Senior Consultant - Delivery Lead

Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite)Salary: Up to £75,000

A specialist transformation consultancy within the investment and wealth management sector is seeking a Senior Consultant - Delivery Lead to join its strategic delivery team. This function supports major change programmes across core operations, technology strategy, and platform implementation for a portfolio of leading wealth managers, investment platforms, and financial institutions.

As a Senior Consultant - Delivery Lead, you will take a central role in managing complex transformation programmes from inception through to delivery. Operating within multi-party environments, you'll serve as the key interface between clients, internal teams, and third-party vendors to ensure successful execution of strategic initiatives.

This is a client-facing, delivery-focused role that requires structured thinking, stakeholder management, and the ability to operate confidently in fast-paced, regulated environments.

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of high-profile transformation initiatives across the wealth and investment space.

• Serve as the main delivery contact for senior client stakeholders, ensuring alignment on progress, risks, and outcomes.

• Coordinate delivery across cross-functional teams including testing, data, solution design, and platform implementation.

• Work closely with platform vendors and internal SMEs to deliver complex system or operational change.

• Produce MI, status reports, and ensure delivery governance is embedded throughout.

• Uphold best practice across project delivery, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.

Essential:

• Solid background in delivery or transformation consulting, ideally with exposure to wealth, pensions, or insurance.

• Experience delivering platform or system change programmes in complex financial environments.

• Understanding of both Agile and Waterfall methodologies; confident using tools such as JIRA or similar.

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, particularly in multi-vendor programmes.

• Ability to manage ambiguity and drive clarity across fast-moving programmes.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of key platforms such as FNZ, SS&C, or Avaloq.

• Relevant delivery certifications (e.g., PMP, Scrum Master, Agile Foundation).

• Competitive salary up to £75,000

• Join a specialist consultancy delivering high-impact programmes in wealth management

• Hybrid working: 2 days per week in the Edinburgh office

• Work in a collaborative and experienced delivery team

Please send your CV to Daniel Abbasi via the Apply link on this page to register your interest or connect directly to discuss further.