Consultant

About the Company

Korn Ferry is a global consulting organization focused on improving performance by aligning strategy, operations, and talent. The firm helps businesses unlock people potential, drive transformation, and support long-term growth. With headquarters in Los Angeles and more than 9,000 employees worldwide, it serves clients across 50+ countries.

The company’s core capability areas cover the full talent lifecycle, including organizational strategy, assessment and succession, talent acquisition, leadership development, and rewards and benefits.

Role Overview

This position offers the chance to grow within a consulting environment by working on client projects alongside experienced practitioners and sales teams. The role is aimed at consultants who can apply established tools and methods to well-defined business problems. You will generally work as part of a team, contribute independently to your assigned work, and receive direction with final review at the end of the project.

Responsibilities

• Produce work that is accurate, complete, and delivered on time.
• Handle small projects or a specific workstream within a larger engagement, often lasting from a few weeks to several months.
• Estimate effort and time needed for project costing and bring in extra support when required.
• Gather or present information at client locations as part of a team guided by a project lead.
• Hold discussions with client contacts at manager level and below to explain information, clarify needs, and respond to queries.
• Build relationships with clients and prospects, increasingly taking the lead on small client accounts and contributing to client planning.
• Support sales activity for smaller organizations.
• Spot patterns, compile industry research, and share analysis to help colleagues understand key issues.
• Assist in training and developing newer team members.
• Strengthen internal relationships across the organization to access guidance, resources, and new project opportunities.
• Develop familiarity with a broader range of standard service offerings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree plus several years of relevant experience, ideally around 3 years or more, preferably in consulting or an internal HR role.
• Strong expertise in one core area, with the ability to work independently using standard methods and tools to address client needs.
• Understanding of how to plan and sequence tasks in routine projects and how different workstreams connect in larger engagements.
• Ability to follow standard procedures and adjust the approach when appropriate with input and approval from internal subject matter experts.
• Capability to prepare complete project deliverables for review by a lead consultant.
• Growing awareness of different organizations, job types, and people-related issues.

Additional Information

Korn Ferry may use artificial intelligence during recruitment; however, all hiring decisions are made by people.

Internal Mobility

If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of its affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for another role within the company in order to use the careers portal. If you are hired into a new position, your benefits and HR policies may change. You should check with your HR contact regarding eligibility, visa or immigration needs, benefits, and applicable HR policies.

Equal Opportunity

Korn Ferry is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Background Check

The selected candidate will need to complete background screening as part of the hiring process. This may include checks related to criminal history, education credentials, employment history, and other relevant employment qualification information.