Chief/Principal Strategy Consultant

Do you want to actively shape the future of one of the leading Nordic wholesale banks while accelerating your professional skillset? Do you wish to empower our different business areas across Corporate & Institutional Banking, Transaction Banking, Markets, Investment Banking and Asset Management to drive impactful change? Then this is your opportunity to join us in the Strategy & Insights team in Danske Bank’s business unit for Large Corporates & Institutions.

The ‘Large Corporates and Institutions’ (LC&I) business unit s Danske Bank’s largest and most sophisticated customers across the Nordics - and has a strong foundation of long-lasting customer relationships, a comprehensive range of product offerings, and high customer satisfaction. Since June 2023, we have embarked on an exciting journey with our new Forward ’28 strategy, aiming to become the leading wholesale bank in the Nordics.
Our team plays an important role in enabling the Senior Leadership team to navigate in a complex environment and take informed strategic decisions to meet our strategic commitments or course correct as necessary. As part of the Strategy & Insights team, you will therefore have an important responsibility to keep the finger on the pulse on industry, competitor and customer trends to steer the strategic direction for the LC&I business.

The team
As a member of the LC&I Strategy & Insights team, you will join a high profile, ambitious and diverse group of approximately six professionals who bring either external consultancy experience or notable internal expertise from within Danske Bank. We work with the general principle of “freedom with responsibility” – which empowers you as a Chief/Principal Strategy Consultant to lead and manage your assignments from day one, with ongoing support from leaders and colleagues.
As a team, we are recognised for our consulting expertise and deep banking knowledge – while being positive, inspiring, and endlessly curious. You will find opportunities to think creatively, constructively challenge stakeholders, and advocate for the best interests of Danske Bank and our customers. We also want to create a fun social environment through various activities outside of our projects, including quarterly team days, weekly breakfasts, Friday socials, yoga sessions, and more.

Responsibilities

• Develop, refine and steer the long-term strategic direction for our LC&I business unit
• Lead strategic projects by scoping, structuring and solving complex problems in close collaboration with subject matter experts across the bank
• Facilitate ad-hoc strategic deep-dives by driving interviews and workshops, analysing data, and structuring information to enable our Senior Leadership team to take important decisions
• Help build the consulting toolbox for both colleagues within the team and across the organisation

Qualifications
As a person you are energetic and have an ability to inspire people around you. You are proactive and have the ability to actively seek input and take initiative without hesitation – both individually and and in collaboration. Additionally, the ideal candidates possess:

• 7+ years of management consulting and/or specialised wholesale banking experience
• Experience in leading projects, problem solving and advanced analytical thinking
• Skilled in navigating, managing and influencing a diverse and complex set of internal stakeholders
• Ability to create and deliver influential communication with clarity, confidence and enthusiasm including to senior leadership (written, verbal, and presentation)
• Convert strategic analysis into executable recommendations

Interested?
For more details about this exciting opportunity, please contact Sascha Schmidt, Head of LC&I Strategy & Transformation at [email protected].

We are processing applications continuously and encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

At Danske Bank, we value the diversity of our talent and continuously seek to recruit the best candidate for the job. We are proud of our diversity and consider it as a source of great strength for building engaged and efficient teams.

We are excited to learn more about you and potentially welcoming you to our team.

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Copenhagen V, Denmark

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