Customer & Corporate Strategy Senior Manager - London | Hybrid | Competitive Salary + bonus + benefits

My client, a leading private bank is embarking on a major strategic review. This is a newly created role and the first hire into a new Customer and Corporate Strategy function, working directly with the C Suite and the senior leadership team.

The Role

This is very much a hands-on strategy position spanning:

1. Corporate strategy, market sizing and competitor intelligence
2. Customer segmentation, insight and proposition development
3. Investment cases, business cases and strategic recommendations
4. Challenging Product, Banking, Technology and Operations
5. Taking strategy through to execution, not just producing the deck
6. Developing the Board-level strategy for the firms future

The first 6 months will be particularly focused on market sizing, customer segmentation and strategic framing, before moving further into proposition, product and execution.

About you

We're looking for someone who has:

1. Strong experience in banking, private banking, wealth management or financial services
2. Built corporate strategy for a similar size organisation or business division
3. Owned strategy projects end-to-end, from analysis through to actual delivery
4. Excellent commercial, analytical and problem-solving skills
5. Confidence engaging with C-suite and senior stakeholders
6. A hands-on, personable style and the ability to challenge and influence
7. AI/data literacy is a strong plus

Execution experience is essential, this isn't a role for someone who only advises from the sidelines. If you are excited by this rare opportunity to be the first strategy hire and help shape the future direction of an established private bank then please do get in touch for futher details.