About NextWave

NextWave is an award-winning Digital Acceleration Consultancy for Financial Services with a particular focus on rapidly driving business outcomes and modernizing Financial Institutions through technology. Clients come to NextWave because they have key integration, business growth, efficiency and control objectives and seek a more future-focused alternative to the big-name consultancies. Strategy, Innovation, Complex Transformation, FinTech Solutioning and Social Enterprise are at the heart of what we do.

The NextWave team comprises high-caliber Financial Services industry change leaders, including ex-MDs from top-tier firms and new talent. We are the consulting partner of choice for leading Financial Institutions, FinTechs, Asset & Wealth Management firms, Insurance, and Market Infrastructure clients.

We were awarded the Top 100 Best Places to Work in 2023 by the Sunday Times, and The Sunday Times 100 fastest growing companies in the UK in 2023.

We are looking to hire consultants for our Finance Transformation practice. Ideal candidates will have demonstrable Business Analysis, Project and/or Program Management experience working with leading Financial Institutions, Consultancies or a combination of both.

Desired Experience

• Strong knowledge or RWA calculations and Capital RWA target design
• Good knowledge of Capital Policy standards and Procedures
• Knowledge and understnading of Control framework / Data traceability
• Business Analyst / Senior business analyst (potentially possessing project management skills) / Project Manager / Program Lead
• Experience in process and data mapping end to end (execution through to settlement and reporting)
• Experience in management of third party vendors/service providers during complex change programmes

Responsibilities

• Work with our clients to understand their business challenges and problems - undertaking requirements gathering, client interviewing, documentation of processes and process assessment, and effectively communicating these to various audiences.
• Design and propose potential solutions identifying various pros, cons and risks.
• Build and execute project plans co-ordinating status, issues, risks and providing clarity to everyone involved of their responsibilities to effectively deliver successful business outcomes under an Agile framework.
• Contribute to our internally built offerings as we build a collection of best-in-class solutions.
• Work effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution.
• Actively get involved in the new consulting community.

Candidate Profile (Required)

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Systems Analysis or equivalent financial services industry experience.
• Minimum 2 years of related work experience
• MS Office Products (Excel, Word, etc)
• Advanced organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Ability to prioritize competing deliverables
• Ability to learn new skills and absorb materials quickly
• Excellent Stakeholder management
• Excellent problem-solving skills and evidenced ability to break problems down into logical steps
• Exemplary communication skills, both written and oral, to clearly communicate status, problems, and requirements
• Ability to work as an effective member of a team
• Ability to work core business hours

Candidate Profile (Preferred)

• Master's in Business Administration.
• Ability to construct, document and deliver on business requirements.

Benefits

• Competetive C2C and W2 Rates, depending on experience
• Agile/ Flexible working
• Professional training and accreditation

All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location unless otherwise stated in the job description.

Our commitment to you:

We will provide mentoring, training and guidance (technical skills, soft skills and Finance business skills) from our leadership team who have many years of practical experience delivering business outcomes in the Finance arena.

Team:

Our leadership has a unique blend of big-brand consultancy, start-up and enterprise delivery and commercial experience (including 3 successful boutique firm growth & exits and a major technology consulting scale-up), across the business and technology sectors at some of the world's largest banks, asset managers and fintechs. We are experienced consultants and technologists who have grown up with the FS industry from the pre-internet era into the digital and data driven revolution.

We are next generation technologists and engineers who are passionate about working with the leading platforms in the new stack. We are all about delivery - for our clients, our partners and our people.

What To Expect from Our Recruitment Process:

We believe in putting in the effort to find the people who will share our success. We strive to select the right people for each role based on evidence. If you think you have what it takes to help us remain at the top of our game, then apply now by clicking on apply Additionally, we're proud of our diverse community and are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all, fostered in an environment of mutual respect and dignity. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply for this role

Location:

You will be based in our NextWave New York office; Tower 49, Midtown, however travel may be required for client based projects and some projects will be located fully at client office locations.

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