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About the role

What they do

Strategy consultants help turn a business question into a clear decision. They define the problem, gather market and company data, test options, and shape a practical recommendation for leadership.

  • Market and competitor analysis
  • Growth, pricing, and go-to-market strategy
  • Portfolio and business unit reviews
  • Operating model and transformation concepts
  • Business cases and executive presentations

When companies hire

Companies bring in a strategy consultant when a decision is too important to leave to intuition. That often includes a new market, a change in structure, a carve-out, a digital shift, or a need to align leadership around one direction.

In Switzerland, this is common for firms that work across DACH markets, international groups with local teams, and regulated sectors such as finance, pharma, industrials, and healthcare. Freelance support works well when the project needs senior judgment without a long hiring process.

Core skills

A strong strategy consultant combines analytical depth with calm client handling. They can structure a vague problem, ask the right questions, and move from data to a decision that management can use.

  • Clear problem framing and hypothesis-driven analysis
  • Strong Excel, PowerPoint, and market research skills
  • Confidence with financial models and business cases
  • Stakeholder workshops and executive communication
  • Ability to work with strategy advisor, management consultant, or business consultant teams

Common project types

Freelance strategy consultants are often used for time-bound work that needs fresh thinking. Typical projects include growth planning, market expansion, portfolio strategy, commercial due diligence, competitive benchmarking, and post-merger integration concepts.

They also support project teams that need extra senior capacity for a pitch, a transformation office, or a board deck. A good corporate strategy consultant keeps the work focused on decisions, not theory.

What strong work looks like

The best consultants do more than produce slides. They bring a clear logic, challenge weak assumptions, and keep the team aligned on what matters.

  • Recommendations that are specific and defendable
  • Clean analysis that traces every conclusion back to evidence
  • Slides and memos that executives can act on quickly
  • Practical next steps, owners, and decision points
  • A working style that fits both remote and on-site collaboration

Why freelancers fit

A freelance strategy consultant is a good choice when speed, focus, and senior input matter more than building a long-term team. Companies use freelance support to cover a peak in demand, bring in a specialist view, or get an independent opinion on a sensitive topic.

For Swiss clients, language and format matter. Many projects run in English, while workshops may need German, French, or Italian depending on the team and audience. The best freelancers adapt quickly to the client’s decision style and internal processes.

Meet FRATCH Strategy Consultants

Marc Pedri

Digital Strategy Consultant

Wettswil am Albis

Last position:

Digital Strategy Consultant at EVO Creations

Retail AI Transformation: Led the transition of bespoke AI conversational models into a scalable, luxury-tier chatbot platform for Florentia Village (China), reducing operational costs to 20% while providing a multi-tenant solution for retail stakeholders, increasing revenue through AI-driven sales recommendations.

Consumer Tech Innovation: Developed an AI real-time automation engine for Philips live-streaming, enabling automated Q&A and sentiment analysis to enhance high-pressure sales performance

Pharma Digital Strategy: Engagement lead, consultant and orchestration of Omnichannel transformation for GrĂĽnenthal across 14 countries, leading SteerCo meetings, managing financials + RAIDs + QRBs across 192 projects, liaising between C-Level (EU/US), Global Omnichannel head, Global Customer Excellence, Global Marketing Heads and Outsourcing hub (India), driving revenue to 160%.

Governance & RAID: Implemented rigorous project governance, plans, and RAID logs for high-pressure digital transformations, ensuring SteerCo visibility and cross-functional alignment across various engagements.

Product Manager (Conversational Analytics Platform): Led the end-to-end development of a state-of-the-art NLP-based analytics platform. Defined the product roadmap and user stories, and managed the engineering team from MVP to launch.

US-to-EU market entry: Directed the digital infrastructure for a major US-to-EU market entry, aligning global dev teams with European regulatory standards.

Marc Pedri

Károly Aczél

NIS2 & Risk Strategy Consultant

Zug

Last position:

NIS2 & Risk Strategy Consultant at RRC power solutions GmbH

  • Developed a compliant information security management system (ISMS)
  • Advanced a modern risk management framework based on NIST for NIS2 compliance
Károly Aczél

Roland Sailer

Independent Strategic Consultant

ZĂĽrich

Last position:

Independent Strategic Consultant at Uxyde / RS72-Roland Sailer

  • CX and UX work as an independent strategic consultant
  • Mandates for Sennheiser, Notation Creative, Julius Baer (on behalf of IBM), Avobis, Roche Diagnostics and other companies
Roland Sailer

Kevin Liehn

Interim E-Commerce SME Consultant – Special Accounts

Lugano

Last position:

