Senior Director, Business Transformation | Corporate Finance

FTI Consulting; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

FTI Consulting is seeking a Business Transformation leader in Cape Town, responsible for managing project teams and developing strategic recommendations for clients. The role requires strong leadership and interpersonal skills, as well as experience in a top-tier management consultancy.

Ideal candidates will have a degree in Finance or Engineering and proven project experience. The position offers opportunities for growth and professional development in an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading multiple engagements within a top-tier consultancy.
• Demonstrable project experience in high-paced environments.
• Industry experience (e.g., consumer goods, retail, financial services).

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project teams.
• Develop recommendations based on financial and operational reviews.
• Identify risks and build strategies for improvement.

Skills

Team player and leader

Exceptional interpersonal skills

Strong stakeholder management skills

Excellent written communication skills

Highly organized and structured

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree in Finance or Engineering

Professional certification

Job description

Who We Are

FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.

At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side‑by‑side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you.

Are you ready to make your impact?

About The Role

In Business Transformation at FTI Consulting, we focus on our clients’ strategic, operational, financial and capital needs by addressing the full spectrum of performance, financial and transactional challenges faced by corporations, boards, private equity sponsors, creditor constituencies and other stakeholders. Our services include strategic and business planning, profitability improvement, merger, integration and carve‑out and pre‑deal commercial and operational due diligence, including interim management. Our demanding customer base relies on small, experienced senior teams.

Business Transformation sits within the FTI Corporate Finance practice and works alongside colleagues in the Restructuring, Transactions Services and Economic & Financial Consulting (“EFC”) teams, providing a holistic offer for our clients and a rewarding experience for our staff.

Directors are key client‑facing members of project teams responsible for delivering high‑quality reports, recommendations and analyses. You will work alongside, and lead, other consultants, owning workstreams within the overall project, under the guidance of the senior team.

What You’ll Do

The successful candidate will lead and manage project teams, working with clients on the execution of various engagements.

As Such, Key Activities Include

• Developing recommendations based on high quality and insightful financial and operational reviews and modelling
• Tracking and analysing market trends and company financials for new insights
• Identifying how to improve operational performance and create upside potential in complex situations
• Identifying risks, potential downsides and mitigating actions
• Building pragmatic and implementable strategies and business plans, underpinned by solid analyses
• Driving client implementation including programme management and issue resolution across multiple initiatives in multiple functions
• Writing reports for senior audiences and presenting our work to C‑suite clients
• Developing, coaching and mentoring junior consultants
• Working in the FTI Cape Town or Johannesburg office, with frequent working at client sites

How You’ll Grow

We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on‑the‑job learning, self‑guided professional development courses and certifications. You’ll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth.

As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.

What You Will Need To Succeed

• Team player and leader, open‑minded, possesses cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Strong people leadership skills, including coaching and people development
• Highly organised and structured, with excellent problem solving skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, builds good professional and personal relationships with client teams at all levels and across the firm
• Strong stakeholder management skills in a variety of settings
• Combines business sense and financial understanding with commercial capabilities
• Excellent written communication skills, fluent in leading the production of client‑ready PowerPoint documents covering multiple workstreams and initiatives for senior audiences
• Quickly gains comfort with content areas which are unfamiliar and drives content leadership across multiple workstreams
• Adept at dealing with uncertainty and problem solving with incomplete data
• Flexible to accommodate travel and disruptive hours
• Mature demeanour and positive attitude, as well as sensitivity when dealing with clients

Basic Qualifications

• Experience of leading a significant number of engagements with multiple workstreams within a top tier management consultancy, across different sectors and multiple functional areas
• Additional industry experience an advantage
• Educated to degree level in either Finance or Engineering. A professional certification would be an advantage.
• Demonstrable project experience in high paced environments focused on impact and rapid results (e.g. rapid performance improvement, revenue enhancement, turnaround, business plan review/development, due diligence, carve‑out, integration, implementation)
• Significant experience of leading short, high intensity projects with tight deadlines, as well as longer term engagements driving results through implementation
• Industry experience (e.g. consumer goods, retail, petroleum, transportation and logistics, or financial services)
• Experience of managing projects operationally including resourcing, financials, ways of working etc.
• Experience in supporting and driving business development activities
• International exposure and experience an advantage

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced consulting skills with ability to go beyond the analysis to add value, influence change, innovate, visualise and create, while providing outstanding client service
• Fluent English speaker and writer

FTI Consulting is committed to Employment Equity and as such, preference will be given to candidates from designated groups, as defined in the Employment Equity Act, 55 of 1998.