- Location
- Sydney, 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
BDO’s Strategy & Transformation team works with clients to address complex strategic and operational challenges, helping organisations define their direction, improve performance and deliver meaningful transformation. Working alongside experienced Strategy & Transformation professionals, you will lead the development of practical, evidence-based solutions and support clients from strategy and planning through to implementation.
We are seeking a Manager or Senior Manager, depending on the successful candidate’s experience, consulting capability and leadership background, to join our Sydney-based team.
You will work across a diverse portfolio of government and private sector clients, leading complex engagements, building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and delivering improved strategic and operational outcomes.
In this role, you will play an important role in leading our people and engagements, developing the capability of the Strategy & Transformation team, and contributing to the continued growth of the practice.
Permanent opportunities available for the right candidate.
Examples of the types of engagements you may be involved in include:
Strategy planning and development
Business case development
Portfolio prioritisation and planning
Operating model design, implementation and review
Transformation delivery across programs and projects
Business Performance Improvement
Key Responsibilities
Lead the planning and delivery of complex Strategy & Transformation engagements, with accountability for quality, client outcomes and deliverables
Structure complex and ambiguous client challenges, providing strategic direction and overseeing the development of practical solutions
Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, providing advice and identifying opportunities to deliver additional value
Lead executive workshops and multidisciplinary teams, bringing together diverse perspectives and expertise to achieve client outcomes
Oversee the development of high-quality strategies, business cases, operating models, recommendations and transformation roadmaps
Lead the scoping of client opportunities and development of proposals, tenders and other business development activities
Coach and develop team members while contributing to the growth of the practice through thought leadership, market insights and development of our methodologies and offerings
About You
Our successful candidate will be an experienced consulting professional who is naturally inquisitive about how organisations operate and how they can improve. You will combine strong strategic and analytical thinking with the ability to lead teams, navigate ambiguity and build credibility with senior stakeholders. You will be comfortable taking ownership of complex engagements while developing others and contributing to the growth of the practice.
You will also have:
Significant consulting or professional services experience across strategy, transformation, operating model, performance improvement or related engagements
Proven experience leading complex consulting engagements from scoping and planning through to delivery and implementation
Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills, with the ability to structure ambiguity, develop insights and provide clear strategic direction
Strong commercial acumen, with experience developing client opportunities, propositions and proposals
Highly developed communication and stakeholder management skills, with the credibility to engage, influence and advise senior leaders
Demonstrated people leadership skills, with the ability to lead and develop teams while managing multiple engagements and competing priorities
Qualifications and Experience required
Manager: Minimum of 5 years relevant post-graduate experience
Senior Manager: Minimum of 8 years relevant post-graduate experience
Undergraduate or Post Graduate qualification required, but technical discipline flexible, eg Engineering, Science, Law, Commerce
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]
