Conversations with Alexander
Alexander joined Newton in November 2024, and since joining has worked as a New Operations Consultant across multiple different projects, getting to the bottom of his clients’ biggest operational problems. “I’ve been given more responsibility and the chance to take on more ownership of the work. It’s no longer just about finding solutions but identifying the client’s problem in the first place.” From the very start, Alexander found himself onsite, running a meeting with a high-profile client. It’s this sort of hands-on learning that he believes has accelerated his growth and led to him taking on bigger projects in just less than a year. “It does put pressure on you, but there’s a lot of support here too. I have my development manager who I work with to stay on track of my long-term career progression, and my line manager who supports me on day-to-day tasks and pushes my skills development.” Looking back between now and his first day, Alexander is most proud of how much he has developed his interpersonal skills and the impact this has brought to his clients. “It’s helped me leverage client relationships to achieve certain goals. For example, I once needed some data from the client, but their database was vast. I worked with them to map out exactly how we needed the data pulled and fed back to me, and this meant that time was used more efficiently. We were able to get to the solution much faster.”
Partnering with clients face-to-face gives Alexander the chance to build stronger relationships, but travelling for work was actually something he found challenging at the beginning of his journey. “Working onsite is always exciting, but there are times where the lines become blurred between work and life, especially when you’re at a hotel having dinner with the team after spending all day together. But we’re given support; we’re encouraged to go to the gym, to eat dinner on our own if we need time to recharge, and to call our families. We do travel a lot, but we’re empowered to make sure that we’re getting what we want out of our wellbeing.” And with more opportunities on the horizon, Alexander is looking forward to taking on bigger projects, and continuing to solve his clients’ biggest challenges. “I’m excited to lean further into outcome- focused thinking as I take on larger scope projects. I’ve already started taking more ownership and having more autonomy, so I’m excited to see this lead to impact for our clients.
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