands how to identify and navigate the various relevant sources available (internal tools, assessment data, market insights, etc.), as well as key people, leveraging both internal and external content and networks to drive distinct and unique insights and outcomes.

Development Self and Others

Develops self and others; seeks and provides feedback, modifies own performance or behavior based on feedback. A successful Analyst is constantly growing, learning, and enhancing his/her skills and capabilities:

• Seeks and is open to feedback from colleagues, placing value on self-development efforts; seeks opportunities for growth.
• Is self-aware and open to changing one's own behavior.

Firm Values

Champions the Firm's values, culture and Code of Conduct; engages, participates and collaborates with others. A successful Analyst, who people like working with and who may over time also have a leadership role:

• Accepts others' opinions