PwC - Senior Consultant - Payment Transformation - International Driver

Payment Transformation - International Driver - Manager

Responsibilities

Reporting into an Executive Director / Partner to support the payment transformation practice to grow the practice by partnership international network firm clients.

- Tracking, reporting, and managing pipeline of all pursuits under the above portfolio

- Versatile and diverse exposure to understanding client requirements, crafting tailored solutions, and delivering compelling presentations to potential clients.

- Oversight on delivery of a portfolio of engagement and get involved to manage issues, escalations of the teams or the clients as required.

- Self-driven and willing to do what is required to meet demanding client needs

- Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations

- Navigate the complexities of working in a highly matrixed environment with diverse teams across countries and engagements

- Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.

- Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.

- Contribute to research, thought leadership in the payments space by creating white paper, case studies, analysis of trends, etc.

Required Skills

Proven experience (4 - 8 years) in strategy consulting, presales, or business development roles within the financial services industry, preferably with a focus on Payments Transformation.

- Balanced mix of experience covering both delivery and sales / presales of consulting engagements

- Diverse exposure to a variety of advisory services that include

- Strategy & Business Advisory (e.g. Market entry/expansion strategy, Pricing Strategy, Business build-out - green / brown field, Commercial diligence for payment targets (Buy or Sell side)

- Operational Advisory (e.g. Process improvement / Automation, Cost reduction, Fraud or risk assessment/ reduction, Partnership / outsourcing assessment, SOP documentation, PMO support, regulatory compliance review)

- Technology Advisory (Functional & Technical requirements for payment solutions, Vendor Selection / Evaluation / RFP preparation, AS-IS assessment and TO-BE solution design, Project management with implementation support, Architecture design / review, Technical due diligences)

- Exceptionally strong communication, client handling and interpersonal skills.

- Understand cultural nuances of working with different countries

- The candidate should be willing to travel for projects or pitches within and outside of India.

Desired Skills

- Payments domain knowledge

- Consultative selling

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to think on ones feet

- Go getter attitude