Strategy & Innovation Manager, VP

Join our digital revolution in NatWest Digital XIn everything we do, we work to one aim. To make digital experiences which are effortless and secure.So we organise ourselves around three principles: engineer, protect, and operate. We engineer simple solutions, we protect our customers, and we operate smarter.Our people work differently depending on their jobs and needs. From hybrid working to flexible hours, we have plenty of options that help our people to thrive.This role is based in India and as such all normal working days must be carried out in India.Join us as a Strategy & Innovation Manager

• If you're curious about innovation, particularly within the finance industry, this exciting role could suit your interests
• You'll be supporting all aspects of strategy and innovation activities, helping us to build our bank of the future
• In return, you’ll enjoy lots of exposure to our executive and senior management teams
• We're offering this role at vice president level
  

What you'll do
As Strategy & Innovation Manager, you'll project manage and deliver the strategy of innovation projects through all stages of the innovation lifecycle, including design, build and test. With strong communication and collaborative skills, you’ll lead commercial discussions and decisions to bring innovative solutions to our customers and front-line colleagues.Additionally, you’ll be:

• Planning, organising, and delivering projects individually or through project teams
• Sourcing innovative ideas to build innovation pipelines that are aligned to and support the business strategy and are based on customer needs
• Iterating and shaping propositions and projects, building on insight and testing with customers and commercial business needs
• Analysing business performance, competitor activity, potential business opportunities and customer behaviours
• Collaborating closely with colleagues and preparing reports for executive and board audiences
  

The skills you'll need
You’ll already have twelve plus years of experience of working in innovation, particularly within financial services. We’ll also be looking for you to have the ability to rapidly deliver projects, preferably using Agile methodologies.You’ll also need:

• Proven responsibility of delivery of a variety of projects utilising Agile approaches and matrix management of project team
• Experience within the financial services sector and ideally working on AI/ML projects
• Experience in stakeholder and business management, building out and agreeing project ideas from ideation through to delivery, managing the customer experience whilst managing costs
• Should act as a translator between business and project / technical team