CEO Office Business Management
About the job
This role is part of the Corporate Governance and Executive Office function, which supports the bank and its senior management, and Board. This role is within the Executive office which primarily works with the CEO to deliver strategic change / business planning, Bank optimisation projects and overall project management on cross function initiatives. In addition, the function has core "day to day" responsibilities including, but not limited to business management for CEO, stakeholder relationship management (e.g. shareholders, rating agencies) and culture/communications.
The team's Governance responsibilities supports the Board and the Executive Committee to ensure compliance with relevant requirements. The team has separate responsibilities but work closely together.
What you'll be doing
The CEO Office Business Manager reports to the Head of Corporate Governance and Executive Office and supports the CEO and broader leadership team in achieving the Bank's strategic objectives, through both business management and strategic activity.
This role provides strategic, operational, and executive-level support to the CEO and broader leadership team, ensuring alignment between business priorities, governance, and execution. This role acts as a central coordination point for high-impact initiatives, communications, and cross-functional collaboration.
What you'll need to be successful
We're looking for the following skills and experience. If you don't have all of these but think you could be a good fit for the role, get in touch.
1. Lead and support business planning cycles, performance tracking, and reporting, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives
2. Production and delivery of formal top-quality presentations for Board meetings, Shareholder meetings, Senior Management meetings, Strategy sessions and other such forums
3. General support to CEO and broader Exco
4. Support to CEO Office on regulatory requirements (e.g. compliance with SMCR)
5. Excellant written and verbal communication skills
6. Experience of working in a highly-regulated environment, ideally Financial Services
7. Experience and confidence with working with senior management ideally with CEO and C-suite level executives
8. Good understanding of Front to Back Banking operations and risk and control
9. Highly proficient in MS office, particularly PowerPoint / Word and operating within brand guidelines
Strategic initiatives
10. Drive and monitor strategic projects, ensuring risks are managed and milestones are met across functions
11. Formulation, execution and communication of Bank Strategy and performance
12. Where appropriate, identify and execute ad hoc projects or process simplification
13. Partner with other departments to deliver strategic bank initiatives
14. Ad hoc research projects on behalf of the CEO
15. Working with Finance on the Budget process
16. Conduct annual strategy review and work with Global Markets to translate into business plans
Project Management
17. Partner closely with the CEO and senior leadership to manage priorities, track strategic initiatives, and ensure timely delivery of key outcomes
18. Analysis and due diligence of Corporate Projects
Investor Relations
19. Primary contact with Credit Rating agencies
20. Management of ICBCstandard.com website content
21. Drafting of the Strategic Report commentary within the AFS
Governance
22. Preparing corporate reporting on behalf of the CEO
23. Maintaining the integrity of the Banks Frameworks and Policies
24. Supporting the alignment to ICBC policies/governance
Communications
25. Ownership of internal bank-wide communications
26. Planning and facilitation of Town Hall and other adhoc staff events
Culture
27. Support to the CEO/Board on setting and executing the Culture agenda in line with regulatory expectations
28. Day to day management of the Culture processes (working group meetings, Exco/Board reporting, dashboard, framework drafting)
Why should you join us?
ICBC Standard Bank Plc (ICBCS) is a leading financial markets and commodities bank, driven to deliver the right outcomes for our stakeholders, clients, counterparties and markets. We benefit from a unique Chinese and African parentage and an unrivalled global network and expertise. We're headquartered in London, with operations in Shanghai, Singapore and New York.
We're a diverse and close-knit global team. We put people first, giving talented, self-driven professionals the flexibility, rewards and freedom to grow their expertise and realise their potential.
Our vison statement, "Be Yourself, Succeed Together" underpins our drive for an open and transparent culture which values difference, enabling everyone to thrive whilst being themselves. We have an active E, D&I forum and we're growing other employee network groups, including for women and neurodiversity.
We're committed to the principle of equal opportunities. All applicants will be treated equally and will be considered on their merits and skills without discrimination.
What's in it for you?
29. Financial market-based pay based on skills and experience, discretionary annual bonus, pension contribution 10% (employee contribution 5%), travel insurance, life assurance and income replacement insurance.
30. Hybrid working the option to work remotely up to two days per week, depending on the role.
31. Family - 6 months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced shared parental leave. Coaching for family leave returners and access to emergency care via My Family Care. Miscarriage and menopause policies.
32. Wellbeing - private medical insurance, Bike2Work scheme, health and fitness subsidy, holiday exchange and an Employee Assistance Programme.
33. Community paid volunteering leave and Give As You Earn scheme. Vibrant CSR and engagement forums and fundraising for our charity partners.
34. Development a suite of opportunities to build the skills you need to excel in your role
If you're excited about becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you!
ICBCS has appointed Robert Walters Outsourcing (RWO) to manage its recruitment process and Preferred Supplier List (PSL). Unsolicited CVs sent directly to ICBCS or its staff from non-PSL agencies will not be accepted and no fees will be paid for such submissions.