Roland Berger Titles: Consulting Levels, Experts, AI/Data

Roland Berger’s titles are fairly consistent globally, but some levels are combined or labeled differently by office (for example, Senior Consultant / Project Manager appears as a combined band in multiple postings).

Each role below follows the same structured template:

Title
Client-facing: Yes, Sometimes, or No
Geography: Global or region-specific
Business unit: Global or unit-specific
Typical degree required
Typical work experience when starting this role
1–2 sentence plain-language description
Typical duration in this role
Typical next role(s)

15.1 Client-Facing Generalist Consulting Roles

Roland Berger’s consulting entry points commonly include Analyst or Junior Consultant, with a progression through Consultant, Senior Consultant, and Project Manager, then senior leadership roles such as Principal and Partner.

Analyst

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Global (common entry point)
Business unit: Core consulting
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s degree
Typical work experience at entry: 0–2 years
Description: Entry-level consultant supporting hypothesis-led problem solving with analysis, research, and client-ready materials.
Typical duration in this role: 1–3 years
Typical next role(s): Junior Consultant or Consultant (office-dependent)

Junior Consultant

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Global
Business unit: Core consulting
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s degree (master’s also common)
Typical work experience at entry: 0–3 years (varies by office and hiring channel)
Description: Early-career consultant who works on defined project issues, conducts interviews, supports workshops, runs market research, and presents findings to project leadership.
Typical duration in this role: 1–2 years
Typical next role(s): Consultant

Consultant

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Global
Business unit: Core consulting
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s or master’s; MBA is common for some entry paths
Typical work experience at entry: 2–6 years (or promoted Junior Consultant)
Description: Module owner who structures and executes analyses, contributes to storylines, and manages day-to-day client interactions for a defined workstream.
Typical duration in this role: 2–3 years
Typical next role(s): Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Global
Business unit: Core consulting (often practice-aligned)
Typical degree required: Varies (MBA helpful but not mandatory)
Typical work experience at entry: 5–8+ years total (or promoted Consultant)
Description: Workstream leader who leads modules on larger projects, coaches consultants, and has direct client contact including presenting in client meetings.
Typical duration in this role: 2–4 years
Typical next role(s): Project Manager (or combined band)

Project Manager

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Global
Business unit: Core consulting
Typical degree required: Varies (MBA common at this seniority)
Typical work experience at entry: 7–12+ years
Description: Day-to-day engagement leader responsible for project delivery, team guidance, and senior stakeholder management across industries and transformations.
Typical duration in this role: 2–4 years
Typical next role(s): Director or Principal (office-dependent)

Senior Consultant / Project Manager

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Global (used as a combined band in multiple postings)
Business unit: Core consulting (often aligned to an industry team)
Typical degree required: Varies
Typical work experience at entry: 6–10+ years (office-dependent)
Description: Hybrid leadership band covering module leadership on larger projects and full project management of smaller engagements, typically including team coaching and significant client contact.
Typical duration in this role: 2–4 years
Typical next role(s): Director or Principal

Director

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Global (usage varies by region; often appears in publications and leadership contexts)
Business unit: Core consulting leadership
Typical degree required: Not standardized
Typical work experience at entry: 12–18+ years
Description: Senior client leader who oversees multiple engagements and contributes heavily to business development and practice building.
Typical duration in this role: Indefinite (performance-based)
Typical next role(s): Principal

Principal

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Global
Business unit: Core consulting leadership
Typical degree required: Not standardized
Typical work experience at entry: 12–20+ years
Description: Partner-track leader with major account responsibility, strong origination expectations, and a leading role in mentoring and capability building.
Typical duration in this role: Indefinite (often a progression stage to Partner)
Typical next role(s): Partner

Partner

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Global
Business unit: Firm leadership (industry/capability anchored)
Typical degree required: Not standardized
Typical work experience at entry: 15–25+ years
Description: Relationship and growth owner accountable for major client portfolios, origination, and leading teams and practice development.
Typical duration in this role: Indefinite
Typical next role(s): Senior Partner, Managing Partner, regional/global leadership

Senior Partner or Managing Partner

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Global (used in regional leadership contexts)
Business unit: Firm leadership
Typical degree required: Not standardized
Typical work experience at entry: 20–30+ years
Description: Top leadership titles typically associated with leading a geography, a major practice, or a large client portfolio while shaping firm strategy and talent priorities.
Typical duration in this role: Indefinite
Typical next role(s): Broader global leadership, board/advisory careers

15.2 Client-Facing Specialist Roles

Roland Berger often uses the same seniority bands for specialists (Senior Consultant/Project Manager/Director/Principal/Partner), but also recruits explicitly specialist titles such as Expert, Senior Expert, and Specialist in domain-heavy areas (for example, Auto Digital).

