Backbase · 1 week ago
Principal Digital Strategy Consultant
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
10+ years expBackbase is building the strategic advisory arm focused on financial services and digital transformation. As a Principal Consultant, you will lead high-impact engagements with strategic clients, crafting transformation strategies and providing trusted advisory services to CxOs.
BankingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFinancial ServicesFinTechMobile AppsSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead strategic customer engagements with a focus on digital transformation, articulating how Backbase drives business outcomes
Craft compelling business cases and value narratives supported by financial modeling and executive-ready storytelling
Facilitate workshops and discovery sessions to uncover business needs, define impact metrics, and co-create transformation roadmaps
Coach and mentor Digital Strategy Consultants in your region, nurturing their development and ensuring excellence in delivery
Stay on top of market trends in digital banking and share insights to influence both internal stakeholders and customer strategies
Develop reusable frameworks, toolkits, and value messaging to scale the impact of the Value Consulting function across sales, customer success, and product marketing
Partner closely with Sales, Solution Engineering, and Customer Success to shape strategic pursuits and drive deal velocity through value-based selling
Translate complex business challenges into clear, differentiated value propositions aligned with Backbase’s platform capabilities
Own strategic projects from ideation to delivery, ensuring quality outcomes with measurable business impact
Continuously refine consulting assets, benchmark libraries, and case studies to improve scalability and consistency
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in digital strategy consulting, ideally from top-tier strategy firms or digital boutiques
2+ years mentoring or managing strategy consultants or value engineers
Proven expertise in building financial models, business cases, and ROI analysis with executive-ready deliverables
Skilled in customer journey mapping, design-led workshops, and facilitating strategic decision-making at the C-level
Deep understanding of customer-centric methodologies such as design thinking, lean startup, agile transformation, and ecosystem design
Executive presence with excellent communication and storytelling skills—you command the room and simplify the complex
Entrepreneurial mindset, intellectually curious, highly adaptable, and results-oriented
Fluent in English with a willingness to travel regionally or internationally as needed
Preferred
Experience in SaaS or financial services is a strong plus
French is a plus
Company
Backbase
Backbase builds AI-powered banking software that helps financial institutions modernize without replacing their core systems.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$127.43MKey Investors
Vietnam Maritime Commercial BankMotive Partners
2024-11-18Debt Financing
2022-06-09Private Equity· $127.43M
Leadership Team
Joost van Mook
Chief Customer Officer
Tim Rutten
CMO
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