Director, Strategic Investment Partnering (Finance)

TL;DR

Director, Strategic Investment Partnering (Finance): Managing and evolving the investment portfolio for LBCM and Markets Platform with an accent on strategic alignment, financial robustness, and growth strategy. Focus on translating high-level strategic goals into actionable investment cases and managing complex multi-year portfolio risks.

Location: Hybrid: Must spend at least two days per week (40% of time) at one of the office sites in Edinburgh, Bristol, or London

Company

A leading UK financial institution rebooting its corporate markets presence to become the UK's leading bank for Debt, Cash, and Risk.

What you will do

• Shape and evolve the LBCM & Markets Platform investment portfolio to ensure alignment with 2030 growth strategy.
• Partner with senior leaders across Product, Coverage, and Finance to provide financial perspectives and support trade-offs.
• Drive the development of high-quality, transparent investment cases with robust cost-benefit analysis.
• Identify and plan for future-state capabilities, resourcing, and operating model needs.
• Manage portfolio-level governance, risks, and interdependencies to enable executive decision-making.

Requirements

• 5+ years of demonstrable strategic, commercial, and financial judgement in complex environments.
• 5+ years of experience within Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB), LBCM, or Markets businesses.
• Proven ability to build credible relationships and influence senior stakeholders in a matrix organization.
• Track record of making and standing behind strategic decisions under conditions of uncertainty.
• Strong expertise in portfolio governance, planning, tracking, and reporting.
• Experience in operating model build, process transformation, or digital/technology change.

Culture & Benefits

• Generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
• Annual performance-related bonus and share schemes including free shares.
• 30 days’ holiday in addition to bank holidays.
• Strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including dedicated health packages and support for disabilities.
• Flexible workplace adjustments and wellbeing initiatives to support a healthy work-life balance.