Company Description
Red Chalk Group is a boutique professional services firm focusing on advising senior management on issues related to top-line growth, disruptive technology, key mega-trends, and related intellectual property. Our firm delivers strategies related to new revenue platforms, emerging and disruptive technologies, industry & competitive analysis, merger & acquisition/investment support, and IP analysis and transaction services. Red Chalk Group has helped business leaders address their greatest challenges, issues, and opportunities at the most senior levels.
The company’s clients include many of the Fortune 500 as well as leading private equity firms. We are building our capabilities in Chicago to support our ongoing growth. Red Chalk Group is headquartered in Chicago, IL.
Job Description
Red Chalk Group is seeking exceptionally talented Associates/Senior Associates in the Chicago area to advise clients on key strategic issues related to growth initiatives, mega-trends, disruptive technology, and intellectual property. Red Chalk Group is looking for an innovative and highly enthusiastic individual focused on maximizing client impact as well as contributing to overall company capabilities through thought leadership.
The Associate/Senior Associate is responsible for delivering key analytical and quantitative components of client engagements with Fortune 500 companies as well as leading private equity firms.
The Associate/Senior Associate will work with Red Chalk Group and client teams to develop unique and insightful findings related to the client’s strategy. The Associate/Senior Associate will synthesize findings in written communications and present findings and conclusions to senior management.
Compensation will be commensurate with experience. Total compensation for the position will align closely with that of similar positions within professional service firms. Base plus bonus. No travel. Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Experience
- 2+ years in the consulting field with a preference towards candidates with consultancy experience. (Would also consider candidates with experience in M&A advisory or equity research backgrounds.)
Red Chalk Group is seeking exceptionally talented Associates/Senior Associates in the Chicago area to advise clients on key strategic issues related to growth initiatives, mega-trends, disruptive technology, and intellectual property. Red Chalk Group is looking for an innovative and highly enthusiastic individual focused on maximizing client impact as well as contributing to overall company capabilities through thought leadership.
The Associate/Senior Associate is responsible for delivering key analytical and quantitative components of client engagements with Fortune 500 companies as well as leading private equity firms.
The Associate/Senior Associate will work with Red Chalk Group and client teams to develop unique and insightful findings related to the client’s strategy. The Associate/Senior Associate will synthesize findings in written communications and present findings and conclusions to senior management.
Compensation will be commensurate with experience. Total compensation for the position will align closely with that of similar positions within professional service firms. Base plus bonus. No travel. Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Experience
- 2+ years in the consulting field with a preference towards candidates with consultancy experience. (Would also consider candidates with experience in M&A advisory or equity research backgrounds.)
Qualifications
- 2+ years in the consulting field, preferably with a top-tier consulting firm.
- A self-starter that is assertive; possesses a high degree of self-confidence and intellectual curiosity; and demonstrates good executive presence.
- Proven ability to own and deliver a discreet component of a broader client engagement.
- Experience conducting analytically rigorous and challenging quantitative analysis.
- Structured and logical thinking – the ability to dissect a problem, propose a hypothesis, and develop the associated strategic and analytical frameworks to conduct analysis.
- A passion for developing unique and insightful findings and recommendations.
- Strong team-building and interpersonal skills.
- A “whatever it takes,” team-oriented attitude.
- Excellent organization, verbal, and written communication skills
- Interest in new and emerging technologies.
- A bachelor’s degree from a top-tier educational institution with strong GPA – engineering degree preferred. (An MBA or MS from a top-tier educational institution a plus).
- Advanced quantitative capabilities utilizing analytical tools and software including: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.
What We Do
Red Chalk Group is a professional services firm and strategic advisor to senior management on issues related to top-line growth, disruptive technology, key mega-trends, and related intellectual property. Our firm delivers strategies related to new revenue platforms, emerging and disruptive technologies, industry & competitive analysis, M&A support, and IP analysis and transaction services. Red Chalk Group has helped business leaders address their greatest challenges and opportunities at the most senior levels. Clients include the Fortune 500 and leading private equity firms.
MISSION
Our mission is to achieve outstanding results for our clients by addressing their greatest business challenges. We engage the highest caliber, most passionate professionals, who are driven to deliver distinctive and meaningful results.
PRACTICE AREAS
We serve our clients through the following practice areas:
Strategy, Disruptive Technology, and M&A Consulting
We are routinely engaged by senior executives to address issues related to strategic growth initiatives, disruptive technologies, mega-trends, and M&A due diligence across a wide range of industries and sectors to deliver high-impact and actionable insights.
Energy Transition
We have deep experience advising clients on managing the risks and opportunities associated with the rapid and sweeping transition to a lower carbon future. Our team has advised on revolutionary technologies such as carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and clean hydrogen, while understanding the investment and operating economics and climate change benefits within regulatory frameworks.
IP Consulting and Transaction Services
Our team of IP professionals helps clients address complex IP issues relating to the management of their intellectual property assets including portfolio/patent assessment, valuation, monetization, and competitive analysis. We also assist clients in the sale and/or acquisition of IP assets on a success-fee basis.
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