About CIL

CIL is an international management consultancy that helps clients to grow their businesses, build value and invest wisely. Most of our engagements involve an M&A element, primarily to advise private equity firms who are looking to invest in high growth businesses. Increasingly, we follow these engagements with strategy work to help investors and management teams make the most of the growth opportunities available to their businesses.

Although we work in structured project teams, we are socially very equal, lively and inclusive; we work in open-plan offices and our ‘culture’ is the product of our people.

We have over 200 employees across our five offices (in the UK, US, Germany, and France). Our Munich office opened in 2021 and has since grown to include 11 consultants.  This internship, lasting 4-12 months (dependent on your availability / preference), is an exciting opportunity to work alongside the founding team.

The role

The Associate role is a highly demanding job – we will expect a lot from you, but you will receive first class training and gain valuable experience with which to build a successful career. CIL Associates are an integral part of our project teams, and over the course of their internship will get to:

• Grasp new business models quickly, typically working on a different project every 4-6 weeks.

• Take responsibility for testing commercial hypotheses through collecting and interrogating primary and secondary research. 

• Carry out rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis of industry and internal company datasets.

• Play a key role in debating and refining hypotheses with the project manager and project leader, drafting clear & concise output for inclusion in the final report once agreed.

• Get in front of clients and help present our findings – we firmly believe that early client exposure is a great way to learn & develop.

What CIL people are like

• Strong academic background (we are degree agnostic) from a top university.

• Strong team working and people skills.

• A keen sense of humour and broad shoulders.

Qualification criteria

• Outstanding numeracy, written and verbal communication skills.

• Excellent research techniques and critical thinking ability.

• Business acumen and curiosity for solving business problems.

• Exceptional people and workload management skills.

• Candidates must be in their final year of study; this internship offers the opportunity to transition into a full-time position.

• Previous experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy or investment banking / private equity preferred but not essential.

• Business proficiency in English and German (level C1 or above) is required, with any additional languages an advantage.

• At the time of starting their internship, the successful candidate must have the right to work in Germany.

Benefits

• Regular company events and socials.

• A high-quality training programme delivered within a hugely supportive learning environment.

• Flexible working options, with little travel and the potential to work from home one day per week.

• Strong exposure to international projects, and regular collaboration with consultants from our other European offices.

• An incredible company culture, with encouragement to pursue activities & interests outside of work.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. CIL commits to creating and maintaining a culture where every employee feels included and respected; to countering discrimination through our recruitment and training processes and our interaction with other stakeholders; and to celebrating the diverse contributions of all our employees and stakeholders.