Principal, Transformation - Remote

Overview

We are looking for a Principal, Transformation with strong experience making change happen by being data & insights-led, a strong communicator and an empathetic influencer. There are many backgrounds that successful candidates could draw from – some of the most common ones include management consulting, product/program management, and internal corporate strategy roles. The candidate should be excited to be part of building this new capability and function for the organization.

In Short

• Help Convera transform into one of the premier business payments and FX platforms in the world
• Manage a highly ambitious, complex, and cross-functional transformation program
• Drive informed decision-making on competing priorities to optimize overall results and outcomes
• Manage execution of the corporate transformation program, taking a more direct and greater leadership role on priority initiatives partnering with leaders across the org
• Stress test initiatives to help ensure they are robust and truly drive better customer delivery, growth, productivity and margin improvement
• Bring visibility to resource and budget plans, escalating risks and making recommendations to executives as needed
• Lead management of cross-functional dependencies, stepping in to drive resolution as needed
• Lead progress tracking and reporting, including raising key issues to executives
• Track transformation initiative results & impacts
• Support colleagues across the business on presenting data-informed insights and recommendations that enable senior leadership to make informed choices

Requirements

• Strong experience in transformation, strategy and/or program management (7+ years total work experience preferred)
• Prior experience at a top tier consulting firm (Bain, BCG, McKinsey) or tech company a plus
• Experience in B2B payments, FX, banking and/or the Fintech space preferred
• High degree of digital / technical literacy i.e. able to understand digital/technical work enough to question approaches, and identify potential risks / dependencies
• Highly structured ways of working and outstanding problem solving skills with an emphasis on data-driven decision making, even when you don’t have all the data
• Strong communication skills – able to present arguments simply & logically, including use of verbal and written communication to express ideas clearly and succinctly
• Strong influencing & interpersonal skills – you earn respect and can execute through influence; able to build productive and positive relationships at all levels across the org
• Ability to both think strategically and have a practical bias for action with an "ownership" mentality; will deep dive to drive execution in a fast-paced environment
• Practical in how to execute the transformation agenda – willing to work hands on to help coach teams on best approaches to deliver results
• Humble, can-do attitude with a learning mindset and ability to thrive in ambiguity; you are intellectually curious, have a passion for excellence and want to make a big impact
• Works well in a fast-paced fintech, PE backed environment
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel and Word – skilled in business logic development, analytics/modeling and communication to executive audiences
• Bachelor’s degree or MBA preferred from an accredited educational institution
• Able to travel as required

Benefits

• Market competitive monthly gross salary
• Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization
• A flexible approach to work (This role is HYBRID, 2-3 days in our London office)
• Paid holidays, time-off and leave policies for life events (maternity, paternity, adoption, bereavement, military)
• Paid volunteering opportunities