Team Lead, Strategy

Job Grade: SBO-AM

Job Overview: Drive the development and execution of enterprise-wide strategy, translating market and financial insights into actionable plans that deliver growth, profitability, and competitive advantage. Provide strategic and analytical support to Executive Management while ensuring alignment with risk, regulatory, and performance objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive development and execution of enterprise and SBU strategies aligned to growth and market positioning
• Lead long-term planning cycles, including 3–5 year strategic forecasts
• Translate macroeconomic and industry trends into actionable strategies
• Build financial models to support strategic decision-making
• Evaluate capital allocation across business units and subsidiaries
• Integrate risk, return, and macroeconomic scenarios into investment decisions
• Conduct market, industry, and competitor analysis across geographies
• Provide insights to guide competitive positioning and strategic response
• Identify and assess new market entry and expansion opportunities
• Support development of scalable growth and diversification strategies
• Evaluate M&A opportunities, partnerships, and inorganic growth options
• Support deal structuring, valuation, and integration planning
• Provide data-driven insights and executive-level reports to support decision-making
• Track execution of strategic initiatives and measure performance impact (ROI, profitability, cost optimization)
• Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, governance frameworks, and rating agency expectations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external advisors to drive strategy execution and transformation initiatives
• Perform other functions as assigned by Head, Performance Management and Strategy

Skills/Competencies

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong understanding of banking operations (local and international)
• Strategic planning, financial analysis, and performance management
• Strong industry and competitive analysis capability
• Business process improvement and technology awareness
• Strong reporting and communication skills

Generic Skills

• Analytical and problem-solving capability
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Initiative and ownership
• Organization and coordination skills
• Leadership and team management
• Self-management and delivery focus

Qualifications & Experience

Mandatory

• First degree in Accounting or a related discipline
• Relevant professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CFA)
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in banking, strategy or finance roles

Desirable

• First degree in Accounting or a related discipline
• Relevant professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CFA)
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in banking, strategy or finance roles