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Deloitte Manager, Operations Transformation, Financial Services Industry in McLean, Virginia
Manager, Operations Transformation, Financial Services Industry
PRACTICE OVERVIEW
Offering – What we do
Operations Transformation practitioners serve as trusted advisors to our clients, combining strategic thinking with deep industry knowledge to solve complex business problems in a team-based environment. We architect operating models and processes that enable growth, optimize capital, and maximize operational efficiency.
Industry – Who we serve
Deloitte’s Financial Services Industry consulting practice is the largest in the world, serving over 90% of Fortune 500 banking, insurance, securities, investment management, and real estate companies.
YOUR ROLE
Candidate profile
The ideal candidate will have a genuine passion for driving strategic transformation in the financial services industry combined with relationship-building, leadership, and communication skills. The ability to bring together stakeholders and persuade senior clients to act is essential.
Your role
You will lead and deliver small engagements, or components of large, complex engagements for financial services clients. Typical engagements include process improvement, operating model design, competitor benchmarking, cost transformation, customer and product innovation, and growth strategy development. Using a combination of direct management and hands-on delivery, you will craft solutions for clients, guide and oversee the quality of your team’s deliverables and recommendations and manage day-to-day stakeholder relationships. Managers will contribute to Deloitte’s thought leadership, play a significant role in business development activities, and own responsibility for the development of junior staff.
Required qualifications
6 years of strategy and/or operations transformation experience at a top-tier consulting firm OR a financial services institution
Experience leading smaller engagements or components of large, complex strategy and/or operations transformation engagements
Experience identifying client business issues, owning responsibility for the quality of deliverables, managing stakeholder relationships, and developing persuasive recommendations
Track record of collaborating with financial services industry senior executives, and comfort delivering presentations to management
Track record of building strong client relationships at large organizations, and identifying potential opportunities for business development
Experience developing and presenting proposal responses
Exceptional quantitative and qualitative problem-solving skills, with high capacity for solving business problems with incomplete information
Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing (e.g., MS PowerPoint)
Eagerness to mentor junior staff
Bachelor’s degree
Willingness to travel up to 50%(While 50% of travel is a requirement of the role, due to COVID-19, non-essential travel has been suspended until further notice.)
Preferred skills
Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, PhD)
Subject matter expertise in a financial services sub-area like Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, Transaction Banking, Wholesale Banking, Cards & Payments, Wealth Management, Investment Management, Real Estate, Private Equity, Capital Markets, Insurance Products, Underwriting, Claims, Policy Administration, or Distribution
Experience with financial services sector technology platforms and digital innovation
How you’ll grow
At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs at Deloitte University, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. Explore Deloitte University, The Leadership Center. (https://zoomforth.com/s/deloitte/du#home)
Benefits
At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits.Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you. (http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/life-at-deloitte-benefits-and-rewards.html)
Deloitte’s culture
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