CMT Manager

Job Description

About Us

Kearney is a trusted advisor to the world's foremost organizations; we help our clients achieve immediate impact and growing advantage on their most mission-critical issues. We have a strong heritage in strategic operations and transformation, creating value for our clients for almost 100 years. As a global consulting partnership in more than 40 countries, our people make us who we are. We’re individuals who take as much joy from those we work with as the work itself – we are original, authentic, collaborative and forward looking. Driven to be the difference between a big idea and making it happen, we help our clients deliver break through results. 

Kearney’s Communications, Media, and Technology (CMT) Practice

Every day we see the most innovative companies in the world developing and deploying never-seen-before technologies. Companies in this space aren’t just advancing society but enabling and inspiring those around them. Take the service and subscription-based business models in telecoms, cloud, streaming or online services, or the silicon- and software-based ones in tech—they’re at the cutting edge while other industries are just moving in this direction. And these are exactly the kinds of challenges that get us excited.

Thanks to our deep industry expertise serving leading telecommunications, media, and tech clients, we work along the whole value chain—from strategy, product development, customer interaction, and digital enablement to operations, procurement, large-scale cost programs, transformation, and supply chain. In technology we’re here to not only help navigate the shifts from hardware to software and products to services, but to tap into the incredible opportunities like the expansion from the consumer space into machinery, connecting smart cities, enabling AI and so on.

Variety of the projects we are currently working on include 5G B2B / B2C proposition design, commercial due diligence and M&A support for infrastructure monetization, network technology evolution, satellite / space opportunities, field services transformation, all of business global cost benchmarking, agile operating models, ESG and many others.

What You Can Expect

We promise immediate impact and growing advantage. That promise holds true for both you and our clients. You will be able to make an impact and develop your potential from day one within a professional environment and culture that actively fosters personal development, entrepreneurial approach, and a supportive environment. 

We offer a unique value proposition to our team which is divided into four categories – Career Opportunities, Financial Health, Wellbeing & Lifestyle, Culture & Engagement.

Career Opportunities

Promotion & career progression opportunities

Global & local learning programs & extensive resources

Client impact & internal firm building opportunities

Global mobility opportunities worldwide

Personal apprenticeship & senior mentoring

Opportunity to learn from world leading subject matter experts

Exposure to senior industry leaders

Flexible working options

Financial Health

Market competitive base salaries, annual salary increase and benchmarking

Annual competitive performance bonus

11% Superannuation

Education webinars

Wellbeing & Lifestyle

Fully paid health insurance

Fully paid Life & TPD Insurance

5 weeks of paid leave a year

First class parental leave

EAP

Gym access

Annual flu vaccinations

Culture & Engagement

Values driven culture

Dynamic, engaging office culture with regular social events and firm updates

Strong focus on diversity, equity and inclusion

Collegial work environment

A genuine focus on the individual and encouraging our people to bring their whole selves to the office

Qualifications

What We Seek 

There is no standard model for Kearney consultants. We look for talented problem-solvers with intellectual curiosity who are ready to be active members of a client team.

Core duties of a Manager

Structuring the problem and leading the problem-solving process, leveraging global Kearney experience, and bringing the best of the firm to the table, leveraging functional expertise and industry knowledge

Key client counterpart for engagements and advising senior executive stakeholders on solving business critical problems

Managing day to-day direction client engagement and acting as an interface between Kearney team and client organisation

Managing teams to ensure project work is continually on track and delivering bold and actionable insights for the client and to the highest standard of quality, in adherence to the budget

Identifying further business development opportunities and developing Kearney value propositions to support clients across those areas

The following general qualifications / competencies are preferred: 

Minimum bachelor’s degree qualification with a preference for a Bachelor of Engineering or Commerce qualification

Postgraduate qualifications highly regarded

Proficient in English (written and verbal)

Proven experience leading and managing teams, preferably in a top tier management consulting firm

Proven experience within the Communications, Media, and Technology sector

Minimum 6 to 10 years’ work experience in a rigorous environment, such as a global company or consulting firm

Strong critical thinking and analytical capabilities

An innovative and collaborative approach to problem solving

Strong client consulting and strategic review skills 

Demonstrates experience in strategy and organisation effectiveness 

Digital and technology experience highly regarded

Extensive benchmarking experience 

Essential Skills

Critical thinking

Intellectual curiosity

Structured problem solving

Clear comms

Effective facilitation skills

Focus on results

High quality bar

Natural self-direction and ability to operate in ambiguity and learn quickly

Eagerness to collaborate, coach, mentor, and help others grow professionally

Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-discrimination 

Kearney has long recognized the value that diversity brings to our business and the clients we serve. Our goal is to create a climate of opportunity, innovation, and success within Kearney that capitalizes on the professional and personal diversity of our workforce. For these reasons, we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person’s race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, disability, or genetic information consistent with applicable laws. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities, or religious beliefs and practices.

Language Requirements

English