Trade Transformation Associate Director

Trade Transformation Associate Director

Apply locations London time type Full time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: January 20, 2025 (10 days left to apply) job requisition id 126787

End Date: Sunday 19 January 2025

Salary Range: £0 - £0

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Flexible Working Options: Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary:

Job Title: Associate Director, Trade Transformation

Location: London

Salary: Competitive package

Hours: Full time

Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.

About this opportunity:

The Trade and Working Capital team provides commercial banking solutions to businesses of all sizes, in the UK and internationally. These solutions are grounded in an in-depth understanding of clients, a passion for enabling businesses to efficiently handle their liquidity, complete payments, mitigate their risks, fund trade flows and support growth.

In this role, you'll be accountable for driving transformation initiatives under the business digital and data strategy, working closely with a cross-section of stakeholders including product management, Trade services, and Technology and Data teams to deliver business goals.

We're looking for an individual who has a good understanding of Trade finance products, strong data analytical skills, and experience in delivering large digital initiatives.

You'll work with a high-energy team of product specialists, as well as key partners in other areas of the bank, to unlock growth whilst championing an environment of diversity and customer-centric innovation, promoting new ways of working to deliver our broader purpose - Helping Britain Prosper.

Role Accountabilities:

• Drives trade transformation initiatives and ensures delivery of key business outcomes.
• Builds a comprehensive data strategy for the business to deliver enhanced products and services to clients.
• Leads the design and development of data-driven transformation initiatives for the business, in close collaboration with technology teams to ensure we deliver on time and within budget.
• Responsible for establishing a strong governance process for the transformation initiatives including KPIs to track the performance of the executed initiatives against stated objectives.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including external vendors, for product delivery and performance.

What you'll need:

• Prior experience in leading large trade finance transformation initiatives in a large organisational setup.
• Prior experience in data-led initiatives.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Prior experience in leading cross-functional projects.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience or qualifications in project management would be preferable.

About working for us:

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We're committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive, and perform at their best.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

This is a once-in-a-career opportunity to help shape your future as well as ours.

Join us and grow with purpose!

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses, and communities. With us, you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow, and develop.