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About the Role

You'll work closely with the CEO and senior leadership team to shape the strategic agenda, drive business performance, and accelerate the delivery of the organization's most important priorities. Acting as a trusted extension of the CEO, you'll help focus attention on the opportunities, risks, and decisions that matter most, while maintaining oversight of key transformation programs and ensuring delivery remains on track. You'll play a central role in enhancing the effectiveness of the Executive Committee and broader leadership team, leading key governance activities and supporting Board, regulatory, and executive engagement. You'll also develop compelling narratives, briefings, and communications that clearly articulate business performance, strategic progress, and future ambition to colleagues, senior executives, and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Shape the strategic agenda
Drive business performance
Accelerate delivery of the organization's most important priorities
Focus attention on opportunities, risks, and decisions that matter most
Maintain oversight of key transformation programs
Ensure delivery remains on track
Enhance the effectiveness of the Executive Committee and broader leadership team
Lead key governance activities
Support Board, regulatory, and executive engagement
Develop compelling narratives, briefings, and communications

Requirements

Extensive experience in financial services, consulting, or a similar fast-paced environment
Track record of leading complex cross-functional initiatives
Track record of producing Board-level outputs
Exceptional judgement
Exceptional problem-solving ability
Exceptional stakeholder management skills
Strong organisational discipline
Strong attention to detail
Ability to manage competing priorities
Ability to cut through complexity
Ability to distill key issues
Ability to drive clear actions and decisions
Comfortable operating at pace
Ability to adapt quickly as priorities evolve
Strategic thinker with a bias for action and delivery

Skills

Stakeholder management
Organisational discipline
Attention to detail
Managing competing priorities
Problem-solving
Strategic thinking

Location

London

Work Type

Hybrid Working
Full-time

Experience Level

Extensive experience in financial services, consulting or a similar fast-paced environment

Salary/Compensations

Competitive

Benefits

Flexible working options
Reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities
Flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns
Guaranteed interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme
Reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process

About the Company

IP&I has undergone significant transformation, simplifying the business with the sale of non-core entities, transforming service, launching Lloyds Wealth and launching a new Scottish Widows brand all while doubling earnings.
The next leg of the strategy is set to be just as thrilling, with the ambition to double earnings again in just the next few years, focusing on creating a lifetime wealth proposition for customers and truly unlocking the bancassurance potential.
It’s truly a purpose-led business helping the UK prepare for a brighter tomorrow while protecting today.
We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good.
We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone, make change happen and challenge the status quo.
Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.
We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.
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.
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.

Equal Opportunity

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options
Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.
We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.
We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns.
And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.
We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.
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.