Consultant, M&A,

JOB DETAILS

Investor Group Services (IGS) invites MBAs with an interest in private equity, due diligence, analyzing investment opportunities, and creating value for clients to apply for the Consultant role.

• Start Date:
  
  Summer or Fall 2027
• Eligibility: MBA 2nd Years graduating in 2027
• Work Location (Hybrid):
  Boston, MA | San Francisco, CA | New York, NY

Final date to receive applications: 30 September 2026

Department: M&A Consulting

Location:

San Francisco

Compensation: $185,000 / year

Investor Group Services (IGS) invites MBAs with an interest in private equity, due diligence, analyzing investment opportunities, and creating value for clients to apply for the Consultant role.

• Start Date:
  
  Summer or Fall 2027
• Eligibility: MBA 2nd Years graduating in 2027
• Practice Area: M&A Commercial Due Diligence
• Work Location (Hybrid):
  Boston, MA | San Francisco, CA | New York, NY

As a Consultant, you'll be part of a collegial and entrepreneurial environment. Our work is fast-paced and provides opportunities for rapid skill and knowledge development. Consultants quickly gain in-depth knowledge of diverse markets when evaluating a broad range of industries for private equity firms and corporate clients, while building team and client management skills and taking on a high level of responsibility for their projects and teams early in their tenure.

• Your role includes leading case teams and taking on significant client-facing responsibility early in your tenure.
• Assess investment and growth opportunities for private equity firms and corporate clients, and validate investment theses and market risks across a broad range of industries.
• Work directly with middle market private equity, M&A, and corporate clients, including senior management.
• Lead case teams of 1-4 associates, managing and motivating your team through tight timelines.
• Design, conduct, and analyze research to answer clients' key questions, including:
  • How large is the company's market, and at what rate is it growing?
  • What drives growth in this market?
  • How is the company positioned in the competitive landscape?
  • How do customers rate the company relative to competitors?
  • How realistic are the new market opportunities?
  • What factors drive the company's ability to generate profits?
  • How might the company accelerate growth and/or improve profitability?
  • What opportunities exist to drive growth and profitability through pricing?
  • What unique value does the company have or need to build to move up the market?
• Analyze, synthesize, and present complex data, including market size and share, competitive landscape dynamics, and margin/profitability analysis.
• Design and conduct company- and market-specific informational interviews.
• Build client-ready communication skills, including executive presentation development and delivery.
• Build business development and client management skills while gaining in-depth knowledge across diverse industries.
• Work from an IGS office location; because client work is conducted virtually, travel is rare.
• IGS Consultants are regularly required to work more than 50 hours/week.

• Strong project management skills, with comfort quickly assuming a high level of responsibility as a project leader — both within case teams and within the firm more broadly.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative data into actionable insights.
• Intellectual curiosity and hypothesis-driven thinking to identify the best research and data to answer clients' questions.
• Comfort with ambiguity, tight timelines, and leading multiple work streams in parallel.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop and…