Director Managed Services Financial Services

Amsterdam

PwC is at the heart of society, with over 5,500 colleagues in the Netherlands, through contact with clients and through PwC's partnerships, which are active in the field of social entrepreneurship, circularity, or other sustainability areas. PwC aims to contribute to trust in society and help sustainably solve important problems. That is PwC's purpose and thus the benchmark for the things PwC does or wants to do and for determining whether something is a success.  

As a Director in Financial Services team you are part of a rapidly growing practice. You play an important role in expanding existing client relationships and developing new client relationships. You are partly responsible for expanding the team and contribute significantly to the profitable growth of the practice. 

In this role, you work in the Financial Services team and focus on helping banks, insurers and pension providers with their managed services needs across the board. Together with multidisciplinary teams, you solve complex transformation, regulatory and technology issues for clients, ensure proper implementation of laws and regulations, and respond to the accelerated shift in consumer demand and the increasing competition from disruptive players in the Financial Services domain. 

What will you be doing? 

• As the director of FS Finance Managed Services, you will lead a team of problem solvers with diverse backgrounds on every assignment to help resolve complex issues and challenges for clients in the pension, insurance, and banking sectors. You will actively be part of this team yourself;

• Collaboration is the key to success. Collaboration with other competencies within the Consulting team, such as People & Organization, Data Analytics, and Operations and Risk. But also collaboration with other parts of PwC such as the Deals practice and the actuaries. You are part of a broad international network and have access to all available knowledge to undertake yourself;

• You will be jointly responsible for building the Financial Services advisory practice. This includes acquiring projects and strengthening and expanding relationships with clients in the pension, insurance, and banking sectors;

• You will lead multiple projects and actively build multidisciplinary teams of passionate and skilled advisors as an entrepreneur;

• You know how to translate strategy and project management into execution: 'from strategy to execution.' 

Does this describe you? 

The successful candidate is strongly driven to further expand and grow the practice. The ideal candidate: 

• Has relevant experience (>10 years) in a professional services firm or a notable industry player delivering managed services; 

• Has delivered end to end managed services covering design, implementation and operations, and is able to lead client conversations on these phases; 

• Has experience with the tech architecture of banking, insurers and pension providers and is aware of what is happening in the field of functionality, interfaces, data, and infrastructure as well as managed services and outsourcing operations; 

• Has experience with the implementation of technological solutions and well able to further develop existing alliances with these parties and fulfill the role of business transformation partner at PwC's clients; 

• Has solid experience with (digital) operating model transformations; 

• Has a well-developed network at the executive level in the insurance and pension sectors and is aware of the challenges clients in those sectors face; 

• Has proven to be a reliable advisor in the sector and brings important relationships from there; ​

• Is excellent at bridging the gap between technology and business through knowledge of financial services products, processes, and relevant laws and regulations, as well as hands-on experience with improving IT architecture and implementing technology;

• Knowledge of data strategy, data architecture, and data management is desired, as well as knowledge in the field of operating model transformation. 

In addition to this concrete work experience, the ideal candidate also possesses the competencies and personal characteristics that match PwC's ambitions and culture. The ideal candidate for this position: 

• Has an academic-level degree; 

• Is an entrepreneurial self-starter, likes to seek a platform in the market, and is able to further expand and grow the business; 

• Is analytically and conceptually strong;

• Has execution power and are commercially skilled; 

• Has a positive mindset and think in terms of opportunities and possibilities; 

• Is self-reflective and empathetic. 

• Is a team player focused on collaboration and connection, both with clients and with colleagues within PwC; 

• Has excellent leadership skills and the ambition to motivate teams and be successful on both the client and PwC sides. Contributing to the growth of individuals within the competency is essential in this;

• Has an innovative mentality and is thus able to influence and realize innovative value propositions within PwC. 

What are we offering?  
At PwC, you will have the opportunity to be yourself, get the best out of yourself in a high-performance organisation and grow within our global network. As part of our team we offer: 

• A competitive salary, permanent contract, attractive pension plan and the opportunity to grow rapidly; 

• Customised training for professional growth and leadership development; 

• Motivating work environment where collaboration with ambitious colleagues and recognition for your contributions are highly valued; 

• Comprehensive benefits including "well-being budget" for physical and mental health;