Senior Consultant

Sia is a next-generation, global management consulting group. Founded in 1999, we were born digital. Today our strategy and management capabilities are augmented by data science, enhanced by creativity and driven by responsibility. We're optimists for change and we help clients initiate, navigate and benefit from transformation. We believe optimism is a force multiplier, helping clients to mitigate downside and maximize opportunity. With expertise across a broad range of sectors and services, our 3,000 consultants serve clients worldwide from 48 locations in 19 countries. Our expertise delivers results. Our optimism transforms outcomes.

Strategy & Management Consulting

Sia's Strategy & Management Consulting global footprint and expertise in more than 40 sectors and services allow us to enhance our clients' businesses worldwide. We guide their projects and initiatives in strategy, business transformation, IT & digital strategy.

Financial Institutions have drastically changed over the last decade, driven by increased regulatory constraints, diverse competition inside and beyond traditional banking organizations, and emerging technologies reshaping long-standing ecosystems. Sia's Financial Services Business Unit provides a comprehensive suite of core capabilities designed to address the diverse and evolving needs of our clients, enabling them to navigate complex challenges, seize new opportunities, and achieve their strategic objectives in an increasingly competitive and dynamic business environment.

Job Description

This position is part of Sia's Financial Services Business Unit based in Toronto. The responsibilities include the following:

• Advise and deliver change projects as part of a long-term strategic partnership with leading financial institutions

• Leverage PM/BA skills to gather and document requirements from business stakeholders around upcoming or existing regulatory changes, capital markets product offerings, and business enhancements

• Lead and present product deliverables and effectively liaison between front office, middle office, back office, and other supporting functions

• Present findings and recommendations to client leadership

• Track project level risk issues and dependencies and face off with key stakeholders

• Assist stakeholders by evaluating existing operating models, designing current and future process flows, and developing Target Operating Models

• Engage with client teams to analyze, evaluate, and enhance client's Corporate and Investment Banking/Capital Markets businesses

• Continue to upskill on industry trends and emerging technologies, including AI, and leverage Sia's tools and other innovative applications to service client needs

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Capital Markets experience within Fixed Income, Equities, Foreign Exchange derivatives product areas including an overall understanding of the trade lifecycle processes
• 3+ years of recent client-facing management consulting experience
• Bachelor's degree required preferably in a Business or related field
• Strong knowledge of the US and global regulatory landscape within financial services preferred
• Required knowledge of regulations and securities transactions to help conduct requirement analysis, facilitate rule interpretations, document business and functional requirements and drive issue remediation
• Experience with program and project management methodologies including Agile and Waterfall ; collaboration tools (JIRA, Confluence, or other)
• Ability to quickly learn and conduct independent research; will need to apply new knowledge to own analysis and team management responsibilities
• Understanding of upstream / downstream applications and data
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables, work on multiple workstreams from inception through implementation and adhere to tight deadlines
• Strong Interpersonal skills, written & verbal communication skills to manage internal and external stakeholders

Additional Information

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.