**Senior Strategy Consultant - Customer Value Advisory Finance & Risk (m/f/d) at blithequark**
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for finance and risk management? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where innovation and technology meet? Look no further than this exciting opportunity to join blithequark's global team of customer value creation experts. As a Senior Strategy Consultant in our Customer Value Advisory Finance & Risk team, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of banking and finance, working closely with senior stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives and deliver complex transformation programs. **About blithequark** blithequark is a leading provider of finance and risk solutions, with a strong reputation on the market and a long-established customer portfolio. Our team of experts is dedicated to helping clients navigate the complexities of finance and risk management, and we're always looking for talented individuals to join our ranks. As a remote-first company, we offer the flexibility and autonomy to work from anywhere, with occasional travel required to meet with clients and colleagues. **Key Responsibilities** As a Senior Strategy Consultant in our Customer Value Advisory Finance & Risk team, you'll be responsible for: * Leading strategic workstreams in finance transformation programs for banking clients, working closely with senior stakeholders to shape client value propositions and drive strategic initiatives. * Translating complex business challenges into innovative solutions and actionable roadmaps, leveraging your analytical skills and technical expertise to drive business outcomes. * Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product, delivery, and architecture, to deliver complex transformation programs and drive business growth. * Supporting client engagements from early shaping to execution, including C-level interactions, to ensure seamless delivery and client satisfaction. * Contributing to internal capability building and team development, sharing your expertise and experience to help our team grow and succeed. * Bringing thought leadership on bank steering, KPIs, financial performance, and risk management, helping to shape our finance and risk transformation offering and drive business growth. * Helping to define and evolve our finance and risk transformation offering, leveraging your expertise and experience to drive business outcomes and client satisfaction. **Job Location** This is a remote-first role, based in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, UK, Serbia, or Romania. Occasional travel may be required to meet with clients and colleagues, but we offer the flexibility and autonomy to work from anywhere. **Requirements** To be successful in this role, you'll need: * 2-3+ years of experience in strategy consulting, ideally with a strong analytical foundation. * Proven experience in banking, with a solid understanding of industry dynamics and banking business models. * Strong tech affinity – comfortable working with digital tools, data models, and transformation platforms. * Experience across both strategic change initiatives and operational finance and risk environments (e.g. controlling, data & analytics, reporting, planning). * Familiarity with transformation programs, including process / operating model design and system implementation. * Risk management experience is a plus. * Experience with finance software, especially SAP and SAP Fioneer, is a plus. * Fluency in English; German is a plus. **Benefits** As a member of our team, you'll enjoy: * A pragmatic, fast-paced startup company paired with years of system delivery expertise, a strong reputation on the market, and a long-established customer portfolio. * Growth opportunities based on merit and individual goals, as well as the space to bring new ideas, drive innovation, and challenge the status quo. * Mobile Office – work wherever you like! * Individual mobility options (e.g., Company Car, Bike Leasing, JobTicket). * Attractive compensation package with 30 holidays. **Why Join blithequark?** At blithequark, we're passionate about helping our clients navigate the complexities of finance and risk management. We're a team of experts who are dedicated to delivering exceptional results, and we're always looking for talented individuals to join our ranks. If you're a strategic thinker with a passion for finance and risk management, we'd love to hear from you. **How to Apply** If you're ready to take your career to the next level, apply now to join our team of customer value creation experts. We can't wait to hear from you!