Associate: Strategic Organizational Planning

Description

As a Strategic Organizational Planning Associate, your support will keep our client engagements running smoothly. Working under the direction of the teams’ Senior Consultant, you'll help the team as we build equity sharing plans, develop employee resources, conduct compensation research, and implement death and disability agreements for business owners — preparing and assembling deliverables from templates, consultant strategies, and client input, coordinating meetings and timelines, keeping projects organized, and following through on the details. The role calls for strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently. We're looking for a detail-oriented self-starter who brings consistent go-getter energy, thrives in a collaborative remote team, and is genuinely eager to keep learning complex, technical material.

This is an associate-level role centered on coordination and support, working largely behind the scenes. Client-facing updates, status, and next steps flow through our project management system, with scheduling as the primary administrative, client-facing touchpoint. Associates who excel will use this role as a foundation to build the judgment and technical depth needed to step into a client-facing consulting role, typically within 3–6 years.

When You Join SRG

• Continuous learning and apprenticeship. You'll learn by doing, alongside experienced consultants who invest in your development. Feedback here is frequent, direct, and aimed at helping you grow — and the associates who get the most out of it are the ones who take it to heart and own their trajectory.
• Your ideas matter from day one. We value initiative and fresh thinking at every level. You'll have real opportunities to shape how we solve problems and improve how we work.
• A clear path to consulting work. Through mentorship, coaching, and growing exposure to client engagements, you'll build the judgment and technical depth to move toward a client-facing consulting role.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Planning and Coordination:

• Initiates tasks independently and sees them through to completion, supporting projects from inception to close by coordinating tasks, tracking progress, and ensuring deadlines are met
• Prepares and assembles project deliverables from templates, consultant strategies, and client input — including Excel models, PowerPoint decks, memos, reports, contracts, agreements, and other project resources
• Monitors project progress and identifies potential risks or issues, promptly flagging them to keep projects on track
• Uses data, facts, and logical reasoning to prioritize work and make sound day-to-day coordination decisions
• Manages time effectively to meet responsibilities and deadlines in a complex, largely autonomous environment
• Attends project and client meetings in a support capacity and turns the discussion into clear next steps — capturing the context behind the conversation, action items, and potential roadblocks, and following up to keep work moving (AI notetaking tools handle verbatim capture; this role owns the interpretation and follow-through)
• Other project-based tasks, as assigned

2. Communication and Reporting:

• Keeps client-facing updates, status, and next steps current in the project management system rather than corresponding with clients directly
• Logs and shares action items, status updates, and next steps with the project team and consultants through the project management system
• Schedules client calls and coordinates calendars — the role's primary administrative, client-facing touchpoint
• Fields incoming questions and routes them to the appropriate consultant or team member
• Communicates clearly and professionally in English, in writing and verbally, adjusting style to suit different audiences and seniority levels
• Highlights key metrics, achievements, and challenges to the Senior Consultant
• Provides clear updates and action items to the project team

3. Documentation and Records:

• Creates, monitors, and completes tasks in the project management system
• Maintains electronic files and records
• Ensures project files are organized and accessible for future reference

4. Process Improvement:

• Continuously assesses project coordination processes and proposes improvements for increased efficiency and effectiveness

5. Research and Continuous Learning:

• Assists with compensation research and benchmarking, gathering and organizing data at the direction of the team
• Actively builds depth in the complex, technical subject matter behind our services (e.g., equity sharing, compensation design, employment strategies, and long-term incentive plans)
• Stays informed of recent industry updates
• Stays informed of recent updates impacting the services provided by the Strategic Organizational Planning team
• Other research-related tasks, as needed

Qualifications

• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills required (e.g., complex formulas, data organization, and populating cash flow and compensation models)
• Strong working knowledge of the broader Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Teams)
• Experience with CRM Systems (e.g. Salesforce) and Project Management Software
• Accuracy and sound judgment in following established processes, with a strong sense of when to escalate questions to the Senior Consultant
• Comfort in a primarily behind-the-scenes support role, with client contact limited to administrative scheduling
• Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback and mentoring
• Intellectually curious, with a demonstrated drive to master complex material
• Self-motivated go-getter who takes initiative and sustains momentum without close supervision
• Ambition to grow into a client-facing consulting role
• Attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills
• Team player with a positive "can do" attitude and resilience in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with employment strategies, compensation design, and/or long-term incentive plans, preferred
• Knowledge of the financial services industry, preferred
• Bachelor's Degree plus 3 years of experience in a related field

Essential Functions

All Associates must be able to perform the following essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Organize tasks and information, and act independently to keep work moving
• Coordinate and track project plans against clear goals and deadlines
• Prioritize effectively and make sound day-to-day decisions to meet deadlines
• Comprehend written content (e.g., emails, articles, spreadsheets) and synthesize it into a clear, communicable format, written or verbal
• Prepare work-product materials from templates, which may include Excel models, PowerPoint decks, memos, and other written deliverables
• Initiate tasks independently and see them through to completion
• Communicate effectively and in a structured manner, primarily in writing, with colleagues and consultants across all seniority levels
• Collaborate across time zones using digital productivity and communication tools (e.g., Microsoft Office, Teams, email, video conferencing)
• Manage time effectively to meet all deadlines in a complex and largely autonomous environment
• Adapt to dynamic business needs that may change or evolve over time
• Give and receive frequent mentoring and targeted feedback to support your own growth and the team's effectiveness

The pay range for this role is:
$60,000.00 – $85,000.00 USD per year (United States)