Consulting - Distribution & Marketing - BFSI

Distribution & Marketing

Job Description :

Key responsibilities of the role include :

- Interface with client teams (global and local) to identify improvement opportunities in client businesses

- Strengthen offerings development of collateral, methodology refinements, frameworks, leading practices updates and trends tracking, create and support proposals incorporating Accenture value proposition

- Define new solution offers for FS clients globally in sales and service areas which would help them leverage/integrate/enhance emerging digital capabilities (online, social and mobile)

- Be responsible for client delivery integrate with global teams, identify project roles and be part of delivery teams

- Perform Business Process Improvement using various business consulting tools and methodologies

- Work with cross-functional client teams to perform gap analysis and identify improvement options

- Create detailed action plans that include organizational change management, resource planning, competitive strategies, and alliances to embark on a new strategic direction and to enable successful deployment of solutions

- Incorporate Accenture best practices & development methodologies into every stage of the project management lifecycle

- Gather facts (through research, interviewing, surveys, etc.), analyze the client's business, draw conclusions, prepare final reports, and give presentations

- Relationship Management, Ability to establish working relationships with key client personnel

- Mentoring and stewardship

Requirements :

- 4+ years of experience with leading consulting firms with a prior stint in FS Industry is preferred

- Industry expertise, Candidates with strong industry experience in Banking, Insurance or Capital markets. Candidate with cross-industry exposure preferred

- Should have worked on Operating model and Strategy engagements, Business case development, Financial modeling, Functional design, Process and technology driven initiatives

- Candidate should have good experience in areas of Customer segments, Customer Value propositions, Customer centric product and sales/ service model design and management. Also, exposure in customer experience design, journey design is a big plus.

- Candidate must also have exposure to CRM design and implementation phases.

- Also, candidate must have good understanding of omni-channel banking models and digital interventions in financial services. He/ She must be well-versed with leading trends in technology/ disruptive inventions in the digital ecosystem affecting financial service industry in India and other leading geographies.

- Candidates are required to have good mix and exposure to Operations and Technology (operations, technology, front office, back office).

- Exceptional Microsoft office (excel and power-point) skills and presentation skills.

Key Competencies and Characteristics :

- Strong customer awareness with ability to manage customer expectation

- Ability to work at the strategic level as well as having an eye for detail

- Good understanding of emerging digital landscape including applications, platforms etc.

- Should be a good team player and highly motivated.

- Should have excellent communication, presentation and client interaction skills.

- Should have an analytical bent of mind with capability of deciding on nature of information needed and the ability to derive business sense of such information.

- Should be able to think logically, articulate ideas immaculately and excel in ambiguous client situations

- Ability to estimate work and deliver to realistic deadlines; also to recognize and resolve unrealistic deadlines in advance of expected delivery dates.

- Initiative in keeping abreast of changing industry practices, analysis and design methods, tools and techniques and emerging technologies.

- Ability to develop & maintain working relationships with a number of stakeholders and senior professionals.

Qualification :

- Should hold a Professional or a Management degree from a leading institute

Guidelines :

- Ideal candidate should have mix of consulting and industry skills and experience

- Visa Readiness (US/UK/Others) is a huge plus for suitable candidates