Transformation Consultant

Avaloq; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid & flexible working

Job summary

Avaloq Edinburgh is seeking a Transformation Consultant to drive business and technology transformation for leading wealth managers. You will unify multiple streams and collate outputs to guide transformation paths, supporting commercial teams with credible storytelling and client-facing materials.

You will engage with senior clients, build cross-functional teams across geographies and travel globally as required, while benefiting from Avaloq's hybrid and flexible working environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in commercial or transformation projects, preferably in financial services.
• Ability to build rapport with senior client stakeholders.
• Degree level education or equivalent professional experience.
• Willingness to travel globally.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients and prospects at a senior level to lead transformation exercises.
• Build internal networks and cross-geo teams to craft a transformation plan.
• Support Sales and KAM with compelling stories and PowerPoint decks.
• Partner with delivery, architecture, sales and account management stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Adaptable communication

Commercial experience

Transformation projects

Travel flexibility

Education

Degree or equivalent

Job description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world's leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

This is a unique opportunity for a Transformation Consultant with a rich background in technology and business transformation projects to join our Edinburgh office. Reporting directly to the Global Head of Commercial Strategy & Operations, you will facilitate the most complex deals that Avaloq undertakes for the world's largest wealth managers and private banks.

You will play a key role in unifying various transformation streams and collating workshop outputs to determine the path of transformation. Your work will effectively support the commercial teams to demonstrate Avaloq's transformation capability through rapport-building, storytelling and real-world examples to our client and prospect base.

• Working with clients and prospects at a senior level to provide thought leadership, instil trust and to guide them through large transformation exercises
• Building internal networks and robust teams across skillsets and geographies within Avaloq, articulating the ambition of the project, client goals and desired outcomes to create a proficient transformation plan
• Assisting Sales and KAM to build compelling stories to support the commercialisation of the transformation exercise in the form of verbal stories to informative PowerPoint decks
• Partnering with various stakeholders across project delivery, solution architecture, sales and key account management

• Proven track record working in a commercial role and/or technology or business transformation projects, ideally in Financial Services or global enterprise with an understanding of sales and
• Experience working in a commercial role
• Educated to degree level in any discipline, or equivalent professional work experience
• Exemplary stakeholder management abilities ranging from networking, presenting to senior figures and engaging with clients
• Adaptable communication skills to overcome knowledge and language barriers when articulating technical or complex concepts at business level
• Flexibility to travel globally on a case-by-case basis

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.