Senior Manager, Business Consulting – Buy Side recruitment
Senior Manager, Business Consulting – Buy Side
At Sapient Global Markets, we are quite literally on the front line of the biggest issues facing the global markets leaders today – investment banks, asset management firms, wealth managers, oil and energy firms, and government and regulatory agencies. Driving transformation and leading change within these industries requires big thinkers who bring insight, knowledge, technical acumen and passion for innovation. What we offer is the opportunity to join a recognized leader in developing and delivering groundbreaking solutions for today’s dynamic global marketplace and an award-winning culture that fosters growth and leadership.
As Senior Manager, Business Consulting - Buy Side at Sapient Global Markets you will play a leadership role in helping our clients to drive innovative strategies to improve business performance and manage risk. You will be a primary interface for our clients, structuring and planning engagements, developing relationships, and managing delivery teams. Typical engagements include roadmap planning, competitive edge analysis, operational process improvement, vendor selection and change management.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Structure and price complex client engagements and monitor financial performance.
- Manage programs of work in accordance with projected timelines, budgets and quality standards.
- Lead secondary research, data collection and market / competitor analyses.
- Lead customer / vendor analysis, and client interviews and workshops.
- Develop and present solutions and recommendations.
- Lead financial analysis and business case development and apply new conceptual frameworks and analytical approaches.
- Guide, mentor and grow business consultants.
- Actively participate in business development activities and manage senior client relationships.
- Be an active participant within a community that provides thought leadership, project support artifacts and analytical concepts for use within the practice.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree; MBA or MS degree in related field preferred.
- Deep relevant work experience in a consulting firm or other client-facing role
- Deep buy-side investment management and asset management experience.
- Deep work experience on implementation-based initiatives within the buy-side investment management technology marketplace.
- Experience with one or more of the following packages preferred: Charles River IMS, Bloomberg POMS/AIM, Geneva, Simcorp Dimension or Eagle Pace/Star.
- Experience with multiple asset classes: Fixed Income, Equity, Equity Derivatives, Credit/Rate Derivatives, and Foreign Exchange.
- Proven track record of managing and growing complex client relationships.
- Strong problem identification skills and creativity to develop new, innovative solutions.
- Deep experience leading process improvement, comparative analysis and change management projects using a variety of formalized tools and methodologies.
- Strong understanding of and ability to create financial models and business cases.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong team leadership skills and experience mentoring and growing people.
- Experience planning large projects, managing time, resources, priorities and meeting goals.
- Openness to travel and work at client site.
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*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role, which include hearing, speaking, typing, and occasionally moving and/or lifting up to 15 pounds.