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Operations and Improvement - Managing Consultant - Process Optimisation in Financial Services

London, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-13 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead Operational Excellence and Process Improvement capabilities for Banking and Wealth/Asset Management clients, driving transformation programs and generating new business opportunities.

Role type

Senior Managing Consultant (Operational Excellence & Process Improvement)

Builds

Operational Excellence and Process Improvement services, transformation programs, and new business pipelines for Financial Services clients.

Domain

Financial Services (Banking, Wealth, Asset Management)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Process Improvement (Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt), Operational Optimisation (Lean/Kaizen), Process redesign/governance and digitization, Project & Programme Delivery (PMP, Prince2, Agile), Automation (AI, RPA), Change Management, Stakeholder Influence, Business Development, Team Leadership

Preferred skills

Prior consulting experience with a large consultancy firm, Sales results track record, Network within FS industry, Core banking modernisation expertise, Operational Resilience expertise

Technologies

Celonis, AI, RPA, Cloud, Cybersecurity tools

Responsibilities

Develop core capabilities for Operational Excellence in FS, produce a steady pipeline of opportunities, contribute to proposals and win deals, lead and oversee implementation programmes, scope and price commercially sound programmes, steer and govern teams, achieve follow-on business and extensions.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership and mentorship responsibilities

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