AWM Operations Transformation, Senior Manager, FS Consulting,

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Job description

In support of our growth, PwC's Consulting practice is currently recruiting people to join our Asset Wealth Management (AWM) sector team, in the FS Consulting business. This role is focused towards the Asset Management (AM) side of our business.Our AWM client base covers a breadth of organisations spanning Traditional & Alternative Fund Managers, Fund Service Providers (Administrators, Transfer Agents, Depositaries, etc.), Prime Brokers and Custodians. These are primarily large multinational organisations who are leaders in their respective markets. OT helps organisations to deliver on their strategic objectives and respond to market and regulatory changes by supporting the development and implementation of innovative operating models which can deliver the required change.As part of a small specialist team, within the wider OT Financial Service cluster, you will be encouraged to initiate and develop new ideas. Our highly motivated team has an excellent track record of delivering high quality work to major international clients and has ambitious growth plans for the next few years.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.
• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.
• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.
• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.
• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.
• Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.
• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.
• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.
• Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

About the role

This role will be mainly client-based, leading transformational work and change engagements

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering Operational Transformation change projects

• Contributing to our continued thought leadership to ensure that appropriate solutions are developed for our ASAM clients

• It is likely that your work will be part of wider transformational programmes and hence exposure to other competencies (Technology, Regulatory etc…) is desirable

• Building relationships with our key ASAM clients

• Identifying client needs and proposing solutions to them;

• Developing the careers of the teams working with and reporting to you;

• Being part of the leadership team in the OT practice; and

• Maintaining a consistently high and leading edge market profile.

Requirements

Joining our team as a Senior Manager, we would expect you to have considerable experience of large change projects preferably within a consulting environment or leading ASAM focused business.

You will have be able to demonstrate a track record of implementation success, achieving savings and overcoming various challenges.

Essential skills

• Significant relevant operational change experience with one or more of the following types of organisation Traditional or Alternative Fund Manager, Fund Services Provider, Prime Broker or Custodian

• Strong understanding of the role of all of the key players in the ASAM value chain and across the lifecycle of a trade

• A good understanding of fund types (OEIC, UCITS, Hedge etc…), typical associated trading strategies and key differences;

• Knowledge of the asset classes and products that funds typically invest in (Equities, FI, Derivatives Real Estate, etc…)

• Consulting experience derived from a consulting or professional services firm

• Knowledge of the key trends and regulatory changes shaping the Fund Services industry

• Demonstrated ability to advise senior management on alternative solutions and risks with experience of presenting and influencing at a senior level; and

• Demonstrated experience of managing a large team.

Desirable skills

• Education to degree level;

• Additional qualifications such as ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA/ MBA are highly valued but not essential;

• Confident approach, self motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written);

• A flexible and team focused working style within a multi-functional team;

• Preference will be given to candidates with well demonstrated external consulting experience;

Consulting
In Consulting we deliver practical, far-sighted advice that gets straight to the heart of clients' business issues and delivers amazing results by helping our clients improve the way they operate, reduce costs, manage risks, leverage talent or fundamentally change the way they do business, the work you do will be all about helping organisations of all shapes and sizes work smarter and grow faster. You could find yourself working with household names in a diverse range of industries - everyone from big-name broadcasters and high-street banks to multinational telecoms operators and energy companies.

The skills we look for in future employees
All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

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The Deal
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Diversity
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We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.