Consultant - Strategy & Commercial Operations

Job ID:41420
 

Consultant - Strategy & Commercial Operations

Lloyd’s Register

Location: - Mumbai, India

What we’re looking for 

• The Consultant supports the delivery of advisory engagements across strategy, M&A, financial advisory, operational excellence, and digital transformation, with a primary focus on M&A and financial analysis.
• The role contributes to complex client engagements through due diligence, financial modelling, business case development, and investment analysis, while also supporting operational and digital initiatives as part of integrated advisory solutions. The Consultant applies structured thinking, strong analytical capability, and commercial judgement to help clients make informed strategic and investment decisions.
• The role is suited to candidates with an engineering background and MBA, strong exposure to finance and M&A, and preferably experience in maritime, enabling effective engagement with both commercial and operational stakeholders.

 What we offer you 

• The opportunity to work for an organization that has a strong sense of purpose is value driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes.
•  A Full-time permanent role.

The role

• Support end-to-end delivery of advisory engagements, contributing to high-quality outputs aligned with agreed scope, timelines, and quality standards.
• Work effectively with client stakeholders, internal teams, and subject-matter experts to deliver integrated, value-focused solutions.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of client objectives, constraints, and operating context.

Support M&A and transaction-related engagements, including:

1. Commercial and operational due diligence
2. Market and target assessment
3. Synergy identification and integration considerations
   
   

Develop and maintain financial models, including forecasts, valuation support, scenario and sensitivity analysis.

Support preparation and review of business cases, investment appraisals, and strategic options assessments.

Analyse financial statements, cost structures, and profitability drivers to support strategic and investment decisions.

Support operational excellence initiatives, including:

1. Process mapping and diagnostics
2. Performance benchmarking
3. Identification of cost, efficiency, and productivity improvement opportunities

Contribute to development of practical, implementable recommendations aligned with client operating realities.

Contribute to digital advisory engagements from a business and value perspective, including:

1. Digital maturity or readiness assessments
2. Benefits identification and value tracking
3. Business input to digital roadmap or system selection activities

Prepare clear, concise, and structured client deliverables, including reports, presentations, and financial analyses.

Support proposal development, market research, and preparation of client pitch material.

Contribute to internal knowledge sharing, development of methodologies, and continuous improvement of advisory delivery.

Actively pursue professional development to strengthen consulting, financial, and industry expertise.

What you bring

• Engineering or bachelor’s degree from a recognised university and MBA / master’s in management.
• Typically, 5–8 years of relevant experience in management consulting, corporate finance, M&A advisory, or transaction support roles.
• Demonstrated experience in M&A, transaction advisory, or financial analysis.
• Prior experience in maritime, shipping, offshore, energy, or asset-intensive industries is preferred.
• Strong grounding in corporate finance, valuation, and financial modelling.
• Exposure to operational excellence, performance improvement, or transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to digital transformation or digital advisory is desirable.
  
  

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling capability.
• Ability to synthesise complex analysis into clear, actionable insights.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a consulting environment.
• Professional, collaborative, and client-focused approach.
• Proficiency in the English language.
• Willingness to travel and work from client or LR offices as required.

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to transaction due diligence and business plan development.
• Understanding of operational processes in regulated or asset-intensive environments.
• Familiarity with process improvement or continuous improvement concepts.

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About us 

We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

Be a part of 

Lloyd’s Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy, Lloyd’s Register colleagues and Lloyd’s Register Foundation work together to fund research, foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place. 

Want to apply. 

Here at Lloyd’s Register, we care, we share and we do the right thing in every situation. It’s ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed, and continually strive, to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth, development and engagement. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you have experienced, how you identify, how old you are, where you are from, what your beliefs are or how your brain or body works – the diversity of our colleagues is fundamental to our futures and the changes we can make together. Our inclusive culture allows us to connect together authentically and to be courageous and bold. We don’t just talk about our differences, we celebrate them! 

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you. 

 If you don't tick every box in these ads, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our goal of working together for a safer, sustainable, thriving ocean economy. 

We care, we share, we do the right thing.

If you have further questions about this role, please contact us at careers@lr.org and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's Register:

Together we are one Lloyd’s Register, committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment, because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.

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• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• communicating and promoting vacancies offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

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