Senior Manager Strategy & Transformation – Banking

Want to help banks turn strategic ambitions into concrete transformation programmes? As a Senior Manager Strategy & Transformation – Banking, you advise financial institutions on complex business challenges and guide them from strategy through to implementation.

Use your banking expertise to build strong client relationships, lead multidisciplinary teams and further develop BDO’s banking transformation offering. Make your career count in a warm, personal and hands-on environment!

As a Senior Manager Strategy & Transformation – Banking, you help financial institutions respond to changing customer expectations, regulatory developments, cost pressures and technological innovation.

You act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and translate their strategic objectives into practical transformation roadmaps. Depending on the client’s needs, your projects may cover banking operations, customer and commercial transformation, digitalisation, process optimisation, lending, payments or other strategic banking topics. You are a leader within your practice and are able to think strategically about the value propositions of your team. You translate ambitions in concrete initiatives to reach our collective goals and targets.

Some responsibilities we trust you with:

• Leading complex banking transformation programmes, from defining the strategy and roadmap to implementation and follow-up.
• Advising senior stakeholders on strategic, operational and organisational challenges within banking.
• Identifying opportunities to improve operating models, processes, customer journeys and digital capabilities.
• Translating business ambitions into concrete initiatives, ensuring alignment between business, technology and regulatory stakeholders.
• Building trusted client relationships and identifying opportunities where BDO can provide additional support.
• Contributing to proposals, client presentations and the further development of BDO’s banking transformation offering.
• Managing multidisciplinary project teams while monitoring scope, quality, planning and budget.
• Coaching colleagues, sharing your expertise and supporting their professional development.

• You have substantial experience in banking transformation, financial services consulting or a strategic transformation role within a bank.
• You understand the challenges financial institutions face and can advise senior stakeholders on strategic, operational and digital transformation.
• You have experience leading complex projects, managing multidisciplinary teams and taking responsibility for successful delivery.
• You can develop client relationships, identify business opportunities and contribute to proposals and commercial discussions.
• You have an entrepreneurial mindset, you see opportunities, are proactive and have a can do attitude. You inspire your colleagues to the extra mile and give their best.
• You are familiar with process automation, AI and are familiar with applications used in banking such core banking systems, fronteo, service now, Ms Dynamics, Safer Payments, FeedzAI, …
• You communicate professionally in English and have a strong command of Dutch and French, with the ability to work in Belgium’s multilingual business environment.

According to our own colleagues, it’s got something to do with the great team spirit and atmosphere within our organisation and the focus on their wellbeing… But hey, just take a look for yourself at what we got to offer

• Culture: you will join a team of experts who encourage respect, diversity and teamwork
• Development: you decide the direction of your career, and we support you where necessary.
• Impact: from day 1 you can the lead to help your team grow with the support of your colleagues
• Growth: you get access to a whole range of training courses through our BDO Academy.
• Network: you can work on different projects and clients, across business practices.
• Flexibility: you choose where you work with flexible working hours.
• Wellbeing: your physical and mental health is important to us.
• Proximity: you work in an open culture, so feel free to speak to anyone, at any level.
• Salary: you receive a competitive salary package with interesting benefits.
• Sustainability: you work within a company with an integrated sustainability policy.

Ready to shape the future of banking? Send us your CV and we’ll get in touch!

Make it strategic

Make it transformative

Make it count