What to expect when you join
The Berkeley Partnership is a consulting firm with a difference. Our people are not confined to a single discipline or area. We don’t have junior consultants. And we don’t set sales or utilization targets. So, how do we work? We specialize in transformation, embracing variety, autonomy and collaboration to help everyone succeed.
You’ll lead both strategy and delivery assignments across different sectors and business areas. With us, you’ll work alongside senior clients and their leadership teams or lead large teams within our client organizations. You could be shaping a strategy, developing a target operating model, delivering the most complex of technology programs, reinventing a division, building a business case or more.
Variety and development
Variety and complexity are a big part of the job. You’ll be working across sectors and business areas you may not be familiar with yet. Each new assignment will stretch you, building on your skills and helping you become more rounded and effective. That’s why we take great care to match roles to experience levels and consider which projects are best for your development. You’ll always be supported by both your Personal Development Partner and a dedicated Listening Partner, as well as the collective experience of the wider firm.
Autonomy and support
You’ll be leading your projects, working out what you should do and how you should do it directly with your clients. And while you’ll take accountability and ownership, you won’t be alone. You’ll have the support and expertise of the partners whenever you need it, enabling you to progress at a significant pace.
Joining leadership teams
Our consultants typically take on some of the most important and high-profile roles within our client’s leadership teams. This means with every role, your opinion will be shaping the decisions being made at the top level. As a leader, you’ll be responsible for team members within client teams, without the formality of line management. Instead, you’ll naturally help others to develop and grow your leadership skills gradually. Leadership for us is about building strong senior relationships, understanding different motivations, dealing with complex issues and learning how to navigate ambiguity. With consistent, meaningful support from partners, this exposure will help you to develop your own collaborative leadership style.
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How our structure supports collaboration
Our work is always critical, complex and challenging – and needs to leave a legacy. We draw on our collective experience and judgement to find the right answer every time. This collaborative way of working is supported by our simple organizational structure and flat hierarchy. Our culture is founded on warm, supportive relationships and promotes transparency, trust and teamwork above all else.
Our consultants don’t have utilization or sales targets, removing unnecessary competition. We minimize bureaucracy, red tape and process, so you can get on with what’s most important: doing the best possible work and building great relationships with our clients. Consultants are highly trusted and have freedom, while partners are always available to give guidance and support as needed. And given Berkeley Partnership’s size and culture, everyone can play an active role in developing the firm.
Projects and roles
Hear from our people about the kind of roles they’ve had since working at Berkeley Partnership and how they’ve been supported to take them on.
“I’ve been part of the team leading the technological evolution of the client’s existing platform solution, to deliver a faster, more accurate experience for their customers.
Kofi Smith
A nationwide US company in the auto industry
Berkeley has trusted me with ownership of large-scale mission-critical initiatives, giving me the hands-on experience needed to build cross-functional leadership and delivery skills.
“I’m a Program Manager for the build out of a new Risk and Compliance Program. It’s a huge enterprise transformation and involves delivery leadership of a large internal team.
Eric Buck
FTSE 250 Company: Construction & Property Management
It’s a unique program for Berkeley. At the start it was me and Neil, a partner, setting everything up. Then I was empowered to run it myself.
"I was Delivery Lead for a global Dayshape implementation. I was responsible for end-to-end delivery, leading cross-functional teams and ensuring stakeholder co-ordination.
Daria Kast
Fortune 500 Company: Global Marketing and Advertising
The firm trusted me with ownership of a complex, high-visibility implementation and supported me with coaching in stakeholder management.
