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This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.

Join us as a Strategy Manager

• This is an influential role which will give you the chance to make a tangible and valuable contribution to our business
• You'll be supporting all aspects of the function’s activities, with a focus on the strategic analysis of business plans, projects, opportunities and associated problem solving
• You'll be in a strong position to progress within the bank due to the breadth of knowledge gained in such a strategic role
• Applications open to candidates located nationwide

What you'll do

As a Strategy Manager, you’ll be helping to successfully manage the function’s strategy and deliver its product backlog, producing customer value in a continuous, iterative fashion. You’ll be promoting continuous improvement and identifying opportunities to improve the strategy’s development in line with evolving techniques and best practice, as well as assisting with developing business plans and offering challenge to improve the quality of outputs.

Your role will also involve:

• Analysing business performance, competitor activity, potential business opportunities and customer behaviours, and presenting this and solutions to senior management
• Leading and delivering specific major assignments in the team’s backlog, defining and agreeing a clear scope and objectives
• Developing and providing data driven insights and working collaboratively with stakeholders across the function to improve customer outcomes
• Providing high quality executive briefings on external perspectives, including current and emerging industry trends and competitor activity
• Driving a strong aptitude for strategic thinking across the function

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for a thought leader with extensive experience in strategic business development to join us in this role. You’ll have a background in business planning, developing strategic recommendations and influencing strategic change, along with an understanding of strategy development frameworks and principles.

As well as this, you’ll have a strong academic record in numerate or quantitative discipline, ideally an MBA.

You’ll must also demonstrate:

• Strong business problem solving skills
• Excellent senior stakeholder presentation skills on PowerPoint
• Strong business modelling and analytics skills using either Tableau, Excel or other similar tools 
• Proven track record of delivering transformational change
• Proven track record as a trusted advisor to senior decision-makers

If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats or special requirements to access our buildings, or if you’re eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please contact us and we’ll do everything we can to help.