Senior Consultant

Owning workstreams

Overview

As a Senior Consultant, you will focus primarily on project delivery, owning defined workstreams, developing deeper content knowledge and becoming a key point of contact for your areas. Beyond execution, you will begin shaping solutions, building clear recommendations and contributing to business development and thought leadership when not fully staffed on project work.

Key responsibilities

Project delivery

  • Own and deliver defined workstreams from start to finish, producing high-quality analysis and outputs with limited oversight 
  • Shape the direction of your work, build clear storylines and contribute to client-ready recommendations
  • Lead day-to-day discussions with client stakeholders, building credibility through structured communication and strong content knowledge
  • Support a collaborative team culture by reviewing work, coaching junior colleagues and operating with increasing autonomy 


Business development

  • Contribute to proposals, pitch materials and analytical inputs when not on a project
  • Maintain and grow your network through informal relationship building
  • Support marketing activity, including thought leadership

What success looks like as a Senior Consultant

  • You deliver reliable work, supported by a strong core consulting foundation and sound judgement
  • You take ownership beyond your immediate remit and bring a proactive, entrepreneurial mindset
  • You build trust quickly with managers and clients 

Other levels

Intern

Learn about the world of consulting

Our eight-week summer internship programme in our London office gives ambitious students the opportunity to learn about consulting through hands-on experience. Interns support real client projects in a consultant-style role, giving you the chance to build confidence, develop core skills and see what consulting is really like.

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Consultant

Learning the fundamentals

You'll build core consulting skills including problem structuring, data analysis and clear communication. Working in a team, you'll contribute to specific parts of a project, taking on more responsibility as you grow in confidence and capability.

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Manager

Leading project delivery

You'll be responsible for delivering a project or workstream on a large engagement, supported by a team of consultants. Most of your time will be focused on structuring the work, coaching junior team members and reviewing their output. You will work closely with the senior Oxbow Partners team, discussing how best to progress the project and advise the client. You will also work directly with clients, using their feedback to sharpen your insights.

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Senior Manager

Senior client leadership

This is the inflection point to senior leadership. You'll oversee one major, complex project or two smaller ones. Your job is to mentor the manager, bringing your experience to bear on project direction and problem solving. You may be an acknowledged expert in a particular subject area, allowing you to play the 'guru' role on certain projects. You will take your leadership skills to the next level and begin building your own client network. 

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Principal

Firm-building and project outcomes

You'll balance project leadership with business development, owning key client relationships while helping to shape the firm's thinking in your specialist areas. You'll identify new opportunities and guide teams across multiple projects, ensuring strong delivery, clear direction and sustained commercial growth.

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