Business Manager

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise and enabled by advanced technology the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2000 people across the UK Europe North America Asia and Australia the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

The firm works across energy and resources financial services government and public sector consumer products and retail pharmaceuticals and life sciences manufacturing and technology media and telecoms with capabilities spanning strategy transformation and operational excellence all powered by advanced technology data AI and digital innovation.

Clients value Baringas collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets modernise financial platforms expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics enable digital services in government and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Certified as aGreat Place to Work around the world Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the Worlds Best Management Consulting Firms.

The Sector Business Management team has a very wide range of activities supporting the realisation of strategic priorities from supporting recruitment and business development through to identifying margin leakage and opportunities for improved resource utilisation. These roles benefit from the full support of the wider Baringa Enablement team including a wide range of systems and tools all of which are leveraged fully to the benefit of the sector or geography in question.

• Support the COO and Sector lead in the delivery of their objectives and in the coordination of sector-wide activities and communications (e.g. strategy updates OKRs)
• Steer the leadership team towards the achievement of the sector objectives with emphasis on strategic priorities rather than day to day operations by driving conversation offering constructive challenging questions & probes and managing the agenda and governance of the leadership forums
• Support the COO in regular review and reporting of progress towards agreed strategic priorities (through mechanisms such as the OKR framework) including developing and sharing management information and insights leadership communications and so on
• Support the Sector COO and leadership team through the management of sector level data sets and sourcing of information from which relevant insights and management information can be drawn. Work closely with Sector and central teams to marry local MI/KPI reporting requirements with the availability and cadence of data from centrally managed systems and tools avoiding duplication of reporting or analysis.
• Support the Sector leadership with revenue / margin growth ensuring that key operational activities (e.g. rate card reviews pricing models strategic account reviews etc.) are effectively carried out and outcomes implemented.
• Work with the leadership team and Baringa Enablement Marketing team to keep the sector aligned and on track to its committed campaigns and commercial and marketing plans
• Work alongside the COO in order to embed the Commercial Champion forum in order to ensure there is the right level of focus on commercial aspirations (rates) and discipline (i.e. debtors) but ensuring that accountability for this and the drive towards these ambitions is at the Business Unit level rather than the Sector
• Create links between supply & demand and future recruitment pipeline to ensure a forward-looking view of future skills and experience requirements informs recruitment planning.

• Experience of developing or streamlining processes and tools to support business expansion
• Experience and knowledge of using Microsoft Excel and ability to interpret enhance and optimise MI reporting
• Experience in shaping mobilising and executing change programs across multiple stakeholders
• Expert relationship building and network creation
• Ability to research analyse and present information with a high level of attention to detail
• Numerate and comfortable working with spreadsheets and financial trackers etc.
• Proficient in PowerBI or ability to learn

• Generous Annual Leave Policy:We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave fully available at the start of each addition to this we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.

• Flexible Working:We know that the ideal work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.

• Corporate Responsibility Days:Our world is important to us so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.

• Wellbeing Fund:We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. Weve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.

• Profit Share Scheme:All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the companys success.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity innovation and value for our clients and for our people.

You can be a part of our Great Place to Work with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all.Click hereto see some of our recent awards and how weve achieved this.

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work and offer a variety of ways to contribute by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills talent and essence we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.

All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race ethnicity religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation nationality disability age faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.

For UK & EU

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) you have the right to request access to rectification or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information please contact us at

For the USA

Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years as outlined in ourRecruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC) to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details please contact

For Australia & Singapore

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC) to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapores Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) you may have rights to access correct or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information please contact us at