Senior Manager/ Director within Wealth & Asset Management

Job Description
There is never a typical day at Accenture, but that’s why we love it here! Within Strategy & Consulting Banking & Capital Markets, we are searching for senior consultants who are looking to take the next step in their career.

If you are currently working at a bank, wealth or asset manager and/or at a consultancy firm with a focus on the same, this could be the next fun opportunity for you! Working in highly collaborative teams for world-leading clients, we’ll nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. We combine Accenture’s services across Strategy, Consulting, Song, Technology and Operations to help our clients on their journey into the new.

Description of Role and Practice
As a Senior Manager / Director for Wealth & Asset Management, you will bring your industry expertise, operating at the intersection of business and technology, to create value for our clients. We are looking for our future leaders today to help leading banks, wealth and asset management firms to shape their digital strategy, business transformation, sustainability agenda and technology modernization. As part of the team, you will be working for some of the largest Financial Institutions in the Nordics with a variety of project opportunities across the capital markets ecosystem.

In your role at Accenture you will be responsible for selling and delivering successful consulting engagements addressing our clients’ business challenges, delivering lasting and distinctive outcomes and value in disciplines such as:

• Operating Model transformation
• Digital & AI Transformation
• Emerging Products and Services
• Core systems transformation
• Risk & Regulatory compliance
• Cost efficiency
• Enterprise agility

Moreover you will:

• Lead and manage project teams, ensure successful delivery of projects, delivery of value-driven recommendations, knowledge transfer and effective advisory
• Develop and manage high-performing multidisciplinary teams, mentor and coach junior colleagues.
• Engage with the broader Accenture Financial Services community, as well as other Accenture organization groups to foster collaboration and support growth and development of the business and bring the best of Accenture to our clients
• Develop, define, and implement strategies to help our clients solve their most critical problems

Meet some of our talented team members:

Gunnar Wijkmark- FS lead Sweden- LinkedIn Profile

Sebastian Lundgaard- Senior Manager Copenhagen- LinkedIn Profile

Pedro Monteiro - Senior Manager Copenhagen- LinkedIn Profile

Ellenor Lodenius- Manager Stockholm- LinkedIn Profile

Gaute Løset- Director FS Norway- LinkedIn Profile

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Qualifications
Job requirements
You bring at least 10 years of working experience, preferably at a recognized consulting firm or from a similar role in the industry. You demonstrate consulting sales experience or other relevant sales experience. With a proven track-record of leading various project deliveries in financial services, you are equipped to succeed and grow at Accenture. It is important, that you are curious about how new trends and technologies are shaping the world, financial services and our clients. As a person, you strive in a truly diverse and international environment where collaboration is essential. You have strong communication skills and are a dynamic presenter with the ability to convey technology and business value propositions. In addition, you have a proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment where perseverance, a can-do attitude and curiosity are key characteristics. Ideally, you speak at least one of the Nordic languages and it is expected that you are already based in Denmark.

• An excellent understanding of the capital markets industry, across a range of client segments, offerings, and businesses, with a focus on wealth and asset management, and existing relationships in the industry
• Understanding of the core technology platforms in use in the industry is highly meriting (e.g. Calypso, Murex, Finastra, Avaloq, Aladdin, Charles River, SimCorp, BlackRock, FNZ)
• Solve complex, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and rigorous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions without management oversight
• Entrepreneur-attitude; having managed towards & delivered on a balanced set of metrics including customer relationship, sales & profitability, people development and capability building.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Danish
• Master´s degree or equivalent with excellent academic results
• Ability to travel in the Nordics as the role spans the Nordic countries

What We Offer

• The opportunity to become part of the Strategy & Consulting Financial Services team working for the biggest FS institutions in the Nordics, and take a key contributor role in growing the business and practice in Wealth & Asset Management.
• A variety of project opportunities including business core transformation, digitalization, industry innovation, and sustainability.
• Collaboration with a Nordic network of talented, passionate colleagues and experts within your field of interest
• Extensive education programs and development opportunities
• Volunteering opportunities locally and around the world

• A diverse and socially active workforce
• Benefit package with competitive salary, bonus, pension, health insurance, employee stock purchase program and more

• Work-life balance with good arrangements to combine family life
• Work and active support for mental health
• Ability to craft your career based on your own aspirations, having support from your own mentor

Apply now
Apply online below. Remember to attach CV and cover letter, as well as high school and university grades. We look forward to receiving your application.

If you have any questions regarding the specific role and team please contact Harri Hurmalainen, email: [email protected], Banking & Capital Markets.If any questions related to the application and recruiting process, please contact Therese Bals: [email protected], recruiting lead.

The deadline for applying will be extended to 13th of October. We will review applications continuously.

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