Vice President - Professional Services

Proxima -
Cardiff

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Job details

4 days ago

Qualifications

Client engagement
Stakeholder liaison
Mentoring junior staff
Client relationship development
Business development
Mentoring
Relationship management
Financial services
Professional development mentoring
Training & development
Project leadership
Leadership
Business lead generation
Growth strategy

Full job description

The opportunity
As a Vice President at Proxima, you will provide executive leadership across clients, teams, and the firm. This role blends deep domain expertise, client delivery, business development, and thought leadership.

Within the Professional Services category, you will lead high-profile workstreams, shape long-term client strategy, develop Proxima’s capability through IP and people development, and play a key role in Proxima’s continued growth through being a visible subject matter expert.

What you’ll do:

Be a key Professional Services SME:

Lead complex, high-value workstreams for senior and C-Suite stakeholders whilst ensuring consistent delivery and client satisfaction

Shape and develop Proxima’s wider capability to deliver these workstreams at scale

Have a reputation externally as a Professional Services SME to drive potential client discussions

Genuine Professional Services category expertise across Audit, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Consulting, Insurance, and Legal services.

Experience within Financial Services categories, particularly Payments and Corporate Cards, would be highly advantageous.

Lead executive‑level client engagements

Drive growth and market impact

Build and manage senior client relationships and pipelines

Identify and convert new growth opportunities

Contribute to Proxima’s market positioning and thought leadership

Develop talent and culture

Mentor and develop senior consulting talent

Champion Proxima’s apprenticeship and feedback culture

Foster high‑performance, inclusive teams

Shape the future of Proxima

Lead domain expertise, IP creation, and capability development

Act as a Proxima ambassador internally and externally

Influence strategic direction and firm‑wide initiatives

Work in a global, flexible model

Operate in a hybrid environment, balancing client, home, and office-based work.

Travel as required to support client delivery and team collaboration.

What you bring

Executive experience

Extensive consulting and leadership experience with Professional services.

Proven ability to influence C‑suite and senior stakeholders

Strong commercial, financial, and strategic acumen

Leadership presence

Executive gravitas and credibility

Ability to inspire confidence, challenge constructively, and drive change

Strong emotional intelligence and people leadership

Growth mindset

Track record of growing teams, clients, and capabilities

Comfort balancing strategy and execution

Long‑term perspective on value creation

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