This is a client-facing consulting position, presenting an exciting and challenging opportunity to work with some of the world’s leading investment banks.

Required Skills

We are looking for candidates with the following skills:

• 2+ years of relevant work experience in consulting or relevant roles specialising in Investment Banking, including experience and understanding of the end-to-end trading lifecycle and products including equities, fixed income, FX, commodities and derivatives.
• 2+ years of external consulting or programme management experience on large-scale programmes at sell-side institutions with a proven track record of successful engagement delivery within the industry.
• Exposure to or experience supporting major, complex transformation programmes at investment banks, including regulatory, operational or technology-driven change initiatives.
• Knowledge of the capital markets industry, including an understanding of Investment Banking client segments, product taxonomy and trading processes.
• Knowledge of digital assets and emerging financial market infrastructure, such as crypto markets, tokenised assets, digital custody or blockchain-enabled platforms.
• Understanding of operational resilience concepts within banking, including operational risk, business continuity, third-party risk management and regulatory resilience expectations.
• An appreciation of how technology, and increasingly AI, can contribute to solving clients' complex business challenges; comfort operating at the intersection of business and technology and a curiosity to continuously learn as the technology landscape evolves.
• Experience managing relationships with stakeholders across Front Office, Technology, Operations and Risk.
• Familiarity with sell-side trading platforms and/or regulations, such as Murex or Calypso.
• Excellent consulting and problem-solving skills; familiarity with recognised consulting frameworks and techniques; experience of research, quantitative analysis, structured problem solving and executive communication techniques.
• Proven presentation skills and personal impact, supported by first-class written and verbal communication skills; the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions in a simple, logical and impactful manner.
• Strong client relationship development and client management skills.
• Good organisational, multi-tasking and time-management skills.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgement.
• Proven ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Flexibility to accommodate client travel and location requirements.

What Sets You Apart

You will be able to demonstrate:

• Proven success in co-creating in a team-oriented environment.
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.
• Desire to work in a dynamic environment and quickly evolving industry, with a genuine enthusiasm for continuous learning.
• Experience contributing to new business development opportunities.
• Experience contributing to or supporting front-to-back operating model transformation at a sell-side institution.
• An established network within the Investment Banking or capital markets community (nice to have).
• Analytical and dynamic thinker and great critical thinking skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent leadership, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.

What’s in it for you?

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice.

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.