Interim E-Commerce SME Consultant – Special Accounts at LÖWENSTARK Online Marketing GmbH

  • Support of strategic clients 7-8 digit revenue (FMCG, textile & household goods) for marketplaces such as Amazon, ebay, Otto Markets, Conrad, Kaufland
  • Strategic consulting, expansion workshops & campaign management
  • Management of interfaces & listing feed tools: Channable, Perpetua, Magnalister, Marketplace Connect, Mirakl
Kevin Liehn

Nina Wiegers

Strategy Consulting

ZĂĽrich

Last position:

Strategy consulting at Freelance assignments

  • Strategy consulting for clients in health, circular food, and LMS & learning tools
Nina Wiegers

Ahsen Zala

Founder & Business Strategist

Cugnasco-Gerra

Last position:

Founder & Business Strategist at Kream Korean Skincare

  • Founded and scaled an e-commerce startup, overseeing full-cycle business operations and strategic growth initiatives.
  • Conducted market research on consumer trends to shape growth roadmap.
  • Designed website in Figma, working on UX/UI to ensure an intuitive and seamless customer journey.
  • Built the Shopify-based platform, integrated analytics (Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, SEMrush), and executed digital marketing campaigns and influencer partnerships.
  • Established partnerships with Korean skincare brands and managed supply chain operations.
Ahsen Zala

Rainer BĂĽhler

Senior Strategist

ZĂĽrich

Last position:

Senior Strategist at Rod Kommunikation / Team Farner

Rainer BĂĽhler

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Strategy Consultants statistics

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

21 years

Position duration

3.2 years

Positions per freelancer

10

Top business areas

Information Technology, Marketing, Product Development

Top industries

Information Technology, Education, Professional Services

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Operations, Product Development

Bachelor's degree or higher

100%

Master's degree or higher

86%

Doctorate

14%

Certifications per freelancer

2

Most common languages

German, English, French

Speak two or more languages

100%

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Daily rate avg. 1133 €

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Median rate 1200 €

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Frequently Asked Questions

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A Strategy Consultant helps a company make a clear business decision. The work usually starts with framing the problem, then moving into analysis, options, and a final recommendation that leadership can use. In freelance projects, the scope is often tied to a concrete question such as growth, market entry, portfolio choice, or operating model design.

A company should hire a Strategy Consultant when the need is urgent, specific, or tied to one decision. Freelance support is often better than a permanent hire for short-term projects, confidential topics, or when senior experience is needed only for a limited phase. It also helps when the internal team is too close to the issue and needs an outside view.

The strongest Strategy Consultant combines structured thinking, financial understanding, and sharp communication. They should be able to break down a messy topic, build a credible analysis, and explain the result in a way that executives trust. Experience with business cases, market research, and workshop facilitation is usually important too.

Not always, but the roles overlap. A strategy consultant focuses more on direction, choices, and business logic, while a management consultant may work more broadly on implementation, process design, or organizational change. In practice, many freelancers use both titles because clients often search for either term.

A good Strategy Consultant usually delivers clear outputs, not just advice. That can include a market scan, competitor view, strategic options, a business case, a board presentation, or a workshop summary with decisions and next steps. The best deliverables are short, structured, and easy to use in leadership meetings.

Yes, Strategy Consultant work is often well suited to remote delivery. Interviews, analysis, slide development, and most drafting can be done remotely, while key workshops or steering meetings may benefit from on-site time in Switzerland. For Swiss clients, it also helps if the consultant can handle the expected working language of the team, often English and sometimes German, French, or Italian.

A strong strategy advisor or strategy consultant should show more than polished slides. Look for clear thinking, relevant industry examples, and the ability to explain how they reached a recommendation. Ask how they handled uncertainty, what data they used, and how they dealt with disagreement from senior stakeholders.

A business consultant working on strategy should expect fast pace, shifting priorities, and close exposure to senior stakeholders. It helps to be comfortable with incomplete data, to ask direct questions, and to turn analysis into a decision story. In Switzerland, being precise, discreet, and easy to work with is often just as important as the analysis itself.

The average hourly rate for Strategy Consultants in Switzerland is 142 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,133 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers working as Strategy Consultants in Switzerland, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 86% hold at least a Master's degree, and 14% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers working as Strategy Consultants in Switzerland have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.2 years.

The most common languages among freelancers working as Strategy Consultants in Switzerland are German (100%), English (100%), and French (71%).

The most common industries among freelancers working as Strategy Consultants in Switzerland are Information Technology (86%), Education (71%), and Professional Services (71%).

The most common business areas among freelancers working as Strategy Consultants in Switzerland are Information Technology (100%), Marketing (100%), and Product Development (86%).

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Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

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