(Senior) Director (m/f/d), Business Transformation - Financial Services

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The FTI EMEA Financial Services practice has experienced impressive growth over recent years, and now has presence across UK, Continental Europe, the Middle East as well as globally in North America, Latin America and Asia. The practice is a core priority of FTI Consulting’s growth agenda with significant ongoing investment. The EMEA Financial Services Balance Sheet, Portfolio and Risk advisory team is a core component of the practice growth agenda.

About the Role In our FTI EMEA Financial Services practice, we support clients at times of crisis and transformation. We determine the direction of the company at critical moments, for example when they need to tackle high‑stakes risk, performance issues, restructuring challenges and growth opportunities.

What You’ll Do

• Business transformation and efficiency, including large‑scale transformations, cost efficiency, target operating model, etc.
• Balance sheet and restructuring, including capital/liquidity/funding, portfolio & entity level restructurings
• Risk and regulation, including at the intersection of transformation, financial crime, financial risks, geopolitical risks, etc.
• Data, technology and AI transformation
• Transaction advisory, including due diligence and value creation at both entity and portfolio level
• Event‑driven crises impacting the financial services ecosystem, such as fraud, cyber incidents, hostile takeovers or regulatory intervention to name a few

Your client base will include banks and their supervisors but also asset managers/owners, private markets, payments, fintech, sovereign wealth / development funds.

How You’ll Grow We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on‑the‑job learning, self‑guided professional development courses and certifications. You’ll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth. As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business or engineering (or an equivalent university degree in finance)
• Significant experience as an Engagement Manager or Project Leader or Senior Manager at a major consulting firm serving financial services clients, experience at a financial services institution an advantage
• Proven experience leading consulting teams on complex engagements for financial services clients, einschließlich managing timelines, coaching junior team members, coordinating internal experts, ensuring quality of analysis and deliverables, developing trusted client relationships
• Experience in some of the following themes such as business transformation, balance sheet management, risk & regulatory, data and AI transformation, transactions advisory, etc.
• Excellent problem solving capabilities and analytical skills
• Ability and willingness to develop new client relationships, to support new business opportunities and be a self‑starter
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (presentation, memo, etc.)
• Ability to collaborate effectively with a diverse team with a collaborative approach and outstanding listening skills
• Ability and curiosity to learn and adapt in an ever‑changing environment to meet client needs
• This role requires travel to clients and FTI offices both nationally and internationally

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