Summary: The Strategy Manager role in the FinTech sector involves leading strategic decision-making within a global digital platform. The position requires collaboration across various teams to shape financial services offerings and drive key strategic initiatives. The candidate will utilize data-driven analysis to provide recommendations to senior stakeholders and contribute to long-term strategy execution. This is a contract position with a hybrid working arrangement based in Amsterdam.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end strategy development across FinTech domains, tackling open-ended business challenges.
- Build compelling, data-driven narratives and align recommendations with senior leadership.
- Assess market trends, competitive landscapes, customer behavior, and regulatory developments to define strategic priorities.
- Identify new product and investment opportunities, building strong business cases in collaboration with Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders.
- Support the development of financial products that reduce friction across the customer journey.
- Work cross-functionally to take ideas from concept through to launch and optimization.
- Define KPIs, track performance, and ensure strategic alignment across teams.
- Support leadership with clear insights and high-quality materials for decision-making.
Key Skills:
- 7 to 10 years of experience in consulting and/or in-house strategy roles.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience in data-driven decision making.
- Solid background in financial services or payments.
- Proven experience building business cases and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Strong stakeholder management skills within complex, matrixed organizations.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex topics.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced and ambiguous environments.
Salary (Rate): 120 euro's per hour
City: Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Strategy Manager - Fintech (Contract)
We are looking for an experienced Strategy Manager to join a dynamic FinTech capability within a leading global digital platform. You will operate at the center of strategic decision-making, working across product, finance, legal and commercial teams to shape the future of financial services offerings.
In this role, you will own and drive key strategic topics, combining structured problem solving with data-driven analysis to deliver clear recommendations to senior stakeholders. You will contribute to both defining long-term strategy and leading execution on complex, business-critical initiatives.
Project Details
Start date: 1 August
Duration: 9 months initial, with potential extension
Location: Hybrid, 2 days per week in office
Contract type: Freelance contract
Hourly rate: 120 euro's per hour
Responsibilities
- You will lead end-to-end strategy development across FinTech domains, tackling open-ended business challenges and translating ambiguity into structured workstreams.
- You will build compelling, data-driven narratives and align recommendations with senior leadership.
- You will assess market trends, competitive landscapes, customer behavior and regulatory developments to define strategic priorities.
- You will identify new product and investment opportunities, building strong business cases in collaboration with Finance, Legal and other stakeholders.
- You will support the development of financial products that reduce friction across the customer journey.
- You will work cross-functionally to take ideas from concept through to launch and optimization.
- You will define KPIs, track performance and ensure strategic alignment across teams.
- You will support leadership with clear insights and high-quality materials for decision-making.
Requirements
- 7 to 10 years of experience in consulting and or in-house strategy roles
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience in data-driven decision making
- Solid background in financial services or payments
- Proven experience building business cases and influencing senior stakeholders
- Strong stakeholder management skills within complex, matrixed organizations
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex topics
- Comfortable working in fast-paced and ambiguous environments
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