Senior Consultant, FinTech

Ernst & Young, City of Westminster

Senior Consultant, FinTech

Salary Not Specified

Ernst & Young, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 day ago, 3 Oct | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

As part of EY's FinTech strategy, we are looking for a Senior Consultant to drive further opportunity and growth. You will sit within the FinTech Consulting team, working closely with the FinTech Lab and Go-to-Market (sales and business development) team, as well as with the sector leadership across Financial Services, to fully utilise their market access and relationships. Together with the FinTech team leadership, you will build and manage relationships with key FinTechs, established financial institutions, government, regulators, and trade associations. Your work will include working on transformational engagements, developing key client relationships, supporting the generation of new business opportunities, developing propositions and proposals., Your contribution will play a key part in helping our clients deliver successful results in the FinTech market covering a range of projects. These can be driven by internal business demands or in response to the broader digitalisation agenda. You will work to support clients through the full life cycle of delivery from review and assessment through to target state design and implementation, as well as analysis of wider market trends. You will build a deep understanding of how FinTech firms work and the challenges facing today's senior leaders at our clients, becoming a trusted business advisor.

  • Engagement delivery - working as part of FinTech teams that bring together various skills and competencies from across our business including strategy, CX, risk management, technology architecture operations, policy and tax. Projects will include working directly with FinTech clients, established organisations seeking to collaborate with FinTechs and leading FinTech ecosystem players, such as trade associations
  • FinTech strategy - helping to design and implement FinTech and partnership strategies that enable value and growth across the client's business
  • Market insight - identifying new FinTech developments which can make a material impact on the sector and competitive advantage. Explaining FinTech trends in terms of business impact
  • Teaming - working as part of high performing teams across EY's service lines in keeping with EY's values
  • Business development - beginning to develop trusted advisor relationships with our FinTech clients, FinTech collaborators and incumbent firms engaging with FinTechs
  • Thought-leadership - contributing to one or more publications on key industry themes, such as digital assets, Open Banking/Open Finance and more
  • Internal network building - supporting the FinTech team's goals by working with specialists in other service lines
  • Brand and market eminence - being a visible leader in the FinTech community, attending conferences, contributing to thought leadership, participating in multi-client industry round tables

    Do you have a successful record of accomplishment and network in the FinTech sector? Have you got experience in a top tier consultancy, at a FinTech or within the wider industry? Have you worked on innovative projects in the Financial Services industry using FinTech offerings?, Delivery experience in the FinTech and Financial Services sectors
  • Experience in AGILE project management or equivalent
  • A proven record in teams delivering transformational services and solutions in leading financial services companies
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization
  • Demonstrated understanding and experience of driving key FinTech trends, e.g., Open Banking and Open Finance, Digital Assets, RegTech,, etc.
  • Able to work to tight project deadlines and report progress effectively
  • A driven individual possessing the hard and soft skills necessary to drive transformational performance across our portfolio of accounts and solutions
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • What we look for
  • A successful record of accomplishment in the FinTech industry
  • Demonstrated experience of delivering solutions at major financial services companies
  • Experience in a leading consulting or professional services company

    At EY we see the opportunity to drive financial services industry transformation by bringing the best of FinTech to the market together with the industry knowledge, strategic relationships, and transformational delivery capabilities of EY.
  • There is a significant market opportunity driven by growth, innovation and regulatory compliance needs of large financial services players. This is across banking, capital markets, wealth and asset management, payments, and insurance sectors. Equally we see tremendous growth in size and maturity of innovative products and technologies developed by FinTech companies.

    We offer a competitive remuneration package where you will be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings, and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer: Continuous learning: You will develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. Success as defined by you: We will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. Transformative leadership: We will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. Diverse and inclusive culture: You will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.