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Vault’s Verdict

Insiders at Roland Berger’s Asia-Pacific operations describe a firm with a vibrant work culture, where entrepreneurship and flexibility blend to make for a firm that balances great opportunity with a great quality of life for its consultants. While the working hours can be long, they tend to be very flexible and rarely reach unbearable levels. High performers have access to strong, performance-based bonuses, international transfers, and exclusive training.

Additionally, insiders at Roland Berger appreciate the firm’s open, inclusive culture. Working across culture and borders, they laud the firm’s commitment to diversity, shown by its efforts to incorporate DEI into its management KPIs.

The firm also has a strong business outlook, driven by its strong client reputation and quickly diversifying range of services. Altogether, Roland Berger is a strong firm to consider if you’re looking to build a truly international consulting career.

 

Employee Reviews

Firm Culture

“Roland Berger values excellence, entrepreneurship, and empathy, with a strong focus on the entrepreneurial culture. We’ll give you responsibility right from the start.”

“There’s no mandatory attendance at the office, and we can decide where to work depending on our lives and work styles.”

“The firm fosters a collaborative atmosphere, where team members help each other manage workloads, creating a positive and collegial work culture.”

“We have constant opportunities for professional challenges and growth. The dynamic environment encourages innovation and pushes personal boundaries.”

Quality of Life

“The firm recently introduced a ‘New Ways of Working’ initiative to promote better work-life balance. The firm encourages everyone to have certain hours outside of work to guarantee a daily work-life balance. In other words, Roland Berger does not normalize long working hours and proactively avoids them.”

“Roland Berger has rolled out extensive programs to enhance its consultants’ quality of life, such as a tracking system to measure actual working hours that notifies HR and management so they can make adjustments for overworked staff. Additionally, the firm can provide additional paid leave after an intense project.”

“For junior consultants, it’s easy to take time off if you’re not on a project. Your actual working hours vary from project to project, but if you need to take time off and give advanced notice, leadership is quite reasonable.”

“The firm has regular employee engagement surveys and office day meetings to collect feedback from consultants and openly share news about the company with employees.”

Career Development

“The best aspects of Roland Berger's career development opportunities include its comprehensive training programs and a merit-based promotion process. The firm ensures that employees at all levels have access to continuous learning, with tailored programs that support their growth. Promotions are awarded based on clear criteria, rewarding high performers and those demonstrating strong leadership capabilities.”

“We can decide on project assignments based on what we want to specialize in. Additionally, Roland Berger has an MBA support system and a program to move to offices around the world. The company has a system in place to support your career aspirations.”

“Roland Berger provides an extensive and broad variety of global and local training programs to consultants. For high performers and young talents, it has an exclusive program called ‘Challenge Club’ that fosters international networking and exchange.”

“Consultants’ career development is a top priority for the firm. Roland Berger has structured career steps and promotion policies. The firm evaluates consultants in an objective and exhaustive manner, twice a year.”

Compensation

“The best aspects of Roland Berger’s compensation package include a highly competitive base salary and performance-based bonuses that reward individual and team success. The firm is committed to equity in pay, with policies in place to ensure that compensation is fair across genders and diverse backgrounds. Additionally, salary progression is fast for high performers, and the benefits package includes attractive perks like comprehensive healthcare, retirement plans, and wellness programs.”

“The perks, such as paying your MBA tuition, and salary increases are quite expensive.”

“Overall, the compensation package is quite competitive and you can mostly ensure that you’ll get your bonus. The salary progression is reasonable, and the perks and benefits are good, especially the food coupons.”

“Roland Berger is deeply committed to the health and wellness of its employees, offering a comprehensive range of initiatives to support both physical and mental wellbeing. The firm provides access to professional counseling services, ensuring that employees have confidential support for managing stress, mental health issues, and work-life balance. Mindfulness is also a key focus, with the firm offering meditation sessions and workshops to help employees manage stress and improve their overall well-being.”

Community Engagement/DEI

“Diversity is a high priority for management. It’s an important part of our company strategy and anchored in our management KPIs.”

“Diversity is a key priority for us worldwide, and management actively promotes and drives diversity across ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation.”

“The global DEI leadership council links various local and platform-specific activities, supporting further development of our global diversity strategy.”

“The firm has several sports clubs, such as basketball and yoga clubs, to fulfill various kinds of interests.”

Business Outlook

“The firm was traditionally perceived as a strategy house, but now we’re transitioning into an all-around consultancy that provides end-to-end solutions. These include strategy planning, M&A advisory, operational improvement, and digitization-related topics. This transition isn’t easy, but leadership has a consensus and we’re seeing decent results.”

“Despite a weak global economy, Roland Berger has demonstrated strong resilience and strong continued growth, especially in key sectors like automotive, energy, and industrial goods. The firm’s ability to adapt to market challenges, guide clients through cost-saving strategies, and help them transform has positioned it as a trusted partner, even in uncertain times.”

“In 2023, Roland Berger’s revenues exceeded €1 billion for the first time. We have ambitious growth plans for the coming years.”

“The business environment itself is very good right. Client recognition and satisfaction are high, and the pipeline is growing.”

Hiring Process

“A campus interview generally consists of four rounds: A phone interview, a mini case interview, a manager interview, and a partner interview. The interview schedule is rather compact, and the interview process is lean.”

“Hiring is based on the results of two to three casework interviews. Hiring criteria are based on one of Roland Berger’s strengths: flexible thinking and the ability to see things through to the end.”

“Roland Berger is looking for authentic, winning personalities with entrepreneurial spirit. Therefore, we place high importance on personality in the interview process. So does diversity. We value diverse talents, strengths, and perspectives.”

“We like to find candidates who have shown commitment to consulting and are structured in framing their solutions to a case. We also look for candidates who are brave enough to raise hypotheses, who are good with numbers, and are able to infer conclusions based on rigorous analysis.”

Interview Questions

“Expect to see market sizing problems on specific industries in a given market. You’ll see go-to-market strategy questions, where we give the candidate a hypothetical situation where a business wants to enter a market and ask them to form a structure to validate the potential and risk. We also have expansion strategy questions, such as figuring out the deciding factors for a client company’s management to expand their coverage or service.”

“A European luxury goods company is exploring expansion into the Southeast Asia market. What steps would you take to assess the opportunity and how would you structure the market entry strategy?”

“Please estimate the size of the Chinese automative market? How do you view the Chinese NEV market changing in the next five years and why?”

“Based on my experience, the cases are diverse, from full market sizing cases to business solution cases on market entry, M&A, growth, and pricing strategy.”

Roland Berger APAC

Sederanger 1
Munich 80538

Firm Stats

Employer Type: Private
Senior Partner, Global Managing Partner: Stefan Schaible (Speaker)
Senior Partner, Global Managing Director: Marcus Berret
Senior Partner, Global Managing Director: Denis Depoux
2025 Employees (All Locations): 3,500

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