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Kepler Cannon

90 Broad Street
20th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(646) 480-9274

Overview

Introduction

Kepler Cannon is a boutique management consulting firm that helps financial institutions adapt to market disruptions, including rapidly changing digital technologies, heightened fintech competition, and emerging market opportunities. Established in 2013, it offers an entrepreneurial environment with diverse project exposure and global clients, from London to Hong Kong and everywhere in between.

Company Stats


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Employer Type

Private

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Size

51-100 Employees

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Featured Rankings

Vault Consulting 50 North America


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Major Departments/Practice Areas

Fintech


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Major Office Locations

New York, NY


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Employment Contact

Brian Barr – Recruiting Lead

Vault Verdict

If you’re looking for a smaller firm where you can make a name for yourself, Kepler Cannon is a strong option. This young firm offers an entrepreneurial environment where insiders say they have the opportunity to own their careers. The firm offers robust formal training for its size, has clear promotion criteria, and often fast-tracks high performers. New consultants often start working with senior clients early in their tenure. 

With ownership of their careers, Kepler Cannon also requires its employees to own their own work-life balances. The firm generally offers reasonable hours, with flexibility to work remote as needed, but it often has busy periods where its team members find themselves logging long hours. However, managers and supervisors generally tr...

About the Company

The firm was established in 2013 after its founders decided to leave their respective employers and create a new consulting shop that aligned with their shared values. The company’s name is a combination of the names of two famous astronomers: Johannes Kepler and Annie Jump Cannon. Kepler Cannon’s founders believe that these historical figures best represent the firm’s penchant for ambition, curiosity, and independent thinking. The company has offices in New York, London, and India, with its corporate headquarters located in New York, New York.

Kepler Cannon provides its clients with a variety of consulting services, including opportunity assessment, supply chain management, customer experience and engagement, technology transformation, and efficiency and monetization. Those who are interested in a career with the firm can find ope...

Employee Reviews


  • “Kepler is a great place that provides a platform for people to be all they can be. However, there is limited handholding, so you have to proactively pursue opportunities.”
  • “Kepler Cannon is very much a meritocracy where skills and outcomes matter more than tenure.”
  • “You own your work-life balance., but that means that there are times when there are lots of client demands, and times when it is easy to take a break.”
  • “I have a strong quality of life. The firm is respectful of boundaries, I have the ability to work from home, and there’s little expectation of super-long hours.”

Getting Hired Here


  • “We are highly selective for candidates for internships and full-time roles and only recruit from select universities. We are looking for applicants that have a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a top college, nonconventional majors with strong problem-solving skills and quantitative analysis tools, strong interpersonal skills, and business tuition.”
  • “Your first-round interview usually has a market sizing question. Subsequent rounds use real examples of business cases we're working on. For example, how does a point of sales platform adjust to a downturn in revenue due to COVID?”
  • “The interview process is very quick and communicative. The ideal candidate is warm, intelligent, intellectually curious, logical, competent, responsible, entrepreneurial, and can be trusted in front of a client early on.”
  • “The firm looks for candidates with business intuition, structured thinking, creative problem-solving skills, sound logic, and strong interpersonal skills. Candidates who have proven to be resourceful and entrepreneurial do well in the interview process.”

Perks & Benefits


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