Execution Lead
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About the role
We're the world's leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value - across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we're proud to support the global economy. We're unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value - a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We're always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.
Responsibilities
- Program Management
- Navigate differing incentives and viewpoints to build alignment and maintain momentum.
- Programme management and structured approach to execution and governance.
- Establish clear processes, roles, and accountabilities to strengthen organisational alignment and enable effective execution.
- Break down ambiguous problems into structured workstreams with clear decision frameworks.
- Strategic Synthesis & Communication
- Rapidly understand new topics (business, technical, operational) to support alignment in messaging and compelling narratives.
- Create executive-ready materials, including one-page summaries, conceptual frameworks, diagrams, and structured analyses.
- Simplify complex issues for varied audiences, from product teams to senior executives.
- Execution Support
- Track delivery milestones, risks, and interdependencies; anticipate challenges and propose solutions.
- Coordinate across product, commercial, and operations to ensure coherence and progress.
- Deliver high-quality work at speed, adapting quickly to shifting priorities.
- Core Capabilities What We Are Looking For
- Structured, hypothesis-driven problem solver (consulting-grade).
- Exceptional written, visual, and conceptual communication - able to produce high-quality pages and storylines that simplify complexity.
- Experience with transformation / change management to help drive key change in processes and behaviours to reach desired outcomes.
- Analytical fluency, with experience in data analysis and reporting.
- Solid stakeholder management with diplomacy, influence, and cross‑functional coordination skills.
- High‑velocity delivery, producing polished outputs within tight timelines.
- Additional Consulting-Style Skill Sets
- MECE structuring, top‑down storylining, and executive‑level content creation.
- Workshop facilitation and insight synthesis.
- Structure and solve complex problems, turning ambiguity into clear, actionable solutions.
Requirements
- 5-7+ years in transformation, program management, business operations, or management consulting.
- Proven ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
- Experience in fast-moving, high-ambiguity environments.
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