Finance as a Service (FaaS) Practice Leader

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The Partner, Consulting role involves leveraging regulatory technical expertise and financial services industry experience to become a trusted advisor to clients. This position requires leading the development of innovative solutions, managing multidisciplinary teams, and driving business growth through effective client relationships and strategic initiatives. Candidates should have extensive professional experience, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record in delivering high-quality managed services.

The senior level professional will lead and expand Finance as a Service (FaaS) managed service offering within the Financial Consulting (FC) practice. The leader is responsible for driving strategic growth, service and technology innovation and operational excellence. The leader will serve as a trusted advisor to clients and FaaS colleagues. The leader will ensure delivery of scalable, high-quality services and a growth mindset across FaaS putting forward competitive pricing and positioning in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership:

  • Develop and execute the go-to-market strategy for FaaS, including continued diversification of the FaaS solutions.

  • Leverage experience and network to drive growth and market connectivity.

  • Drive operational scale, efficiency, and margin improvement through leadership, incentives and decision-making bandwidth.

  • Lead transformation initiatives, including AI, automation, offshore expansion, and process improvement.

  • Integrate FaaS offerings with other RSM service lines and the Catamaran infrastructure.

  • Be a strategic leader in our Catamaran enterprise-wide managed service ecosystem.

• Practice Management:

  • Oversee and adjust, as required, operational support, resource planning, engagement support, and KPI reporting.

  • Collaborate cross-functionally within the managed services ecosystem for shared client opportunities and platform investments.

• Client Engagement:

  • Serve as a strategic advisor to clients, guiding them through finance function transformation.

  • Build and maintain strong client relationships, leading complex engagements and supporting revenue growth and long-term retention.

  • Expand executive presence to enhance client relationship development and scope expansion.

• Talent Development:

  • Build the next generation of managed services talent.

  • Foster a high-performing culture rooted in accountability, innovation, and collaboration across geographies.

  • Diversify talent skillset to meet the wide range of client profiles from start up to large public companies.

  • Build a talent pool with deep experience in serving private equity-backed companies.

Success Measures

• Revenue & Margin Impact: Achieve defined financial goals through client acquisition, account expansion, client retention and operational efficiencies.

• Practice & Offering Enhancement: Evolve and expand the managed service suite to align with market demand.

• Cultural Leadership: Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and collaboration.

• Go-to-Market Effectiveness: Build market visibility, strengthen client and influencer relationships, and deliver measurable impact through cross-practice collaboration.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in managed services growth, strategy, operations and delivery.

• Deep expertise in outsourcing, finance transformation and automation.

• Demonstrated ability to lead functional teams across the US, Canada, India and South America.

• Strong leadership, relationship-building, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Proven skills to motivate service delivery team to expand services, business developers to mine and deliver on strategic new clients and colleagues to understand and refer prospects.

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. 

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