Consulting Manager - Financial Services / Data & AI (m/f/d)

Alaika

München, Bavaria 10/29/2026 Full-time

Advise. Invest. Build.&nbsp;Meet ALAIKA — a new kind of Financial Services firm — globally scaling,&nbsp;headquartered&nbsp;in&nbsp;Munich.&nbsp;The work is hard.&nbsp;The bar is high.&nbsp;Partner&nbsp;in 4-5&nbsp;years possible, for the ones who can keep up&nbsp;and&nbsp;actually build&nbsp;a&nbsp;business themselves&nbsp;on our platform.&nbsp; Stop reading if any of these describe you:&nbsp; <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Specialisation.&nbsp;You are a generalist with shallow&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;and a thin network&nbsp;→&nbsp;AI will eat your lunch. We bet on depth.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Ownership.&nbsp;You spot the problem and walk it to your boss&nbsp;→&nbsp;We fall in love with problems.&nbsp;Own&nbsp;them.&nbsp;Solve&nbsp;them. Ship&nbsp;solutions.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Speed.&nbsp;Slow is your default&nbsp;→&nbsp;Speed compounds. Be smart and brave enough to select 80/20 in the right way.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Mindset.&nbsp;"Not possible"&nbsp;is part of your vocabulary&nbsp;→&nbsp;We hire people who always find a way.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h2>Still there? Then ALAIKA might be for you.&nbsp;</h2> At ALAIKA, our vision is to build the future of Financial Services with&nbsp;three brands under one roof — Advisory (Strategy Consulting), Capital (Private Equity), Building (Company Builder). Right now, we are&nbsp;in the midst of&nbsp;building our trojan horse ALAIKA Advisory.&nbsp; The ambition: building the leading Financial-Services-specific entrepreneurial holding — Fortune 500 access, PE discipline, Silicon Valley technology-depth and thinking.&nbsp;Three networks that compound and multiply.&nbsp; <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1">One industry.&nbsp;Financial Services. Nothing else.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1">One focus.&nbsp;The intersection of business and technology — across Strategic Transformations, AI &amp; Data Intelligence, and Cybersecurity.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1">One goal.&nbsp;Being the go-to partner for the world's leading Fortune 500 financial services companies — and the ones we might help build into that.&nbsp;</li> </ul> Founded&nbsp;in October 2022 by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanna-von-geyr-374b81/">Johanna von Geyr</a>&nbsp;(build-up and led Financial Services Practice for a NASDAQ-listed strategy consultancy) and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/harald-braunstein/">Harald Braunstein</a>&nbsp;(serial entrepreneur with exits incl. IPO), we bring together deep functional domain expertise and networks in global Financial Services, with a proven track record in building, scaling, and investing in leading software product companies. &nbsp; Curious what ALAIKA is all about? Explore our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.alaika-advisory.com/">website</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pX8HFTMUueKa5bTrP3k22kR1kFjq2Ot9/view">introduction deck</a>.&nbsp; Join the movement — apply now. &nbsp; <h2>The role and what you will work on&nbsp;</h2> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1">Advise.&nbsp;Take on the most pressing strategic and technology challenges of the world’s leading financial services companies — across&nbsp;Strategy, Data &amp; AI, and Cyber. In the room with decision-makers from day one.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1">Own.&nbsp;Take full ownership of significant client groups and stakeholder relationships.&nbsp;The work,&nbsp;the team,&nbsp;the relationships,&nbsp;the numbers. You do not own pieces; you own outcomes.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1">Lead.&nbsp;Run workstreams and project teams. Set the bar for consultants and senior consultants — challenge them, develop them, raise&nbsp;their game.&nbsp;Multiply the output of everyone around you&nbsp;— not just your own.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1">Sell.&nbsp;Run and source proposals independently. Open new buying centers. Grow existing ones. Turn one engagement into three. At ALAIKA, business development is not a&nbsp;partner&nbsp;privilege — it is an expectation.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1">Connect.&nbsp;Bring a network. Extend it. Lead peer and senior client discussions in your area of responsibility.&nbsp;Build&nbsp;trust&nbsp;deep&nbsp;enough&nbsp;that&nbsp;clients&nbsp;call&nbsp;youfirst.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1">Grow.&nbsp;Become the rare profile the market is short on — analytical mastermind, financial services expert, entrepreneurial dealmaker.&nbsp;Partner-track&nbsp;within&nbsp;reach.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1">Build.