Strategy Consultant

2 weeks ago

London Area, United Kingdom Be | Shaping the Future UK Full time £100,000 - £120,000 per year

We are looking to hire a strategy consulting leader for our Payments Business. The ideal candidate will be a strategy consultant at Manager or Senior Manager grade, with knowledge of the cards and payments industries, most likely gained from a consultancy environment. Candidates with extensive experience working for an international card scheme, in strategy, will also be welcome to apply.

Our UK Cards and Payments team members are internationally recognised strategy specialists with deep expertise in cards and payments. We help leading payments companies navigate market complexity by collaborating to create best-in-class commercial and business strategies. We are problem-solvers at heart and use our expertise and differentiated skillset to deliver strong outcomes for our clients.

Brilliant solutions need brilliant people

As a
Manager in the Cards & Payments practice
, you would be involved in the following activities:

Strategy consulting in the payments industry

  • Advising FinTechs, banks, card schemes, private equity firms and other payments companies on growth, expansion, improving revenue generation and profitability, innovation and pricing and commercial optimisation
  • Creating commercial, business, and product strategies

Leading and managing small consulting teams
, ensuring delivery excellence and professional development of team members

Driving client engagement and relationship management
, acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders

Commercial accountability
, including:

  • Managing project budgets and profitability
  • Identifying and developing new business opportunities
  • Supporting revenue growth through proposal development and client pitches
  • Overseeing quality assurance for client deliverables

Requirements

The ideal candidate will possess the following experience:

  • High levels of mathematical ability and skills in quantitative modelling
  • Strong knowledge of the cards and payments industry across market structure, economics, processing infrastructure, regulation, products and services
  • Relevant experience in Strategy consulting, with the ability to demonstrate contribution to multiple projects with clients operating in the payments industry (cards / instant payments / APMs)
  • Proven leadership skills, including team management and mentoring
  • Strong commercial acumen, with experience in managing budgets, driving profitability, and contributing to business development
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Be | Shaping the Future is headquartered in London, and has a successful and dynamic UK leadership team, with a record of leading consulting businesses that clients want to work with. We have an innovative and entrepreneurial culture and style that sets us apart from our peers, and we are focused upon developing careers; we typically work in small teams in a highly collaborative way with our clients, and our consultants have the real opportunity to take early responsibility in their careers. We currently work with most of the leading European banks, delivering challenge, change, transformation, best practice, industry insight and practical solutions.

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