Senior Strategy Lead — Banking & Payments Transformation

Accenture; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive rewards

Job summary

Accenture Finland seeks experienced Banking Strategy professionals to join our Financial Services team to shape the future of Nordic banking.

You will advise leading banks, design target operating models, and drive transformation programs across payments, digital banking, AI and data initiatives while collaborating with senior stakeholders.

This role offers exposure to global networks and cross-border opportunities within Accenture’s Banking & Capital Markets practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, technology or another relevant discipline.
• Typically 8–15+ years of experience within banking, strategy consulting, management consulting or transformation leadership roles.
• Strong experience in one or more banking domains.
• Proven experience advising senior business stakeholders and influencing strategic decision‑making.
• Experience leading large-scale transformation programs, operating model redesign initiatives or business-critical change programs.
• Strong understanding of both business and technology aspects of banking transformation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Finnish and English.
• Resident in Finland.

Responsibilities

• Advise banking executives on business, technology and transformation strategy.
• Lead strategic assessments such as target operating model design, business case development and transformation roadmap creation.
• Help clients navigate industry shifts related to payments modernization, digital banking, AI, data, regulation and platform transformation.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders including executive management and business leadership teams.
• Shape and lead transformation initiatives with multidisciplinary consulting teams and manage complex stakeholder environments across business and technology functions.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable initiatives, delivery plans and measurable outcomes.
• Contribute to sales, proposal work, commercial origination and offering development activities.

Skills

Banking domain expertise

Stakeholder advisory

Transformation leadership

Operating model design

Strategy communication

Finnish/English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, technology or another relevant discipline

Job description

Accenture Finland seeks experienced Banking Strategy professionals to join our Financial Services team to shape the future of Nordic banking.

You will advise leading banks, design target operating models, and drive transformation programs across payments, digital banking, AI and data initiatives while collaborating with senior stakeholders.

This role offers exposure to global networks and cross-border opportunities within Accenture’s Banking & Capital Markets practice.