As a Consultant within transactions and strategy advisory at Xynteo, you will play a pivotal role in driving impactful projects that enable global leaders and businesses to transition towards sustainable growth. You will contribute to designing and delivering transformative programs, collaborating with high-calibre colleagues to tackle critical challenges such as energy transition, decarbonisation, and sustainable innovation and continue to drive our strong relationships with our global client base.
You will help us build Xynteo, our knowledge and our methods. You will contribute to the development of our teams to further help our clients create value and increase their impact. This is a key role in our organisation that requires strong business acumen, research skills, a quantative analytical toolkit, strong project delivery experience within teams dedicated to solving complex challenges. Experience from working with multinational companies, strategy consulting, or investors within transactions and strategy development would also be advantageous.
Working Closely With Principal Consultants And The Leadership Team, You Will Help Execute Projects Across Diverse Sectors, Including Financial Institutions, Energy Companies, Governments, And Major Industrial Players. Projects Will Focus On Critical Areas Like
- Assessment of investments and opportunities in low carbon technologies and decarbonization, including (but not limited to) hydrogen & derivatives, renewables, batteries and storage, e-mobility, low carbon fuels and feedstocks, carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS), circularity & recycling, etc.
- Energy transition strategies and decarbonisation initiatives
- Emissions management, and development of new low-carbon energy markets
In This Role, You Will
- Research, synthesise, and analyse complex environmental, social, and commercial challenges
- Build and run analytical models to deliver insights, leveraging tools such as Excel, Python, or other programming languages
- Facilitate client and industry interviews to extract key takeaways and contribute to client meetings by presenting data-driven recommendations
- Develop thought leadership materials to showcase insights and advance our partners' objectives
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver tailored solutions, working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
This role would be based in London, though some travel nationally and internationally is expected, with a minimum of 2-3 days a week in office or on client site.
The person
About
We are seeking a motivated and entrepreneurial professionals excited by working in a small but rapidly growing organisation, and passionate about driving systemic change. The ideal candidate will have and a strong track record in management consulting, deal advisory, corporate strategy, or sustainability-focused roles within relevant industries. Ideal experience and proven skills track record includes:
- 47 years of relevant experience in industry, consulting, or finance environments, with previous exposure to and knowledge of energy transition and sustainability
- A bachelor's degree with a focus on one of engineering, economics or finance preferred. A postgraduate degree in finance, economics, business or sustainability is a plus
- Strong quantitative analytical skills with a proven ability to analyse and synthesise large data sets into meaningful insights to inform strategic recommendations
- Exposure to building and running analytical models using excel, python, and/or other programming languages
- A high degree of intellectual curiosity with a problem-solving mentality
- Exceptional communication and facilitation skills to present insights effectively to clients and stakeholders in written and spoken English (knowledge of other languages a plus)
- A high degree of exposure to and existing understanding of kinds of sustainability challenges that businesses are currently facing.
- Subject matter expertise in energy transition and sustainability directly applied in a commercial setting
- Natural curiosity, empathy, and humility, with the ability to collaborate well in a team, and show openness to feedback
About Us
At the forefront of sustainability consulting, Xynteo empowers organizations to accelerate sustainable impact and value creation. We are a global advisory firm with a dual base in Europe/UK and India, leveraging a world-class ESG alliance network to deliver tailored, high-impact solutions across markets worldwide. Our mission is to help our clients achieve transformational results that are both economically viable and environmentally meaningful.
Specializing in four key areasSystemic Industry Impact Coalitions, Value Creation Strategy and Transformation Advisory, Operational Strategy and Transformation Advisory, and Investments & Transactions Advisory - we partner with private organizations, investors, and philanthropic foundations to tackle the complex challenges that no single entity can address alone. From advancing plastics circularity to scaling green building infrastructure and clean technologies, we co-create solutions that are practical, innovative, and grounded in the realities of todays global economy.
What sets us apart is our commitment to results-driven collaboration. We go beyond conventional advisory approaches by piloting new business models, engaging value chain partners in novel ways, and supporting our clients every step of the wayfrom strategy to execution. By bringing together economists, investment professionals, technologists, industry practitioners, and sustainability experts, we offer a unique blend of insight, rigor, and creativity. Our access to applied industry knowledge, delivered through a highly collaborative and expert-led model, ensures solutions that are tailored to each clients specific circumstances to deliver the most impactful outcomes.
In a market dominated by traditional consultancies, we are the challenger. We deliver exceptional value for measurable impact by combining razor-sharp focus on economic and environmental value creation with deeply personalized engagement. Our goal is to make sustainability not just aspirational but actionable and achievable, providing clients with the insight, tools and partnerships to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
If you are interested in joining us, please apply.
