About CIL

CIL is an international management consultancy that helps clients to grow their businesses, build value and invest wisely. Most of our engagements involve an M&A element, primarily to advise private equity firms who are looking to invest in high growth businesses. Increasingly, we follow these engagements with strategy work to help investors and management teams make the most of the growth opportunities available to their businesses.

Although we work in structured project teams, we are socially very equal, lively and inclusive. We think ‘a culture’ is something other firms have to invent. Ours is the product of the people we employ.

Our Munich office has grown rapidly since its launch in 2021, and is currently hiring additional team members to support this growth.

About the role

CIL Analysts are an integral part of our project teams, and over their first year will be expected to:

Grasp new business models quickly, typically working on a different project every 4-6 weeks.
Take responsibility for testing commercial hypotheses through collecting and interrogating primary and secondary research.
Carry out rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis of industry and internal company datasets.
Play a key role in debating and refining hypotheses with the project manager and project leader, drafting clear & concise output for inclusion in the final report once agreed.
Get in front of clients and help present our findings – we firmly believe that early client exposure is a great way to learn & develop.

Analyst roles in our Munich office are open year round, with preferred start dates in February and September.

What CIL people are like

We have a team of ~200 highly qualified, skilled people across our five offices. Successful CIL people share:

Strong academic background (we are degree agnostic) from a top university.
Strong team working and people skills.
A keen sense of humour and broad shoulders.

Qualification criteria

Outstanding numeracy, written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent research techniques and critical thinking ability.
Business acumen and curiosity for solving business problems.
Excellent people and workload management skills.
We welcome applications from either Bachelor or Master programmes.
Business proficiency (level C1) in English and German is required, with any additional languages an advantage.

Benefits

We are committed to being the best consultancy to work for. The main benefits we offer include:

Rapid progression, with exposure to investors and management teams from the start.
A high-quality training program delivered within a hugely supportive learning environment.
Competitive remuneration, and participation in our generous company bonus scheme.
Generous holiday entitlement (30 days).
Regular company events & socials.
An incredible company culture, with encouragement to pursue activities & interests outside of work.
Sabbatical and secondment opportunities to our international offices as you progress through the company.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. CIL commits to creating and maintaining a culture where every employee feels included and respected; to countering discrimination through our recruitment and training processes and our interaction with other stakeholders; and to celebrate the diverse contributions of all our employees and stakeholders.