Strategic Transformation Manager: Financial Services

Highspring; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Highspring is seeking a Manager in its Financial Services Strategy & Transformation practice. You will lead teams guiding FS clients through major changes, including M&A, reg transformations, and system implementations.

You will connect business strategy with technology, data, risk, and controls to deliver practical, executable solutions across functions. You will manage objectives with client leaders, design roadmaps, and coach Senior Consultants and Consultants, while ensuring high quality

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Operations, or related discipline (or equivalent).
• 5+ years in banking, financial services consulting, business transformation, or related environment.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise across multiple banking, financial services, or transformation domains.
• Experience leading complex workstreams, transformation initiatives, or business solution design efforts.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems and develop executable solutions.
• Experience connecting business, operations, technology, data, risk, and regulatory implications.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of practical solutions translating strategic objectives into executable changes across process, people, technology, data and controls.
• Own complex client problems from definition through design and implementation with limited oversight.
• Apply domain expertise across banking, financial services and transformation to shape solutions.
• Connect business, technology, data, risk, regulatory considerations across boundaries.
• Lead teams through ambiguous challenges, establishing priorities and direction.
• Develop future-state operating models, processes, and technology-enabled solutions.
• Evaluate alternatives and guide clients on value, risk, and execution tradeoffs.
• Identify cross-functional impacts and advise on implementation implications.
• Bridge business and technology teams to deliver clear requirements and outcomes.
• Translate designs into roadmaps, workplans, and test/readiness activities.
• Lead workstreams in bank mergers, system conversions, regulatory transformation and operating model changes.
• Manage scope, timelines, quality, and client expectations.

Skills

Executive communication

MS Office

Leadership

Project management

Travel flexibility

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BA/BS in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Operations, or related discipline

MBA or relevant advanced degree or professional certification

Job description

Highspring is seeking a Manager in its Financial Services Strategy & Transformation practice. You will lead teams guiding FS clients through major changes, including M&A, reg transformations, and system implementations.

You will connect business strategy with technology, data, risk, and controls to deliver practical, executable solutions across functions. You will manage objectives with client leaders, design roadmaps, and coach Senior Consultants and Consultants, while ensuring high quality