Senior Securities Finance Consultant

About The RoleFDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Senior Securities Finance Consultant to work for our client within the Fintech sector. This is initially a 3 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London. Our client is seeking a Senior Securities Finance Consultant to play a central role in delivering advisory, project leadership, business analysis, and implementation support, predominantly to KSA or Middle East Clients with our clients SFCM platform. The role involves supporting clients in setting up their SBL business from scratch. The successful candidate will combine strong SFCM product knowledge, securities finance expertise, and analytical capability to define current-state processes, design target operating models (TOMs), and support transformation initiatives (including Go-Live) across front-to-back operations. Responsibilities: • Deliver advisory, project management, business analysis, and implementation support for SFCM, primarily for KSA clients. • Support clients in establishing Securities Borrowing & Lending (SBL) businesses from inception. • Assess current-state front-to-back processes and define target operating models (TOMs). • Gather, document, and translate business requirements into SFCM functional solutions. • Configure and support SFCM across trade lifecycle, collateral, and reporting. • Support testing (SIT/UAT), Go-Live readiness, and post–Go-Live stabilization. • Engage and manage senior client stakeholders across business, operations, and IT. • Collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure successful project delivery. About You • 6–10+ years of experience in Securities Financing (SBL, Repo, or Collateral Management). • Project management and/or project delivery experience • Strong hands-on knowledge of SFCM or Equilend, Pirum (other industry SBL platforms) (required or highly preferred). • Proven experience in consulting, business analysis, or system implementation roles. • Solid understanding of front-to-back securities finance workflows. • Experience supporting greenfield or market-setup initiatives is a strong advantage. • Exposure to KSA or Middle East financial markets and regulations is desirable. • Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills. • Excellent client-facing communication and stakeholder management capabilities