Business Execution Consultant 5

Motion Recruitment; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is assisting a leading Financial Services firm in Charlotte, NC on a long-term contract for a Business Execution Consultant. The role focuses on developing and operationalizing multiyear strategies, translating ambiguity into clear roadmaps, and presenting executive-ready narratives to senior leaders.

The position offers a hybrid work arrangement and exposure to a top-tier financial institution with a rich history.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.
• Strong background in developing and operationalizing multiyear strategies for complex organizations, ideally with domain experience in payments or financial services.
• Proven strength in crafting strategic frameworks, executive-ready narratives, and presentation materials.

Responsibilities

• Consult as an expert to develop or influence initiatives and resources for highly complex business and technical needs across Business Execution.
• Consult on the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, and advanced analytical and inductive thinking.
• Provide expertise to client senior leadership on innovative Business Execution business solutions. Strategically engage with client personnel.
• Make decisions in highly complex and multifaceted situations requiring solid understanding of business group's functional area or products, facilitate decision making and issue resolution, and support implementation of developed solutions and plans
• Collaborate and consult with members of the Business Execution team and team leaders to drive strategic initiatives
• Influence, guide and lead less experienced Strategy and Execution staff within the group

Skills

Business Execution

Strategic Planning

Executive Communication

Storytelling

Synthesis & Problem Solving

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Business Execution Consultant in Charlotte, NC (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is a long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially,

Contract Duration: 9+ Months with possible extensions or full time conversion

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.
• Strong background in developing and operationalizing multiyear strategies for complex organizations, ideally with domain experience in payments or financial services.
• Proven strength in crafting strategic frameworks, executive- Ready narratives, and presentation materials.
• Ability to interface directly with senior domain leaders, synthesize disparate inputs into coherent strategy, and translate ambiguity into structured outcomes.
• Proven experience developing multi year strategies for large, complex organizations
• Ability to design and articulate strategy frameworks (vision, North Star, themes, roadmaps, value levers)
• Strong capability to translate ambiguity into structured, fact based strategic narratives
• Understanding of operational, regulatory, and risk considerations in financial services environments

Executive Communication & Storytelling

• Exceptional skill in creating executive ready decks, narratives, and decision materials
• Ability to synthesize inputs from multiple stakeholders into clear, concise leadership messaging
• Comfort interfacing directly with senior leaders and domain experts

Synthesis & Problem Solving

• Ability to piece together disparate context, data, and viewpoints into a coherent strategy or recommendation
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to assess options, trade offs, and impacts

Ways of Working

• Strong collaboration skills across business, technology, risk, and operations
• High comfort operating in complex, evolving environments with limited direction
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while driving outcomes

Desired Skills & Experience

• Previous consulting backgrounds - ability to manage multiple products
• Experience supporting integration planning and managing execution through governance, roadmaps, and performance tracking
• Payments domain experience (e.g., ACH, wires, instant payments, investigations, servicing, controls)
• Experience supporting integration planning, roadmap development, and sequencing of initiatives
• Familiarity with execution governance, dependency management, and progress tracking
• Ability to bridge strategy and delivery to ensure intent is preserved through execution

What You Will Be Doing

• Consult as an expert to develop or influence initiatives and resources for highly complex business and technical needs across Business Execution.
• Consult on the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, and advanced analytical and inductive thinking.
• Provide expertise to client senior leadership on innovative Business Execution business solutions. Strategically engage with client personnel.
• Make decisions in highly complex and multifaceted situations requiring solid understanding of business group's functional area or products, facilitate decision making and issue resolution, and support implementation of developed solutions and plans
• Collaborate and consult with members of the Business Execution team and team leaders to drive strategic initiatives
• Influence, guide and lead less experienced Strategy and Execution staff within the group