Banking & Markets Consultant in London

We set out to build the world's most trusted consulting firm – creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people‐first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start‐ups, in every sector. You'll find us collaborating shoulder‐to‐shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life. Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organisations tick – slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges.

We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world – from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there's a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made.

Our Banking & Markets practice are looking for an experienced Consultant to join the team. As part of an industry leading consulting organisation, our Banking and Markets team partner with leading financial institutions, to create and execute sustainable strategies across their businesses. We work across corporate, retail and private and investment banking to deliver long lasting change. Our clients include global investment banks, global transaction banks, leading high‐street banks, mid‐market players, growing digital banking providers, a range of private banking firms and other financial institutions such as global financial markets infrastructure companies.

What you will be doing

• Shaping and delivering large scale technology and digital transformation programmes, supporting our clients on their transformation journeys.
• Maximising business value for our clients through the definition and delivery of effective digital, technology and data projects. We see strong demand in the market for pragmatic, delivery focussed consultants who are capable of leading teams, and have the ability to adapt to hybrid delivery models (e.g. waterfall and agile).
• Alongside client delivery, you will develop our thinking through industry horizon scanning and research and helping us grow our business and Banking and Markets practice.
• Supporting our clients and the growth of our Banking and Markets sector.

Your skills and experience

• Experience working within the digital and technology functions of Banking and Markets organisations with demonstrable experience of developing and executing bank‐wide digital strategies, understanding of different technologies and wider market digital ecosystem.
• Experience across one of the following domain areas: Retail, Commercial and Corporate banking product knowledge (propositions, channels, operations, and technologies), and/or Capital Markets product knowledge (across asset classes, trade lifecycle and booking systems/models).
• Proven track record of working across one of several of the following areas:

• Defining and shaping CIO operating models.
• Shaping technology strategies or building enterprise architecture capabilities, including solution architecture, system design, and cloud and infrastructure integration.
• Extensive involvement across the complete technology delivery lifecycle, preferably in senior delivery management, architecture, or design roles.
• Delivering technology programs, with a focus on integrating third‐party products or cloud technologies (e.g., AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Experience in delivering complex technology solutions using hybrid delivery models, particularly Agile methodologies, while adeptly adapting Agile practices in traditional Waterfall organisations.
• Expertise in process optimisation through the implementation of digital, technology, or data solutions.
• Conducting regulatory impact assessments for data and technology functions and helping to address challenges emerging from the evolving regulatory landscape, including third‐party risk management.

What a career at Baringa will give you

• Putting People First. Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work‐life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5‐Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
• Flexible Working: We have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: All our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.
• Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing.
• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company's success.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI‐verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis – helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply.