- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Management
- Seniority
- Senior
- Source
- Workday
Description
We’re BDO, a global professional services firm connected to local markets. Our people work together to provide specialist expertise, helping businesses achieve their goals.
We inspire others, to go further. We create together, to reach higher. We build trust, to lead purposefully.
Whether you're building your future or starting your career with us, you won’t do it alone. From creating solutions for our clients to building careers for our people, we shape what matters, and that’s where you come in.
About the Role
In line with our continued growth in Melbourne, we are seeking Expressions of Interest from experienced consulting professionals at Senior Manager and Director level to join our Advisory Consulting and Digital team.
In this role, you will lead the delivery of complex transformation and strategy engagements across a diverse client base, with a strong focus on government, financial services and the not-for-profit sectors. You will play a key role in shaping client outcomes from strategy through to implementation, while also contributing to the growth and development of our consulting and digital practice.
This is a highly visible, client-facing role that combines delivery leadership, stakeholder engagement and business development, offering the opportunity to influence both client outcomes and the future direction of our Advisory business.
About the Team
Our Advisory Consulting and Digital team partners with organisations to solve complex business challenges and deliver sustainable, practical outcomes. We specialise in:
Strategy and transformation
Operating model design and optimisation
Process improvement and organisational uplift
Digital change
Working across public and private sectors, the team is focused on delivering high-quality, impact-driven engagements while building long-term client relationships.
As part of a growing Melbourne practice, you will have the opportunity to contribute to shaping our market presence, developing client offerings, and mentoring the next generation of consultants.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end delivery of consulting and digital engagements, from initial scoping through to execution and client outcomes
Manage senior client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders.
Lead and facilitate workshops, steering committees, and key project forums
Oversee the development of high-quality deliverables including reports, proposals, and presentations
Provide leadership and coaching to the team
Contribute to the development of new service offerings, methodologies, and internal capability
Drive business development activity, including Identifying and pursuing new opportunities, leveraging existing networks to build pipeline and leading proposal development / pitch processes
Support the growth of the Melbourne Advisory Consulting and Digital practice through market engagement and thought leadership
About You
You are an experienced consulting professional who combines strong delivery capability with a commercial and growth mindset. You will bring:
Significant experience within a consulting or professional services environment (Big 4 or similar mid-tier preferred)
Proven track record delivering transformation, strategy, or operating model engagements
Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior executives
Demonstrated experience leading projects and teams in a client-facing environment
Experience contributing to business development, including building client networks and winning work
Strong commercial acumen and an understanding of market dynamics
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality client deliverables
A proactive, solutions-focused mindset and a collaborative working style
Why BDO?
Working for BDO you will be part of a growing and market leading professional services firm.
Our national and global footprint provides our people with opportunities to work on interesting client engagements, across diverse industry sectors and services.
Our open and collaborative culture ensures access to Partners and professional mentors, to guide and accelerate your professional career, across a wide array of career pathways.
We provide our people with various health and wellbeing, social, financial, and professional development benefits to help realise what’s possible.
Participate in fitness challenges or take advantage of exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance, gym memberships and wellness facilities via our BWell program. Access benefits such as travel perks, retail discounts, employee referral rewards, study, and professional development support.
Our leave options cater to the unique needs of our people; and include enhanced family support, cultural and religious leave, and options to purchase additional leave. You can also give back and get involved in community initiatives via our BCaring program.
With a strong focus on learning and growth, we provide on the job training and formal development programs to help you succeed in your role and develop your skills and experience.
Our culture is underpinned by our core values (One, Bold, Human, Heart and Strive).
We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer for 2025-2026 by Diversity Council of Australia and a 2024-2025 Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
BDO is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview process, we encourage you to contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]