(Senior) Director, Digital Strategy

Consultancy.uk; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm in London is seeking a Digital Strategy professional to support transformational projects across the UK and EMEA. This role involves engaging with senior stakeholders, driving digital transformation, and shaping business strategies. The ideal candidate will have a high-grade degree, experience in advisory environments, and strong communication skills. This opportunity is pivotal in helping clients adapt to digital advancements.

Benefits

Competitive benefits

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale transformation programs.
• Credibility as a strategic advisor or leading client-side digital initiatives.
• Fluent English; additional European languages valued.

Responsibilities

• Support digital transformation projects in the UK and EMEA.
• Modernize IT departments to a digital-first model.
• Engage with top executives and industry events.

Skills

Digital transformation expertise

Strategic thinking

Data analytics skills

Strong communication

Education

High-grade degree in a relevant subject

Further education like an MBA

Tools

Data analytics tools

AI and cloud technologies

Job description

Firm

Alvarez & Marsal

Location

Park House, London

Benefits

Competitive

Functional areas

Digital, Strategy

Description

This role sits within the EMEA Digital & Technology Services (DTS) practice at Alvarez and Marsal. A&M Digital offers a full-service digital spectrum spanning Strategy, Customer Experience, Technology, and Data. Our approach focuses on strategy and execution—designing the destination, orchestrating delivery, and managing change and transformation.

Through our DTS practice, Alvarez & Marsal helps clients develop new business models, including agile target operating models, customer and product innovations, and intelligent, automated back offices, utilizing capabilities like digital product management, CX service design, data analytics, and self-service platforms. We work directly with client management to address key market opportunities, maximize business and technology investments, and deliver impactful, long-term solutions.

Our international team comprises seasoned executives, functional experts, and skilled consultants working on high-profile cases in a transforming landscape.

The Purpose of the Digital Strategy Team

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a hands-on Digital Strategy team, contributing to large programs and smaller projects, challenging the status quo, and developing innovative solutions in collaboration with clients.

The focus is to help clients understand digital transformation and technology impacts, shaping their vision, building strategies, and defining roadmaps for digital transformation.

We have opportunities at (Senior) Director level within our DTS Strategy team. You will own and deliver client transformations, developing skills in operating model design, business analysis, and organization design tailored to client needs.

Our consultants build strategies and work end-to-end with cross-functional teams, transferring capabilities to enable clients to leverage digital technology and operating models for business transformation.

Your work includes data analysis, hypothesis testing, developing recommendations, and presenting to client management, often involving broader consulting work across strategy, operations, training, organizational structure, and digital initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support digital transformation projects in the UK and EMEA, managing political complexity and identifying transformation levers to generate savings.
• Modernize IT departments and processes to a digital-first, automated model.
• Shape platform-led transformation strategies with multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop business transformation visions, value roadmaps, high-level solutions, and experiences.
• Promote digital transformation benefits like performance improvement, cost reduction, and profitability.
• Generate innovative ideas for transformation levers.
• Share best practices and stay updated on industry trends and solutions.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders and professionals from financial institutions.
• Be proactive, analytical, and entrepreneurial.
• Engage with top executives and industry events to position the company as a digital transformation leader.

Requirements

• High-grade degree in a relevant subject.
• Experience in advisory, ideally from large professional services or digital boutiques, on large-scale transformation programs.
• Proven experience delivering digital transformation projects, familiarity with technologies like data analytics, AI, cloud, blockchain, and digital twins.
• Ability to integrate digital transformation into process improvement and operational excellence.
• Credibility as a strategic advisor or leading client-side digital initiatives.
• Creative, strategic thinker with data analytics skills.
• Strong communication and relationship skills, capable of engaging with CXO and CIO levels.
• Fluent English; additional European languages valued.
• Willingness to travel within Europe and right to work in the UK.
• Further education like an MBA is a plus.

Why A&M?

Alvarez & Marsal is a leading global professional services firm, delivering performance improvement, turnaround management, and business advisory services to help organizations transform and grow.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers, fostering an inclusive environment aligned with core values of integrity, quality, objectivity, fun, personal reward, and diversity.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We promote equal opportunity without discrimination based on race, gender, religion, or other protected characteristics. Our policies are available online.

Unsolicited Resumes

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless engaged for a specific opening, and such submissions are at our discretion without fee owed.

Job Information

Firm: Alvarez & Marsal

Location: Park House, London

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