St. James’s Place
Corporate Strategy Consultant
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Are you ready to chart your own career path? With our refreshed strategy, we’re building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient, unlocking the capabilities needed for future success. This includes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged, empowered and accountable; where they can show up, speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.
At a glance:
- Location: London - Paddington
- Workplace Type: Hybrid
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Seniority: Mid-Senior Level
About the role:
Join our team as a Corporate Strategy Consultant based at our offices either in London or Cirencester. This high profile opportunity you'll support the Chief Executive and Executive Committee in formulating and articulating the group’s strategy. Your role will be crucial in turning corporate strategy into annual business plans, building rapport with senior team members, and monitoring progress on delivery.
What you'll be doing:
- Develop regular insight outputs for the Executive Committee, Board, and senior leadership teams.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in the wealth management sector, delivering strategic trend analysis.
- Support strategic priority projects by framing problems, developing hypotheses, and presenting recommendations.
- Build commercial and financial analysis to support strategic choices.
- Assist in converting corporate strategy into quantifiable priorities and performance indicators.
- Produce high-quality executive and Board-level materials.
- Work with senior collaborators to gather insight and build alignment around strategic priorities.
- Support business units in developing operational plans that align with the corporate strategy.
- Communicate the strategy and business plan to key collaborator groups.
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About you:
We are seeking someone with deep strategic expertise and a proven track record of successfully implementing corporate strategies. You should have outstanding analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex information clearly.
Essential Criteria:
- Previous experience working as a Strategy Consultant or where developing and articulating strategy as been a big part of your role
- Detailed knowledge of the wealth management industry or financial services more generally.
- Previous experience presenting to, working with and influencing at executive level.
- Ability to structure problems, carry out data analysis, draw insights and provide recommendations.
- Strong systemic, critical, and analytical thinking skills.
- Excellent relationship-building, communication and presentation skills.
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience in a finance or insurance position, experience of financial modelling would be an advantage
- Knowledge of the UK wealth management market, key competitors and associated regulations.
What's in it for you?
We reward you for the work you do, whether that’s through our discretionary annual bonus scheme that reflects both personal and company performance, competitive annual leave allowance (28 days plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days), or online rewards platform with a variety of discounts.
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We also have benefits to support whatever stage of life you are in, including:
- Competitive parental leave (26 weeks full pay)
- Private medical insurance (optional taxable benefit)
- 10% non-contributory pension (increasing with length of service)
Reasonable Adjustments
We're an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at careers@sjp.co.uk
Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career-break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box.
What's next?
If you're excited about this role and believe you have the skills and experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you! Please submit an application by clicking ‘apply’ below and our team will be in touch.
As a business regulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with the conduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to an interview with SJP.
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