Strategic Associate

Top of Minds EN Strategic Associate - Strategy - Consulting - Amsterdam - Published on: 15 June 2026 - Minimum of 4 years' experience - 1002 views Requirements* - Over 4 years of experience in top-tier strategy consulting - Proven ability to translate complex analyses into clear, structured narratives - Strong presentation skills, including building executive-level decks - Entrepreneurial selfstarter - Comfortable working directly with C-level stakeholders * Research shows that while male candidates feel confident enough to apply when they meet about 60% of the requirements, female candidates only apply when they tick every box. So if this role has your name on it, but you're not sure about the criteria, we still want to hear from you. Download full job spec About Marktlink With over 1,200 completed transactions in three decades, Marktlink has built an unmatched track record in the Dutch SME M&A market. The entrepreneurs it works with are often at significant moments in their professional lives, whether they are selling a business they built, acquiring a new one, or preparing for what comes next. Deals typically range between ten and fifty million euros in value, although deals of all sizes occur. Marktlink's growth trajectory has been steep. In just a few years, the scale-up went from a single office outside the Netherlands and one hundred and fifty people to nineteen European offices with a partner group of forty and five hundred employees - numbers that are set to grow substantially as the firm executes its growth ambitions. The targets keep moving: over the next five years, the firm aims to double in revenue, offices, and headcount, and claim the number one position in M&A across Europe. Alongside its core M&A practice, Marktlink offers Exit Ready trajectories, Transaction Services, Legal, and Debt Advisory. Additionally, in 2020, Marktlink launched Marktlink Capital, a subsidiary that gives entrepreneurs who have so...