Deloitte Luxembourg

My name is Menais Bruant-Solska, I am French , and I am a Senior Consultant within the Business Transformation- Banking team.

After spending some months working in UK and France (Paris and Sophia Antipolis), I moved in Luxembourg in 2021 with the intention of staying six months and… here I am today, almost five years later.

In this timeframe at Deloitte, I have covered more topics than I actually thought would be possible. I started with banking sustainability topics – at an early stage, before SFDR was fully applied – and quickly pivoted to new areas including CRS, Payments, modernization of the European market infrastructure, and (Avaloq) Core Banking System implementation.

Currently (and that is why you might not see me often at the office), I am on a CBS engagement in Monaco and have been there for about a year.”

What do you prefer in your activity at Deloitte? 

“My favorite part of Deloitte is definitely my colleagues. Over the past years, I have had the chance and pleasure to work with people from different geographies, seniority levels, and areas of expertise. This cohesion is definitely our strength at Deloitte, enabling us to create synergies and deliver quality work, even when deadlines and clients can be challenging.”

How does Deloitte help you grow/develop yourself? 

“I have a strong appetite for entrepreneurship, before joining Deloitte, I worked in several Fintechs in Paris and took part in several Hackathons in France, as a participant but also as a coach. At Deloitte, I recognize this “entrepreneurial spirit” pushing us to do the extra-mile, because we have the opportunity, outside of engagements with clients, to directly contribute to firm initiatives and to propose our ideas from day one.

As a member of the CYP (Council of Young Professionals) during my first years at Deloitte, I had the chance early in my career to see my ideas come to life.”

What do you usually do outside of working hours? 

“I am a big fan of sports and outside of working hours, you will probably see me training, whether it is dance classes (I used to be part of a dance company in France), going to the gym, or going for a run.

When I am not doing that, you will probably see me spending time with close friends and family. I am also an active member of several charities and try to dedicate time whenever I can. For example, you might see me volunteering to walk dogs at the animal shelter next to Deloitte during my lunch break or on Saturday afternoons. And I also like trying new activities — my latest ones are skydiving and via ferrata 😊”