Director, Financial Services Advisory
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About the Role
Ankura seeks a high-performing Director Management Consultant for its Financial Services Advisory practice. The role involves managing client engagements, leading project teams, and mentoring junior consultants.
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Responsibilities
- Project Manage client engagements, ensuring high quality and timely delivery
- Structure complex business problems and develop hypotheses and analytical frameworks
- Conduct advanced quantitative and qualitative analyses to generate insights and recommendations
- Develop client ready deliverables, including executive level presentations and reports
- Present findings and recommendations to client stakeholders with clarity and confidence
- Mentor and guide Associates and Senior Associates, reviewing their work and supporting skill development
- Coordinate tasks and timelines within assigned workstreams
- Support project managers in tracking progress, risks, and dependencies
- Build strong working relationships with client counterparts
- Support proposal development, business development efforts, and thought leadership initiatives
- Contribute to internal knowledge sharing, methodology development, and capability building
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Finance, or related field
- Experience in management consulting or relevant strategy, operations, or advisory role
- Experience of managing client engagements and project teams
- Demonstrable people management experience
- Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Proven experience developing client facing deliverables and interacting with clients
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Travel Flexible
- Master's degree or MBA (desirable)
- Familiarity with data visualization and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SQL) (desirable)
- Industry experience in financial services, healthcare, technology, or energy (desirable)
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Practice Overview
- Ankura Financial Services is dedicated to addressing complex, mission critical challenges for clients.
- The firm combines advanced technology with deep industry expertise to deliver tailored solutions.
What We Offer
- Exposure to high impact, complex consulting engagements
- Accelerated career development with a clear path to Senior Manager
- Leadership and professional development training
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- A collaborative, inclusive, and performance driven culture
Role Overview
- We are seeking a high performing Management Consultant at Manager level to play a key role in delivering complex client engagements across strategy, operations, and transformation initiatives.
- The Director acts as a bridge between project leadership and junior team members, taking ownership of workstreams, driving analyses, and supporting client relationships.
Client Delivery & Analysis
- Project Manage client engagements, ensuring high quality and timely delivery
- Structure complex business problems and develop hypotheses and analytical frameworks
- Conduct advanced quantitative and qualitative analyses to generate insights and recommendations
- Develop client ready deliverables, including executive level presentations and reports
- Present findings and recommendations to client stakeholders with clarity and confidence
Project & Team Leadership
- Mentor and guide Associates and Senior Associates, reviewing their work and supporting skill development
- Coordinate tasks and timelines within assigned workstreams
- Support project managers in tracking progress, risks, and dependencies
- Contribute to building a collaborative and high performing project team environment
Client & Firm Development
- Build strong working relationships with client counterparts
- Support proposal development, business development efforts, and thought leadership initiatives
- Contribute to internal knowledge sharing, methodology development, and capability building
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Finance, or a related field
- Experience in management consulting or a relevant strategy, operations, or advisory role
- Experience of managing client engagements and project teams
- Demonstrable people management experience
- Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities with a structured approach
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint (or equivalent tools)
- Proven experience developing client facing deliverables and interacting with clients
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Travel Flexible
Desirable Requirements
- Master's degree or MBA
- Familiarity with data visualization and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SQL)
- Industry experience in one or more sectors (e.g., financial services, healthcare, technology, energy)
Key Competencies
- Hypothesis driven and structured problem solving
- Stakeholder communication and relationship management
- Coaching and feedback skills
- Ownership mindset and accountability
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment
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