Associate Director - Performance Improvement

Our Performance Improvement team is growing, and we are looking for an experienced Associate Director to join us. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded consulting professional who enjoys solving complex strategic, operational and financial challenges across a diverse range of industries.
This is an outstanding opportunity to accelerate your career within a highly respected and growing Performance Improvement practice. Working alongside Partners and senior leaders who are recognised experts in their fields, you will benefit from strong mentorship while gaining exposure to complex, high-impact engagements across a range of sectors. In doing so, you will broaden your advisory skillset, deepen your commercial expertise and build trusted relationships with senior decision-makers.
At KordaMentha, we are engaged when organisations face critical business challenges and need clear thinking, strong judgement and practical action. As an Associate Director, you will partner closely with clients and senior leaders to deliver impactful solutions across strategic review, operational improvement, financial performance, transformation and implementation.
This opportunity will suit candidates with a consulting or advisory background who enjoy working in complex environments, helping organisations improve performance, navigate change and deliver sustainable outcomes.
In this role, you will:
Partner with clients and colleagues to deliver impactful performance improvement engagements across a range of industries and complex operating environments.
Analyse financial and operational information, identify key issues and develop clear, commercially grounded recommendations.
Support clients to better understand business performance, identify opportunities for improvement and navigate change with confidence.
Lead the design and implementation of practical, sustainable solutions tailored to each client’s circumstances and strategic objectives.
Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and guide organisations through periods of transformation and change.
Work closely with Partners and senior leaders, contributing meaningfully to client delivery, business development and the continued growth of the practice.
Coach and develop team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture.
This role offers the opportunity to combine strategic thinking, commercial analysis and client advisory in a team known for delivering outcomes on business-critical engagements. At KordaMentha, our work is rarely theoretical. We are engaged when organisations need clear thinking, strong judgement and practical action to address complex challenges and unlock meaningful performance improvements.
You will gain exposure to organisations across a broad range of sectors, including education, healthcare, government, infrastructure, not-for-profit and commercial enterprises. While experience within specific sectors may be valuable, we are particularly interested in candidates who can apply strong consulting, analytical and stakeholder management skills across different contexts and industries.
We are looking for someone who brings a strong consulting toolkit, a commercially curious mindset and the ability to influence outcomes in complex stakeholder environments.
You will have:
Relevant tertiary qualifications and approximately 6–8+ years’ experience in consulting, advisory, strategy, transformation or a related environment.
Demonstrated experience leading complex engagements focused on operational, commercial, financial or strategic improvement.
Strong financial and analytical capability, including financial analysis, business case development, modelling and performance diagnostics.
Proven ability to engage, influence and build credibility with senior executives and key stakeholders.
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to distil complex issues into clear and actionable recommendations.
Experience leading teams, managing workstreams and delivering high-quality outcomes in fast-paced environments.
A genuine curiosity about how organisations operate and a passion for helping clients improve performance in practical, measurable ways.
Experience in sectors such as higher education, healthcare, government, infrastructure, professional services or other complex stakeholder environments will be highly regarded but is not essential.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
No