Director – Banking Transformation Consulting

About Transformation Factory

Transformation Factory is an independent strategy and transformation consulting firm. We support financial institutions and industrial companies in navigating complex strategic, organizational and operational transformations in a highly regulated and fast-evolving environment.

We primarily advise top management teams, driving a strong results-oriented culture and performance-focused operating models.

Our ambition is to become a trusted transformation partner for leading European financial institutions.

As a representative of Transformation Factory, you will embody the firm’s core values: trust, optimism, integrity and impact.

The role

As part of our international expansion, we are launching a local presence in Portugal and are looking for a Director based in Lisbon to lead and develop our Banking Transformation Consulting activities.

You will act as the local representative of Transformation Factory, playing a key role across business development, client delivery and team leadership, in close collaboration with the firm’s executive management.

Key responsibilities

Business development & market representation

• Represent Transformation Factory in the Portuguese market with clients, partners and local ecosystems

• Develop a strong client portfolio within the banking, financial services and insurance sectors

• Identify and drive new business opportunities and contribute to the firm’s international growth strategy

Client delivery & transformation leadership

• Lead and secure high-impact transformation programs for senior client stakeholders

• Support executive teams on strategy, organization, governance, processes, technology, data and management topics

• Ensure high quality delivery, client satisfaction and long-term relationships

Team leadership & structuring

• Build, manage and grow local consulting teams

• Contribute to the structuring of offers, methodologies and delivery models

• Drive knowledge capitalisation and continuous improvement

Firm contribution

• Lead or contribute to proposals and RFP responses

• Participate in internal structuring initiatives and strategic reflections at group level

Profile

• Master’s degree (Business School, Engineering School or equivalent university degree)

• Significant experience in a consulting firm, ideally within a Big 4 or leading strategy / transformation consultancy

• Strong expertise in banking transformation, strategy or organizational consulting

• Proven director-level posture: leadership, strategic vision and executive credibility

• Ability to develop business, structure teams and manage complex transformation programs

• Fluency in French, English and Portuguese is mandatory

• Strong local market knowledge and presence in Lisbon required

Why join us

• A key leadership role in an international expansion journey

• High level of autonomy with direct exposure to executive management

• Entrepreneurial, high-impact and human-scale consulting environment

• Opportunity to build and represent a long-term local footprint in Portugal