French speaking Senior Business Consultant

Title: French speaking Senior Business Consultant

Salary: Up to £50,000 + bonus + flexible working + other excellent benefits

Sector: Market and Data driven Research within Financial Services

Location: WFH initially. Then flexible working.

Language: French/English

Company details:

This is one of the most well-respected global research firms in the UK and it has carved a specialist niche within FINANCE. Its clients are all major financial services institutions and it maps and anticipates trends and new developments within the finance sector (this included credit card companies), explores competitor advantages thereby helping decision makers to make sound business decisions based on real evidence-led insights.

The team: you will be joining the Business Team that drives revenues and will be project managing across a portfolio of high value clients.

Duties

• Overall: responsible for the management of projects, as well as managing and developing internal and external relationships
• Independently managing mid-large multi-market research/faceted projects with sole responsibility from start to finish
• Conducting complex and sensitive in-depth interviews with market experts, competitors, key players customers and prospects (B2B) and building a network of contacts to engage with
• Providing compelling insight into markets and competitors through consistently delivering high quality output that meets / exceeds our client expectations
• Gaining trust and confidence of clients at budget holder level, handling client meetings, resolving issues etc. Play an active role in business development: preparing sales presentation, writing proposals, speaking at events, writing white papers / though leadership pieces
• Proactively participate in people management activities such as line management / mentoring, recruitment, training and development
• Play a role in internal management the company – proactively identifying and addressing new systems, process, new research methodologies, drive innovation
• You will build an understanding of the company’s brand, values, competence areas and be able to convey them clearly, both internally and in client situations

Requirements

• Complete fluency in English (precise written English is a must) and French
• A demonstrable passion / interest in Financial Services, previous research / consulting experience in financial services / payments would be a strong advantage
• Vast experience in primary research, in particular conducting complex in-depth interviews
• Experience in creating compelling PowerPoint presentations and delivering them confidently to c-suite / senior-level clients
• Solid people management skills: line management / mentoring, recruitment, training and development, perspective. Strong interpersonal skills, team player, self-motivated and driven to deliver
• Excellent relevant degree (1^st or 2.1) from a top University
• Team management experience

Only candidates based in the UK will be considered for this role.