PA Consulting

We are a strategic management consulting firm specializing in innovation and transformation. We combine fresh thinking with cutting-edge technologies to help our clients adapt, transform, and achieve lasting results. Our services range from taking new growth ideas from concept to commercial success, to revitalizing organizations through improvements in leadership, culture, systems, and processes.

We employ approximately 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. Our teams work across eight key industries: consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. We operate globally from 19 offices in the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

Historically, our contributions include innovations like the first self-service parking system, the world’s first private digital telephone exchange, the original brushless servo motor, the handheld tonometer, recordable compact discs, the disposable pregnancy test, and the first breath-actuated metered dose inhaler.

Our purpose is to build a positive human future through ingenuity. This guides how we operate and engage with clients, as we focus on groundbreaking projects that improve people’s lives. We define ingenuity as a mindset that consistently delivers positive outcomes and identifies new opportunities for our clients, communities, and the world at large. We believe that bringing together diverse minds and breakthrough technologies creates meaningful advancements. Our strategy involves using this purpose with insight and impact to strengthen businesses, economies, and societies.

Our team of about 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists work together globally. We cultivate a culture that empowers individuals and encourages collective growth, fostering a trust-based and inclusive environment where we value excellence, innovation, and curiosity. We are committed to building a workplace that appreciates human difference and diverse mindsets, striving for inclusion and equality.

We support continuous learning, coaching, and professional development. We operate a hybrid working model, generally asking team members to be in the office or on client sites for at least two days per week. The exact time spent in the office or on client sites can vary by role or assignment, with some roles potentially requiring up to five days per week on a client site.

During the hiring process, we ask candidates to refrain from using AI tools, such as note-takers or meeting assistants, during interviews. Take-home assignments should reflect original thinking, not AI-generated content.

We offer a range of employee benefits, which vary by location.

• Healthcare: Private healthcare for employees and their families, dental coverage, eye tests, group medical insurance, a Health Savings Account (HSA) with company match, Teladoc, and a long-term care plan.
• Time Off:
  • UK: Typically 25 days of annual leave plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve, with the option to buy up to five additional days.
  • US: 15 paid vacation days, 10 paid holidays, and 10 paid sick days, with the opportunity to buy five additional vacation days.
• Professional Development: Internal and external training programs, and a dedicated budget for courses and certifications.
• Financial Benefits: Company pension scheme, life assurance, income protection schemes, PA share ownership, a 401(k) Savings Plan with company profit-sharing contributions, and annual performance-based bonuses.
• Community Engagement: Opportunities to participate in community and charity initiatives through a “Give as You Earn” scheme or by volunteering up to three days per year.
• Additional Perks: Tax-efficient benefits like “cycle to work” and commuter/parking tax-savings benefits.