Thought Machine's mission is bold - to properly and permanently rid the world's banks of legacy technology. To achieve this, we have developed the foundations of modern banking and built core and payments technology which runs natively in the cloud. What we are attempting is hard and means we need great people working together to build great technology.

　　We have grown rapidly in the past few years - growing our team to more than 550 individuals across offices in London, New York, Singapore and Sydney. We have raised more than $500m in funding and are now valued at $2.7bn. Our investors include Molten Ventures, Eurazeo, Intesa Sanpaolo, Temasek, Nyca Partners, JPMorgan Chase, Standard Chartered, and more.

　　We have created a culture enabling our team to produce the best work in the industry, ensuring we have fun along the way. We're regularly cited as having a fantastic workplace culture and have been recognised by Sifted magazine as having one of the highest Glassdoor ratings for a UK fintech company and the most generous employee share package in the industry. We've been named AltFi's B2B Fintech of the Year, placed in the FinTech50, and named one of Europe's fastest-growing companies by the Financial Times in 2023.

　　We want to establish and build our Consulting practice across our major EMEA, APAC and AMER hubs. The successful candidate will be responsible for setting up, leading & driving the direction and outcomes of the consulting practice, aligned with the company's strategic roadmap.

　　As the Global Consulting Lead, you will regularly engage with diverse stakeholder groups, including executives of large enterprises, fintech founders and a cross-functional and geographically dispersed team. A successful Consulting Lead utilises their relationship management skills and technical credibility to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation and become a trusted advisor to our clients.

　　The consulting lead is responsible for creating a set of offerings that aim at getting our clients off their legacy core banking stacks as easily, quickly, safely and in the most cost-effective way as possible. The consultancy team will deliver the maximum amount of business value and act as partners in our clients' transformation journeys.

　　Duties

　　Build a global Consulting Practice across our major hubs: London, New York and Singapore and lead teams globally across architecture, infrastructure and business consultingShape and drive the vision and strategy for the newly shaped team in line with the Thought Machine strategy Launch a consulting service and develop propositions to help clients accelerate their core modernisation journeyAdvise senior stakeholders on financial architecture, product and migration strategies that meet their business requirementsWork closely with all divisions within Thought Machine including Product Management, Engineering, Delivery and Client Success Management to enable fast and frictionless deliveries and transformation programmes Success Management to enable fast and frictionless deliveries and transformation programmes Grow and mentor the existing team and establish key requirements for new team roles and members

　　Requirements

　　Essential

　　Effectively selling and delivering outcome-based professional services in enterprise organisationsLeading large multi-stream transformation projects end to end Passionate and knowledgeable about next-generation cloud technology A demonstrated history of building credibility and relationships with senior stakeholdersProven track record of scaling a professional services function Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to align on strategy,inspire, and executeExperience in mapping business pain to technology solutionsPrevious strategy consulting experience from either a strategy consulting firm or the strategy or business development function of a financial services or fintech companyNavigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagementsProactive and consistent engagement with multi-disciplined teamsPassion, dedication, and commitment

　　Desirable

　　Proven ability to build a professional services function from the ground upDeep knowledge of the banking/fin-tech industry, products and services

　　Benefits

　　Highly competitive salaryPension plan (match up to 7%)Life insurance - three times annual salaryCompetitive maternity (6 months fully paid) and paternity leave (4 week fully paid) Shared parental leave (matched to our maternity leave for the same point in time)25 days holiday and bank holidaysPrivate health insurance with Bupa for you and your familyHealth cash plan (including dental and optical)Flexible working hoursCycle-to-work schemeElectric car schemeSeason ticket loanAccess to outstanding learning materials and coursesSports and hobby clubs, subsidised by Thought MachineAll the latest tech you needStart the day properly with fresh fruit and cerealsHuge range of healthy (and not-so-healthy) snacks, smoothies and drinksA talented and experienced team as your colleaguesAn environment where we encourage learning and progressTwo charity days a yearWeekly food pop up

　　Thought Machine is committed to making a measurable positive impact on people's everyday lives. We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We actively hire candidates who demonstrate technical excellence in their field and welcome people of all ages and backgrounds, providing everyone with equal access to professional development. You are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't accurately match the job description. We also encourage applications from those with different abilities, including candidates with ADHD, autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia.