Summer Consultant 2026

Summer Consultant 2026

Application Deadline: 5 December 2025

Department: Consulting

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Boston, MA

Compensation: $3,558 / week

Description

SUMMER CONSULTANT

Private Equity Consulting

JOB DETAILS

Investor Group Services (IGS) invites MBAs with an interest in private equity, due diligence, analyzing investment opportunities, and creating value for clients to apply for the summer consultant role.

Summer Consultant

• Program Dates: Early June to Mid-August 2026
• Eligibility: MBA 1st Years graduating in 2027
• Practice Areas: M&A Commercial Due Diligence, Pricing Strategy or Go-to-Market Strategy
• Work Location: Boston, MA (On-site, 5 days a week)

ABOUT IGS

IGS is a trusted advisor supporting investors and business leaders through transactions, growth and portfolio value creation initiatives. As a boutique advisory firm that works with private equity firms, strategic acquirers, and their portfolio companies, we help our clients assess investment opportunities across most major sectors by providing them with the data-driven insights and analysis they need to make investments in middle market companies and industries.

IGS supports clients through: M&A Due Diligence, Sell-side Industry Analysis, Growth Strategy, GTM Strategy & Pricing Strategy.

• Buy-side commercial diligence on mission critical investment issues (addressable market, growth, competition, VoC) for PE & corporate acquisitions.
• Sell-side industry reports to assist owners, management, and their advisors/investment bankers in preparing a company for sale.
• Assisting portfolio company management in realizing value through accelerated organic growth, buy and build acquisition strategies and targeted quick strike value creation.
• Advising clients on market entry, sales and marketing alignment, channel strategy, and customer segmentation to enhance market penetration and revenue growth.

Role Overview

As a summer consultant, you will be a part of a collegial and entrepreneurial environment. Our work is fast-paced and provides opportunities for rapid skill and knowledge development. Summer consultants quickly gain in-depth knowledge of diverse markets when evaluating a broad range of industries for private equity firms and corporate clients. In addition, summer consultants build and develop team and client management skills and are given a high level of responsibility for their projects and teams early in their tenure.

Key Responsibilities

Summer consultant candidates should have exceptional project management, research, and analytical experience. Candidates should be interested in:

• Assessing investment and growth opportunities for private equity firms and corporate clients
• Gaining an in-depth understanding of a wide variety of industries
• Synthesizing research and analysis to deliver answers to clients key questions
• Building business development and client management skills
• Assuming a high level of responsibility on client teams as well as within firm
• While managing projects, consultants supervise teams of associates in addition to designing, conducting, and analyzing research on our clients' key questions, including
  • How large is the company's market and at what rate is it growing?
  • What drives growth in this market?
  • How is the company positioned in the competitive landscape?
  • How do customers rate the company relative to the competitors?
  • How realistic are the new market opportunities?
  • What factors drive the company's ability to generate profits?
  • How might the company accelerate growth and/or improve profitability?
  • What opportunities exist to drive growth and profitability through pricing strategy?
  • What unique value does the company have or need to build to move up market?
  • How is the company perceived relative to key competitors? What opportunities exist?
• Working in a dynamic and collegial environment
• Working and living in Boston; IGS summer consultants rarely travel

What Defines a Successful Candidate

Our summer consultants join us from a variety of backgrounds. While there is no one path to becoming a consultant at IGS, our team shares a common set of capabilities:

• Demonstrated analytic skills including the ability to synthesize data from qualitative and quantitative sources.
• Intellectual curiosity and hypothesis driven thinking to identify the best research and data to answer clients' questions.
• Ability to quickly assume a high level of responsibility as a project manager in small case teams and within the firm.
• Ability to work directly with senior management and private equity clients.
• Comfort with working in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Specific experience in consulting, private equity or market assessment is beneficial but not required

Individuals interested in partnering with clients to evaluate business strategies and assess investment opportunities will find the IGS consultant role exciting and challenging. IGS offers consultants the opportunity for advancement within the firm and helps consultants shape their own professional development. IGS consultants who demonstrate strong client and team management skills may be promoted to the management team, have the opportunity to own equity in the firm, and participate in the growth and development of the firm, in addition to developing their own client relationships.

SUMMER CONSULTANT SKILL DEVELOPMENT

IGS consultants enhance a strong set of business skills through their project work and client interactions, including the following:

Hard Skills

• Design and execute complex quantitative analysis, including market size and share analyses, through the interpretation of primary and secondary research
• Develop proprietary interview guides and presentations to effectively address clients' key issues
• Analyze margin and cost information and evaluate relative profitability
• Create client presentations, from storyboard to final deliverable

Soft Skills

• Operate in a team-based working and learning environment
• Refine formal presentation skills through client presentations
• Manage and motivate teams of associates
• Learn to work effectively under tight time frames and to stay focused under pressure

Benefits

Professional DevelopmentUpon joining the firm, Summer Consultants participate in a hands-on orientation program. More seasoned members of the firm provide an overview of the case process from start to finish, including designing and conducting research, data analysis, and Excel and PowerPoint training.
Ongoing Training

In addition to "on-the-job" training, the firm delivers training sessions throughout the summer, led by members of the management team and more experienced team members. Topics cover skill development areas including market modeling and more complex analyses, software tools tips and tricks, research strategies, and presentation skills.

Peer Mentorship ProgramIGS pairs Summer Consultants with a peer mentor from the previous year's consultant class to provide practical, real-time guidance and training.

Development Assessments

Summer Consultants receive frequent, informal feedback on their progress and development. These assessments provide coaching and actionable suggestions for the improvement of an individual's skill and career development.

CompensationPay expected for the internship: $185,000 USD annually, equivalent to $7,708.34 USD semi-monthly. Pay is issued on a semi-monthly basis.

Benefits

• Company holidays
• Social Events
• Collaborative, collegial work environment

Summer Consultants are not eligible for health, dental, vision, 401(k), bonus, or paid time off benefits.

IGS is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.

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