Six Sigma Process Design & Optimisation Lead, London - 6 months Contract £700-800 per day (PAYE)

Six Sigma Business Process Design and Optimisation Lead, London - 6 month Contract £700-800 per day (PAYE)

Hybrid working model (4 days in office & 1 day WFH)

Leading Asset and Wealth Manager is looking for an experienced Six Sigma Green Belt or (ideally) Black Belt to join their Change Office of dedicated initiative delivery and practice experts who are leading strategic initiatives right across Product, Sales and Marketing, Business Services, Investment Operations, and Information Technology.

As a Process Design & Optimization Lead, you will contribute to the delivery of our business transformation programmes, focusing on Target Operating Models across UK and APAC regions to increase scale and efficiency.

The person we are looking for will have a strong track record working in financial services OR management consulting maximizing value by developing and facilitating initiative approaches, including benefits realization, governance structures, change management, ideally working a central business change or transformation function.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

You will have

• At least a bachelor's degree
• Working knowledge of improvement principles and best practices, as acquired through a Lean Six Sigma Black or Green Belt accreditation (which is a MUST HAVE)
• 5+ years of management consulting experience and/or 5+ years of experience in financial services to include at least one of business analysis, process design/re-engineering/optimization, including implementing workflow solutions and robotic process automation (RPA).
• Experience documenting and prioritizing business requirements and/or user stories.
• Defined and delivered measurable benefits from through processes re-engineering
• Knowledge of demonstrable experience with project management, and the ability to apply it to work assignments.
• Experience leveraging Change Management best practices to deliver solutions in partnership with project and business teams and worked in agile environments
• Experience working with cross-functional and cross-cultural teams/in various time zones.
• Be a skilled communicator and place a high value on being authentic, respectful and engaging
• Be a strong, critical thinker and collaborative problem solver with demonstrated ability to analyze challenges and develop thoughtful recommendations and compelling visual and written content
• Be skilled at establishing, nurturing and growing working relationships with clients, team members and shared services upon which you rely.
• To bring strong organizational skills, you are a driver, self-directed, and focused on delivering tangible value to the business.

The successful applicant can expect to be involved with most of the following

Process Re-engineering

• Manage multiple process optimization workstreams E2E within an initiative fully understanding 2-3 process capabilities to both depth and breadth, plus awareness of other process capabilities and who to pull in for expertise.
• Design new workflows and processes. Conduct thorough analyses to understand inefficiencies and bottlenecks and make recommendations on how to resolve them.
• Implement strategies for continuous improvement. Work closely with various departments to streamline processes and enhance overall organizational effectiveness.
• Utilize data-driven insights to make informed decisions. Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to monitor process effectiveness and identify opportunities for enhancement.
• Identify and leverage technology solutions to automate and improve processes. Collaborate with IT teams to implement tools that support operational excellence goals.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of processes, improvements, and best practices. Ensure that knowledge is shared across the organization

Change/Project Delivery and Delivery Methodology

• Manage multiple independent projects or workstreams; limited cross project dependencies
• Minimal supervision required
• Executes initiatives via standard practice methodologies
• Applies the appropriate practice methodologies to the type of project

Project/Team Leadership

• Communicates effectively with project team by providing clear messages to team without ambiguity and identifies communication barriers within the team
• Maintains team morale by reinforcing positive work environment and recognizes others' accomplishments

Change Management

• Builds a change management strategy and plan as part of the delivery of an effort.
• Work with the Senior Management if additional change management expertise is required for the effort to ensure highly impactful change efforts
• With support from Change Management practitioners, demonstrates ability to gain proficiency in applying and executing innovative change management techniques
• Develops and executes upon communication/content development strategy to effectively engage and inform stakeholder groups.
• Able to identify appropriate and most connective communication channels to engage the appropriate audience groups.

Influencing and Stakeholder Management

• Stakeholders are defined; processes are in place but need to be executed upon
• Understands different perspectives of stakeholders and responds appropriately
• Identifies when escalation required
• Explains and gains support for the desired outcome (eg, the initiative's project delivery approach with stakeholders)
• Can help represent the aligned conclusion and key details at leadership forum

Domain Knowledge

• Whilst preference will be given to anyone with asset/wealth management experience, this is a nice to have (however you will need to demonstrate strong technical acumen and apply this to project planning and delivery).