What are Spain’s top strategy and management Consulting firms to work for? Discover the top 10 most popular consulting firms, according to a survey filled out by hundreds of Spanish graduates and young professionals.
Each year thousands of students graduate from Spain’s 60 or so universities, and according to recent data from Universum, the employers’ agency for graduates, strategy and management consulting is consistently among the top five most popular sectors to start a career.
The management consulting sector owes its popularity to a number of well-known characteristics, including the diversity of the job (consultants typically work on different types of projects for clients in different industries), the steep learning curve, excellent career development opportunities, and the ability to contribute to business and social impact .
The high-end segment of the industry – strategy consulting – is known for its impact and prestige, but also for the high demands that the job entails. Strategy consultants work with top-tier clients (CEOs, executives, senior managers) on their board agenda, including topics such as strategy, growth, mergers and acquisitions, and business model innovation.
Continue reading: Why strategy and management consulting are so popular with graduates.
The top 10 consulting firms
With dozens of large business consulting firms operating in the Spanish consulting industry and hundreds of local players, choosing the right graduate consulting employer can be a daunting challenge.
New data published by the Instituto Coordenadas (a Spanish institute doing research at the intersection of governance and applied economics) can provide some guidance. According to the Institute’s current graduate survey, a group of ten consulting firms are leaders when it comes to professional development and career opportunities:
Bain & Company
Established in Spain: 1994
Offices in Spain: Madrid
Founded in 1994, Bain & Company works closely with many of the largest Spanish, Portuguese and multinational companies in the Iberian Peninsula, in addition to financial firms and private equity funds. Our private equity group has an unmatched reputation for post-acquisition value creation due diligence and execution plans.
Boston Consulting Group
Established in Spain: 1988
Offices in Spain: Madrid and Barcelona
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) offices in Madrid and Barcelona are home to more than 250 consultants involved in a wide range of projects for local and international companies in various topics and areas. Our customers are typically large and medium-sized companies from a wide variety of industries.
Working at BCG Spain means sharing experiences with some of the brightest minds in business and supporting the best-known companies in their quest for success. Our employees come from diverse academic backgrounds, which enriches our perspective as a company, but we also share certain core qualities: insatiable curiosity, strong analytical and interpersonal skills, and a shared goal of making a difference through our work, social impact activities, and personal lives.
McKinsey & Co
Established in Spain: over 40 years ago
Offices in Spain: Madrid and Barcelona
At McKinsey & Company in Spain, we hire consultants from a wide variety of professions: not only from the world of economics, but also from engineering, mathematics, medicine, etc. We are looking for people who stand out for their analytical skills that solve problems , have leadership skills and a solid track record of academic, professional or extracurricular achievement.
McKinsey strives to develop the full potential of its Graduate Consultants so you will benefit from a wide range of professional development and training opportunities – your learning will be ongoing.
Kearney
Offices in Spain: Madrid
Kearney is a leading strategic consulting, transformation and operations expert with offices in more than 40 countries. We are specialists in cost reduction, strategic talent management and supply chain optimization in the digital age.
Our teams are our wealth and our strength, which is why we put all our resources at your disposal to help you grow and broaden your horizons, working together every day to build a career that suits you.
Oliver Wyman
Offices in Spain: Madrid and Barcelona
At Oliver Wyman, we promise immediate impact and ongoing challenge. As part of our global, entrepreneurial team, you will do meaningful work from day one. We are looking for individuals who challenge the norm and constantly strive to create something new for the company and the world around us.
Accenture
Established in Spain: 1965
Offices in Spain: Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Malaga, Alicante, Bilbao, Zaragoza (and more)
Accenture is an incredible place to work, learn and grow. It’s not just about big initiatives, there are many everyday aspects that make working at Accenture rewarding and enjoyable.
We believe in openness and honesty, fairness and equality, common sense and realism. We encourage our employees to be their true, best selves and we are truly proud of the vibrant and diverse workplace culture we have.
Metyis
Established in Spain: 2015
Offices in Spain: Madrid and Barcelona
We are a dynamic and forward-thinking consulting company that operates in a variety of industries. With our multidisciplinary teams, we develop bold strategies and innovative solutions tailored to our clients’ needs while enabling them to seize opportunities. Together we strive to make a lasting impact and celebrate victories together.
At Metyis, our working environment combines creative problem solving and strategic thinking. We provide resources for visionaries who understand where the world is going. The world of tomorrow is data-driven, digital and international.
Monitor Deloitte
Established in Spain: 2012
Offices in Spain: Madrid and Barcelona
Monitor Deloitte serves our clients as a trusted advisor, partnering with them to make clear data-driven decisions that drive growth and shareholder value amid significant societal and technological disruptions.
Our strategic advisors help catalyze the C-suite agenda to drive growth and de-risk strategic decisions while orchestrating complex business transformations and unleashing business agility and sustainable value. Monitor Deloitte’s culture emphasizes teamwork.
Roland Berger
Offices in Spain: Madrid and Barcelona
Roland Berger is one of the world’s leading strategy consultancies. Our company values distinguish us.
At Roland Berger, we are looking for brilliant strategists and innovators. People who think big and see connections where others don’t see them. Working with us means you have your finger on the pulse of international business and innovation. We are looking for game changers who contribute their personal strengths and share our entrepreneurial spirit.
Strategy&
Established in Spain: 2014
Offices in Spain: Madrid and Barcelona
Strategy& is the strategy consulting business of PwC, formerly known as Booz & Company.
At Strategy&, graduates work on varied and challenging projects. We ensure you maximize your potential by leveraging world-class knowledge and development programs and our unique learning model. Both will help you learn as you work and develop your strengths. You will also broaden your horizons and be part of a truly global and diverse team that can take you all over the world.
