Agile Transformation - Principal Consultant

Anson McCade; England; Hybrid; GBP 87,300 - 106,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£5,900 travel allowance

Up to 15% bonus

Full benefits package

Job summary

A leading global management consultancy is looking for a Principal Consultant to expand their Agile Strategy and Transformation capabilities within Financial Services. This role involves leading agile transformation programmes, designing agile operating models, and advising senior executives. Strong experience in financial services is a must, along with a proven track record in agile transformation at scale. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package, with hybrid working arrangements in London.

Qualifications

• Strong Financial Services domain knowledge (banking, insurance, asset management, payments or pensions).
• Proven experience in agile transformation at scale, ideally within a consulting or advisory environment.
• Experience designing business and operating models that work end-to-end across organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to agile strategy and transformation programmes.
• Design and embed enterprise agile operating models.
• Advise executives on adopting and sustaining agile ways of working at scale.

Skills

Agile transformation experience

Financial Services domain knowledge

Executive-level stakeholder management

Communication skills

Leadership alignment

Tools

SAFe

LeSS

Scrum@Scale

Job description

Agile Transformation – Principal Consultant

Location: London (Hybrid)

Base pay range: Principal Consultant: up to £97,000 + £5,900 travel allowance

Bonus: up to 15% plus pension and full benefits package

Overview: A leading global management consultancy is expanding its Agile Strategy & Transformation capability within Financial Services. This team is recognised as a thought leader in organisational agility, helping major banking, insurance, payments, wealth and pensions organisations fundamentally re‑design how they operate, deliver value, and respond to change.

This is an advisory‑led transformation role, not delivery‑focused. The team is specifically looking for candidates with experience shaping enterprise‑wide agile strategy, operating models, and ways of working, rather than hands‑on Agile Coaches or delivery‑only Project Managers.

You will work with senior executives to design and embed sustainable, value‑driven change across complex, regulated organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to agile strategy and transformation programmes across Financial Services clients
• Design and embed enterprise agile operating models aligned to commercial and regulatory objectives
• Advise executives and senior leaders on adopting and sustaining agile ways of working at scale
• Connect organisational strategy to portfolios, products and teams to deliver measurable outcomes
• Support the transition from projects to products, including funding models, governance and prioritisation
• Work in blended client/consulting teams, enabling change with clients rather than to clients
• Contribute to a vibrant agile community alongside experts in strategy, digital, operational excellence, people and change

Required Experience

• Strong Financial Services domain knowledge (banking, insurance, asset management, payments or pensions)
• Proven experience in agile transformation at scale, ideally within a consulting or advisory environment
• Experience designing business and operating models that work end‑to‑end across organisations
• Executive‑level stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience enabling organisational change through skills, behaviours and leadership alignment
• Exposure to shared services, operations and engineering interlock within large enterprises
• SAFe (including SPCT), LeSS or Scrum@Scale
• Product lifecycle management and product operating models
• Experience supporting regulatory change (e.g. Consumer Duty)
• Experience leading or running consulting assignments

Location & Working Pattern

• London‑based
• Hybrid working, typically 2–3 days per week in the office or on client site
• Client travel required depending on assignment

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Consulting

Industries

• Business Consulting and Services
• IT Services
• IT Consulting