Capital Markets Transformation Director

About Baringa

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 and Markets practice are looking for an experienced Director, focusing on Capital Markets Transformation, to join the team. The successful candidate will lead strategic transformation programmes for leading universal banks, investment banks, broker-dealers, asset managers, and market infrastructure providers. This role requires an understanding of capital markets products, end to end trade lifecycle, including post trade operations, and technology, combined with proven experience delivering large-scale change in complex, regulated environments. You will help clients navigate the challenges of post trade regulatory change, digitisation, operational resilience, and evolving customer expectations, shaping strategies and delivering measurable results. In addition to your delivery excellence, you will leverage your established industry network and client relationships to originate and grow accounts, playing a pivotal role in building trusted long-term partnerships with C-suite stakeholders and positioning our firm as a partner of choice across the capital markets sector.

What you will be doing

• Client Leadership: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives within capital markets institutions, shaping and delivering transformation agendas across front, middle, and back-office functions.
• Transformation Delivery: Lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver programs in areas including:

• Post-trade modernisation (accelerated settlement, operations, clearing, collateral, custody, securities financing etc.)
• Operating Model and process optimisation across trade lifecycle (cost efficiencies, capability and process improvement, post-merger integration, legal entity restructures etc.)
• Regulatory-driven change (e.g. MiFID II, Basel IV, CRD VI, TCM, EMIR, Dodd-Frank, FRTB, CSDR, SEC)
• Operational resilience (risk & control frameworks, cybersecurity, business continuity)
• Front-to-back digital transformation (cloud adoption, platform modernization, AI/automation, data management)
• Client experience transformation (digital channels, onboarding, servicing)

Your Skills And Experience

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent).
• Substantial experience in financial services consulting, the bulk of which has been focused on capital markets transformation.
• Proven track record leading complex transformation programs across multiple geographies and functions.
• Strong knowledge of capital markets products (equities, fixed income, derivatives, FX) and infrastructure (trading, clearing, settlement, custody).
• Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Strong program and portfolio management experience.
• Deep understanding of regulatory drivers and market trends.
• Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to generate new business and manage client relationships.
• Experience in agile delivery and digital innovation within capital markets is highly desirable.

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: 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. 5-Year Recharge benefit adds an additional 2 weeks after 5 years of continuous service.
• Flexible Working: Hybrid policy and flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: 3 per year to support social and environmental causes.
• Wellbeing Fund: An annual People Fund to support wellbeing activities.
• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme.

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 drives creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.

An award-winning workplace. You can be a part of our 'Great Place to Work' – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace.

Using business as a force for good. We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, including Net Zero targets and external assessments by CDP and EcoVadis. Our CSR agenda empowers communities and supports registered charities and organisations with social or environmental purposes.

Join us. All applications will be considered without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups and provide reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process.

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