Manager - Wealth and Asset Management

Company Description

Sia Partners is a next-generation consulting firm dedicated to creating state-of-the-art narratives for transformation and innovation and deploying them at scale. Our goal is to deliver superior value and tangible results to our clients as they navigate the digital revolution and achieve transformations which generate a positive impact. Our 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, and Data Science. 

Why Join The Sia Village?

Excellence | Entrepreneurship | Innovation | Teamwork | Care & Support | Employee Wellbeing

These are the six core values that guide all our actions. As an expression of our values, our Sia Village concept describes our commitment to fostering a sense of community within and among our offices. We believe that knowledge sharing is the key, not only to innovation, but to the growth and development of our people.

Your experience at Sia Partners will be enriched by a(n):  

• Entrepreneurial journey
• Career advocacy program that supports achieving professional development goals through guidance, and real-time feedback
• Continuous learning & development opportunities
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs with an ever-growing list of global affinity initiatives
• Annual seminar, an in-person value-add experience, that allows you to network with colleagues throughout North America

Job Description

As a Manager in the Wealth & Asset Management Practice, you will apply your prior consulting/industry experience to manage key projects and initiatives for our Financial Services clients. Successful candidates will have 8-10+ years of consulting experience in asset management: Strategy, Target Operating Model Design or Business Transformation, and Implementation (SDLC/Agile). Our consultants possess exceptional communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. We are seeking critical thinkers with proven writing and presentation skills. If you meet / exceed the requirements for this hiring profile, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

As a core member of the Wealth & Asset Management Practice, you will:

• Deliver on a range of client assignments, usually as part of an on-site project team (some travel may be required)
• Develop working group, senior stakeholder and senior level presentations for stakeholders
• Manage portfolio of work from small to large projects involving platform integration and data conversions
• Work closely with developers to bridge gap between business and technology
• Ability to create system flow charts, sequence diagrams, understand system architecture and translating business requirements to technology
• Assist in developing thought leadership and building solutions and methods
• Develop exceptional trusted advisor relationships with our clients
• Identify opportunities for new business and support bid teams with proposals
• Contribute to the development of high-quality technical offerings
• Support the Sia practice and our people development

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in business or related field
• 8-10+ years of Management Consulting experience in Asset Management
• Demonstrates strong Project Management skills, preferably Scrum Master with Agile experience 
• 1-3+ years in relevant management/leadership capabilities
• Demonstrates strong Business Analysis skills: define business requirements, translate requirements into system solution, reporting, creating detailed analysis, etc.
• Lead teams through daily execution of activities, deliverables, project plans, and client presentations, while championing recruiting efforts to grow the practice
• Provide demonstrations to clients throughout the entire project life-cycle; provide technical leadership on project related tasks leveraging tools, templates & methodologies and establishing delivery dates are met
• A high level of drive and commitment to deliver high quality work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Act as a supportive team player who actively develops relationships and is eager to share knowledge with colleagues and our clients
• The ability to learn new subject matter rapidly and a desire to develop a deep understanding of the trends and challenges shaping Wealth & Asset Management
• Flexibility in approach with a willingness to adapt quickly and take initiative when working in unstructured environments with limited supervision
• An entrepreneurial mindset, including an excellent