Strategy Consultant - Cross-Border Payments

London Hybrid 

We are looking for a Strategy Consultant - Cross-Border Payments to join FXC Intelligence, allowing us to expand our strategic advisory offering for enterprise clients, translating our data and insight into actionable market strategies. You will have the opportunity to work with many of the world’s leading banks, payments and digital assets companies that are clients of FXC Intelligence.

What you’ll be working on:

• You will build and deepen relationships with our enterprise clients through continuous interaction, helping them interpret our benchmarking data and translating these insights into go-to-market, operational and broader strategies for the client

• You will bridge FXC’s benchmarking and market data with clients’ internal data to uncover strategic opportunities and support decision making

• Partner closely with our Product Specialists to understand the data and how our insights align with client needs

• Collaboration with the commercial team to deliver advisory projects that strengthen client partnerships

• At times, travel may be required to visit our clients in person and represent FXC

• You will spend time working closely with our CEO on a number of high-profile clients

You should apply if you have:

• 7+ years of relevant experience

• Deep knowledge of cross-border payments and the wider fintech ecosystem

• Up-to-date on market trends, including new areas such as digital assets and stablecoins

• Hands-on project delivery: not just advising but leading, structuring and executing workstreams independently

• Proven strategy consulting experience at a top-tier firm (e.g. McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Oliver Wyman, EY-Parthenon) or strategy or advisory function in a payments/fintech company

• Demonstrated ability to translate data and insight into actionable commercial strategies

• Exceptional client-facing skills, including strong presentation and relationship-building skills

• Ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders at major payment brands

• Willingness to travel occasionally for client engagements

AI Usage Disclaimer:

At FXC Intelligence, we are enthusiastic about the use of AI tools and value candidates with experience or interest in AI technologies. However, we kindly ask that candidates refrain from using AI tools during interviews or for technical tasks unless explicitly instructed by us. This is because we want to understand your thought process and approach to tasks. If AI assistance is used in tasks or interviews where it was not permitted and is detected, the submission may be discounted.

About us:

FXC Intelligence is a leading provider of cross-border payments data and intelligence, providing some of the world's biggest companies, central banks and non-governmental organisations with the strategic insights, expertise and awareness to effectively compete in their chosen markets. By joining us, you will be diving into a world of data-driven exploration and innovation, revolutionising financial insights through cutting-edge technologies, machine learning and predictive analytics.

Your contributions will shape the future of cross-border finance, helping clients to uncover better paths to growth and profitability, as well as being a trusted reference and source for many of the leading international publications.

We are proud to produce industry-changing data and intelligence, aided by our company values of being customer-focused, taking ownership, knowledge, communication and leadership.

We’re an innovative company that strives to look after its team, and we take pride in providing a positive company culture. Feel free to check out our blog, Instagram and Glassdoor pages to learn more about our culture and hear directly from our team about what it's really like to work with us!

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays), increasing to 26 days after 2 years of service

• Healthcare for you and your family with AXA

• Annual bonus/option scheme

• Pension scheme

• Enhanced maternity and paternity policy

• After four years of employment, you are entitled to a fully paid 6-week sabbatical

• After one year of employment, you can work abroad for up to three months of the year, with approval from your manager

• Quarterly external one-to-one coaching sessions

• £1,000 annual learning budget for courses, books and conferences

• Annual salary reviews with your manager

• A chance to work with a vibrant, friendly team in a relaxed but committed culture

• Monthly London-based socials paid for by the company, from mini golf to cooking challenges to escape rooms!

• We operate in a hybrid working environment, trusting employees to work where they work best, with the expectation that you come into our London Liverpool Street office each month for company update meetings and for ad-hoc team sessions

• The opportunity to join our LGBTQIA+ and Women in Fintech employee networks

• We have recently been recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work in 2025! Read our blog here on “Five reasons FXC Intelligence was chosen as a Sunday Times Best Place to Work in 2025!

At FXC Intelligence, we believe in embracing diversity in all forms and fostering an inclusive environment. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran status, neurodiversity status or disability status.