A strategy consultant works with the management of a business to plan strategies for future growth and to help the firm maintain profitable operations. As a strategy consultant, your job duties also include providing strategies for cutting costs and analyzing the company’s market sector, industry, and competition. In this career, you do not make the final decisions about a company’s direction; instead, you offer different options and create a framework that executives can then use to develop their company. To be a successful strategy consultant, you need excellent communication and analytical skills as well as experience in presenting your ideas to others.