Islands Director United Kingdom
Lloyds Banking Group
Full Time
United Kingdom
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
End Date
Friday 12 May 2023Agile Working Options
Job Description
Key areas of focus are:
- Financial performance – deposit growth to C£6 bn, 100% Net income growth by 2026 vs 2022
- Expat strategy - Strategy focused on increasing volume of new clients, primarily from UK Community and Private Banking where Islands can provide services that RFB cannot
- Institutional Banking - Strategy for growth focused on increasing market share and building our presence in the Financial Services sector, specifically to Trust & Corporate Services Providers
- GEM platform - key enabler which is now live to clients - £5bn of growth targeted through 5YOP
- Increased focus in ESG - Islands need to ensure that they comply with the industry standards and Group measures for Sustainable/Green Lending
What will you be doing
You will be responsible for running an end to business with its own P&L accountability, regulatory and government engagement with external profiling of the Islands business, ensuring it is represented positively in the communities in which we operate.
We are looking for people who:
- Are energised about the Bank’s purpose of Helping Britain Prosper in turn Helping the Islands Prosper
- Are enthusiastic about customers and colleague insight and have a demonstrable track record of applying insight to solve business problems
- Have experience of and love working in multi-disciplinary teams are inherently collaborative and not hierarchical
- Excited about developing digital-first propositions to solve customer problems
- Take initiative and not hesitant to challenge the status quo and traditional ways of thinking.
Skills, Knowledge, and capabilities
Essential
- Effective business control: breadth of knowledge and experience across the key businesses of Lloyds Banking Group and the wider financial services industry; understanding of economic, political, and social trends; knowledge and experience of prudential measures; ability to identify, articulate and manage risks to strategy; record of delivering results.
- Compliance with the regulatory system: high standards of conduct and behaviour, especially with regards to the interests of customers; record of delivery on compliance issues; record of robust assessment of colleagues' fitness and propriety; understanding of the importance of documentary evidence for key decisions.
- Responsible delegation of responsibility: understanding of corporate governance; willingness to lead from the front; ability to manage large teams across different jurisdictions.
- The Islands strategy is focused on growing balance sheet and ancillary income in existing client sectors where we are currently underrepresented with low market shares. This will be achieved through digital investment in the business over a three-year period.
Desirable
Experienced, innovative, forward-thinking senior who is purpose led, using our values as guiding principle.
So, what can we offer you in return …
In return for your expertise, you will enjoy our total dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development. We will help you perform at your best today, so you can fulfil all your potential in the future.
We are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. We support the principles of agile working and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We are an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation.
So, if you think this is the role for you, we would love to hear from you! Together we make it possible.
Our continued commitment to helping Britain prosper means that as a colleague you can make a difference to customers, businesses and communities.
Together we have a key role to play in shaping the bank of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll continue to have opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture, and our approach to inclusion and diversity means that we all have the opportunity to make a real difference, together.
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.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
