Strategy Manager - Banking
Job Description
We Are:
Accenture Strategy. We empower clients to survive and thrive in the new, the now, and the unknown through deep industry expertise, analytics, and insights. To stay agile in a world dominated by change, the C-suite must keep the core business running while simultaneously driving the total reinvention of its business. Accenture Strategy enables leaders to act quickly and confidently as they pivot to the future. Known for our ability to execute at speed, we help clients determine clear, actionable paths to competitive agility by bringing them new thinking on business and technology.
You Are:
A Strategy Consulting guru with tons of experience setting growth and transformation agendas within the Banking Industry. Your expertise includes working with the management team and senior leadership to advise clients on strategies to transform their business operations or business model so they can crush their strategic, financial, and operational goals. As a manager, you're a natural at building and bringing out the best in teams. You thrive in solving complex problems, thanks to your prodigious analytical skills and structured approach. You have excellent communication and people skills along with a strong desire to work in a fast-paced environment.
The Work:
Run delivery of projects to get the lay of the land of clients' position in the Banking industry to make sure they are positioned for long-term success with practical road maps for carrying out strategy, managing change, and delivering value
Lead teams to deliver world-class business, operations, and technology strategy solutions that meet the needs of clients
Build relationships with senior leaders at client organizations and partner with them to create strategic solutions that sustain Accenture's profile as a long-term trusted advisor and partner
Provide overall guidance on quantitative analysis and research to generate recommendations and insights and drive outcomes
Fortify Accenture's Strategy practice and role as a thought leader by creating content and taking part in professional forums, both internal and external
Mentor junior members of the Strategy team
Travel Monday - Thursday may be required based on client demand. Accenture promotes a client-centric, flexible work environment
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Qualifications
Here's What You Need:
Minimum 5 years of Strategy consulting experience from a Tier 1 consulting firm, or
Minimum 4 years of experience working with Banking, Capital Markets, and Payment institutions at the intersection of Business and Technology (for example: Operating Models, digital disruption)
Practical knowledge and understanding of Analytics and Digital Technologies
Understanding of what is takes for a strategy to be executed
High-level understanding on how ecosystems fit into the digital world, and how digital technology is changing business
Well-networked with client executives in the Canadian Corporate landscape
Experience running large complex transformative programs
Excellent leadership and management skills to build, manage, and foster a team-oriented environment
Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
Ability to prioritize the issues and present solutions to Senior Leaders
Ability to hold conversations with C-suite level clients
English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with stakeholders across Canada, US and other countries across our Global footprint where English is the common language. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.
Bonus Points if:
You have an MBA or equivalent graduate degree from a top business school