Consultant - Risk & Resilience

Do you want to do work that matters, alongside supportive leaders who will help you grow faster than you ever thought possible? Are you a creative problem-solver who is energized by challenges? You’ve come to the right place.

YOUR IMPACT

You will engage with a global client base across diverse industries, addressing a comprehensive range of risk areas such as credit risk, crisis response, risk data and digitization, operational risk, compliance and controls, enterprise risk management, risk culture, trading and balance sheet risk, advanced risk analytics, and regulation. Your work will focus on either Core Risk or Risk Analytical functions. You will guide clients through uncertainty, build resilience, and drive growth. You will play a critical part in helping clients address immediate risks and gaps across all dimensions of risk management. You will equip clients to respond to vulnerabilities and disruptions, build enterprise risk management capabilities, and anticipate risks by embedding contingencies within long-term strategies. Whether your expertise lies in core risk management or advanced analytics, you will have the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to our clients’ success. For those with a focus on analytics, you will leverage data-driven scenario planning, stress‑testing, and advanced modeling techniques to help clients understand and quantify their risk exposures, evaluate risk strategies, and develop or validate models and frameworks. For those with a focus on core risk, you will guide clients in strengthening their governance, processes, and overall resilience to navigate complex challenges. Regardless of your background, you will play a key role in helping clients translate insights into actionable strategies, institutionalize resilience, and unlock sustainable growth in an increasingly uncertain world.

YOUR GROWTH

Driving lasting impact and building long‑term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else. When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast‑paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• World‑class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well‑being for you and your family.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Master’s degree required; advanced quantitative degree, computer science, mathematics/statistics, engineering, or financial engineering.
• 1+ years of experience in risk management and/or risk quantitative analysis/modelling, and/or experience in a consultancy (with risk focus) and/or comparable experience in banking, risk regulation & compliance, capital markets, market risk, treasury & balance sheet management, trust & safety, insurance, non‑financial risk, and ESG.
• Exceptional conceptual problem‑solving skills, along with deep analytical expertise and quantitative modeling experience, are highly valued.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and create an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organization and capability to drive an independent workstream in the context of a broader team project.
• Experience with risk model lifecycle activities (development, implementation, testing) and programming in Python, R, or similar; knowledge of SQL, NoSQL, Matlab, or SAS is a strong advantage.
• Familiarity with machine learning/AI (e.g., NLP, deep learning, anomaly detection) and GenAI/LLM is a plus.
• Willingness to travel.
• Language fluency skills to communicate complex ideas effectively – both verbally and in writing – in English and the local office language(s).

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FOR ITALIAN APPLICANTS: Italian regulations require McKinsey & Company to include the initial salary range applicable to this position. To help you understand what you can expect, the salary range for new joiners in this role in Italy, including all office locations where the job may be performed, is EUR 45,000 - EUR 45,000 gross per year. This salary range has been determined based on objective and gender‑neutral criteria and reflects the compensation normally applicable to the position at the time of publication of this job posting. Actual salaries may vary based on factors such as your unique blend of experience and skills, start date and our current organizational needs. Certain roles are also eligible for bonuses, subject to McKinsey's discretion and based on factors such as individual and/or organizational performance. This position is subject to the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement (CCNL) applicable to the role and applied by McKinsey in Italy.