We're partnered with a major UK financial services organisation undergoing a significant digital and technology transformation. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the organisation's technology strategy, customer digital experience, and long‑term transformation roadmap. If you're motivated by complex challenges, innovation, and the opportunity to influence senior leadership, this role offers a compelling next step.
What You'll Be Doing
As Strategy Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving commercial success by optimising the organisation's technology strategy, portfolio, and people capability. You'll work within Business Management, Strategy & Transformation, providing strategic insight and direction to multiple domains.
Key responsibilities include:
Strategic Leadership & Planning
* Develop and manage the technology strategy for core functions, ensuring alignment with the wider organisational vision.
* Facilitate strategic planning across key business areas, ensuring strategy is cascaded effectively.
* Produce high‑quality executive briefings on external market trends, industry shifts, and competitor activity.
Technology & Digital Transformation
* Shape the future of the Commercial & Institutional digital customer experience through data‑driven insights and strategic decision support.
* Lead the development of domain‑specific technology strategies that deliver clear customer outcomes.
* Support major technology transformation programmes with strategic communication and stakeholder engagement.
Stakeholder Engagement
* Influence decision‑making at senior and executive levels through insight‑driven recommendations.
* Act as a trusted advisor to senior technology leaders, articulating plans, strategic direction, and challenges clearly.
* Collaborate across technology, digital, and business teams to drive alignment across a diverse, global organisation.
What We're Looking For
You’ll bring a blend of strategic thinking, delivery capability, and strong stakeholder engagement skills. The ideal candidate will have:
Essential Skills & Experience
* Significant experience in technology strategy, business planning, or strategic change within a large organisation.
* Strong research, insight generation, and analytical capabilities.
* Deep understanding of the evolving digital and technology landscape, including tools, processes, and emerging trends.
* Proven ability to simplify complex technical concepts for senior leaders and governance forums.
* A collaborative, people‑focused approach with experience influencing diverse stakeholders.
Highly Desirable
* Experience within banking, fintech, or wider financial services.
* Delivery experience across large‑scale transformation programmes.
* A global organisational background or experience working across multiple regions.
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
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