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Our Deloitte Strategy & Transactions team helps guide clients through their most critical moments and transformational initiatives. We offer comprehensive end-to-end support and advisory services, covering areas such as valuation modeling, cost optimization, restructuring, business design and transformation, infrastructure and real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and sustainability. The team works closely with clients at every stage of their journey, helping them navigate challenges, avoid financial pitfalls, and implement practical solutions before, during, and after major transformational projects or transactions creating lasting impact.
Join Deloitte's M&A Strategy & Diligence team as a Senior Consultant and help clients make confident decisions at pivotal moments. In this role, you will work with corporate and private equity clients to assess opportunities, pressure-test investment theses, and identify value creation pathways across the deal lifecycle. If you are energized by fast-paced, high-impact work and want to help shape strategic outcomes in complex transactions, this is an opportunity to gain experience in your career on a market-leading team.
Recruiting for this role ends on 11/13/2026.
Work You'll Do
Senior Consultants on the M&A Strategy & Diligence team support the development and testing of M&A strategies and deal theses. They are also responsible for:
- Developing approaches and frameworks to test deal hypotheses and generate insights that inform client recommendations
- Leading workstream delivery within due diligence and M&A strategy engagements, including presentation development, data analysis, and primary research
- Conducting financial analysis to identify performance drivers and value creation opportunities
- Supporting corporate and private equity clients across mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, and partnership decisions
- Contributing to practice development through eminence-building materials and point-of-view publications
A successful candidate would possess these skills:
- Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
- Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
- Ability to lead projects or workstreams
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to provide clear guidance to others
The Team
M&A advises corporate and PE clients across inorganic growth/divestiture scenarios through M&A strategy, diligence, integration/separation planning and execution, financial and modeling services, and transaction financing.
Within M&A Consulting, the Transaction Strategy & Diligence team advises corporate and investor clients on strategic choices before, during, and after transactions. The team helps clients evaluate acquisition and divestiture opportunities, assess market and competitive dynamics, test investment theses, and identify value creation opportunities that support informed deal decisions. By combining strategic insight with transaction experience, the team helps clients move from deal ambition to execution with greater confidence.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor's Degree and 4+ years of consulting or industry experience; or Master of Business Administration and 2+ years of consulting or industry experience
- 4+ years of mergers and acquisitions advisory or service delivery experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, or partnerships, including strategy, target screening, and commercial and/or operational diligence
- Experience delivering 5+ commercial due diligence and/or operational due diligence engagements
- Experience working with financial statements and complex financial models
- Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
Preferred:
- Experience at a strategy consulting firm or a consulting firm focused on private equity or mergers and acquisitions strategy
- Experience developing presentation materials in Microsoft PowerPoint
- Experience supporting communications, culture, or change management workstreams in transaction environments
- Experience synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data into client-ready insights
- Experience mentoring junior practitioners or supporting staff development
- Advanced degree, including Master of Business Administration, Juris Doctor, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, or master's degree
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $151,500 to $252,500.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
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INTRODUCTION
Our Deloitte Strategy & Transactions team helps guide clients through their most critical moments and transformational initiatives. We offer comprehensive end-to-end support and advisory services, covering areas such as valuation modeling, cost optimization, restructuring, business design and transformation, infrastructure and real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and sustainability. The team works closely with clients at every stage of their journey, helping them navigate challenges, avoid financial pitfalls, and implement practical solutions before, during, and after major transformational projects or transactions creating lasting impact.
Join Deloitte's M&A Strategy & Diligence team as a Senior Consultant and help clients make confident decisions at pivotal moments. In this role, you will work with corporate and private equity clients to assess opportunities, pressure-test investment theses, and identify value creation pathways across the deal lifecycle. If you are energized by fast-paced, high-impact work and want to help shape strategic outcomes in complex transactions, this is an opportunity to gain experience in your career on a market-leading team.
Recruiting for this role ends on 11/13/2026.
Work You'll Do
Senior Consultants on the M&A Strategy & Diligence team support the development and testing of M&A strategies and deal theses. They are also responsible for:
- Developing approaches and frameworks to test deal hypotheses and generate insights that inform client recommendations
- Leading workstream delivery within due diligence and M&A strategy engagements, including presentation development, data analysis, and primary research
- Conducting financial analysis to identify performance drivers and value creation opportunities
- Supporting corporate and private equity clients across mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, and partnership decisions
- Contributing to practice development through eminence-building materials and point-of-view publications
A successful candidate would possess these skills:
- Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
- Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
- Ability to lead projects or workstreams
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to provide clear guidance to others
The Team
M&A advises corporate and PE clients across inorganic growth/divestiture scenarios through M&A strategy, diligence, integration/separation planning and execution, financial and modeling services, and transaction financing.
