Consultant Financial Services

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Your mission

The digital euro will redefine European payments. As a consultant at Publicis Sapient, you help banks, central banks and institutions prepare for this new financial era. You work in agile, interdisciplinary teams at the intersection of technology, regulation and strategy.

Why Publicis Sapient?

We promote curiosity, personal responsibility and real creative power. You work with market leaders on projects of European relevance - from proof of concept to implementation.

For us, ideas count more than hierarchies - and impact more than titles.

• Support for strategy and business case development around the digital euro
• Analysis of economic, technological and regulatory frameworks (ECB, CBDC, KYC, wallets)
• Development of use cases, prototypes and business impact assessments
• Support in the concept development of payment architectures and blockchain applications
• Close exchange with experts from data, tech, policy and design
• Expertise in the financial services industry with a focus on credit (both in the business and retail segments), sound knowledge of financial products and processes, as well as familiarity with organizational models and structures
• Design of proposals and negotiation of client agreements
• Achieving monthly, quarterly and annual booking targets

• Can be product or strategy background
• Strong background in financial services product management, ideally in payments, digital identity, or retail/wholesale banking.
• Experience defining, shaping and managing roadmaps for financial products, with focus on security, compliance, and resilience.
• Knowledge of CBDCs, digital wallets, and/or ISO 20022 (direct CBDC experience a plus, but not essential).
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (GDPR, PSD2, eIDAS, AML/KYC) and ability to translate them into product requirements.
• Proven ability to engage with multiple stakeholders (banks, PSPs, fintechs, regulators) and balance competing priorities.
• 4+ years in payment systems or large financial infrastructure projects
• 4+ years as functional SME supporting dev teams
• 4+ years in agile (SAFe) environments with PI cycles (~12 weeks)
• Experience managing backlog, Definition of Ready/Done
• 4+ years maintaining/refining E2E process flows & implementation specs
• Very good knowledge of German and English

Additional Information

• An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.
• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexibility to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family.
• Generous paid leave and holidays.
• Wellness program and employee assistance.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.