Investment Management - Business Strategy Manager

About the role

Recruiting for this role ends on 7/31/2026.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with senior client leaders to solve complex business challenges, define & drive growth strategy, and help organizations transform their operating models and drive change through technology and data.
• Work on high-impact engagements across the IM landscape, combining strategic thinking, industry expertise, and hands-on execution.
• Provide insight and knowledge of investment management business models, industry dynamics, and strategic issues facing asset and wealth managers.
• Play a meaningful leadership role by managing teams, influencing client decisions, and helping deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Bring deep investment management industry knowledge, strong strategic and analytical capabilities, and the ability to translate complex business issues into clear, actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Lead complex strategy engagements or major workstreams from problem definition and scope alignment through analysis, recommendation development, and delivery.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and provide clear, actionable guidance on critical business issues.
• Evaluate market, financial, and operational data; synthesize findings into fact-based insights and strategic recommendations.
• Contribute to business development activities, including proposal support, solution shaping, and client presentations.
• Bring perspective on investment management subsectors such as asset management, wealth management, hedge funds, private markets, and asset owners.
• Oversee and provide guidance to the broader consulting team, including training and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited university with strong undergraduate academic record
• 6+ years of management consulting experience focused on Corporate & Business Unit Strategy, Strategic Planning, Growth Strategy, Commercial Strategy, and Business Transformation
• 6+ years of experience in consulting, corporate strategy, or a strategy-focused role within financial services or investment management
• 6+ years of experience working with senior executives crafting and implementing strategies for growth and transformation at the corporate, business, or product level
• 6+ years of experience creating client-ready materials, including roadmaps, presentations (PowerPoint), business case, business process, and transformation plans, etc.
• 4+ years of experience using analytical methods and tools to create project analysis and recommendation support
• 4+ years of experience defining trends across industries and articulating their impact on clients’ business and strategic choices
• 4+ years of experience leading a team and influencing others, including coaching and mentoring other staff
• Ability to travel up to 50% on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve

Preferred

• Advanced degree in business (i.e., MBA)
• 4+ years of experience in the consulting services sales pursuit & proposal process
• 4+ years of experience with Scenario Planning/Modeling
• Knowledge of or experience in broader G&A functions (i.e., HR, IT, Finance, Procurement, Commercial Operations)
• Basic understanding of the core digital technologies that underpin world class customer experiences (e.g., CRM, E-Commerce, Content Management)
• Experience advising clients on growth strategy, commercial strategy, enterprise transformation, or operating model redesign

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $155,600 to $306,800.

Schedule

Not specified.