Consultant - Orphoz
McKinsey & Company
London, UK
Posted on Sep 5, 2025
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Consultant - Orphoz
Job ID: 101134
Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges—the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.
Your Impact
Where transformation becomes real and value endures.
At Orphoz, we help leading organisations achieve the hardest part of transformation — making change happen and stick. Part of McKinsey’s Implementation Practice, Orphoz focuses on executing large-scale transformations: restructurings, turnarounds, integrations, performance improvement, and operationalising value-creation plans.
We combine McKinsey’s strategic rigour with the hands-on drive of experienced operators to deliver results that last - on the P&L, in capability, and in culture. From boardroom ambition to frontline action, we close the strategy-to-impact gap, embedding transformation disciplines that sustain performance and empower people.
This is a role for those who want to see transformation through to impact: leading change from design to execution, helping leaders and teams build mindsets and capabilities for long-term success.
What you’ll do
- Turn strategy into action: translate ambition into clear initiatives, KPIs, and delivery routines that drive focus and accountability.
- Unlock value: identify and deliver key performance levers (from working-capital and procurement efficiency to cost productivity and growth acceleration) to strengthen EBITDA, cash flow, and capability.
- Redesign how organisations work: implement new operating models, governance, and performance systems that embed sustained impact.
- Lead transformation delivery: set up and run Transformation Offices, drive execution discipline and cadence, and deliver measurable financial, operational, and organisational outcomes.
- Mobilise people and leadership: engage senior sponsors, coach teams, and build ownership and resilience so change endures.
- Collaborate across McKinsey: partner with strategists, functional, and digital experts to connect strategy with execution and deliver lasting results.
Where you’ll work
- Base: London, with hybrid flexibility and travel as required.
- Engagement rhythm: typically Mon–Thu on-site or hybrid; Fri more focused on firm building and development.
- Team model: small, high-trust teams (3–5 colleagues) integrated with McKinsey partners and experts.
Why Orphoz at McKinsey
- A distinct practice within McKinsey focused on transformation execution and value creation - turning strategy into results.
- We stay through delivery partnering with clients until impact is achieved and embedded.
- Global community: 500+ transformation professionals across McKinsey; 250+ in Orphoz across 12 European countries.
- Apprenticeship and growth: McKinsey excellence, combined with the pace and depth of real-world execution.
- A human, grounded, and performance-driven culture that values collaboration, resilience, and tangible results.
Ready to make transformation real?
Join Orphoz, where consultants become true operating partners, and strategy turns into sustained impact.
Your Growth
Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.
When you join us, you will have:
- Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
- A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
- Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- World-class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.
Your qualifications and skills
- Bachelor’s degree (business, engineering, or similar) with a strong academic record.
- 2+ years’ experience delivering transformation programs (e.g., operational excellence, digital or broader value-creation initiatives driving measurable business and EBITDA improvement)
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and deliver in complex, fast-paced environments.
- Structured problem-solving, strong analytical and communication skills.
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; ability to turn analysis into action.
- Entrepreneurial, resilient, and proactive; thrives under pressure and ambiguity.
- Flexibility to travel.
- Fluent English (native or equivalent).
- Functional experience in one or more value-creation areas (e.g., operating-model redesign, working-capital optimisation, procurement excellence, productivity improvement, or broader P&L transformation.)
- Exposure to AI- or tech-enabled transformation, benefits tracking, or performance-management systems.
- Lean/Six Sigma or PMP/Agile certifications.
- Sector experience in one or more industries such as: Financial Services, Private Equity, Industrials, Consumer, FMCG, Energy, Life Sciences, or Transport & Logistics.
Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues.
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Job Skill Code - PAN - Project Analyst
Function - Organizational Structure;Strategy & Corporate Finance;Transformation
Industry - Financial Services;Healthcare Systems & Services;Life Sciences;Oil & Gas;Travel, Transport & Logistics
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Job Skill Code - PAN - Project Analyst
Function - Organizational Structure;Strategy & Corporate Finance;Transformation
Industry - Financial Services;Healthcare Systems & Services;Life Sciences;Oil & Gas;Travel, Transport & Logistics
Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Fri Oct 31 00:00:00 GMT 2025
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