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About the Role

As a Senior Manager in the Financial Services team at Strategy&, you will play a central role in solving complex strategic challenges for leading private equity investors, portfolio companies, banks, insurers, wealth and asset managers, and FinTechs. You will be instrumental in framing and structuring ambiguous problems, driving analysis, and translating complex findings into clear, commercially grounded recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Lead commercial due diligence engagements for private equity investors, portfolio companies, and corporate clients, providing strategic insights across buy-side, sell-side, and vendor transactions.
Drive growth and value creation for portfolio companies through market expansion, customer strategy, proposition development, pricing optimization, and go-to-market improvements, leveraging deep expertise in the financial services sector.
Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, including private equity investors, portfolio company executives, and corporate leaders.
Support business development through proposals, pitches, and account growth initiatives.
Lead and develop high-performing teams, mentoring junior colleagues, supporting recruitment and training, ensuring delivery excellence under tight transaction timelines.
Contribute to the firm's thought leadership and market presence.

Requirements

Proven experience in strategy consulting, commercial due diligence, corporate development, or M&A-related roles.
Strong expertise across banking, insurance, wealth management, or asset management sectors.
Demonstrated success supporting private equity investors, portfolio companies, and corporate clients through investment decisions, transaction processes, and value creation initiatives.
Strong understanding of financial services market trends and ability to develop evidence-based perspectives on sector evolution.
Excellent strategic and analytical problem-solving skills, including the ability to tackle complex, ambiguous issues, structure commercial analysis, and assess business plans and growth forecasts.
Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience presenting complex findings and commercially focused recommendations to senior executives, boards, and investment professionals.
Proven ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams, fostering trusted client relationships while providing clear direction, constructive challenge, and effective coaching.
Available for work visa sponsorship.

Skills

Acquisition Strategy
Active Listening
Analytical Thinking
Business Plan Evaluation
Capital IQ
Coaching and Feedback
Communication
Competitive Advantage
Competitive Analysis
Corporate Development
Creativity
Customer Due Diligence
Deal Structures
Embracing Change
Emotional Regulation
Empathy
Financial Due Diligence
Financial Modeling
Financial Risk Analysis
Financial Statement Analysis
Inclusion
Industry Trend Analysis
Influence

Location

Office
Home
Client site

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior Manager

Benefits

Empowered flexibility
Private medical cover
24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP
Six volunteering days a year

About the Company

Strategy& is a global strategy consulting business and part of the PwC network.