Strategy and Innovation Manager

Strategy & Innovation Manager, VP

Join us as a Strategy & Innovation Manager

• If you're curious about AI and innovation, particularly within the finance industry, this exciting role could suit your interests
• You'll be supporting all aspects of AI delivery, helping us to build our bank of the future
• In return, you’ll enjoy lots of exposure to our executive and senior management teams
• We're offering this role at vice president level

What you'll do

As Strategy & Innovation Manager, you'll project manage and deliver the strategy of innovation projects through all stages of the innovation lifecycle, including design, build and test. With strong communication and collaborative skills, you’ll lead commercial discussions and decisions to bring innovative solutions to our customers and front-line colleagues.

Additionally, you’ll be:

• Planning, organising, and delivering projects individually or through project teams
• Working with business areas to help shape and inform business strategy related to AI and data-led transformation
• Iterating and shaping propositions and projects, building on insight and testing with customers and commercial business needs
• Championing responsible and ethical AI principles throughout delivery to ensure transparency, trust, and regulatory alignment

The skills you'll need

You’ll already have twelve plus years of experience in AI and project delivery, particularly within financial services. We’ll also be looking for you to have the ability to rapidly deliver projects, preferably using Agile methodologies.

You’ll also need:

• Proven responsibility of the delivery of a variety of projects (including AI delivery) utilising Agile approaches and matrix management of the project team
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships with a range of senior stakeholders, including building out and agreeing project ideas from ideation to delivery, as well as the ability to act as a translator between the business and project / technical team
• The ability to present complex information and ideas, with clarity, to build understanding and support
• Good influencing skills and the ability to challenge constructively

Hours

45

Job Posting Closing Date:

29/04/2026

Experience Level

Executive Level