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• Overview

  McKinsey & Company is hiring a Principal in St. Petersburg, FL.

• Role description

  Come build the general side of McKinsey & Company as our Principal in St. Petersburg, where Resilience decisions land with real weight. If you have 8 years in general, this freelance job offers $137,000 - $202,000 plus the room to lead and grow.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Support daily operations at our St. Petersburg site and keep workflows moving
  • Resolve customer concerns with patience and a focus on outcomes
  • Hand off Creativity work clean enough that nobody has to ask twice
  • Step in on additional duties that support the wider McKinsey & Company mission
  • Bridge Creativity and Resilience so neither team works in the dark
  • Make the design-led call when the data points two different directions

  What You'll Bring

  • Enough Prioritization to be dangerous, enough Creativity to be trusted
  • The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating
  • Pattern recognition earned across many general engagements
  • Working familiarity with freelance schedules and team norms at McKinsey & Company
  • Proven track record delivering results as a Principal
  • The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve

  From our St. Petersburg, FL office, McKinsey & Company ships mentorship-focused products used by companies large and small. Learning out loud is encouraged here, so share the Attention to Detail rabbit hole you fell down yesterday.

  Our McKinsey & Company offer is built to keep you: $137,000 - $202,000, coaching, benefits, and hours that flex around the FL life you want.

  This opening is current to the minute and openly recruiting today.

  Don't wait for the perfect moment to switch into general work, because it's right now.

• Required skills

  • Creativity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Initiative
  • Negotiation
  • Resilience
  • Prioritization
  • Networking

• Benefits & perks

  • Fully remote position
  • Burnout prevention resources
  • Family Leave
  • Parental leave
  • Wellness stipend
  • Bring Your Dog to Work
  • Reservist support
  • Paid bereavement leave

• Apply before 2026-08-08

  Submit your application for this Freelance general position.