Partner, Retail Banking & Payments

Be the leader behind the transformation of tomorrow’s financial institutions.    

Join a fast-growing global consulting firm that’s rewriting the rules for how strategy and execution intersect. At Sia, we empower senior leaders to drive complex transformations, shape industry trends, and grow thriving practices. As a Partner in our Financial Services Business Unit, you’ll play a critical role in expanding our footprint in North America while delivering next-generation solutions to financial institutions reshaping the industry.  

Backed by a global footprint and consulting capabilities across all major industry sectors, our teams guide C-suite leaders across banking, wealth management, capital markets, and fintech. We combine deep domain expertise with digital and tech-forward approaches that make a lasting impact.   

Retail banking and payments is at a significant inflection point, and the seismic shift in ROE is already underway. Rising customer expectations, real-time money movement, embedded finance, stablecoins, and big tech entrants are reshaping deposits, lending, cards, and digital channels. Sia helps banks of all sizes, from global G-SIBs to regionals and credit unions, turn that disruption into opportunity. 

As a Partner, you will accelerate the buildout of Sia's U.S. retail banking and payments practice. You will shape our point of view and offerings, originate and lead high-value engagements, recruit and grow the team, and build lasting relationships with senior executives in the space. You will bring Sia's global capabilities to bear on the most important questions of the day.  

Your Role as a Partner  

You'll be a recognized leader inside and outside the firm – responsible for business development, delivery excellence, and leadership across accounts and teams. You will:   

Drive Client Growth  

• Lead and grow strategic client accounts in financial services – serving as their trusted advisor on bank transformation, digital strategy, regulatory change, and operating model design.  

• Own and lead at least two key client accounts, serving as the primary relationship lead and strategic advisor. 

Deliver Consulting Excellence  

• Oversee complex strategy and transformation programs end-to-end, ensuring high-impact delivery that exceeds client expectations.  

• Leverage global expertise and cross-functional teams to solve our clients’ toughest challenges.  

Lead People & Culture   

• Inspire and coach a high-performing team of Managers and above.  

• Champion Sia’s inclusive, collaborative, and entrepreneurial culture, mentoring the next generation of leadership.  

Shape the Future of the Firm  

• Build Sia's retail banking and payments practice across the U.S. 

• Define the offerings and point of view, develop the client pipeline, and recruit and grow the team. 

• Contribute to our go-to-market strategy, client success, practice development, and firm governance at the BU and Hub level.  

• Actively collaborate across international hubs and service lines to deliver integrated, cross-border value.