Connect to your Industry

Within Deloittes Innovation & Ventures team, we address complex, multifaceted, and often ambiguous challenges across diverse industries. Imagine exploring questions like What could an open museum in the desert look like?, How might we create a metaverse concert to launch a whiskey NFT?, How can GenAI create value within private equity portfolio companies? or How might we reimagine cancer screening in the UK?. We are a dynamic team of designers, researchers, and strategists with roots in the design-led innovation consultancy Doblin and Monitor Deloittes lean start-up consulting team.

Guided by our ethos of being creative, entrepreneurial and bold, our toolset combines strategy development, human-centred design, and Lean Start Up methodologies to develop new ventures and innovate across product, service, and business model.

Connect to your career at Deloitte    

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more. 

What brings us all together at Deloitte? Its how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

Connect to your opportunity

Our Consultants play a pivotal role in high-impact innovation and venture projects, often leading critical workstreams. They apply problem-solving approaches and effectively guide clients through our Venture Path and Innovation methodologies. Key responsibilities include:

• Workstream management lead workstream teams, including mentoring and developing junior talent
• Client Engagement effectively guide clients through our approach, analysis, and findings
• Structuring project approach lead in structuring the workstreams approach to problem solving (e.g. hypothesis-led)
• Commercial acumen identify and develop potential commercial models for new ventures, including market analysis and forecasting potential revenues and profits
• Business development assist in identifying business development opportunities, contribute to the development of compelling proposals, and help cultivate strong client relationships
• Thought leadership/IP contribute to the ongoing evolution of our methodologies

Connect to your skills and professional experience

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate:

• Proven experience in Strategy or Innovation Consultancy, start-up, or corporate venture team
• Inquisitiveness, creativity, and the ability to challenge corporate norms
• Structured approach to problem solving (e.g. hypothesis-led)
• Experience building financial and market models in innovation context (e.g. new product)
• Familiarity with lean start-up and innovation related methodologies
• Ability to support clients through innovation processes (e.g. from concept to MVP)
• Comfort working in highly ambiguous environment and workstreams
• Candidates possessing current UK Security Clearance or National Security Vetting (NSV), or those willing to obtain it, are encouraged to apply

To apply please answer these questions in your cover letter (c. 200 words):

• What excites you about applying for this role?
• What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of the general lean start-up approach?
• What are the pros and cons of corporates adopting lean start-up?

Connect to your business - Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory

In an ever-evolving world, there are no certainties in business. Our teams help clients to navigate risks, process major transactions and deliver transformational change that will future-proof their business. Join us to make a positive difference. 

Strategy and Business Design

The experts in our teams in Strategy and Business Design are trusted advisors to CEOs and their wider organisations. Whether thats launching a new arm of a business, anticipating new and emerging risks or collaborating with other teams, we work on a huge range of varied projects.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

For me its the people that make it. They are bright, supportive, interesting; we work brilliantly together as a team. But its not just that, the number of opportunities you get working for such a large firm is amazing. - Jess, Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory

At Deloitte youre surrounded by subject matter experts; industry experts, technology experts, and you can access that knowledge whenever you need to. - Christian, Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory

Our hybrid working policy

Youll be based in London with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. Thats why well support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, youll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. Youll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: its why were here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So were nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure well take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because its only when youre comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so well make sure it never stops growing. Whether its from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, youll learn every day. Through world-class development, youll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, youll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and youll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. Youll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And youll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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