Consulting - Strategy : Senior Manager (Financial Services)

Deloitte Africa; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dynamic individuals to join their Strategic Advisory team. This role involves leading transformative projects that drive growth and enhance industry performance. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and a passion for solving complex challenges. You will work closely with top-tier clients, providing strategic insights and fostering relationships that create lasting value. If you are intellectually curious and eager to make an impact, this opportunity offers a platform for professional growth and the chance to work in a collaborative environment focused on innovation and excellence.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years experience in client-facing roles with a focus on digital transformation.
• Tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, or related fields is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead TMT strategy projects and provide strategic advice to clients.
• Develop market expansion initiatives and manage sales to meet revenue targets.
• Coach junior team members and deliver exceptional quality results.

Skills

Strategic Advisory

Data Analysis

Client Relationship Management

Market Expansion

Communication Skills

Leadership

Digital Transformation

Education

Tertiary qualification in Finance

MBA or Masters in relevant field

Job description

Company Description

Deloitte provides industry-leading audit and assurance, tax and legal, consulting, financial advisory, and risk advisory services to nearly 90% of the Fortune Global and thousands of private companies.

Our professionals deliver measurable and lasting results that help reinforce public trust in capital markets, enable clients to transform and thrive, and lead the way toward a stronger economy, a more equitable society, and a sustainable world.

Building on its -plus year history, Deloitte spans more than countries and territories.

Learn how Deloitte's approximately , people worldwide make an impact that matters at the Division. Innovation, transformation, and leadership occur in many ways.

At Deloitte Consulting, our ability to help solve clients' most complex issues is distinct.

We deliver strategy and implementation, from a business and technology view, to help lead in the markets where our clients compete. Our professionals help clients identify and solve their most critical information and technology challenges, including strategy, procurement, design, delivery, and assurance of technology solutions. Our professionals need to have the acumen to handle complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously, balancing long-term projects with the urgency of immediate operational demands.

We are committed to establishing and empowering the firm by establishing an environment of continuous learning and enriching career opportunities.

Job Description

Discover your future career in Deloitte Consulting's Strategic Advisory business.

Our multidisciplinary team spans across the continent and combines strategic foresight with rigorous analysis to drive growth, manage risks, and enhance industry performance. We empower our clients to navigate complex challenges and uncover opportunities to create value and competitive advantage while also building organizational trust and resilience for the long run.

We look for the best talent to co-create dynamic Strategy & Business Design that enables strategy-led transformation.

We help clients build, transform, and protect value, be it financial, economic, social, environmental, or cultural. Our specialists harness deep insights on market size, competitive landscape, and evolving trends on our continent, responding to the client's business growth. Join us to work on transformative projects with top tier clients!

Our ideal candidates are strategy mavericks who are intellectually curious, passionate about solving complex problems whilst being hardworking with an enthusiastic and approachable demeanor, an entrepreneurial mindset, combined with a passion for TMT topics.

We want people who have gravitas and impact coupled with great communication and collaboration skills.

Main Purpose of Job

Responsibilities

1. Strategic Advisory for FSI Strategy Projects: Lead TMT strategy & insights projects by analyzing category, client, and customer, leveraging data and synthesizing for client recommendation.
2. Help clients identify the right key performance indicators (KPIs), highlight areas of improvement, and influence their strategy.
3. Build strong relationships with client digital and marketing leaders to provide strategic advice on business futures.
4. Develop and lead on market expansion initiatives to unlock new revenue channels, providing valuable market and customer insights for business growth.
5. Responsible for developing and implementing segment marketing strategies and programs across the country.
6. Ability to rapidly ideate and create concepts and articulate strong storylines to clients.
7. Perform the role of a key advisor to our clients on go-to-market strategies.
8. Lead qualitative and quantitative and secondary research.
9. Build deep professional relationships across a diverse network and use a flexible influencing style to gain buy-in and drive impact.
10. Manage sales to fulfill vertical revenue with a focus on pipeline development, management, and closure to meet targets.

Leadership Accountability

1. Establish a strong leadership brand and inspire their team through passion, integrity, and appreciation of others.
2. Lead junior team members by coaching them to both provide leverage on projects and grow their technical and communication skills.
3. Deliver exceptional quality results and stakeholder value by leveraging each person's strengths to build high performing teams across businesses and borders.
4. Accountable for leading a cross-functional team, integrating product strategy, product design, together with leveraging the business and technology teams.
5. Contribute to building an inclusive talent pipeline by creating a talent experience that attracts, develops, and retains diverse, top talent and high-performing teams.

Sector and Domain Specialization

1. Comprehensive understanding of the FSI landscape, including banking products, insurance solutions, capital markets operations, and relevant regulations.
2. Ability to apply deep sector expertise to lead initiatives in a given offering domain and enable a client's transformation.
3. Ability to develop deep situational expertise with the combination of sector and offering domain to make tailored recommendations that enable the client's strategic agenda.

Experience Required

1. Experience with a Tier-One Professional Services Firm and/or leading blue-chip organization in related industry vertical.
2. 7-10 years working experience including 5 years in a client-facing role as well as 5 years in a management role with a focus on digital transformation.
3. Proven experience in one or more of the customer domains of Sales, Service, Marketing, and Commerce.

Qualifications

1. Tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering or related.
2. MBA or Masters in the relevant field of study is a definite advantage.

At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day.

We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.

We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.

Note: The list of tasks/duties and responsibilities contained in this document is not necessarily exhaustive.

Deloitte may ask the employee to carry out additional duties or responsibilities, which may fall reasonably within the ambit of the role profile, depending on operational requirements.