&nbsp;We are scaling, with real building left to do — IP, processes, go-to-market, strategy. You do not just deliver client work;&nbsp;you co-build the firm.&nbsp;That&nbsp;is&nbsp;not a&nbsp;slogan&nbsp;—&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;your&nbsp;Tuesday.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h2>When you are a fit&nbsp;</h2> “Show me an athlete who did well academically. An athlete because they know what it takes to win and they have had to experience loss.”&nbsp; — Kenneth C. Griffin, Founder of Citadel&nbsp; You will work alongside intrinsically driven people chasing an uncapped career — people who do "what it takes". You fear&nbsp;"being one more number stuck in middle management".&nbsp; Your goal is to make it to the top: at ALAIKA itself, at a leading investment or financial services firm,&nbsp;or in a company you build yourself — ALAIKA can help with that too.&nbsp; <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1">Book-smart.&nbsp;Strong academic foundation. Think&nbsp;in&nbsp;structures, not gut feel.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1">Street-smart.&nbsp;Read the room fast.&nbsp;Prioritise&nbsp;ruthlessly. Grasp commercial reality.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1">People-smart.&nbsp;Communicate with precision — clear, direct, persuasive.&nbsp;Build&nbsp;trust&nbsp;across&nbsp;functions&nbsp;and&nbsp;seniority.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="18" data-aria-level="1">Athlete performance mindset.&nbsp;High aspirations. Grit. Learn faster than the environment changes.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="19" data-aria-level="1">Entrepreneurial guts.&nbsp;Self-confident achiever.&nbsp;Act&nbsp;first,&nbsp;apologise&nbsp;later&nbsp;— speed is everything.&nbsp;You move.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h2>What&nbsp;you&nbsp;bring&nbsp;</h2> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="20" data-aria-level="1">Background.&nbsp;Top 10–20% of your class at a top-tier university. Analytical field — CS, Math, Physics, Finance, or equivalent&nbsp;rigour.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="21" data-aria-level="1">Experience.&nbsp;Minimum 4 years in a high-pressure, results-driven environment — top strategy consultancy,&nbsp;fast-growing tech, or demanding corporate financial services role. Hands-on Data &amp; AI experience&nbsp;required.&nbsp;An&nbsp;established network&nbsp;in&nbsp;Financial&nbsp;Services&nbsp;is&nbsp;expected at this level.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="22" data-aria-level="1">Industry Focus.&nbsp;You have worked inside or deeply alongside financial services institutions. Sub-sector&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;in insurance preferred, but we would consider experience in banking, asset management, or payments as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="23" data-aria-level="1">Leadership.&nbsp;You have led teams that delivered. We hire managers who build careers, not just project plans.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="24" data-aria-level="1">Analytical edge.&nbsp;Data-driven by default. Leverage data to drive decisions, not just decorate slides.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="25" data-aria-level="1">Languages.&nbsp;Fluent in English and German.&nbsp;Additional&nbsp;languages are a plus.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h2>Why&nbsp;join&nbsp;ALAIKA&nbsp;</h2> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="26" data-aria-level="1">Partner track from day one.&nbsp;Four years from manager to partner possible.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="27" data-aria-level="1">Compensation.&nbsp;Above market with very entrepreneurial-driven bonus structures.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="28" data-aria-level="1">Stellar Network.&nbsp;Shoulder-to-shoulder with financial services executives running today’s giants and the founders&nbsp;+ investors&nbsp;building&nbsp;tomorrow’s.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="29" data-aria-level="1">Offices.&nbsp;Munich and Barcelona. More coming.&nbsp;</li> </ul> Plus: the essentials done right — EGYM&nbsp;Wellpass, bike leasing, a kitchen stocked with healthy food and team events worth showing up for: Oktoberfest, team dinners, and more.&nbsp; &nbsp; Advise the leaders. Build what comes next. Invest in the future of Financial Services.&nbsp; Apply with CV, transcripts, and references.&nbsp;Let’s&nbsp;see if you are the one.&nbsp; &nbsp; <hr> &nbsp;<div class="content-conclusion">Equal Opportunities for all (f/m/d) ALAIKA is an equal-opportunity employer. We hire on merit and welcome applications from people of all genders, backgrounds, ages, and identities.&nbsp;Our team spirit celebrates diversity. We want you to be your true “you” and offer everyone an open culture and safe space</div>Find <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com">Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>

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