Within M&A Consulting, the Transaction Strategy & Diligence team advises corporate and investor clients on strategic choices before, during, and after transactions. The team helps clients evaluate acquisition and divestiture opportunities, assess market and competitive dynamics, test investment theses, and identify value creation opportunities that support informed deal decisions. By combining strategic insight with transaction experience, the team helps clients move from deal ambition to execution with greater confidence.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor's Degree and 4+ years of consulting or industry experience; or Master of Business Administration and 2+ years of consulting or industry experience
- 4+ years of mergers and acquisitions advisory or service delivery experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, or partnerships, including strategy, target screening, and commercial and/or operational diligence
- Experience delivering 5+ commercial due diligence and/or operational due diligence engagements
- Experience working with financial statements and complex financial models
- Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
Preferred:
- Experience at a strategy consulting firm or a consulting firm focused on private equity or mergers and acquisitions strategy
- Experience developing presentation materials in Microsoft PowerPoint
- Experience supporting communications, culture, or change management workstreams in transaction environments
- Experience synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data into client-ready insights
- Experience mentoring junior practitioners or supporting staff development
- Advanced degree, including Master of Business Administration, Juris Doctor, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, or master's degree
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $151,500 to $252,500.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Strategy Consultant
Target firms with H-1B sponsorship history
Management consulting firms at every tier regularly file H-1B petitions. Prioritizing firms with consistent sponsorship records protects your path beyond OPT and reduces the risk of losing status when your authorization window closes.
Lead with your quantified impact
Consulting hiring is highly analytical. Frame your experience around measurable outcomes: cost reductions, revenue improvements, or efficiency gains. Concrete numbers signal the structured thinking firms evaluate in case interviews and sponsorship decisions alike.
Clarify your STEM OPT eligibility early
If your degree is in a STEM-designated field like economics, statistics, or management information systems, you may qualify for a 24-month STEM OPT extension. This gives employers 36 total months, improving sponsorship feasibility significantly.
Prepare a concise OPT timeline summary
Recruiters often avoid OPT candidates due to timeline confusion. Have a clear, one-paragraph summary ready: your authorization start date, end date, STEM extension eligibility, and the H-1B cap timeline. Clarity removes a common early objection.
Emphasize functional specializations that are harder to fill
Niche expertise in areas like supply chain, healthcare strategy, or financial modeling makes sponsorship easier to justify. Firms are more willing to navigate visa processes when a candidate fills a specialized gap their domestic applicant pool cannot easily cover.
Use Migrate Mate to find OPT-friendly consulting roles
Not every strategy consulting posting is open to OPT candidates. Migrate Mate filters for roles where employers have sponsored work visas before, saving time and directing your applications toward firms already open to your situation.
Strategy Consultant OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do strategy consultant roles qualify for OPT work authorization?
Yes, strategy consultant roles qualify for OPT when the position requires a degree in a related field such as business administration, economics, finance, or management. USCIS requires that your job be directly related to your major. If your employer's job description specifies a bachelor's degree requirement in a relevant discipline, the role supports your OPT authorization.
Am I eligible for the STEM OPT extension as a strategy consultant?
It depends on your degree. If your bachelor's or master's degree is in a STEM-designated field, including economics, statistics, management information systems, or business analytics, you may qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. A general business administration or management degree may not qualify. Check the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List against your exact CIP code to confirm eligibility before accepting an offer.
Do consulting firms typically sponsor H-1B visas for strategy consultants?
Large and mid-tier consulting firms, including those focused on management, operations, and technology strategy, have historically been among the most active H-1B sponsors. Smaller boutique firms sponsor less frequently. Prioritizing firms with documented sponsorship histories gives you the strongest path from OPT to long-term work authorization. Migrate Mate highlights employers with prior sponsorship activity so you can focus your search accordingly.
What should I tell a recruiter about my OPT timeline during a consulting interview process?
Be direct and specific. Tell the recruiter your OPT authorization start date, expiration date, whether you qualify for the STEM extension, and that the H-1B cap registration typically falls in March for an October 1 start. Firms that sponsor consultants understand this cycle. Presenting the timeline clearly signals professionalism and removes ambiguity that often causes recruiters to pass on OPT candidates unnecessarily.
Can I work for a consulting firm as an independent contractor on OPT?
OPT regulations allow self-employment, but the work must still be directly related to your degree field and meet the minimum hours requirement of 20 hours per week. Independent consulting arrangements are permissible if you can document that the work qualifies. However, some STEM OPT extension rules require a formal employer relationship and a signed training plan, which complicates independent contractor arrangements during the extension period.