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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 & Innovation Analyst

• We’ll look to you to support with all aspects of strategy and innovation activities within the function or franchise
• You’ll be facilitating the planning, organising, and delivery of projects individually or through project teams
• This is an opportunity to achieve excellent exposure in an analytical role and to make a real impact with your work 

What you'll do

As a Strategy & Innovation Analyst, you’ll be bringing innovation solutions to our customers and front line colleagues through the delivery of key innovation activities. You’ll also be working and collaborating closely with colleagues across the franchises and function to source innovative ideas to build innovation pipelines that are aligned to and support the business strategy and are based on customer needs.

You’ll also be:

• Supporting the management and delivery of strategy and innovation projects through all stages of the innovation life cycle including design, build and test
• Iterating and shaping propositions and projects, building on insight and testing with customers and commercial business needs with appropriate intervention
• Assisting in developing business plans, including the structuring of plans and analysis and offering challenge to improve the quality of output
• Preparing reports for executive and board audiences
• Analysing organisational and business performance, competitor activity, potential business opportunities and customer behaviours

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, you’ll need experience of working in a customer experience environment, particularly within financial services. You’ll also bring experience in delivering projects, preferably using Agile methodologies.

Additionally, you’ll demonstrate:

• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships with a range of senior stakeholders
• The ability to convey complex information and ideas clearly to build understanding and support
• The ability to influence and challenge constructively
• Working experience of Agile would be an advantage but not essential
• Knowledge of data and analytics would be an advantage

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.