Client Partner - London Area, United Kingdom - IBU Consulting

Description

12-15 Years of Experience - Financial Services industry expert with specialization in one or more areas of Lending, Payments, Wealth Management, Asset Management, and Insurance

Location: London / Milton Keynes UK

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We are looking for an experienced business consulting leader to join our team, focusing on Success & Growth for our clients and consulting business. If you are keen to make an impact and shape the future of business, while learning from C-level stakeholders in the Financial Services sector and accelerating your career, read on to learn more

You'll be working with some of the most senior people in the Retail & Institutional Banking, Wealth Management, Asset Management, and Insurance sector, to establish business value and future direction. You'll have a unique opportunity to understand the bigger picture.

You'll have the opportunity to shape the future strategy and direction, collaborating with our various business units. You'll have the opportunity to help execute strategies and be a part of big transformative initiatives, working with the C-Suite to facilitate business growth. This is a role with a high degree of exposure to Senior Leadership. You'll have the un-paralleled opportunity to work with and learn from these senior leaders.

Role Overview:

1. Advisor for planning, designing, implementing, and supporting business transformation programs of clients, including transformation assessment, framework development & implementation, new products design, digital & sales technology tools.
2. Problem solver, providing solutions on specific areas of transformation initiatives, for example digital enablement, business improvement and operations infrastructure optimization.
3. Working together with Leadership on devising business strategies aimed at improving sales productivity, process standardization, digital tool adoption, and overall business performance improvement.
4. Working with team, to provide end-to-end solutions including process analysis and design, requirements planning, business case development.
5. Contributor to business development with shadow P&L responsibility and thought leadership for the consulting business unit through participation in areas such as training, methodology and toolkit development.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree from a leading school

Financial Services industry expert with specialization in one or more areas of Lending, Wealth Management, Asset Management, and Insurance

Demonstrated experience in leading consulting engagements blending strategy, operating models, and technology, to delivering new age propositions across the business value chain.

Well-developed core consulting skills of research, analysis, presentation, and attention to detail

Aptitude to grasp new concepts and effectively produce results.

Exceptional problem-solving skills – an analytical, innovative, and creative mindset

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Ability to be self-directed and be an independent contributor to the team.

Preferred Qualifications:

MBA from a leading business school

12-15+ years of consulting experience

Financial Services industry expert with specialization in one or more areas of Lending, Payments, Wealth Management, Asset Management, and Insurance

Strong facilitation skills; excellent oral and written business communication skills

Experience of working in Agile

Proficiency with Process modelling tools such as ARIS / Visio / Bizagi

Lean & Six Sigma Certifications (Preferred, not mandatory)

Ability to lead teams with a sound work ethic, intellectual curiosity, and exceptional client service.

Personality and Interpersonal Skills

1. Ability to structure and manage intensive workloads.
2. A worthy team player, dedicated to contributing toward the outcome desired by the team.
3. High degree of emotional intelligence to effectively deal with increasingly diverse clients and teams.

Confidence and maturity to work with senior executives.