Senior Manager or Director – Financial Services in London

In the United Kingdom - London, Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,000 employees in 30+ countries. Our sole focus is on unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and profit for our clients. We achieve this by optimizing every lever of their commercial strategy – product, price, innovation, marketing, and sales – based on deep insights into what customers want and value. With 40 years of experience in monetization topics of all kinds, we are regarded as the world’s leading pricing and growth specialist.

We are now looking for a Senior Manager or Director with strong Financial Services consulting experience to join our growing UK Financial Services team.

How you will create impact:

• As Senior Manager or Director, you will be leading our consulting projects in this specialist area.
• Alongside project delivery, you will have the opportunity to be involved in business development activities, working alongside sector colleagues.
• Once fully on-boarded, you will be managing one to two project teams and handling client relationships under the guidance of Partners and/or Senior Directors.
• You will be creating content and assisting in client acquisition and retention, to help continue the growth of our FS practice across FinTech and Payments.
• You will be sharing your specialist knowledge with our early career hires, developing them as professionals and supporting them to develop FS sector exposure and knowledge.

Your profile:

• Substantial work experience in consulting or in-house product/commercial strategy roles in Payments and/or FinTech.
• 3+ years of leading and managing teams alongside senior stakeholder relationships, including cultivating trusted client relationships.
• Experience in managing more consulting projects concurrently.
• Proven track record of assisting impactful business development activities.
• Exceptional project management skills and motivation to build and support high performing teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Entrepreneurial, curious and with a commitment to delivering for clients.
• Outstanding communication skills, able to take complex ideas and make them simple and compelling.
• A strong desire to work in a fast paced commercially agile environment.
• Strong interest and experience in commercially focused growth topics.
• Ability to develop and deliver new thought leadership in collaboration with peers in the Financial Services practice.

What we offer:

• Work within a corporate culture defined by our entrepreneurial spirit, openness, and integrity.
• Broaden your perspective with our extensive training curriculum and learning opportunities.
• Push your development with support from our holistic feedback and development processes.
• Hybrid work, mixing your work location between our London office, client sites, and the option to remote work for an element of your time.
• Enjoy our range of benefits and our focus on your wellbeing.

Does this sound like you? Let’s connect. Simply press the 'Apply now' button. Your application should include a cover letter defining your fit with the role and your CV.