Are you driven by the opportunity to tackle complex challenges and work alongside top leaders? Do you want to be part of a team that delivers outcomes that others simply can’t? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Who You'll Work With: - Junior Business Analysts join our Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo offices to work in teams and directly with our clients. This 6 to 24-month program was created to develop talents into real leaders through research, training, mentoring, and coaching sessions. - Your team colleagues will make you feel welcome and help you be at your best during client engagements. The Professional Development team will complement your experience by tailoring a learning and training program for you, considering your strengths and development needs. - In this role you will have the opportunity to work on teams and help the best organizations in the world - across the private, public, and social sectors - solve some of their most difficult problems, while you discover coaches, mentors, sponsors and friends in your learning program. Your impact within our firm: - You’ll work in teams of typically 3-5 consultants, playing an active role in all aspects of client engagement. - When you join McKinsey, you are joining a firm that will invest in your professional development. You will participate in an introductory training program, as well as a range of social activities to get to know your office and the firm. - As a Junior Business Analyst, you will receive training and coaching on how to better: - Structure ambiguous problems and take action to solve them - Synthesize clear takeaways from complex information into clear takeaways and recommendations using both qualitative and quantitative methods - Work effectively with diverse teams to come up with the best solution and move people and organizations to act - Establish trust-based relationships with clients to better serve their organizations - Communicate effectively with all audiences, including senior leaders, in a structured manner - Develop your leadership style, leveraging your own passions, strengths, and personal values - McKinsey believes in strengths-based development and coaching, and you’ll receive frequent mentoring from colleagues. This will include: - Engagement colleagues and leadership who will provide feedback regularly to help you improve your daily performance - A professional development manager who manages staffing to help you choose projects based on your priorities as well as the needs of client service teams - A senior colleague from your office or practice who will help you grow and achieve your career goals - At the end of your Junior Business Analyst program, you may receive an offer to become a Business Analyst. Your qualifications and skills: - Undergraduate degree in any course, except business administration, economics and engineering - Expected graduation between December 2021 and July 2025 - Ability to communicate ideas most effectively - both verbally and in writing - in English and Portuguese - Ability to break down and solve problems through quantitative thinking and analysis - Capability to drive an independent workstream in the context of a broader team project - Ability to work collaboratively in a team and create an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organization - Comfort with ambiguous, ever-changing situations