Strategy Consultant (Manager)/ Management Consultant - Cards and Payments

Beshapingthefuture; City of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent consulting firm in London is seeking a Strategy Consultant (Manager) for its Payments Business. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in the cards and payments industry, preferably from a consultancy background, leading teams and advising senior stakeholders. This role offers the chance to shape innovative commercial strategies and drive impactful client engagements within a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Strong quantitative modelling skills.
• Experience in strategy consulting within payments.
• Proven experience in managing budgets and driving profitability.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients in the payments industry on growth and strategy.
• Lead small consulting teams ensuring delivery excellence.
• Manage client engagement and relationship management.
• Oversee project budgets and quality assurance.

Skills

High levels of mathematical ability

Knowledge of the cards and payments industry

Leadership skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

Strategy Consultant (Manager)/ Management Consultant - Cards and Payments

We are looking to hire a strategy consulting leader for our Payments Business. The ideal candidate will be a strategy consultant at Manager or Senior Manager grade, with knowledge of the cards and payments industries, most likely gained from a consultancy environment. Candidates with extensive experience working for an international card scheme, in strategy, will also be welcome to apply.

Our UK Cards and Payments team members are internationally recognised strategy specialists with deep expertise in cards and payments. We help leading payments companies navigate market complexity by collaborating to create best‑in‑class commercial and business strategies. We are problem‑solvers at heart and use our expertise and differentiated skillset to deliver strong outcomes for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Strategy consulting in the payments industry: advising FinTechs, banks, card schemes, private equity firms and other payments companies on growth, expansion, improving revenue generation and profitability, innovation and pricing and commercial optimisation; creating commercial, business, and product strategies.
• Leading and managing small consulting teams, ensuring delivery excellence and professional development of team members.
• Driving client engagement and relationship management, acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders.
• Commercial accountability: managing project budgets and profitability; identifying and developing new business opportunities; supporting revenue growth through proposal development and client pitches; overseeing quality assurance for client deliverables.

Requirements

• High levels of mathematical ability and skills in quantitative modelling.
• Strong knowledge of the cards and payments industry across market structure, economics, processing infrastructure, regulation, products and services.
• Relevant experience in strategy consulting, with the ability to demonstrate contribution to multiple projects with clients operating in the payments industry (cards / instant payments / APMs).
• Proven leadership skills, including team management and mentoring.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience in managing budgets, driving profitability, and contributing to business development.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Strategy/Planning and Consulting
• Business Consulting and Services
• Financial Services

Be | Shaping the Future is headquartered in London, and has a successful and dynamic UK leadership team, with a record of leading consulting businesses that clients want to work with. We have an innovative and entrepreneurial culture and style that sets us apart from our peers, and we are focused upon developing careers; we typically work in small teams in a highly collaborative way with our clients, and our consultants have the real opportunity to take early responsibility in their careers. We currently work with most of the leading European banks, delivering challenge, change, transformation, best practice, industry insight and practical solutions.