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Financial Services Digital Customer Experience Strategy Leader

Capgemini, New York, NY, United States


J oin Capgemini as a Financial Services Digital Customer Experience Strategy Leader, where you will spearhead the transformation of the customer experience for leading financial institutions. You will be responsible for devising and executing innovative digital strategies that enhance customer engagement and satisfaction across multiple channels. Collaborating with cross‑functional teams, you will leverage cutting‑edge technologies and industry insights to deliver seamless, personalized customer journeys that drive business growth and loyalty.

This role leads North America Financial Services' Digital Customer Experience (DCX) technology strategy and major transformation deals. The leader owns large pursuit strategy end‑to‑end—shaping solutions, developing value narratives, estimating, differentiating competitively, and guiding cross‑functional teams—while engaging C‑suite stakeholders to deliver outcomes in growth, experience, and efficiency. Responsibilities include defining CX vision and maturity, designing journey transformations and operating models, and translating pain points into multi‑year roadmaps. The role also sets enterprise CX technology strategy across CRM, marketing automation, case management, personalization, journey orchestration, and intelligent operations, ensuring scalable architectures and ROI. Finally, it drives thought leadership and partner ecosystem initiatives with key platforms and fintech/AI partners.

Key Responsibilities

Lead All Large Digital Customer Experience Deals

Serve as the executive deal lead for all large and strategic CX transformation pursuits across North America

Own deal strategy, encompassing shaping, solutioning, storytelling, value articulation, estimation, and competitive differentiation

Lead cross‑functional pursuit teams (strategy, architecture, delivery, pricing, industry, partner ecosystem) to craft compelling proposals

Engage directly with C‑suite stakeholders to define outcomes tied to revenue growth, customer experience improvement, and operational efficiency

Act as the primary executive representative and brand ambassador for all major DCX transformations

Customer Experience Strategy and Consulting

Lead CX visioning, maturity assessments, journey transformation strategies, and future state operating model design

Advise financial services leaders on unifying sales, service, marketing, and operations with modern digital, cloud, data, and AI platforms

Translate customer pain points into multi‑year, multi‑platform transformation roadmaps

Enterprise CX Technology Strategy

Define and articulate the overarching technology strategy for digital CX initiatives within the financial services industry, aligning with business objectives and customer‑centric goals

Develop enterprise technology solution strategies for CRM, marketing automation, case management, personalization, journey orchestration, and intelligent operations

Work closely with solution architects to ensure that technology solutions across various stacks are cohesive, scalable, and effectively address customer needs and business requirements

Guide clients on platform selection, modernization, integration, and maximizing ROI

Customer‑centric program planning

Focus intensely on customer goals, developing comprehensive program plans that drive measurable outcomes and enhance the overall customer experience

Build program plans, value frameworks, governance structures, and executive reporting models for large‑scale CX transformations

Market and Thought Leadership

Create compelling thought leadership on the future of CX, AI‑driven servicing, personalized banking, and connected customer journeys

Present at industry forums and executive briefings, shaping brand perception in the market

Develop frameworks, accelerators, and methodologies that differentiate our CX practice

Partner Ecosystem Leadership

Leverage strategic relationships with Salesforce, Microsoft, Adobe, Pega, and key fintech/AI partners

Shape co‑innovation initiatives and joint go‑to‑market (GTM) strategies

Stay ahead of platform roadmaps, competitive dynamics, and new capabilities

Requirements Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree (required): Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Finance, Marketing, or a related field

Master's degree (strongly preferred): MBA (strategy/finance/marketing), MS in Information Systems / Computer Science / Data & Analytics, or similar

Executive education (nice to have): Customer Experience leadership, digital transformation, or financial services leadership programs

Strong plus though not required: platform certifications aligned to the ecosystems referenced in the role, e.g., Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Adobe Experience Cloud, and Pega (architecture/solution consultant tracks)

Experience

20+ years leading digital transformation programs in CX, CRM, customer service, marketing, or customer operations

Proven track record leading large, multi‑million‑dollar technology‑enabled CX deals from qualification through close

Deep familiarity with enterprise CX stacks including Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Adobe Experience Cloud, and Pega

Extensive financial services industry expertise (banking, wealth management, insurance, payments, cards, capital markets)

Strategic Leadership Skills

Executive‑level presence and consultative influence

Ability to build and defend multi‑year CX transformation strategies and business cases

Skill in leading cross‑functional teams across strategy, technology, delivery, and partner organizations

Technical And Domain Skills

Strong understanding of:

CRM and sales transformation

Contact center modernization

Marketing automation

Customer data platforms (CDPs), analytics, and AI

Workflow automation and customer operations

Knowledge of regulatory and customer lifecycle complexities specific to financial services

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in top‑tier consulting or system integration firms

Strong understanding of AI/ML, Generative AI (GenAI), and automation applied to customer experience

Benefits This position comes with competitive compensation and benefits package:

Competitive salary and performance‑based bonuses

Comprehensive benefits package

Home Office model

Career development and training opportunities

Flexible work arrangements (remote and/or office‑based)

Dynamic and inclusive work culture within a globally known group

Private Health Insurance

Retirement Benefits

Paid Time Off

Training & Development

*Note: Benefits differ based on employee level

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