Value Creation Director

Phipps Cameron; England; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services firm is seeking a Value Creation Director to join its leadership team in London. The role involves driving strategic initiatives and enhancing profitability across trading operations. Ideal candidates will have a capital markets background, proven success in corporate transformation, and exceptional communication skills. This is a pivotal position as the company embarks on its ambitious growth journey.

Qualifications

• Background in capital markets, trading, or financial services.
• Proven track record in corporate development or transformation.
• Strong COO or transformation office experience.
• Ability to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Identifying opportunities to unlock growth and enhance profitability.
• Engaging with external stakeholders to communicate growth strategies.
• Leading post-acquisition integration and transformation projects.
• Bringing deep knowledge of capital markets and commodities trading to inform long-term strategic planning, highlighting opportunities in equities, rates, FX, and credit.
• Operating as a trusted partner to senior management, influencing decision-making and driving execution across complex, cross-functional initiatives.

Skills

Capital markets knowledge

Strategic planning

Operational execution

Exceptional communication

Leadership presence

Job description

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Consultant at Phipps Cameron | Strategy and Transformation

Value Creation Director

Location: London, United Kingdom

Competitive Package

We are partnering exclusively with a fast-growing, global financial services firm operating at the heart of the commodities and capital markets ecosystem. Backed by leading investors and with ambitious growth plans, the business is on a journey of transformation, looking to expand its trading capabilities, strengthening operational excellence, and pursuing new strategic opportunities across global markets.

This is a rare and high-impact opportunity to join the leadership team as Value Creation Director. The role sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, and capital markets, driving initiatives that will shape the next phase of the company’s growth story.

The Responsibilities

• Identifying opportunities across business lines to unlock growth, optimise performance, and enhance profitability through operational improvements, commercial initiatives, and product expansion.
• Engaging with external stakeholders, including private equity investors, analysts, and capital markets participants, to help define and communicate the company’s growth story.
• Leading post-acquisition integration, synergy realisation, and major transformation projects, ensuring value delivery across trading desks, operations, and infrastructure.
• Bringing deep knowledge of capital markets and commodities trading to inform long-term strategic planning, highlighting opportunities in equities, rates, FX, and credit.
• Operating as a trusted partner to senior management, influencing decision-making and driving execution across complex, cross-functional initiatives.

The Ideal Candidate

• Background in capital markets, trading, or financial services, with direct product/desk exposure (equities, rates, credit, FX, or commodities).
• Proven track record in corporate development, strategy, or transformation, whether within an investment bank, commodities broker, PE-backed financial institution, or top-tier consultancy.
• Strong COO, Chief of Staff, or transformation office experience, ideally within capital markets or financial services.
• Skilled at handling complexity—comfortable shaping strategic initiatives and driving operational execution simultaneously.
• Exceptional communication and leadership presence, able to operate credibly with senior stakeholders, investors, and market participants.

For more information, please apply for this role or contact Stephen Coen at [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Strategy/Planning and Analyst
• Industries: Financial Services and International Trade and Development

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