Principal
As a Principal, you play a key role in leading engagements, coaching and growing Engagement Managers, and developing your own clients across commercial due diligence, value creation, and M&A strategy projects. You combine strategic insight with hands-on delivery, ensuring every engagement translates into measurable client impact.
You will manage multiple engagements, build senior client relationships, and develop future leaders. This role suits an experienced professional with a background in both corporate strategy and top-tier consulting, ready to shape the next growth phase of our firm.
Responsibilities
1. Deliver measurable client impact (60%)
Lead multiple client engagements in commercial due diligence, value creation and M&A strategy.
Use your expertise and experience to bring our toolkit to the next level.
Build long-term relationships with C-level executives and investment managers based on trust and transparency.
2. Drive business development and thought leadership (30%)
Develop your own industry or service within the Kookoo vision.
Ensure your templates and playbooks are ready once you score your first licences.
Actively reach out to the world and tell them how your vision can change their life.
3. Develop people and strengthen the firm (10%)
Mentor Engagement Managers and Consultants, providing regular feedback and growth support.
Contribute to internal initiatives on recruitment, training, and firm culture.
Qualifications
Hard skills
Master’s degree; MBA preferred.
7-10 years of experience, including 2-3 years in a leading strategy consulting firm and experience in a corporate strategy or transformation role.
Proven record of success in commercial due diligence, value creation, or M&A strategy projects.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to connect insight to impact.
Soft Skills
Entrepreneurial and outcome-oriented mindset.
Strong leadership grounded in empathy, structure and accountability.
Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving capabilities.
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
Why join Kookoo?
To redefine
next-gen consulting by adopting an in-gen-ious approach.
To be rewarded
for your personal growth – based on results, not years in the office.
To really matter
as you contribute to projects that drive companies forward.
Our values
Client-first thinking
Open to diverse perspectives
Transparent way of work
Results-focused approach
