Senior Planning Strategist

MHIA) is looking for a Senior Strategy Consultant to join our team. Our range of products and services is tailored to meet our customers' evolving needs across the commercial aviation, energy, transportation and infrastructure, machinery, defense, and space systems sectors.

Our culture embraces diversity and cooperation, and we promote a healthy balance of professional and personal development, ensuring that your ideas and expertise are valued and respected.

The Senior Strategy Consultant will lead and execute internal consulting projects that provide actionable, strategic recommendations based on detailed research and analysis. This role will be instrumental in identifying growth opportunities, guiding executive decision-making, and supporting high-impact transactions. The ideal candidate will be able to work across consulting domains, including corporate and growth strategy, market intelligence, and M&A. The ideal candidate will have at least four (4) years of experience in corporate strategy, market analysis, or business development at a recognized strategy consulting firm, investment bank, or corporate strategy group of a high-performing corporation.

Lead and execute a broad portfolio of internal strategy projects, including market studies, competitive assessments, Voice of Customer/Market initiatives, pricing analyses, and go-to-market strategy.

Independently drive M&A and portfolio strategy workstreams, including target screening, initial commercial due diligence, valuation modeling, and development of value-creation and synergy hypotheses.

Translate market, industry, and financial analyses into clear strategic recommendations, framing tradeoffs and implications to support executive decision-making.

Develop rigorous, fact-based, quantitative analyses that integrate market, commercial, and financial insights.

Support post-acquisition integration planning, including defining strategic priorities and value-capture initiatives in partnership with cross-functional teams.

Coordinate and align stakeholders across functions and geographies to drive high-quality project outcomes.

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Marketing, or related field.

Experience: Minimum of four (4) years of experience in corporate strategy, market analysis, or business development at a recognized strategy consulting firm, investment bank, or corporate strategy group of a high-performing corporation

Demonstrated ability to conduct market sizing, competitive analysis, and synthesize insights from diverse data sources

valuation, commercial diligence, value creation, integration)

Analytical and financial modeling skills (DCF, pro forma, synergy cases).

Capital IQ, AlphaSense, industry databases).

Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to produce clean, executive-ready analytical outputs.

Professional experience in industrial, data center, electrification, or technology sectors

Experience leading end-to-end strategy projects

Ability to independently design, manage, and analyze primary research, including expert interviews and surveys.

Travel: 40%

Standard Monday through Friday work week. Weekend/late-night work, if applicable.

Excellent Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision & 401K Matching)

Excellent growth and advancement opportunities

Paid vacation, sick time, and 15 holidays

Committed to quality products and services.

MHIA is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer actively seeking to diversify the workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity.