Strategy Consultant/Manager - Banking & Capital Markets

Location: London

Career Level: Consultant, Manager

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. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity.

As a team: At Accenture, our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Serving 95 of the Fortune Global 100 and more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500, we’re different from every other strategy firm on the market. 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 challenging with digital transformation, regulatory scrutiny, margin pressure and the burden of legacy operating models and technology. 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 Managers to help drive the growth of our practice. You will 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.

If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you!

As a Strategy Consultant/Manager, you will:

• Manage project workstreams or deliverables in client delivery work, leading a team to deliver effective, high-quality work.
• Be responsible for the delivery of high-quality, data-driven recommendations that exceed client expectations and drive measurable results, leveraging corporate and growth strategy experience combined with market trends.
• Leverage deep industry knowledge and market trends to shape client strategies, ensuring long-term business success.
• Apply innovation and data-driven techniques.
• Manage and cultivate strong day-to-day relationships with client project leads; present to senior clients to validate analysis and share recommendations.
• Coach team members and lead them to deliver their best performance aligned to project and professional growth objectives.
• Contribute to developing offerings, assets, capabilities and relevant thought leadership as well as business development and sales efforts.
• Collaborate across Accenture, fostering relationships with different teams to support in end-to-end client delivery.

We are looking for experience in the following areas:

• Relevant experience in corporate and growth strategy development; prior management consulting experience is a plus.
• 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.
• Functional knowledge in one or more of the following areas:

• Corporate and Business Strategy.
• Operating Model Strategy and Transformation.
• Innovation and Growth.

Set yourself apart:

• Proven history of working on strategic projects in a top tier consulting firm or internal corporate strategy team.
• Innovative perspectives on the financial markets and wider Banking and Capital Markets landscape.
• Comfort operating at the intersection of business and technology.
• Experience with staff development and ability to mentor junior practitioners.
• Proven presentation skills and confidence to articulate complex problems and solutions.

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 app-based fitness classes and discounts on a range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Location: Your home office will be in London. This role is client-facing and may therefore involve travel, working in other parts of the UK as well as overseas depending on the needs of the project. Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role to deliver the first-class services we are known for.

Closing Date for Applications: 31/08/2025. Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.