Director, Strategy & Operations - Lending
Core
Director driving the scaling of UK and US lending businesses, acting as the connective tissue between the lending team and the broader business with a seat at the table on strategy and board-level planning.
Role type
Director, Strategy & Operations (Lending)
Builds
Executable lending roadmaps, commercial operating models, sales operations processes, and scalable lending journeys.
Domain
Financial Services / Banking / Lending
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Cross-functional initiative leadership, systems thinking, commercial judgement, analytical ability, credit fluency, strategy-to-operations translation, entrepreneurial approach, ambiguity management, organizational design, sales funnel optimization.
Preferred skills
Experience in financial services (banking, private equity, credit fund), experience in Operating Partner/Chief of Staff/Strategy & Operations roles.
Responsibilities
Translate lending priorities into an executable roadmap across UK and US; Partner with lending leadership to set and align OKRs; Own the roadmap for highest priority strategy and operational initiatives; Own and strengthen the commercial engine and sales operation processes; Manage a small team across marketing, revenue operations, and sales enablement.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & hands-on delivery
