Strategy Senior Manager - Banking & Capital Markets in London

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity.

As a team: Accenture Strategy shapes our clients’ future, combining deep business insight with the understanding of how technology will impact industry and business models. In joining Accenture Strategy, you will drive the CEO agenda on issues related to digital disruption, competitive agility, global operating models, and workforce of the future to identify new sources of value. You will challenge the status quo and develop innovative strategies that harness your full understanding of how technology will impact industry and business models, and you will use data, analytics and human-centric design to co-create technology-enabled, disruptive strategies that win competitive advantage, unlock value and drive profitable growth for clients.

Accenture Strategy’s UK Banking and Capital Markets business shapes the future for banks, asset & wealth managers and exchanges. The outlook for these sectors is certainly challenging with digital transformation, regulatory scrutiny, margin pressure and the burden of legacy operating models and technology. At the same time, stakeholders of all types expect new value to be delivered – value linked to sustainability and responsibility. A ‘decade of action’ lies ahead with the leaders accelerating towards a model which is purpose-driven, operationally innovative and value-generating.

You can expect to be involved in a range of projects helping clients with Business and Operating Model change, Corporate Strategy, M&A, innovation, growth and much more. We are seeking motivated Senior Managers to help drive the growth of our practice. You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.

In this role you will lead successful strategy engagements addressing our clients’ business challenges, delivering lasting and distinctive outcomes and value in disciplines such as:

• Corporate and Business Strategy: Helping our clients with “Go to market” strategy design, including portfolios and product offerings assessment, divestments decisions, offerings expansion, booking model design and implementation.
• Operating Model Strategy and Transformation: Helping our clients to establish new mindsets and structures that drive long term value aligned to their strategic direction.
• Innovation and Growth: Solving for profitability and enterprise value by helping our clients to reimagine value chains and offerings.

You will lead and manage multidisciplinary project teams to deliver tailored strategic solutions across various Banking and Capital Markets sectors, focusing on:

• Leveraging deep industry knowledge and market trends to shape client strategies, ensuring long-term business success.
• Cultivating strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor to senior executives, guiding them through pivotal decision-making processes.
• Driving business development by identifying growth opportunities, contributing to sales efforts, and actively building and managing a strong sales pipeline.
• Collaborating closely with internal teams across functions, fostering relationships that promote knowledge sharing and support for client delivery and growth.
• Ensuring the delivery of high-quality, data-driven recommendations that exceed client expectations and drive measurable results.

We are looking for experience in the following:

• c.10 years’ relevant experience in the Banking and Capital Markets industry.
• Bachelor’s degree with a strong academic record. An advanced degree or MBA is a plus but not essential.

You will be able to demonstrate deep functional experience at a top tier or boutique consulting firm or through an ‘in-house’ consulting / business development role (e.g. Group Strategy, Group Corporate Development), with a particular focus on:

• Corporate and business strategy definition.
• Business model assessment, design and implementation.
• Operating model assessment, design and implementation.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and problem solving skills with the use of recognised strategy frameworks and techniques.

You will have an excellent understanding of how Banking and Capital Markets clients operate including products, players, value chains, business models, operating models, industry trends and challenges and regulatory frameworks and will demonstrate:

• A Deep experience of research, quantitative analysis, structured problem solving and executive communication techniques.
• Experience developing external thought leadership and relevant points of views across Banking and Capital Markets with strong knowledge of ecosystem trends, prevailing investment themes and client challenges, customer trends, new technologies, and implications of economic and political changes.
• Proven experience of building relationships at all levels in an organization, especially with client Senior Executives.
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional medium to large size teams, or multiple engagements, and consistently delivering on complex, high profile strategy engagements.
• Strong evidence and experience of developing, coaching, mentoring and inspiring team members.
• Strong track record in sales origination, including end-to-end identification, qualification and closure of opportunities.
• Experience in leading responses to RFPs and tender documents.
• Strong track record in strategy and consulting engagement financial management, including resource and cost management, contract management and client negotiation.

Academic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.

Set yourself apart. You will bring:

• Innovative perspectives on the financial markets and wider Banking and Capital Markets landscape.
• Comfort operating at the intersection of business and technology and experience working with relevant FinTech providers.
• Ability to quickly build effective teams.
• Experience with staff development and ability to mentor junior to mid-level practitioners.
• Proven presentation skills and confidence to articulate complex problems and solutions to senior stakeholders.
• Track record of sales origination and commercial management.

What’s in it for you:

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days of vacation per year, access to mental wellbeing tools, discounts on range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice, pension contribution and options to access our Employee Share Purchase Plan. Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role to deliver the first-class services we are known for.

About Accenture:

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other. We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work. At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces. Join Accenture to work at the heart of change.