Advisory Consultant

Electric Mind; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Electric Mind, located in Toronto, Canada, is seeking a consultant for its Advisory team to lead critical transformation initiatives within capital markets. The role requires close collaboration with client stakeholders to enhance current processes, implement solutions, and develop junior staff.

Key responsibilities include leading trade lifecycle analyses, assessing business processes, and designing future-state models. The successful candidate will help in crafting strategic recommendations and drive impactful changes for clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support analysis across trade lifecycle functions.
• Assess business processes and technology architectures to identify inefficiencies.
• Design future-state operating models and capability frameworks.
• Conduct benchmarking and peer analysis.
• Develop strategic recommendations and implementation roadmaps.
• Translate complex analyses into insights for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to practice development.

Job description

As a consultant on our Advisory team, you will play a key role in delivering and shaping complex transformation initiatives across the capital markets ecosystem. You will work closely with client stakeholders to assess current-state processes and architectures, identify opportunities for improvement, and design future-state solutions that align business strategy with technology and data capabilities.

Depending on experience, you will contribute to or lead workstreams, manage client relationships, and support the development of junior team members.

What You’ll Do

• Lead or support analysis across trade lifecycle functions, including client onboarding, trade capture, settlements, reconciliations, collateral management, and regulatory reporting
• Assess business processes and technology architectures to identify inefficiencies, duplication, and control gaps
• Design future-state operating models, organizational structures, and capability frameworks
• Conduct benchmarking and peer analysis to identify leading practices and emerging trends
• Develop strategic recommendations, business cases, and implementation roadmaps with clear, measurable outcomes
• Translate complex analyses into clear, compelling insights and presentations for senior stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across business, operations, and technology
• Contribute to practice development through knowledge assets, methodologies, and thought leadership (e.g., T+1, data modernization, regulatory change)

Electric Mind is committed to diversity in the workplace. We are an inclusive employer and welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates. Applicants’ needs will be accommodated during our recruitment and selection process so please advise us if you require accommodation.