White Space Strategy exists to drive growth. Alongside the broader Palladium team, we help our clients unlock barriers to growth and realise their expansion ambitions by supporting them to achieve improved top and bottom-line performance on a global basis. We deliver projects that deepen understanding of customers and suppliers, identify and size new needs, develop new products and propositions, and enter new markets. Working alongside our Palladium colleagues, we also help clients embrace new technologies and go-to-market approaches to fully realise these opportunities.

We’ve been named in the FT’s Leading Management Consultants lists for the last 5 years, listed in: Strategy; Innovation, Growth & New Business Models.

Recent projects have included exploration of renewable energy, the future of recycling and plastic packaging, applications for NFTs, hydrogen power, and making the most of digital payment systems. Clients include Mastercard, Unilever, Cadent and DS Smith.

As a Senior Analyst, you’ll play a vital role in our project teams, providing the core research and analysis that drives our recommendations. You’ll investigate new topics using interviews, online research, and data analysis, uncovering insights that shape growth strategies for our clients. You’ll have the opportunity to present your findings directly to senior decision-makers and contribute to impactful, real-world outcomes.

You’ll work across multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring variety and continuous learning.

Key Responsibilities:

• High quality research and write up
• Basic data analysis
• Contribute to analysis sessions and during conference calls
• Writing research-based slides with the guidance of more senior members of staff
• Play a role in presenting back findings to clients
• Provide research to management for use in project proposals

We’re a close-knit team where everyone works directly with clients and contributes to shaping the business. We value learning and progression, offering regular feedback, mentorship, and opportunities for early responsibility. Our short project cycles mean you’ll experience a wide variety of work without the need for client-site travel, allowing for a better work-life balance.

We also enjoy a vibrant team culture, with regular social activities, and a well-stocked office bar.

The White Space team is based in our office in the heart of Oxford, while Palladium’s offices also give us a London base.

As a Senior Analyst, you will typically have 1–2 years of professional experience and be confident in conducting research, applying lateral thinking to overcome challenges as they arise. You will play a key role in presenting research findings during analysis sessions and will begin to develop a strong understanding of different project methodologies, recognising how key issues relate back to the client’s objectives.

You should be able to handle multiple priorities within a deadline-driven environment and be willing to go the extra mile to get the job done. Successful candidates will be comfortable working both independently and as part of a team, taking personal responsibility for their outputs. You will have excellent communication skills, the ability to build rapport with a wide range of people, and enjoy working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. You should also be confident with both qualitative and quantitative data and enjoy variety in your work.

We look to foster a diverse and inclusive environment, and are looking for people who are:

Curious: Always asking ‘why’ and eager to understand how the world works—and where it’s heading.

Sharp: Able to see the big picture while maintaining great attention to detail.

Personable: Collaborative, supportive, and able to adapt your approach to different situations.

Passionate: Able to communicate your ideas in a way that inspires and persuades others.

You should be fluent in English, the successful candidate must, by the commencement of employment, have the right to work in the UK.

We know that graduates will be joining with very different experiences and backgrounds – we provide a comprehensive in-house induction and training programme in the first 6 months of joining, followed by on-the-job training and mentorship. Training in your first year will cover:

• Developing world-leading research and analysis skills
• Data analysis and modelling with large datasets in Excel, Alteryx and Tableau
• Writing impactful and engaging slides in PowerPoint
• Communicating to persuade and convince – whether by email, on Teams or in person

Our strategy is to promote from within, and we review performance quarterly to support fast-tracking to team leadership positions for staff who are ready for this.

We offer 4 weeks each year of 100% remote working, to allow people to extend holidays or spend more time with families around celebrations.

Starting salary: £32k pa

During your first six months (probation period), you’ll participate in an intensive, in-person training period at our Oxford office. After this, flexibility will increase and working from home and/or our London office will be possible.