Engagement Manager

A thorough professional with strong analytical, strong stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.

- Prequate partners with organizations at critical moments of growth and transformation.

- We help leadership teams diagnose complex business challenges, design practical strategies, and implement solutions that create measurable value.

- As an Engagement Manager, you will lead teams solving important business problems across strategy, finance, and operations with mid-market companies. You will work closely with internal leaders, senior client stakeholders, translate ambiguity into structured analysis, and guide teams toward clear, actionable recommendations.

- This role offers the opportunity to combine consulting rigor with real operational impact, while building leadership capability in a fast-growing advisory environment.

What youll be doing in your role:

You will play a pivotal role in leading consulting engagements and managing delivery teams working on complex business problems for our clients. As an Engagement Manager at Prequate, you will bridge the gap between strategic thinking and operational execution while ensuring high-quality client outcomes.

You will lead teams solving client problems through structured consulting approaches that typically involve analysing the business context, diagnosing challenges, identifying root causes, developing strategic and operational solutions, simulating outcomes, designing executable plans, establishing milestones, overseeing implementation, and tracking results through measurable performance indicators.

In addition to client delivery, you will be responsible for leading and developing consulting teams and practice mastery, ensuring work quality, guiding junior team members through analytical frameworks, and building strong consulting capabilities across the team.

Your role will involve balancing client impact, consulting rigor, and team development, ensuring engagements are delivered with both analytical depth and practical implementation focus.

What youll be doing in the team:

Growth:

- 20% of the time

A typical engagement in involves helping clients restructure or reorganize operating models, improve access to growth opportunities, proactively recommend strategies and support execution through structured analysis, deep handholding and deep insights.

As an Engagement Manager, you will lead and deliver with the assistance of an engagement team on engagements that may include initiatives like:

- Evaluating businesses to identify strategic growth opportunities

- Supporting financial modelling and business model optimization

Efficiency:

- 30% of the time

A typical engagement in Strategic Finance Offices (SFO) involves helping clients improve financial governance, operating models, and decision-making frameworks through structured analysis and advisory.

As an Engagement Manager, you will lead and deliver with the assistance of an engagement team on engagements that may include initiatives like:

- Business diagnostics and financial performance analysis

- Management reporting frameworks and analytical MIS development

- Business efficiency and effectiveness mapping

- Business structuring, restructuring, and reorganization initiatives

- Development and implementation of management frameworks and governance tools

- Designing performance improvement and cost optimization measures

- Establishing risk advisory and control frameworks

Transactions :

- 20% of the time

Prequate supports clients across investment banking and M&A transactions, assisting them in preparing businesses for capital raising, strategic partnerships, and growth initiatives.

As an Engagement Manager, you will lead and deliver with the assistance of an engagement team on engagements that may include initiatives like:

- Preparation of transaction collateral such as detailed financial models, investor information memorandums, and investor pitch decks

- Performing business valuations and benchmarking against industry comparables

- Supporting capital structuring and transaction negotiations

- Identifying investor theses, researching investor mandates, and evaluating fund strategies

- Actively engaging with the investor fraternity on opportunities

- Conducting synergy analysis and post-transaction integration planning

Team management:

10% of the time

- Lead deal support workstreams and coordinate team efforts across deliverables

- Review financial models, research outputs, and investment materials prepared by the team

- Guide analysts and associates on transaction analysis frameworks

- Ensure quality, accuracy, and strategic clarity in client deliverables

Firm-wide leadership:

- 10% of the time

- Establish thought leadership insights and materials

- Contribute to organizational goals and priorities

- Engage with key stakeholders outside the organization

NEED TO HAVE:

1. Qualifications: CA certified with a strong academic record.

2. Experience: 4+ years in consulting, advisory, or client-facing roles within India.

3. Firm Background: Experience at Indian consulting/advisory firms, Big4/Big5, or boutique firms serving Indian enterprises. MBB or global firm exposure is a plus.

4. Alternative Profile: Strategy/transformation roles within organizations (Founder's Office, Chief of Staff, strategic planning) with equivalent exposure will also be considered.

5. Client & Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to engage senior client stakeholders and manage relationships in Indian business environments.

6. Team Leadership: Experience leading small teams, supervising analysts/associates, and managing project work streams end-to-end.

7. Problem Solving & Delivery: Structured analytical thinking with a track record of delivering advisory recommendations in complex business environments.

8. Financial & Business Acumen: Strong grasp of financial analysis frameworks, banking products, and financial markets.

9. Functional Expertise: Exposure across operating model design, operations & technology transformation, risk & controls, and channel/digital strategy.

10. Communication & Influence: Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills; ability to influence decision-making through structured insights.

11. Leadership & Interpersonal Skills: High EQ, collaborative mindset, ability to mentor teams, challenge ideas constructively, and maintain high performance standards.

12. Good to Have: Experience in M&A/investment banking, investor engagement, financial research, global consulting methodologies, or working closely with client leadership teams.