Business Management
Business Management optimizes business performances by helping to drive key initiatives. We act as trusted advisors and counterweight to Business / Group Heads, and are responsible for identifying, escalating, and mitigating business risks. The role of a business manager is dynamic and can vary from business to business, in line with the priorities of the different lines of business.
This is a time-pressured and high-profile position which is instrumental in assisting / advising senior management and in coordinating the deployment of the bank's corporate resources to address strategic and tactical objectives.
The main aim of a Business Manager is to :
- Implement new business strategy, strategic initiatives or platforms, including aligning department and support groups (Finance, Tech, Ops, Legal, Compliance)
- Optimize 'bottom line' business performance by driving key initiatives (fees, cost base, RWA and capital utilization)
- Identify, escalate and mitigate business risks that could impair our ability to do business : e.g. legal, tax, regulatory, capacity issues, extraordinary transaction costs
- Analyze financial performance, including expenses; identify productivity initiatives and drive implementation
- Partner with the business, Operations and Technology in the definition of future workflows and implementation of related technology and infrastructure projects to prepare the business to meet the requirements of an ever evolving market structure
- Partner with the relevant external service / infrastructure providers
- Business representation in respective internal / external working groups
- This position will be specifically supporting the Home Lending Operations business, working closely with the business to identify and track operational efficiencies
- Responsible for managing a small number of local / international employees
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or other related areaPrevious product knowledge and / or prior Business Management or COO experienceEnergetic and dynamic in styleHighly motivated self-starter with excellent time management / prioritization skillsPresent well to senior and global business headsAble to forge strong internal relationships across a broad range of functionsSelf-motivated, tenacious and able to work with high degree of independenceExcellent written and oral communication skillsAble to both define and deliver to conclusion a strategic agenda across multiple groupsStrong analytical and problem solving skills with ability to analyze large data sets and present conclusions conciselyExcellent project management and organizational skillsAttention to detail with logical thought process