Senior Consultant

Senior Strategy Consultant (12 Months)

Palladium is recruiting Senior Consultants to join our dynamic team on a 1-year project in Riyadh, KSA, in a high-impact secondment opportunity to support a Center‑of‑Government entity under the Royal Court , working at the heart of Vision 2030 delivery .

As a key member of the team, the Consultants are embedded on site providing hands-on involvement in national and international strategic priorities. The Consultants are expected to work in a fast-paced, high visibility environment and to manage themselves - time allocation, learning new things, and maintaining deliverable quality.

This position is based on the requirement for only KSA nationals.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of strategic initiatives, frameworks, and implementation plans
• Conduct benchmarking, studies, and current‑state assessments
• Prepare and follow up on initiative plans and execution in coordination with relevant entities
• Track progress and document achievements against agreed objectives
• Support development of KPIs and performance monitoring frameworks
• Prepare executive‑level reports and presentations
• Support governance activities, including committee and meeting managemen t
• Maintain structured documentation and project records

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Engineering , or similar
• Strong background in strategy or transformation, including familiarity with Kaplan/Norton framework and/or other performance management methodology is highly desirable
• Minimum 3+ years experience
• Highly adaptable, able to perform under short and evolving deadlines
• Excellent PowerPoint skills and experience preparing executive-level deliverables
• Strong communication skills in Arabic and English
• Exposure or interest in International Relations a plus

Reporting & Relationships

The role reports to the Manager. Reporting requirements include:

• Attendance of all client-required meetings
• Participate in regular status updates with the project manager on client engagements
• Regular updates with line manager
• Timely submission of assigned deliverables

Key relationships will be both with their Palladium Line Manager and the Client Manager, as well as the wider Consulting team.

This role offers exceptional exposure , credibility, and learning for consultants seeking to work on national‑level strategy within one of the Kingdom’s most strategic government environments.