Financial Services Advisory Consultant – Banking, Insurance & Capital Markets

Guidehouse•McLean, NY

About The Position

Guidehouse is seeking motivated professionals to join its Financial Services Advisory practice, supporting clients across Banking, Insurance, and Capital Markets. The role involves working with leading financial institutions to address complex business challenges, drive transformation, strengthen risk and compliance capabilities, and deliver strategic solutions that create measurable client value. As a Senior Consultant or Managing Consultant, the employee will support multiple client engagements, partnering with stakeholders to improve operations, manage risk, navigate regulatory requirements, and execute business transformation initiatives. Successful candidates are intellectually curious, client-focused, collaborative, and comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments. Travel may be up to 75% or more; no clearance is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
3–10 years of relevant professional experience, depending on position level.
Experience in banking, insurance, capital markets, consulting, advisory services, or a related financial services environment.
Ability to analyze and solve complex business problems and operate effectively in ambiguous or rapidly changing environments.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking capabilities.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
Experience managing projects, workstreams, client deliverables, or strategic initiatives.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced consulting and client-service environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience working for a large financial institution, such as a large regional bank, national bank, insurance organization, capital markets organization, or Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB).
Previous experience with a management consulting, advisory, or Big Four consulting organization.
Experience supporting business transformation, operational excellence, process improvement, change management, regulatory compliance, risk management, or strategic initiatives.
Experience building programs, processes, operating models, or operational frameworks from inception through implementation.
Subject matter expertise in operational optimization, financial crimes compliance, regulatory compliance and response, risk management, payments modernization, asset management, consumer banking, commercial banking, insurance, or capital markets.
Professional certifications such as PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Change Management, or other relevant credentials.

Responsibilities

Support and lead client engagements across Banking, Insurance, and Capital Markets, focused on risk management, regulatory compliance, operations, and business transformation.
Analyze complex business challenges and translate findings into practical recommendations and client-focused solutions.
Build and maintain client relationships through stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and communication.
Facilitate workshops, working sessions, meetings, and presentations with client leadership and project teams.
Manage project workstreams, deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and risks across multiple engagements.
Develop business cases, operational strategies, process improvement recommendations, and transformation roadmaps.
Partner with cross-functional teams to address evolving client priorities and business needs.
Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, strengthen organizational effectiveness, and drive innovation.
Contribute to practice growth through thought leadership, market research, business development, proposal development, and people management, as appropriate to level.