Two Steps to Operational Leader

Corporate Development Director
Zurich / Switzerland
The Challenge
A career in Strategy Consulting had given our candidate the toolkit needed to perform transformation at scale, but now they wanted to prove their capability in an operational role. Without hands-on operational experience this move could have proved a difficult transition, so they needed to join a group which could see their potential as a future leader.
Our Input
Recommended
a two-stage career path. One move to a Corporate Development team, then the second move (after 2 years) into an Operational Leadership role
Focussed
the candidate on bringing out their end-to-end project experience
Introduced
the candidate to an industrial market leader who utilises their corporate development team as a talent pipeline
Candidate Impact
Developed
change strategy for an industrial giant
Implemented
the strategy in an Operational Leadership role
Managed
a national P&L and budget
CANDIDATE WE PLACED
Engagement Manager / Tier 1 Strategy GroupPhD - Chemistry and Business

Master of Business Administration

First role outside consulting
CLIENT WE HELPED
Industrial Giant - Switzerland50,000+ staff

Internal talent pipeline strategy for operational roles
Testimonial
“Building a network and the trust from the outset was the path to the leadership role that I really wanted, and the strategy and patience paid off”
the candidate
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