Strategic Advisor/Executive
Hakluyt
Strategic Advisor/Executive
Hakluyt
Strategic advisory for corporates and PE
Hakluyt · New York, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2025-07-16
Salary: From USD 225,000
Workplace: hybrid
Hakluyt, the global strategic advisory firm for businesses and investors, is growing, and we are looking for a small number of excellent people to join us as an Executive for our office in New York.
Hakluyt advises decision-makers on the opportunities and risks facing their businesses. Our clients develop deep relationships with us, and trust us on their most important commercial issues. They value our discretion, our independence of thought, and our highly differentiated approach.
Our advice is delivered by an in-house team of professionals, who are based in more than a dozen offices globally. It is informed by insights generated through a global network of well-connected individuals – a network that is unique in its scale, reach and seniority. For nearly 30 years, we have worked on some of the most consequential and high-profile problems facing business leaders, and the range of what we cover is extraordinary: M&A, strategy, shareholder perspectives, regulatory and policy issues, disputes, senior hires, digital and cyber, sustainability, and more – across every industry sector, and all over the world.
As a partner-owned firm, we are discerning about whom we work for and with. We hold ourselves to exacting ethical standards, and we take on mandates only once we are confident that we can provide value. We love what we do, and we take enormous pride in our work, and in the culture and the values of our firm.
This approach to doing business has helped us build a blue-chip client base that includes many of the world’s largest companies (including at least one of the world’s top five corporations in every major sector globally); more than three quarters of the top 20 private equity firms in the world by AUM; and some of the most respected sovereign wealth and pension funds.
Our team comprises people from diverse professional backgrounds, including in government, law, finance, consulting, and corporate strategy. Successful candidates will have between ten to fifteen years ‘experience of working in these or other high-performing environments.
They will be intellectually curious; able to think commercially; comfortable with ambiguity and complexity; interested in – and engaging company for – senior people; and confident in delivering impartial, nuanced advice to business leaders.
They will be entrepreneurial, collaborative, and committed to the highest standards in everything they do – as well as collegial and decent human beings who share our values.
Our business is built on bringing people with different perspectives and professional backgrounds together to solve problems, and diversity is an imperative for us. We are looking for:
On joining, Executives operate at the heart of several client teams, and develop advisory and client management skills – learning the Hakluyt ‘trade’ in a systematic fashion. The primary focus for Executives will be on ensuring the high-quality execution of projects, but they will also be encouraged to contribute to the development of the firm more broadly: our client relationships, our wider connectivity, our people, and our culture.
Our highest-achieving Executives can be promoted to Director and then elected to the Partnership within a small number of years: performance and merit trump time served.
Total compensation for an Executive will comprise a base salary and an annual performance-related bonus. The base salary for this role is $225,000 and upwards, depending on experience and circumstances. Total annual compensation for a performing Executive may exceed $300,000. There is the potential for significant renumeration upside that is commensurate with an individual’s impact, as well as their progress in the organisation. We also offer 401(k), fully paid health insurance and 25 days’ holiday per annum (plus the days between Christmas and New Year). There is also opportunity for people to work internationally, and external not-for-profit and board roles are encouraged.
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Hakluyt is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.
This position is classified as Exempt under the US Fair Labor Standards Act, where the FLSA applies.
Hakluyt is committed to complying with its accommodation obligations in respect of individuals with disabilities.
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Hakluyt provides strategic advisory services to large corporations and private equity firms. Its in-house team of former bankers, government officials, consultants, and lawyers delivers tailored guidance by analyzing markets, regulation, and stakeholders to inform strategy, M&A, market entry/exit, and leadership decisions across sectors. It differentiates itself through partnership ownership and a multidisciplinary, high‑level network focused on complex challenges rather than generic advisory. Its goal is to help clients identify opportunities, manage risks, and achieve resilient growth through smarter decisions and successful transactions.
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