Careers
We take pride in our ability to delight, surprise, and build lasting bonds with our Clients and teammates. Our culture is based on a few simple beliefs: honesty, empowerment, and recognition.
Our Culture, In Our Own Words
Recombinators Vision, Mission, and Core Values + Written Testimonials From Our Team
Open Positions
The Next Stop on Your Career Journey
Our Unique Benefits
Our Benefits Philosophy + Cornerstone & Distinct Benefits
Your Career Development & Advancement
Coaching, OTJ Training, Career Pathing, & Certification Support
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
Our DEI&B Approach + Diversity Metrics + Key Partnerships & Initiatives
Our Recruitment Process
The Recruitment Process Map + Who We’re Looking For
Our Culture, In Our Own Words
Life at Recombinators can be described in one word, rewarding. The tough challenges you will tackle and the unique techniques you use will be unlike any experience at any other firm. You will enjoy a high level of responsibility from day one while working as part of a highly supportive team. You will delight our Clients, surprise yourself, and build lasting bonds with your teammates.
Vision
We seek to forge unbreakable relationships between our clients & their customers by reimagining how businesses define, view, and approach value creation.
Mission
We are committed to pushing the status quo of conventional strategy. We expand beyond the boundary of conventional frameworks to make space for the creativity required to solve ever-evolving challenges. We challenge our clients to be less self-serving, laser-focused, and bold enough to take the incremental risks that lead to breakthrough value.
Core Values
Three fundamental pillars guide all we do:
Honesty
We believe in being direct & empathetic when addressing issues or providing feedback. This helps everyone in the firm grow through focus. We welcome criticism & open lanes of communication to discuss our thinking. This helps us find ways to improve.
Empowerment
We believe in giving our people agency to solve problems and holding them accountable. This enables consistently creative, critical thinking. We welcome the generation & pitching of new ideas from any source. This enables a sense of ownership.
Sharing the Wealth
We believe in rewarding our people financially at higher levels & more frequently. This ensures our talent is continuously recognized. We welcome contributions to business development and going above & beyond. This ensures our talent stays engaged & incentivized.
Reflections
Avantika Pathak
Avantika Pathak
Consultant
Nicole Faris
Nicole Faris
Consultant
Cyprian Yankey
Cyprian Yankey
Head of People & Operations
Andrey Meshcheryakov
Andrey Meshcheryakov
Engagement Manager
Kevin Holston
Kevin Holston
Senior Consultant
Avantika Pathak
Avantika Pathak
Consultant
Nicole Faris
Nicole Faris
Consultant
Shelby Sheridan
Shelby Sheridan
Consultant
Cyprian Yankey
Cyprian Yankey
Head of People & Operations
Helen Roberts
Helen Roberts
Chief of Staff
Andrey Meshcheryakov
Andrey Meshcheryakov
Engagement Manager
Diversity, Equity,
Inclusion, &
Belonging.
The culture and values that our team members bring from their lives to their work fundamentally shape the culture and values of our firm.
Benefits
Recombinators prides itself on delivering the highest level of value to our clients, and just as importantly, to our team members.
Your Career Development & Advancement
Career Coaching
Our culture is based on a few simple beliefs - honesty, empowerment, and recognition. Because the nature of our work is demanding, we believe these tenets are essential in getting the best out of our talent in a sustainable way. Our structured coaching program reflects these values and supports your growth and success.
Career Paths
Whether you aspire to go from consultant to partner or explore other exciting opportunities, the growth of our firm will facilitate the growth of your career. We’re fully invested in realizing your potential, wherever that may lead.
On-the-Job Training
While working on client engagements, you’ll receive continuous feedback and guidance from your project leads, ensuring you develop highly valuable and transferrable skills. We think about our employees holistically, their experiences at work, home, and their future by facilitating training, mentoring, and dynamic opportunities that will help them thrive.
Purposeful Staffing
When staffing new projects, we consider three people-centered factors: Capacity, Competency, and Career Objectives. Each team member needs to have enough capacity to execute successfully. The project team members must have the skills necessary to efficiently deliver and exceed expectations. Most importantly, the project must help our team members develop those skills and acquire new ones that fulfill their career objectives.
Our Recruitment Process
Initial Call &
Pre-Hire Testing
This is a quick call with a recruiter or hiring manager. It’s an opportunity for you to learn more about the role and for us to learn more about your experience and interest in Recombinators. Our Pre-Hire Testing is used to evaluate cognitive aptitude and personality traits.
In-Depth
Interviews
These are one-hour to 90-minute interviews with 1-2 of your potential co-workers. You’ll have opportunities to tell us, in-depth, about the experiences you’ve had and the decisions that have brought you to this point. You’ll also learn about the problems we’re solving and what life is like at Recombinators.
Take-Home
Case Study
The Case Study is your opportunity to show us your approach to solving real-world problems that we tackle. We’ll provide you with a case brief. A week later, you’ll have 30-minutes to present your recommendations and another 30-minutes to field questions from your hiring team
Decision &
Offer
Collecting diverse feedback from Recombinators team members of varying levels of seniority, experiences and perspectives is an important part of how we work. Your hiring team will take the time to meet and come back to you with a decision.
