Senior Consultant

Why Tonic? As a smaller, agile and specialist consultancy, at Tonic you will be given direct responsibility and accountability from Day 1. For that reason, we need highly-motivated self-starters, who constantly want to self-develop and challenge themselves. Individuals who pro-actively look for the answers to difficult questions, without waiting to be told by someone else. Individuals who propose next steps and solutions for team review, without waiting for instructions. In return, we give our consultants the platform to progress quickly in their careers, learning new skills and building deep domain and transformation expertise. We do this by providing our consultants with a variety of delivery engagements and business development tasks, giving them the ability to move across a wide mix of client types, domains and projects. In parallel, we will give you plenty of support and learning along the way, including training, advice and ongoing direct access to our Domain SMEs, Senior Management team and Tonic Co-Founders. Role Summary Driven by our growing reputation as consultancy leaders in Capital Markets, we are continuing to expand our global team. This is where you come in, to join our team as a Senior Consultant based in London, working with some of the world’s leading financial institutions. Our Senior Consultants have three key core streams of responsibility: Client Delivery High-quality client delivery, across a range of complex advisory and transformation engagements Leading of critical transformation Business Analyst deliverables, across a wide spectrum of client delivery engagements Detailed client current state analysis (process/IT & data/tech/data/governance/more) Business requirements definition Vendor assessments and selection Target operating model definition Test strategy, planning, scripting and management Operational readiness, including creation of operational procedures Go-live management Creation of high-value project artefacts, acting as Tonic’s ‘IP’ PMO support, to ensure high-profile client engagements are kept on track Project status tracking, project reporting, RAID management, project team communications, escalations, etc. Tonic Service Definition Regulatory analysis, to ensure we can meet our clients’ evolving needs Interpretation of key regulations, creation of easy-to-understand regulation summaries and breakdowns for Tonic and client usage Tonic service proposal definition, to drive the next wave of Tonic engagements for our clients Content creation for Tonic sales and marketing campaigns Sales proposal support, to grow Tonic and your own business development skills Ongoing assistance to Tonic sales process with new and existing clients, including creation of pitch materials, attendance at sales meetings, to sales reporting and MI Tonic Team & Culture Onboard and mentor junior team members when they join Tonic Take an active role in recruiting new consultants via interviews and assessments Demonstrate a positive, inquisitive and ‘can-do’ approach to work Additional Tasks Any additional duties as they arise as part of company growth, to be agreed on an ad‑hoc basis. Required Skills & Experience >5 years' experience within Financial Services at a Big 4 consultancy, or other major consultancies Successful completion of a Capital Markets graduate scheme at a Big 4 consultancy, or other major consultancy First-hand experience of derivatives or securities finance products First-hand experience of one or more of the following domains: Collateral management, Post-Trade (clearing, settlement, custody, etc), Digital (digital assets, AI, crypto) 2+ years' experience of Business Analyst responsibilities Excellent English skills, both spoken and content creation – written and visual content Strong Microsoft Office application skills, in particular: Excellent PowerPoint skills, Highly skilled in using Excel, including Pivot tables Strong data analysis skills Excellent and versatile communication skills, verbal and written, with all levels and types of stakeholders Strong organisational ability and attention to detail Desirable Skills & Experience Direct Project Management Office (PMO) experience, including project status tracking, reporting, RAID management, etc Cross-product experience, including derivatives (bilateral OTC/cleared OTC/listed), repo, securities lending and prime brokerage Qualifications A bachelor's university degree, 2:1 (or equivalent) We are committed to providing fair employment opportunities to all our employees and applicants. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, marital statuses, races, faiths, and socioeconomic backgrounds. If you require any assistance throughout the interview process to improve your experience, kindly let us know. #J-18808-Ljbffr