Expert

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Region-specific usage (commonly seen in certain markets and practice needs)
Business unit: Practice-aligned (example: Auto Digital)
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s or master’s (MBA helpful depending on domain)
Typical work experience at entry: 4+ years industry or 2+ years consulting (role-dependent)
Description: Domain specialist who brings deep functional knowledge to digital strategy and execution, often bridging business and technology teams.
Typical duration in this role: Varies
Typical next role(s): Senior Expert, practice leadership roles

Senior Expert

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Region-specific usage (commonly seen in certain markets)
Business unit: Practice-aligned (example: Auto Digital)
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s or master’s
Typical work experience at entry: 6+ years industry or 4+ years consulting (role-dependent)
Description: Senior specialist leader expected to advise senior client leaders on domain topics while also tackling practical delivery issues in the field.
Typical duration in this role: Indefinite (senior band)
Typical next role(s): Practice leadership, senior client advisory roles

Specialist

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Region-specific usage
Business unit: Practice-aligned (example: Auto Digital)
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s degree (common)
Typical work experience at entry: Industry or consulting experience in the domain (role-dependent)
Description: Hands-on specialist supporting domain delivery with strong functional knowledge and operational execution skills.
Typical duration in this role: Varies
Typical next role(s): Expert, Senior Expert, or consulting leadership bands (market-dependent)

Senior Consultant / Project Manager in a Specialist Practice

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Global (industry/practice-specific postings)
Business unit: Specialist practice (example: Transaction & Investor Services; Energy; Mobility)
Typical degree required: Varies (MBA helpful depending on practice)
Typical work experience at entry: 6–10+ years
Description: Practice-anchored leader who applies the core consulting toolkit with deeper domain specialization, often contributing to practice knowledge development.
Typical duration in this role: 2–4 years
Typical next role(s): Director, Principal

Principal Consultant

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Global (appears in thought leadership contributor lists)
Business unit: Practice-aligned
Typical degree required: Not standardized
Typical work experience at entry: 10–18+ years
Description: Senior expert-consultant combining strong delivery leadership with deep topic specialization and contribution to publications and practice assets.
Typical duration in this role: Indefinite
Typical next role(s): Principal, Partner (structure dependent)

15.3 Data / Analytics / AI / Product Roles

Roland Berger’s data and AI roles are often anchored in RB Digital and its AI & Data team, and include modern titles such as (Senior) Data Scientist, Data Engineer, and specialized AI roles, plus internship roles specifically branded as AI & Data.

Consulting Intern AI & Data

Client-facing: Sometimes (typically project support with exposure)
Geography: Region-specific postings (example: all German offices)
Business unit: RB Digital (AI & Data)
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s or master’s (in progress)
Typical work experience at entry: Internship-level
Description: AI & data consulting intern supporting data-driven problem solving by combining business insights with quantitative methods within consulting project teams.
Typical duration in this role: 8–24 weeks (program-dependent)
Typical next role(s): Analyst/Junior Consultant, Data Scientist (path depends on hiring outcome)

(Senior) Data Scientist

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Region-specific postings (example: all German offices)
Business unit: RB Digital (AI & Data)
Typical degree required: Master’s or PhD in quantitative fields (or equivalent experience)
Typical work experience at entry: 3–10+ years (depending on band)
Description: Analytics workstream owner who develops and delivers advanced analytical solutions for strategic consulting projects, often with responsibility for an end-to-end workstream.
Typical duration in this role: 2–4 years per band
Typical next role(s): Lead Data Scientist, AI & Data leadership, senior consulting leadership paths

