Manager - Business transformation - Compliance & Tech Sector

Sia is a specialist Management Consulting firm which was initially established in Paris, France in 1999 and has grown into a global firm with over 3,000 employees and annual revenue exceeding $500m. Our culture is strongly orientated towards high-quality expertise and delivering excellent results and outcomes for our clients, which include a wide range of multinational companies. Testament to its success, Sia has shown double-digit growth every year since inception. Sia is a pioneer of Consulting 4.0, putting us at the forefront of the technology revolution, deploying augmented Consultants capable of leveraging emerging digital technology to enhance and improve their cognitive reasoning, analysis and planning. Supported by Augmented & Artificial Intelligence, Automation and Data Science we empower our clients to make the right decisions at the right time for the right reasons. With our consultants representing 41 different nationalities, we are a highly diverse team spread across 48 offices in 19 countries. However, using innovative technologies such as our own in-house apps, social networks, and digital tools, we provide a truly integrated global service. Sia is an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity, inclusion and employee well-being. Our diversity and inclusion networks (local and global) contribute to a pipeline of initiatives to enhance employee quality of life and foster a caring environment to work in. Employees are encouraged to contribute to these initiatives and drive positive change in the organisation across 5 pillars: LGBTQ+, Multi-Ethnic, Well-being and Environment.

Sia is looking for talented management consultants with a passion for project management, compliance/legal projects and tech sector. This role is predominantly for the tech sector but might include assignment in other sectors. Our consultants work closely with our major tech clients' teams and support them in achieving their ambitions in an ever changing regulatory landscape. Key components of this work will be to:

• Lead cross-functional initiatives and solve complex, high-stakes problems.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement within their organisations.
• Possess strong project management skills and experience delivering projects within the compliance, legal and financial crimes space.
• Develop experience with market leading clients on high visibility and high priority projects.
• Develop experience across Sia's wider group of clients supporting a range of other projects.
• Develop skills and capabilities with a next gen consulting firm, pushing the boundaries on what consulting is.

Ideally, candidates will have a flexible mindset and be open to learning and continuing to develop their skills across a variety of clients and projects. Roles will have a full support network within the UK, Ireland and Global teams. Roles will be 12-18 months max rotation.

As a Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Working directly with the client to deliver high quality work with limited oversight.
• Managing/Leading/supporting the delivery of cross-functional work-streams or projects, potentially working across several clients in Ireland and, if required, supporting Global engagements.
• Integrating and synthesising information from multiple teams, including product, legal and policy domain knowledge, in order to analyse complex issues, mitigate risks, and creatively solve business critical problems.
• Facilitating own learning by self-study and receiving training from more senior members of the organisation.

The Manager will also be expected to support business development activity by:

• Contributing to building out our rapidly growing tech sector practice across Ireland & the UK.
• Supporting the development of content and pitches for practice-related opportunities and proposals.
• Actively contributing to the development of Sia assets; and IP including methodology, tools, templates, guidelines, and lead initiatives to continuously improve and integrate them with other Sia assets across the Practice.
• Assisting in marketing campaigns and overall external positioning of Sia & your practice across social networks.
• Interacting with other industry teams within Sia to share information.
• Building and maintaining your own external professional peer networks.
• Contributing to thought leadership, working on blogs and the development of Sia assets including methodology and tools.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree (2:1) or international equivalent in a relevant subject.
• 4-6 years' Management Consulting or complex project management experience.
• Preferred experience in one or more of the following compliance/legal areas:

• Financial crime
• Sanctions
• Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Know Your Customer (KYC)
• Risk Oversight
• Global Regulatory Work
• Legal change and operations
• Consumer Protection
• Third Party Risk Management / Partnerships Compliance

You can expect:

• A supportive atmosphere, where innovation and initiative are encouraged.
• A commitment to diversity, inclusion and employee well-being.
• Opportunities to flex your intellectual and creative muscles.
• Welcoming, friendly and professional colleagues.
• A personal development plan with clear goals for advancement.
• A meritocratic approach to promotion that rewards those who exceed expectations.
• A competitive salary, in line with the market and your peers.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• A performance-related bonus.
• Health and Life insurance.
• An employer-matched contribution pension scheme.
• 27 days holiday per year, plus Bank Holidays.

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.