Performance Improvement & Restructuring - Margin Improvement Strategy, Design, and Realization
Deloitte’s USI Performance Improvement & Restructuring (PI&R) team seeks highly motivated individuals with strong analytical skills to help clients achieve profitable growth, strategically manage costs, and navigate financial risks. We are hiring Senior Consultants specializing in Margin Improvement Strategy, Design, and Realization.
What We Do?
Performance Improvement & Restructuring (PI&R) team delivers large, complex engagements that identify, design, and implement innovative solutions to support performance improvement, margin transformation, and restructuring programs. These programs typically accompany structural changes in a client's business and operating model.
Within Margin Improvement Strategy, Design, and Realization we focus on identifying and prioritizing strategic initiatives that reduce costs and enhance operational efficiency to improve performance and profitability. This includes optimizing workforce efficiency and effectiveness by refining the operating model, service delivery model, and organizational structure. We also support the development of transformation roadmaps and build business cases to justify large-scale transformation initiatives across key levers to drive sustainable margin improvement. We establish a Transformation Management Office (TMO) to build the required structures, processes, and tools to effectively manage the initiatives and track the benefits which drive the client’s large-scale transformation.
Role Responsibilities
As a Senior Consultant, you will demonstrate deep expertise in margin transformation, lead and coach teams, manage client interactions, identify risks and develop mitigation plans.
Day – to – day responsibilities include
Analyze financial and operational data to identify, assess, and prioritize margin improvement opportunities across revenue, cost, and operational levers.
Design tailored strategies and action plans to address identified margin improvement opportunities, leveraging industry best practices and innovative approaches.
Develop and review financial models to quantify the impact of proposed initiatives on margins and overall profitability.
Prepare and deliver clear, insightful presentations and reports to communicate findings, recommendations, and progress to clients and internal teams.
Design and implement processes to track initiative progress, measure value realization, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs).
Lead one or more workstreams within large transformation projects, managing timelines, deliverables, and team resources.
Serve as a primary point of contact for mid-level and senior client stakeholders, facilitating meetings, gathering requirements, and ensuring alignment on project objectives.
Lead the development and execution of change management strategies, including stakeholder engagement, communication plans, and training programs.
Review and ensure the quality and accuracy of deliverables, presentations, and reports before submission to clients.
Coach and mentor analysts and consultants, providing guidance, feedback, and support for their professional growth.
Key Capabilities for Practitioners
Experience in:
Operating Model Design & Transformation
Service Delivery Model Design
Revenue/Cost/Margin Optimization
Digital Transformation
Knowledge of revenue, cost, and margin levers for any of the below industries
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Consumer
Financial Services & Insurance
Technology, Media & Telecom
Energy, Resources & Industrials
Private Equity
Ability to measure and report value realization (e.g., cost savings, revenue uplift, efficiency gains).
Understanding of Direct vs. indirect costs, Labor productivity, Supply chain expenses, Capital investments etc.
Familiarity with Industry benchmarks, trends, and best practices
Ability to interpret financial statements, cost structures, and operational data with experience in basic statistics, and financial calculations.
Tools –
Modeling, advanced formulas, pivot tables, and data visualization in Excel
Creating clear, executive-level presentations in PowerPoint
Basic familiarity with Tableau, Power BI or similar data management tools
Project management tools like MS Project, Smartsheets, Jira etc.
Ability to prioritize & manage multiple workstreams and deadlines while ensuring accuracy in analysis and deliverables.
Experience in change management, project documentation (charters, and decision logs) & ensuring compliance.
Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
Required Qualifications
Function | Deloitte Consulting Services LLP |
Offering Portfolio | Performance Improvement & Restructuring (Strategy & Transactions) |
Job Level | Senior Consultant |
Education Requirements | MBA is mandatory. Engineering undergrad is a plus but not mandatory |
Professional Experience | 3 - 6 years of relevant experience for Senior Consultants |
Job Location | Bengaluru / Chennai / Gurgaon / Hyderabad / Mumbai / Pune |
Preferred Qualifications
Consulting Background
Performance Improvement & Restructuring advisory experience
Turnaround / Transformation project experience