Banking Consulting Director

Role: Banking Consulting Director

Location: UK Hybrid variable London or Birmingham

Practice: Banking & Financial Services Consulting

Level: Director

Role Summary: We are seeking a Banking Consulting Director to originate and lead the most consequential transformation engagements in the UK banking market. This is a growth-first leadership role for a senior consultant who builds trusted C-suite relationships, converts them into high-impact work, and shapes the propositions that set our practice apart particularly across payments modernization, regulatory resilience, and the responsible adoption of data and AI.

The Director will own strategic banking relationships end-to-end: opening doors, shaping the agenda, leading delivery, and turning outcomes into the next opportunity. The role combines origination, consulting delivery, practice development, and industry eminence to drive sustainable, profitable growth within the Banking sector.

Client Advisory & Executive Engagement

Act as a trusted advisor to C-suite executives across retail and commercial / SME banking, with broader credibility across corporate, digital and challenger banks.

Lead strategic discussions across core banking modernisation, lending and credit, payments, customer and channel transformation, financial crime (including AML, KYC, fraud and sanctions), risk and regulatory change, data and AI, and banking operating model transformation.

Bridge business and technology agendas, translating banking strategy, customer, operational and regulatory requirements into executable transformation programmes.

Facilitate executive workshops and strategic planning sessions that move clients from agenda-setting to decision and action.

Build and sustain long-term executive relationships that anchor key client accounts.

Business Development & Revenue Growth

Originate and convert a pipeline of strategic consulting opportunities, opening new relationships rather than only delivering scoped work.

Develop and execute sector growth strategies aligned to the Banking Consulting practice objectives and NTT DATA's wider banking, technology, data and transformation capabilities.

Lead pursuits end-to-end: qualification, proposition shaping, proposal development and executive close.

Expand existing accounts into multi-year transformation partnerships and identify new market opportunities.

Deliver against an annual portfolio target in consulting revenue, with accountability for margin and pipeline health.

Consulting Delivery Leadership

Ensure successful delivery across the portfolio: quality, client outcomes, commercial performance and risk management.

Lead multidisciplinary teams spanning business consulting, technology, data, engineering and transformation specialists.

Guide clients through end-to-end journeys, from strategy and operating model design through implementation and value realisation.

Shape major technology-enabled transformation programmes involving banking platforms and ecosystems, ensuring technology choices are anchored in business outcomes.

Develop differentiated propositions, methodologies, frameworks and IP across priority banking transformation domains, leveraging NTT DATA's technology, data and AI capabilities where relevant.

Support recruitment, capability development and mentoring of consulting talent, raising the bar on delivery quality.

Significant experience (typically 18+ years, or a demonstrated equivalent track record) in management consulting, business consulting or transformation advisory within the Banking sector.

Deep, recent experience in UK retail banking, with meaningful exposure to SME / commercial banking and a strong understanding of banking products, customer journeys, operations and the underlying technology landscape.

Proven origination and account growth with Tier-1 UK banks - opening relationships and converting them to revenue, not only delivering work.

Demonstrated ability to bridge business consulting and technology transformation, translating banking strategy, operating model, customer and regulatory requirements into major technology-enabled change programmes.

Strong domain credibility across several of the following: core banking, lending and credit, payments, AML / KYC and financial crime, risk and regulatory change, customer and channel transformation, banking operations and operating model transformation.

Experience shaping transformation programmes involving banking platforms and technology ecosystems, rather than solely strategy, operating model or programme delivery.

Credibility advising C-suite stakeholders on business and technology transformation.

Deep command of UK banking trends, competitive dynamics and the regulatory landscape.

Track record leading large-scale transformation programmes and multidisciplinary consulting teams.

A current point of view on the role of data and AI in banking, and the judgement to apply these capabilities responsibly in a regulated environment.

Leadership Competencies

Executive Presence and Influence

Strategic Thinking

Commercial Acumen

Consultative Selling

Relationship Management

Practice Building

Thought Leadership

Innovation Mindset

Team Leadership and Talent Development

Complex Stakeholder Management

Success Measures

Consulting revenue and profitability growth across the banking portfolio.

New-business origination and sales conversion.

Expansion of strategic Banking accounts.

Delivery of measurable, referenceable client outcomes.

Development of differentiated propositions across priority banking transformation domains, drawing on NTT DATA's business, technology, data and AI capabilities.

Publication of thought leadership and executive-level industry recognition.

Growth and development of consulting talent.

At NTT DATA, you have endless opportunities to think big, act bold and take ownership. As a $30+ billion business and technology services, AI and digital infrastructure leader, we co-innovate solutions with clients and partners globally for business and societal impact. Serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100, with experts in over 70 countries, we encourage experimentation and recognize great work. Proudly a Global Top Employer, NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion annually in R&D. Make this the place where you belong, learn, and build your network. Make this the place where you grow.

We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.

You can find more information about NTT DATA UK & Ireland here: https://uk.nttdata.com/

We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.