Hybrid — 3 days onsite, 2 days remote (flexible based on engagement needs)
Application Deadline
Tuesday, 25 August 2026, 11:59 PM
ROLE OVERVIEW
LightCastle Partners is seeking a Senior Business Consultant to join its Ecosystem & Investments team. This role combines analytical rigor, client leadership, and research depth to deliver high-quality consulting engagements across export competitiveness, digital public infrastructure (DPI), and entrepreneurship ecosystems. The successful candidate will manage client relationships, lead research and advisory workstreams, mentor junior team members, and represent the firm across national and global platforms.
Convene ecosystem roundtables, dialogues, and multi-stakeholder forums.
ADVISORY, TRAINING & CAPACITY BUILDING
Advise SMEs and corporates on growth strategy, blended finance, and investment readiness.
Design and deliver training modules and Training-of-Trainer (ToT) programs.
Provide one-on-one advisory on business planning, market entry, and financing pathways.
Lead accelerator and capacity-building programs with clear, measurable outcomes.
DIGITAL & AI-ENABLED DELIVERY
Build dashboards and automation pipelines using SQL, Tableau or Looker Studio, and Excel.
Champion adoption of MS365 and collaborative digital workflows across the organization.
Lead development of LightCastle’s internal Project Management Application.
Apply generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot) to accelerate research synthesis, drafting, and analysis.
AUXILIARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Support Finance with budgeting, invoicing, and cost governance.
Partner with Communications on publications, newsletters, and thought leadership.
Contribute to business development — proposals, pipeline tracking, and opportunity mapping.
Collaborate cross-functionally with design, digital, and data teams.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
3–5 years of experience in consulting, project leadership, or a related analytical role.
Strong grounding in market research and the export / digital economy landscape.
Fluency in MS Office, SQL, and business intelligence tools (Tableau, Power BI, or Looker Studio).
Demonstrated, hands-on proficiency with generative AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot).
Experience with digital transformation and workflow automation.
Excellent executive communication — narrative clarity, written command, and presentation delivery.
Proven ability to manage analysts, timelines, and multi-partner complexity.
Composure and sound judgment under pressure and tight deadlines.
COMPENSATION
Market-competitive and negotiable, commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.
ABOUT LIGHTCASTLE PARTNERS
LightCastle Partners – an international management consulting firm – creates systemic and data-driven opportunities for growth and impact in emerging markets. By collaborating with development partners and leveraging the power of the private sector, we strive to boost economies, inspire businesses, and change lives at scale.
150+ development and private-sector clients
250+ completed consulting engagements
Partnerships with 1,500+ SMEs and startups
USD 150M+ in investments mobilized
Support to 50+ accelerator and incubator programs
The largest market and industry datasets across 30+ sectors in Bangladesh
