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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates strong strategic and operational capabilities to drive growth in lending businesses, leveraging financial modeling and commercial judgment. Possesses a commercial mindset with the ability to collaborate across multiple functions and lead high-priority initiatives effectively.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Financial Services ExperienceStrategic And Operational CapabilityExecutive PartnershipCommercial And Growth MindsetEntrepreneurial Approach
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Hard Skills
Financial ModellingBudget ManagementOperational Initiative LeadershipGrowth Strategy DevelopmentData Analysis
Soft Skills
Independent JudgementConstructive ChallengeHigh EnergyHands-On Approach
Tools & Technologies
AutomationAI
Industry Keywords
BankingLendingPrivate CreditInvestment BankingCommercial LendingStrategy And OperationsConsulting
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Work directly with OakNorth’s Chief Lending Officer to grow and scale the UK and US lending businesses
- Shape growth strategy for UK and US lending across sectors, markets and segments
- Test growth opportunities through financial modelling and commercial judgement
- Own annual plans, budgets, targets and quarterly priorities with Finance, Credit and lending leadership
- Lead high-priority strategic and operational initiatives end to end
- Translate priorities into plans with milestones and owners
- Collaborate across Lending, Credit, Finance, Product, Technology and People to remove barriers
- Prepare analysis and materials for executive, leadership and board discussions
- Coordinate MBRs, QBRs and OKRs
- Build operating models, structures, hiring and capabilities needed to scale
- Simplify operations through technology, automation and AI
Requirements
What you’ll need- Commercial and growth mindset — able to spot opportunities, size them and translate them into actionable plans
- Strategic and operational capability — thinks strategically while getting into the detail to deliver
- Strong executive partnership — confident with a fast-moving leader; independent judgement, clarity and constructive challenge without slowing decisions
- Entrepreneurial approach — comfortable without a playbook, taking ownership in a high-growth environment
- High energy, low ego and a hands-on approach
- Financial services experience, with strong preference for banking, lending, private credit or investment banking
- Background may include investment banking, private credit, commercial lending, strategy and operations, consulting, or Chief of Staff experience to a senior commercial leader
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equity — we want you to have a stake in the business so our interests are aligned
- 25 days’ holiday plus personalised benefits — opt in to what matters to you
- Subsidised private medical insurance with Bupa
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Wellbeing and social events
- In-house Barista Bar in the London office
- Volunteering time off to support causes that matter to you
- Hybrid work arrangement