Consultant – OPS Data Engineer

Client-facing: Sometimes (often delivery and integration heavy)
Geography: Region-specific postings (example: Beijing/Shanghai)
Business unit: Operations / data engineering capability
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s in CS/engineering or equivalent
Typical work experience at entry: 2–8+ years
Description: Data platform builder who supports operations programs with data engineering foundations that enable analytics, automation, and decision support.
Typical duration in this role: 2–4 years
Typical next role(s): Senior Data Engineer, Solution Architect, consulting leadership roles

Intern Data Science

Client-facing: Sometimes
Geography: Region-specific postings
Business unit: RB Digital (AI & Data)
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s or master’s (in progress)
Typical work experience at entry: Internship-level
Description: Data science intern supporting data collection, cleaning, descriptive analytics, and model development activities that feed client work and internal accelerators.
Typical duration in this role: 4–24 weeks (program-dependent)
Typical next role(s): Data Scientist, Analytics Consultant

Intern GenAI Specialist

Client-facing: Sometimes
Geography: Region-specific postings (example: all German offices)
Business unit: RB Digital (AI & Data) and Roland Berger AI Lab
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s or master’s (in progress)
Typical work experience at entry: Internship-level
Description: GenAI-focused intern supporting development of scalable generative AI applications intended to create tangible business value in client and internal use cases.
Typical duration in this role: 8–24 weeks
Typical next role(s): AI & Data roles within RB Digital

AI Specialist

Client-facing: Yes
Geography: Region-specific (seen as an entry opportunity in some locations)
Business unit: RB Digital or AI-enabled practices
Typical degree required: Master’s in quantitative or technical fields is common
Typical work experience at entry: 0–4+ years
Description: AI practitioner supporting AI use-case definition and analytics-driven delivery, often as part of integrated consulting teams.
Typical duration in this role: 2–4 years
Typical next role(s): Senior AI Specialist, Data Scientist, consulting leadership paths

15.4 External Advisor Titles

Roland Berger publicly uses Senior Advisor as a title on biography pages for senior practitioners affiliated with the firm.

Senior Advisor

Client-facing: Yes (selectively, usually senior-client interactions)
Geography: Global (used where relevant; often office-aligned)
Business unit: Practice- or region-aligned
Typical degree required: Not standardized
Typical work experience at entry: 15–30+ years (often senior executives or long-tenured consultants)
Description: Executive-level advisor who provides credibility, judgment, and specialized expertise, joining selected client conversations and shaping major engagements.
Typical duration in this role: Engagement- or affiliation-based
Typical next role(s): Ongoing advisory portfolio, board roles

External Subject Matter Expert

Client-facing: Sometimes (often indirect via expert calls and validation)
Geography: Global
Business unit: Project-dependent
Typical degree required: Varies
Typical work experience at entry: 10–25+ years niche expertise
Description: Targeted specialist engaged for discrete inputs, validation, or niche deliverables that complement the consulting team.
Typical duration in this role: Time-bounded
Typical next role(s): Repeat expert engagements

15.5 Practice Management Roles

Roland Berger’s practice management and project enablement roles include titles such as Case Team Assistant and corporate function roles such as Team Personal Assistant.

Case Team Assistant

Client-facing: Sometimes (typically project support; may interact with external stakeholders)
Geography: Global (office-specific postings)
Business unit: Consulting support (project enablement)
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s (often in progress for internships) or equivalent
Typical work experience at entry: 0–3+ years (role-dependent)
Description: Project support role combining research, analysis support, and administrative assistance to help consulting teams execute efficiently.
Typical duration in this role: 3–12 months for internships; longer for permanent roles (office-dependent)
Typical next role(s): Analyst/Junior Consultant (for interns), senior support roles (for permanent staff)

Team Personal Assistant

Client-facing: No (occasionally client-adjacent via scheduling/logistics)
Geography: Global (common corporate functions pathway)
Business unit: Corporate Functions
Typical degree required: Vocational training or bachelor’s degree
Typical work experience at entry: 0–3+ years
Description: Team enablement role supporting Principals, Partners, and consulting teams with planning, coordination, and the operational cadence of project business.
Typical duration in this role: 2–4 years
Typical next role(s): Personal Assistant, office operations leadership roles

