IBM Promontory, Principal Consultant

We have a diverse client base in Australia, which includes some of Australia's largest financial institutions and clients drawn from the public sector.

As a Principal, you will be responsible for managing risk, regulatory and compliance engagements on a day-to-day basis, analysing complex problems, developing recommendations to address client issues and heavily involved in reports and other deliverables. A strong consulting background with experience in non-financial risk management (including operational risk and resilience) and or superannuation is preferable. You will also be expected to draw upon your insights and networks to identify business opportunities for IBM Promontory to pursue.

Your role and responsibilities

To be successful in this role a candidate must possess strong leadership skills and have the stature to engage effectively with clients and potential clients at all levels. The candidate will also need to inspire and work effectively with team members drawn from a range of technical disciplines. Interact comfortably with executive management across industry and regulatory authorities. Key responsibilities will include:

• Manage projects and act as client point of contact on a day-to-day basis contributing to engagements being delivered to budget and meeting profit and realisation targets.
• Undertake analysis as directed and take responsibility for the preparation of project deliverables, including reports and presentations.
• Interact comfortably with executive management of and regulatory authorities, generally with a Managing Director present.
• Strong analytical skills, oral skills, with demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, simply and logically.
• Strong written communication skills with, the ability to construct well-founded, clear, and concise analyses and recommendations.
• Ability to handle complex information, solve problems, and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to work closely with, and communicate effectively with, clients and within all levels of the organisation.
• Strong commitment to integrity and ethics.

The candidate will also be required to build and retain relationships across the industry and to identify opportunities for further work. This includes the ability to establish and maintain positive relationships and build teams that are motivated to succeed.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• An undergraduate degree in either Accounting, Commerce, Finance, or Law - with postgraduate qualifications highly regarded.
• At least 6 experience in Financial services, Consulting, Regulator, Compliance, Risk management, Governance or legal.
• Track record working in a fast-paced and unstructured environment with aptitude for identifying and developing innovative solutions to client challenges.
• Analytics and data: Proven track record of successfully delivering highly analytical and data intensive work. Strong understanding of data governance and experience in working with large and unstructured datasets to draw meaningful and actionable insights and outcomes.
• AI: A strong understanding of AI fundamentals, including AI governance, and model development and application.
• Expert level capabilities in Excel (incl. advanced excel functionality and VBA / Macro development). Expert level capabilities in working with large datasets in SQL

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Commerce, Finance, Law or Business Administration with postgraduate qualifications highly regarded.
• Specialising in data analytics, risk management, assurance, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience developing, testing and validating the end-to-end modelling process and knowledge of a variety of tools including Alteryx, R and Python

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