Senior Consultant

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 24-Sep-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

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Edward Jones is seeking a highly skilled individual to serve as a Senior Consultant within a newly created Strategic Advisory team. This individual will be a key member of an advisory pod that will work with Enterprise and Business Segment Leaders to help advise and evaluate strategies for high-impact enterprise undertakings and growth initiatives. This role will support these strategic efforts, facilitate decision making exercises and strategy workshops, develop options and recommendations, and conduct scenario analysis.

• Collaborate with senior leadership and offer consultative support to executives to determine and implement strategic next steps, driving Edward Jones' growth
• Lead/facilitate strategic exercises and various strategy workshops with stakeholders across the firm and develop trust-based relationships with a deep understanding of internal client's business objectives and challenges
• Conduct thorough analyses of high impact strategic issues confronting the firm, collaborating with, and managing cross-functional teams as required (incl. structuring problems, developing hypotheses, gathering data, analyzing results, and presenting findings to senior executives)
• Communicate effectively with all audiences, including senior leaders, in a structured manner via presentations, meetings, and written communications
• Track industry and competitive trends, and develop business outlook and forecasts where appropriate
• Drive multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely completion of deliverables

• Bachelor's degree is required with an emphasis in Accounting, Finance, or Economics. Advanced Degree(s) or Certification(s) in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Analytics are preferred
• 5+ years of relevant work experience, with a preference for core strategy and/or analytical work at leading Strategy Consulting Firms or Financial Services Organizations.
• The role requires prior experience in Wealth Management with advanced familiarity about WM business segments and Practice Management
• Capability to drive an independent workstream and manage contributions to the work of multiple projects
• Ability to break down and solve problems through quantitative thinking and analysis
• Experience contributing to high-impact strategy assignments and comfort with ambiguous, ever-changing situations
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, as the position will be responsible for significant thought leadership

Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ, St. Louis, MO home office locations, and/or that work within a…