Senior Manager, Value Creation

Palladium Digital; City Of London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital consulting firm in London is seeking an experienced Senior Manager to drive strategic consulting engagements for Private Equity-backed businesses. You will manage high-performing teams, oversee project delivery, and nurture client relationships to unlock value and accelerate growth. The ideal candidate will have significant consulting experience and a strong technology background. Competitive salary with excellent benefits offered.

Benefits

Annual salary of £75-£90k

Sales Bonus – 5% of first contract value

Private Health Insurance

Performance Bonus

Pension contribution

Training allowance of £1500

23 days annual leave

Community days – 1.5 days

Green Car scheme

Virtual GP access

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience in a consulting role.
• Proven track record in delivering technology and digital projects.
• Degree qualified; further qualifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support go-to-market initiatives and develop client relationships.
• Lead the delivery of technology-centric strategy and transformation projects.
• Manage project financials and oversee resources.

Skills

Consulting experience

Technology acumen

Client stakeholder management

Team leadership

Communication

Financial management

Analytical skills

Education

Degree qualified in a relevant discipline

Job description

Palladium Overview

Palladium is a specialist technology and digital advisory firm supporting private equity firms and their portfolio companies across the full deal cycle—from digital due diligence to value creation and digital transformation. With a global client base, Palladium delivers award-winning expertise across sectors such as eCommerce, financial services, technology/SaaS, manufacturing, and more.

Palladium’s mission is to help businesses realise their full potential through innovative digital strategies, robust transformation, and the development of new digital products and services. We are recognised for our progressive, collaborative, and responsive approach, working closely with clients to deliver measurable impact and sustainable growth in a rapidly evolving business environment.

Role Overview

Palladium Digital is seeking an experienced Senior Manager to help drive both the growth and delivery aspects of Palladium’s Value Creation team. At the core, Palladium’s Value Creation team are a specialist technology and digital consulting practice, partnering with Private Equity-backed businesses to unlock value and accelerate growth. Our Value Creation work is focused around three methods of support: Performance Diagnostics, Design and Planning, and Execution. The goal is to rapidly identify performance improvements and implement practical technology, data and AI solutions that deliver revenue growth and / or efficiency gains to portfolio businesses.

This is a pivotal role, reporting to the Head of Value Creation, with responsibility for leading client engagements, managing high-performing teams, and supporting the growth of our practice. The ideal candidate will combine strong consulting experience with deep technology and digital acumen, and a passion for delivering measurable impact for clients.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Practice Growth

• Support go-to-market initiatives, including proposal development, client presentations, and relationship building with private equity sponsors and portfolio companies.
• Contribute to the development of new service offerings and thought leadership.
• Nurture existing client relationships and explore opportunities to cross sell and upsell during engagements.

Project Delivery

• Scope, cost and lead the end-to-end delivery of technology-centric strategy, commercial improvement, and digital transformation projects for private equity-backed businesses.
• Oversee the design and implementation of data, analytics, product, and technology solutions to drive business value to the client whilst unlocking further opportunities for advisory and implementation support.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards.
• Orchestrate multidisciplinary resources across strategy, dig.ital, technology and product to deliver effective and impactful outcomes

Financial & Resource Management

• Manage project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, and profitability tracking.
• Allocate and oversee resources, managing teams of managers, senior consultants and analysts to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Mentor and develop team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders at all levels, acting as a key point of contact throughout project lifecycles.
• Communicate complex concepts and recommendations clearly and persuasively to multi-layered stakeholder environments.
• Operate as a conduit between private equity sponsors and portfolio company management teams.

Required Experience & Skills

• 6+ years’ experience in a consulting role, ideally within a top-tier or specialist advisory firm.
• Proven track record of delivering complex technology and digital centric projects to client stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience managing project financials.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams that are multidisciplinary by design
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Deep understanding of technology, digital transformation, and data-driven value creation.
• Experience working with private equity clients is advantageous but not essential.
• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline; further professional qualifications (e.g., MBA, CFA, PMP) are a plus.
• Right to work in the UK.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary of £75-£90k
• Sales Bonus – 5% of first contract value for net new clients
• Private Health Insurance – annual premium paid by Palladium, single cover policy
• Performance Bonus – annual discretionary performance-based bonus
• Pension - Palladium will contribute 3% to your 5% employee contribution
• Group Life Insurance at 4 times your annual salary
• Training – £1500 personal development and training allowance
• Leave - 23 days annual leave + Christmas office closures
• Community days - 1.5 days
• Green Car scheme
• Virtual GP access

Palladium is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. The success of Palladium depends upon our ability to recognise and leverage the capabilities and experiences of each of our employees.

With this in mind, Palladium is committed to providing equality and fairness for all recruitment applicants and employees and not to discriminate against anyone because of their gender (including sex, marital status and gender reassignment), race (including ethnic origin, colour, nationality and national origin), disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or age. In addition, Palladium will not discriminate against anyone who is associated with another individual who is protected under equality legislation. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination

All employees are treated fairly and with respect. Selection for employment, promotion, training or any other benefits is done on the basis of aptitude and ability. Palladium is also committed to preventing discrimination of any type against its employees by third parties such as suppliers, clients and the general public. The responsibility for upholding this commitment is shared by, and is intended to benefit, every employee.