Personal Assistant

Client-facing: No (client-adjacent logistics possible)
Geography: Global
Business unit: Corporate Functions
Typical degree required: Vocational training or bachelor’s degree
Typical work experience at entry: 2–6+ years
Description: Senior enablement role supporting senior consulting leaders with coordination, travel, scheduling, and project logistics at higher complexity.
Typical duration in this role: 3–7 years
Typical next role(s): Senior PA, office management roles

(Senior) Specialist, Project Portfolio Controlling

Client-facing: No
Geography: Region-specific (role postings vary by hub)
Business unit: Finance & Controlling
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s in finance, accounting, or business (master’s helpful)
Typical work experience at entry: 4–10+ years
Description: Engagement economics role monitoring the financial performance of consulting projects, preparing portfolio reporting, and advising internal leadership on performance and risk.
Typical duration in this role: 3–6 years
Typical next role(s): Finance leadership, portfolio controlling lead roles

15.6 Research and Analytics Roles

Roland Berger operates a dedicated Roland Berger Research function that develops studies, analyzes trends, and prepares market data for projects, and also recruits research interns in some locations.

Research Analyst

Client-facing: No (internal consulting-team facing)
Geography: Global (often concentrated in research teams and hubs)
Business unit: Roland Berger Research
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s or master’s
Typical work experience at entry: 0–5+ years (level-dependent)
Description: Research specialist who produces market and company research, analyzes trends, and packages data into usable formats for consulting teams and publications.
Typical duration in this role: 2–4 years
Typical next role(s): Senior Research Analyst, knowledge leadership roles

Research Intern

Client-facing: No
Geography: Region-specific (office/hub dependent)
Business unit: Research
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s or master’s (in progress)
Typical work experience at entry: Internship-level
Description: Research internship role supporting the research team with data gathering, synthesis, and preparation of market intelligence used in projects.
Typical duration in this role: 3–6 months (program-dependent)
Typical next role(s): Research Analyst, consulting entry roles (case-by-case)

Chargé.e de Recherche et d’Analyse

Client-facing: No
Geography: Region-specific (example: France postings)
Business unit: Research / insights support
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s or master’s
Typical work experience at entry: 0–5+ years
Description: Localized research title used in some francophone postings, functionally similar to a research/insights analyst role supporting consulting teams.
Typical duration in this role: 2–4 years
Typical next role(s): Senior research roles, knowledge roles

15.7 Other Staff and Back-Office Roles

Roland Berger’s corporate functions include classic professional services roles across IT, creative services, and other enabling teams, with dedicated pages for functions such as IT and visible job postings like Presentation Designer.

IT Specialist or Software Developer

Client-facing: No (internal stakeholder-facing)
Geography: Global
Business unit: Corporate Functions (IT)
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s in CS/IT/engineering or equivalent
Typical work experience at entry: 2–10+ years (role-dependent)
Description: Internal technology enablement role supporting digital solutions, software development, and project management methods that enable consultants and staff to work effectively.
Typical duration in this role: Varies
Typical next role(s): IT lead, technology operations leadership

Presentation Designer

Client-facing: No (outputs are client-facing)
Geography: Region-specific postings (office dependent)
Business unit: Corporate Functions (creative/visual communications)
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s or portfolio-equivalent
Typical work experience at entry: 1–6+ years
Description: Visual communication specialist who produces high-quality client-ready slides and visual narratives aligned to consulting storyline and brand standards.
Typical duration in this role: 2–6 years
Typical next role(s): Senior Designer, creative services leadership

Recruiter or Talent Acquisition Specialist

Client-facing: No
Geography: Global (office dependent)
Business unit: Corporate Functions (HR/Recruiting)
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s
Typical work experience at entry: 2–8+ years
Description: Hiring pipeline owner responsible for sourcing, coordinating interviews, and managing candidate experience for consulting and corporate roles.
Typical duration in this role: 2–5 years
Typical next role(s): Recruiting Manager, HR leadership roles

Finance Controller or FP&A Analyst

Client-facing: No
Geography: Global
Business unit: Finance & Controlling
Typical degree required: Bachelor’s in finance/accounting; CPA/ACCA helpful
Typical work experience at entry: 2–10+ years (level-dependent)
Description: Internal finance role supporting budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance management for offices and business units.
Typical duration in this role: 3–6 years
Typical next role(s): Finance leadership, controlling leadership roles

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