Principal Strategy & Transformation Analyst

We are looking for a Principal Strategy & Transformation Analyst with strong experience making change happen by being data & insights-led, a strong communicator and an empathetic influencer. There are many backgrounds that successful candidates could draw from – some of the most common ones include management consulting, product/program management, and internal corporate strategy roles. The candidate should be excited to be part of building this new capability and function for the organization.

In your role as Principal, Transformation, you will:

• Help Convera transform into one of the premier business payments and FX platforms in the world
  • Manage a highly ambitious, complex, and cross-functional transformation program
  • Drive informed decision-making on competing priorities to optimize overall results and outcomes
• Manage execution of the corporate transformation program, taking a more direct and greater leadership role on priority initiatives partnering with leaders across the org
  • Stress test initiatives to help ensure they are robust and truly drive better customer delivery, growth, productivity and margin improvement
  • Bring visibility to resource and budget plans, escalating risks and making recommendations to executives as needed
  • Lead management of cross-functional dependencies, stepping in to drive resolution as needed
  • Lead progress tracking and reporting, including raising key issues to executives
  • Track transformation initiative results & impacts
• Support colleagues across the business on presenting data-informed insights and recommendations that enable senior leadership to make informed choices
  • Help teams crisply frame a problem, communicate how insights lead to their recommendations, and facilitate decision-making by the C-suite and Board
  • Show teams how to use structured logic, and develop insights from data-led research/analyses to inform potential paths and trade-offs
• Be a self-motivated go-getter who is willing to take on work outside your comfort zone, and works well in ambiguity
• Be highly data/insights-led – laying out the evidence when presenting recommendations to the C-suite and other senior leaders to make choices
• Be a culture-carrier as a critical member of an empowered and enthusiastic team who partners well throughout the organization

A successful Principal, Transformation for this fintech should ideally have:

• Strong experience in transformation, strategy and/or program management (7+ years total work experience preferred)
  • Prior experience at a top tier consulting firm (Bain, BCG, McKinsey) or tech company a plus
• Experience in B2B payments, FX, banking and/or the Fintech space preferred
• High degree of digital / technical literacy i.e. able to understand digital/technical work enough to question approaches, and identify potential risks / dependencies
• Highly structured ways of working and outstanding problem solving skills with an emphasis on data-driven decision making, even when you don’t have all the data
  • Able to take complicated questions, break them down, and analyze complex quantitative and qualitative inputs to make recommendations
• Strong communication skills – able to present arguments simply & logically, including use of verbal and written communication to express ideas clearly and succinctly
• Strong influencing & interpersonal skills – you earn respect and can execute through influence; able to build productive and positive relationships at all levels across the org
• Ability to both think strategically and have a practical bias for action with an "ownership" mentality; will deep dive to drive execution in a fast-paced environment
• Practical in how to execute the transformation agenda – willing to work hands on to help coach teams on best approaches to deliver results
• Humble, can-do attitude with a learning mindset and ability to thrive in ambiguity; you are intellectually curious, have a passion for excellence and want to make a big impact
• Works well in a fast-paced fintech, PE backed environment
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel and Word – skilled in business logic development, analytics/modeling and communication to executive audiences
• Bachelor’s degree or MBA preferred from an accredited educational institution
• Able to travel as required

About Convera: 

Convera is the largest non-bank B2B cross-border payments company in the world. Formerly Western Union Business Solutions, we leverage decades of industry expertise and technology-led payment solutions to deliver smarter money movements to our customers – helping them capture more value with every transaction. Convera serves more than 30,000 customers ranging from small business owners to enterprise treasurers to educational institutions to financial institutions to law firms to NGOs. 

Our teams care deeply about the value we bring to our customers which makes Convera a rewarding place to work. This is an exciting time for our organization as we build our team with growth-minded, results-oriented people who are looking to move fast in an innovative environment. 

As a truly global company with employees in over 20 countries, we are passionate about diversity; we seek and celebrate people from different backgrounds, lifestyles, and unique points of view. We want to work with the best people and ensure we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging. 

We offer an abundance of competitive perks and benefits including: 

• Market competitive monthly gross salary
• Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization
• A flexible approach to work (This role is HYBRID, 2-3 days in our London office)
• Paid holidays, time-off and leave policies for life events (maternity, paternity, adoption, bereavement, military)
• Paid volunteering opportunities 

There are plenty of amazing opportunities at Convera for talented, creative problem solvers who never settle for good enough and are looking to transform Business to Business payments. Apply now if you’re ready to unleash your potential.