Head of Strategy (Retail Banking)

Responsibilities

• Moreover, you'll lead the oversight, management, delivery, and completion of strategy-related programmes and projects, framing, incepting, and driving initiatives that advance the strategy while securing stakeholder buy-in.
• In addition, you'll be:
• Working with Retail, other businesses, and support and control functions to develop robust strategies, plans, and projects, ensuring effective process and resource management to optimise success
• Preparing and delivering outputs and materials to key stakeholders, including executive committees, shaping clear strategic messages and supporting informed decision-making
• Using data, tools, and digital platforms to strengthen strategic analysis and insights, including leveraging automation and emerging AI to improve the quality and speed of outputs
• Planning and allocating team resources to meet project needs and delivery, managing a resource pool where applicable and drawing in additional resources from other teams and functions as needed
• Leading a purposeful approach by linking initiatives to strategy, and embedding purpose-led mindsets and behaviours where relevant to the business area
• Where applicable, identifying and executing inorganic growth opportunities, originating and evaluating acquisitions and partnerships, and managing due diligence, structuring, and negotiation
• Where applicable, overseeing post-deal integration and value realisation, including integration planning, performance tracking, and governance and risk management in delivery
• The skills you'll need
• You'll also have to bring strong analytical capability and the ability to use data to drive customer and competitor insights, supporting decision-making and strategy formulation, while clearly articulating concepts and commercial solutions.
• In addition, you'll need:
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills, including experience in building relationships across the bank and engaging internal and external stakeholders effectively
• Experience of relevant legal policies, regulatory and statutory obligations, risk management, and working effectively with support and control functions
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Additional Information

Join us as a Head of Strategy (Retail Banking) In this high-profile role, you'll be accountable for shaping and delivering the Retail franchise strategy aligned to overall bank strategy and purpose. This role requires deep expertise in Retail Banking, combined with a strong passion for the sector and its future evolution. You'll define and evolve the business area strategy with the Executive Committee (ExCo), supporting the Retail franchise's goals and stated outcomes and measures. We'll look to you to provide thought leadership, strategic analysis, and leadership to enable delivery of stated outcomes and measures. This is a hybrid role, with a minimum of two days a week in the office

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