Lead Consultant

Newton Europe

Lead Consultant managing teams and delivering impactful consumer goods projects in the expanding US market. Providing insights and solutions for consumer clients while shaping the US presence.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will play a hands-on role in shaping our US presence, building strong teams and client relationships, and delivering meaningful, lasting impact for our consumer clients.
Managing teams of consultants (typically 4–8) to identify the biggest opportunities, and then leading your team and client to deliver them
Designing and reviewing one workstream as a Lead Consultant and a variety of workstreams as a Principal Consultant ensuring alignment to client outcomes and programme goals
Working closely with programme leads to ensure workstream KPIs are aligned to client organisational outcomes and wider transformation objectives
Working on site in different US locations, day to day with client counterparts to review progress, problem-solve and drive performance improvement, while building lasting client capability
Creating clear, compelling and data-driven stories for stakeholders – from frontline managers through to senior leaders and executive sponsors – and working with programme leads to remove blockers to progress
Proactively adjusting delivery, resourcing and commercial plans in collaboration with programme leadership to keep workstreams and programmes on track
Identifying opportunities for future work within your client area and supporting wider account and market engagement activities alongside programme and account leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Prior consulting experience
Experience in retail, manufacturing, or branded consumer goods
Managing teams of consultants of various levels, capability areas and across different workstreams
Building and maintaining trusted relationships with senior managers, heads of function or programme, with competence and confidence to present in front of client executives
Purpose led analysis skills and ability to use logic to solve a problem
Ability to compellingly present assessment and programme outputs to enable successful progression of next steps
Running day to day internal and client facing governance
Resilience in solving highly complex problems
Collaborative nature, working with internal and external teams to get to the best outcome together
Proven track record for driving improvement or impact with an outcome focussed mindset
Big picture thinking and the ability to connect the dots using relevant market themes
Starting to think more commercially by spotting potential opportunities and understanding and communicating potential risks
Willingness for self-development and commitment to supporting the development of others around you; actively seeks and gives feedback
Ambitious and driven; always strives for the best outcomes for self and others
Flexible and willing to work away from home

Benefits

Comp & perks

Supporting you starts from day one. New joiners often highlight the Newton energy and support they first encounter in the recruitment process and that continues through into their time at Newton. Once in role, you’ll get support from several sources – from stretching projects, on-the-job feedback and developmental guidance from Directors and Partners. You’ll have a dedicated and consistent Sponsor/Development Manager to support your career progression with promotions at Newton happening throughout the year and based on performance and readiness to perform and succeed at the next level. You’ll receive regular appraisals and annual pay reviews.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Programme ManagementKPI AlignmentGovernance ManagementAnalytical SkillsProblem Solving

Soft Skills

CollaborationResilienceCommunicationAmbitionFlexibility