Director, Business Transformation (Financial Services) | Corporate Finance & Restructuring
FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms to deliver impact across crises, risk and performance.
In Business Transformation, we focus on clients’ strategic, operational, financial and capital needs, addressing performance, financial and transactional challenges for corporations, boards, private equity sponsors, creditors and other stakeholders. Our services include strategic planning, profitability improvement, mergers, integrations, carve‑outs, and pre‑deal due diligence.
Directors are key client‑facing members of project teams responsible for delivering high‑quality reports, recommendations and analyses. You will lead workstreams, coach junior consultants and deliver client‑ready reports.
What You’ll Do
* Develop recommendations based on high‑quality financial and operational reviews and modelling.
* Analyse market trends and company financials for new insights.
* Identify how to improve operational performance and create upside potential.
* Identify risks, potential downsides and mitigate actions.
* Build pragmatic and implementable strategies and business plans.
* Drive client implementation including programme management across multiple initiatives.
* Write client‑ready reports and present our work to clients.
* Develop and coach more junior consultants.
* Work in the FTI London office, with frequent work in FTI offices across EMEA and on client sites.
What You Will Need to Succeed
* Proven experience leading consulting teams on engagements for financial services clients, managing timelines, coaching junior team members, coordinating internal experts, ensuring quality of analysis and deliverables, developing trusted client relationships.
* Project experience in high‑paced environments focused on rapid results (e.g. performance improvement, revenue enhancement, turnaround, business plan review/development, due diligence, carve‑out, integration, implementation).
* Significant experience on short, high‑intensity projects with tight deadlines and longer‑term engagements driving results through implementation.
* Experience supporting business development activities.
* International exposure and experience.
* Proven consulting skills with ability to go beyond analysis to add value, influence change, innovate, visualise and create, while providing outstanding client service.
* Team player, open‑minded, culturally aware and sensitive.
* Highly organised and structured, with excellent problem‑solving skills.
* Experience managing client stakeholders.
* Builds and maintains relationships beyond the engagement.
* Exceptional interpersonal skills, building good professional and personal relationships with client teams at all levels.
* Combines business sense and financial understanding with commercial capabilities.
* Strong written communication skills, able to produce client‑ready PowerPoint documents.
* Highly confident at dealing with uncertainty and problem‑solving with incomplete data.
* Flexible to accommodate frequent travel.
Basis Qualifications
* Fluent English speaker and writer.
* Educated to degree level or equivalent.
* Postgraduate experience at a major consulting firm serving financial services clients.
Preferred Qualifications
* Additional qualifications such as CFA or MBA.
* Additional industry experience or private equity experience.
* International exposure and experience.
Additional Information
* Job Family/Level: Op Level 3 – Director
* Employee Status: Regular
FTI Consulting is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or age.
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