Engagement Manager - Strategy & Analytics
Join Cartesian as an Engagement Manager – Strategy & Analytics.
Compensation: $155,000 - $210,000 / year
Department: Strategy
Location: Boston, MA
Description
Cartesian is a specialist consulting firm with over 35 years of experience serving the global telecommunications, media, and technology (TMT) sectors. We partner with clients worldwide to design and implement practical strategies, data‑driven transformations, and technology solutions that drive growth and operational efficiency. Our expertise spans analytics, strategy, technical services, content security, and management consulting.
Our Strategy & Analytics team partners with companies and investors in the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sector to uncover opportunities and drive performance. We combine strategic thinking, deep data insights, and technical expertise to tackle critical challenges across our clients’ organizations. Our work spans branding and marketing strategy, sales optimization, operational efficiency, policy and regulatory analysis, financial modeling, data science, and more.
Role Overview
We are seeking a Manager to join our talented team. As a Manager at Cartesian, you will lead engagements that drive value and growth for our clients. You will lead end‑to‑end engagements with a team of 2‑5 consultants and will be responsible for client management, workstream definition and oversight, analysis structuring, research planning & execution, strategy definition, and creating deliverables for internal and external clients – all in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
What You’ll Bring
- 5‑8 years of relevant consulting experience, with at least 1‑2 years successfully overseeing impactful engagements with deep strategy/analytics themes
- A strong interest or deep experience in the communications, media, and technology sectors
- A proven track record of navigating complex/ambiguous problems to develop thoughtful/innovative solutions aligned with client objectives
- A passion for working with large datasets to inform recommendations
- Ability to break down complicated ideas, processes, and data into intuitive visual frameworks
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, and a natural ability to build and tell compelling executive narratives while maintaining a strong command of the underlying detail
- A self‑starter drive to proactively set priorities and execute them in a fast‑paced entrepreneurial environment
- Demonstrated success managing and mentoring consultants/analysts
- Experience overseeing teams that use a range of data tools/languages to conduct/automate analysis and derive insights (e.g., Alteryx, SQL, QGIS, Python, R, Tableau, Qlik, etc.)
- MBA preferred, but not required
Additional Skills We Value
- Corporate strategy development
- Business case development and financial analysis
- Market/competitive analysis and opportunity prioritization
- Sales and marketing optimization
- Product and customer analytics
- Qualitative/quantitative primary market research
- Machine learning, predictive modeling, and geospatial analytics
- Communications networks, including technology, design, and engineering
- Data process design and automation
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation and performance‑based bonuses
- Learning & development programs and mentorship
- Exposure to high‑impact projects
- Volunteer events that support giving back to local communities
- Weekly company‑sponsored team social
- Annual summer party, holiday party, and other fun events