Global expansion North Highland is actively expanding its footprint in South America, opening offices in Quito, Guayaquil, and Cuenca, Ecuador, signaling growth in new regional markets and a need for local delivery capabilities and partnerships.

Leadership focus Recent leadership changes with a new Global CEO and a departing MD in life sciences suggest a strategic shift toward stronger client relationships, culture, and emphasis on AI and emerging ways of working, creating cross-sell and capability expansion opportunities.

AI and tech stack The firm positions itself at the intersection of change, transformation, and technology use, highlighting capabilities in analytics, data platforms, and collaboration tools, which creates upsell potential in AI-enabled transformation programs.

Partnerships in procurement North Highland’s collaboration with ORO Labs to redefine procurement orchestration indicates a pathway to offer integrated procurement and digital procurement optimization services to enterprise clients.

Revenue and scale With a substantial revenue range and a large employee base, there are opportunities to engage cross-industry clients for large-scale transformation programs, leveraging existing brand position as a leading change and transformation consultancy.