Experienced Consultant for Enterprise Cost Steering Team

Job Description Are you ready to play a key role in transforming resource allocation at one of the leading financial institutions? Join our Enterprise Cost Steering team to lead initiatives that improve financial health through strategic cost optimization. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence cost efficiency strategies Group-wide. What You Will Be Doing As an Experienced Consultant in Enterprise Cost Steering, you will support the executive leadership team with insights and recommendations to optimize cost structures. Working closely with Finance teams, Procurement, Support functions, and Business Units, you will identify cost-optimizing opportunities and implement best practices that strengthen our financial foundation.

• Own, drive, coordinate and execute end-to-end cost efficiency initiatives across the Group, including planning, tracking progress and managing delivery against agreed milestones
• Apply strong critical thinking by questioning assumptions and provide well-reasoned recommendations
• Leverage data analytics to conduct comprehensive cost analysis and identify cost efficiency opportunities
• Collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to design and implement cost steering frameworks, ensuring clear governance, roles and responsibilities
• Translate complex data into actionable insights for senior leadership
• Act as trusted partner providing expert guidance on strategic cost initiatives
• Build and maintain dashboards and tools to support ongoing cost analysis, generating actionable insights, reporting and decision-making
• Facilitate workshops to align stakeholders and build consensus on initiatives and drive agreed actions to completion

About You

• Strong consulting and project management background, with experience delivering strategic solutions in complex organisations
• Solid experience in enterprise-level cost steering or strategic cost management
• Excellent problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
• Proven ability to independently manage initiatives from ideation through execution, including defining scope, plans, milestones, dependencies and delivery risks
• Strong critical thinking skills with ability to challenge assumptions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, with the ability to engage, influence and build trust across all levels while maintaining alignment, accountability and momentum
• Advanced skills in data analysis, reporting and visualisation tools
• Master's degree in finance, economics, business administration or similar

You thrive in dynamic environments with evolving priorities and demonstrate collaborative teamwork alongside quantitative expertise to support strategic decision-making. What We Offer You You will join a supportive team that values collaboration and professional growth. We offer hybrid working with 3 to 4 days per week in the office to promote knowledge sharing and culture building. You will have opportunities to develop your expertise while making meaningful contributions to our financial health and cost efficiency initiatives. Are you ready for the next step? We would love to hear from you if this opportunity excites you. Please reach out to Hadis Atighi at kho@danskebank.dk for any questions about the role. We process applications continuously, so we encourage you to apply sooner rather than later. We look forward to receiving your application!