DPO&Co. - DPO Consulting and Investing, LLC · 1 day ago
Strategy Consulting Associate
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expDPO Consulting and Investing (DPO&Co) is a boutique strategy and operations consulting firm that serves middle market Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies. The Strategy Consulting Associate will lead a small team in executing client engagements while also working directly with portfolio company leaders to drive operational improvements and value creation.
ConsultingOutsourcingProfessional ServicesBusiness Development
No H1B
Hiring Manager
Clint Simkins
Responsibilities
You will engage in financial modeling, report creation, formulating deep insights from large data sets, desktop research, client material preparation, market sizing analysis, and a host of other activities that will allow us to drive value for our clients
Hands-on functions like site visits, client and customer interviews, and process mapping will be paired with deep analytical thought leadership and pushing the pace on solving problems through silver bullet solutions instead of brute force
Qualification
Required
Experienced consultants, investment bankers, and/or PE professionals highly preferred, or 5-7 years of experience in a relevant industry
Candidates must be able to produce results in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, client-oriented environment – you will be judged on your outputs, not your inputs
Conform to our values: Honesty and integrity, humility, respect, fairness, and a commitment to results with an analytical focus
Gregarious & fun: Someone we want to spend time with; everyone here is a friend
Problem solver: Energized by dissecting business problems and developing solutions; has the ability to suggest multiple approaches and can integrate new information to create additional insights
Structured thinker: Capable of providing structure and order to what is often a vast amount of information; successful candidates do not lose sight of the high-level strategy and organize thoughts and activities in a logical manner
Results oriented: A successful candidate carefully examines the intended impact of our outputs and understands that our firm's activities must lead to actions, which in turn lead to measurable results for both our clients and our firm
Team player: Thrives on engaging in discussion with colleagues to develop impactful solutions; reaches out proactively to others for input; works as a thought partner
Detail-oriented: An individual who takes personal pride in being certain that all aspects of an assignment are completed correctly
Highest of ethical standards; stands up for those without a voice and consistently does the 'right thing'. We have a strict 'no jerk' policy!
Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills; able to communicate confidently and professionally with C-Suite leaders, board members and PE Partners
Strong communication to convey complex concepts in PowerPoint, emails, and verbally; can easily convey the 'so what?' to the audience
Strong Microsoft Excel skills to include structured modeling, nested functions, and reporting
Strong Microsoft PowerPoint skills a must, however we will train you on this
Willingness to travel up to 80% if project requires, though typical travel is much lower
Preferred
Experience creating client-ready PowerPoint materials and dynamic Excel financial models is a must
The ideal candidate has experience in consulting/operations to pair with the toolkit developed while earning their MBA at a top program
PowerBI or other dashboarding experience a major plus
Benefits
Well above market variable bonuses based on performance
Opportunity to invest personal dollars in DPO’s private equity deals
Consultants are compensated as small business owners
Company
DPO&Co. - DPO Consulting and Investing, LLC
DPO&Co specializes in helping Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies gain fact-based insights during the diligence process and realize post-close synergies and value creation plans.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Daniel P. O'Reilly
President
Recent News
2025-09-23
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