"In the consulting industry's era of AI upheaval, even job titles aren't safe from change. Deloitte is preparing to overhaul job titles for its U.S. workforce as part of a sweeping "modernization" effort, as originally reported by Business Insider. According to an internal presentation seen by BI, the firm is shifting away from a workforce structure that was originally designed for "traditional consulting profiles," a model the firm now deems outdated."
"Under this new system, consultants can expect to see a divergence from the familiar progression of analyst, consultant, and manager, according to the presentation. Those roles will be replaced by more specific titles that include a reference to a "job family" and "sub-family." Following the change, a "senior consultant" could expect their title change to become "Software Engineer III," "Project Management Senior Consultant," or "Senior Consultant, Functional Transformation.""
"A new leadership class simply titled "Leaders" will join the senior ranks of partners, principals, and managing directors. And internally, employees will also be assigned alphanumeric levels, such as L45 for what is currently a senior consultant and L55 for managers. However, the presentation stressed that the day-to-day work, leadership, and the firm's "compensation philosophy" will all remain the same."
Deloitte will replace traditional analyst-consultant-manager progression across its U.S. workforce of about 181,500 employees with a job-family and sub-family title structure and alphanumeric levels. Examples include renaming senior consultant roles to titles such as "Software Engineer III," "Project Management Senior Consultant," or "Senior Consultant, Functional Transformation." A new leadership class called "Leaders" will sit alongside partners, principals, and managing directors. Assigned levels like L45 and L55 will map to current roles. The changes are slated to take effect June 1, 2026, and day-to-day work, leadership responsibilities, and compensation philosophy will remain unchanged.
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