Senior Consultant

JR United Kingdom; Northampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting and technology firm seeks a Consultant to drive strategic engagements for investment management clients. The role involves executing projects, performing detailed analyses, and collaborating across teams to improve operational efficiency. Candidates must have a strong understanding of investment data and processes, along with proficient skills in SQL and Python.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in investment management.
• Experience as a business analyst or functional contributor.
• Proficiency with data architecture, governance, and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Execute client engagements ensuring quality outcomes and satisfaction.
• Conduct assessments through interviews and documentation.
• Lead system implementation projects and contribute to vendor selection.

Skills

Analytical rigor

Consultative thinking

Communication

Presentation

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

SQL

Python

ETL/data integration platforms

MS Office Suite

Job description

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A global consulting and technology firm specialized in delivering high-impact transformation initiatives across the financial services industry. With a focus on digital innovation, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision-making, the company partners with leading institutions to design and implement scalable technology architectures, optimize business processes, and integrate next-generation platforms. Its multidisciplinary teams combine deep domain knowledge in capital markets and asset management with expertise in enterprise systems, cloud infrastructure, and agile methodologies.

Mission

As a Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in delivering strategic and operational engagements for global investment management clients. Drawing on your experience within the asset management ecosystem, you will provide subject matter expertise and business analysis in defined functional areas. You will be instrumental in bridging technical and operational objectives, supporting client decision-making, system implementation, and process optimization. This position demands analytical rigor, consultative thinking, and the ability to operate in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

Consulting Delivery

• Execute client engagements from scoping through delivery, ensuring quality outcomes, adherence to timelines, and client satisfaction.
• Conduct detailed current state assessments through interviews, documentation review, surveys, and workshops.
• Develop and articulate future-state operating models, process improvements, and architectural recommendations.

Functional and Technical Analysis

• Lead or contribute to data governance initiatives: define taxonomies, business glossaries, and domain-specific controls.
• Participate in or lead system implementation projects: requirements gathering, data mapping, transformation, testing, and validation.
• Support system/vendor selection activities, including RFP design, vendor evaluation, and decision frameworks.

Collaboration and Knowledge Contribution

• Work cross-functionally with internal knowledge groups to expand domain expertise.
• Contribute to research and benchmarking content, whitepapers, webinars, and client-facing communications.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in the investment management industry (asset manager, asset owner, or asset servicer).
• Demonstrated experience as a business analyst or functional contributor in one or more of the following areas:
• Front-office technology and processes: trade lifecycle, OMS/PMS, research workflows.
• Performance and risk analytics: attribution, GIPS, multi-asset risk modeling.
• Data architecture and analytics: governance, Snowflake, Markit EDM, BI tools.
• Enterprise compliance and risk: policy enforcement, proxy voting, vendor oversight.
• Solid understanding of investment data flows and financial instruments across asset classes.
• Hands-on proficiency with tools and languages such as SQL, Python, and ETL/data integration platforms.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Advanced skills in MS Office Suite and the creation of professional deliverables.