Strategy Lead – Corporate Venture Incubation – Banking

Salt is partnering with a boutique design agency based in NY. This is a remote role that works with a new client of theirs – an established financial institution – to deliver on the strategic design and build of a new digital bank.

We are seeking an experienced financial services professional – preferably with experience in retail/consumer/digital banking – to lead this project.

The start date is 6th February, and this position can be REMOTE with option to go into the NY office.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Active participation in ideation sessions with project team to concept new experiences, services and features that can ladder up to a new, differentiated offering in the market
• Coordinate team members and collaborate with partner stakeholders to define strategic success criteria and business or venture objectives
• Design profitable new products, brands, and services, as well as new business models and ventures
• Shape growth and go-to-market strategies for those new products and ventures
• Craft design-driven market and competitive analyses that inspire and position our partners in differentiation ways
• Craft financial models that establish what needs to be true for revenue growth, as well as product and venture success
• Shape operational resource plans that inform key strategic hires and financial planning
• Develop and lead experiments, producing insights that help identify and craft strategic roadmaps
• Establish deep partnerships with cross-functional team members, ensuring collaborative progress toward key product milestones

ABOUT YOU:

• Extensive experience as a business designer, business strategist, or business analyst at a design studio, consultancy, or internally within an organization
• Deep experience working in the financial services or consumer banking sectors
• Fluent in business acumen, including knowledge in strategy, marketing, finance, operations and product development
• Ability to build and interpret financial models to quantify business impact
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex business ideas to different audiences, in addition to listening and modifying your thinking based on the contributions and perspectives of others
• Ability to easily adapt, and switch between different projects, businesses and industries
• A desire to engage with collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams which include our partners
• A proven track record of successfully launched products as a business designer, product manager, product growth strategist, and/or as a startup founder
• Great communication and time management abilities, including the skill to direct and manage small teams and judiciously involve investors, experts, and stakeholders
• You thrive in ambiguity, and have a propensity to experiment with generative ideas in order to identify the most innovative and disruptive solutions

Salt is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.