Senior FS Consultant: Strategy & Negotiations

Proxima; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous training and development

Clear career progression

Competitive compensation and generous

Flexible hybrid working

Exposure to a wide variety of clients

Global opportunities and great office

Strong people-centred culture

Job summary

Proxima in Chicago seeks a Senior Consultant to lead complex Financial Services workstreams within Professional Services. You will manage senior stakeholders, deliver innovative solutions, and mentor junior consultants.

This is a practitioner‑consultant role focused on real, measurable change for large corporate clients. You will help evaluate providers, negotiate commercial relationships, and drive value across banking, treasury, insurance, payments, and financing.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in Financial Services in a commercial, sales, account management, advisory, or consulting capacity.
• Strong understanding of FS products, providers, and client relationships across banking, treasury, payments, insurance, brokerage, or financing.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements across Financial Services, building trusted relationships with stakeholders across Finance, Treasury, Procurement, Legal, and business leadership.
• Support opportunity identification, supplier evaluation, commercial analysis, and market assessments.
• Coach and develop junior consultants; contribute to Proxima IP and thought leadership.
• Lead complex commercial negotiations with financial institutions, banking partners, insurers, brokers, payment providers, and other FS suppliers.
• Communicate findings clearly with team members and senior client stakeholders; lead workshops and day-to-day client interactions.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Consulting experience

Financial Services knowledge

Commercial acumen

Job description

Proxima in Chicago seeks a Senior Consultant to lead complex Financial Services workstreams within Professional Services. You will manage senior stakeholders, deliver innovative solutions, and mentor junior consultants.

This is a practitioner‑consultant role focused on real, measurable change for large corporate clients. You will help evaluate providers, negotiate commercial relationships, and drive value across banking, treasury, insurance, payments, and financing.