Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Birmingham, Staffordshire
OUR IMPACT Corporate Planning & Management (CPM) unifies Finance & Planning, Global Procurement, Product & Reporting, CPM Engineering and CPM Management teams to deliver business planning and analytics, expense management, third party risk management, sustainability strategy for our operations and supply chain, and governance strategies across the firm. Global Procurement enables the firm to work strategically with third parties, ensuring strong commercial and compliance controls while promoting sustainability. It drives value, encourages innovation, and reduces risks throughout the supply chain for services and non compensation spending. Key teams include Strategic Sourcing, which works with business units to source and contract third party products and services, optimize value, and digitize commercial commitments. They monitor the firm's main relationships to support ongoing improvement and consistent value delivery. Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) identifies, assesses, manages, and monitors third party risks for all relationships, including vendors and contingent workers, helping to prevent issues like cybersecurity threats and operational disruptions. Procure to Pay (P2P) oversees the payment process, from vendor onboarding and invoice handling to travel expense processing and compliance, ensuring efficiency. The Travel team manages travel services and policy for cost effectiveness and compliance. Sustainable Operations lead emission reduction strategies and ESG risk management in the supply chain, supporting environmental and social goals. Product & Reporting manages product lifecycle and reporting for vendor supplied and internal solutions. The Product team maintains technology platforms like FP&A systems, Spend Management, and Third Party Risk Management tools, focusing on user experience and digital workflows for vendor management and compliance. The Reporting team creates reports, dashboards, and analytics to show spending patterns, risk metrics, and performance, helping stakeholders monitor KPIs, find cost savings, and make informed decisions while ensuring data accuracy and compliance. Finance & Planning manages planning and reporting to support the firm's strategic goals, integrating revenue, expense, liquidity, and capital planning in collaboration with Controllers, Treasury, and Risk. This pillar includes divisional CFOs who advise on financial opportunities and manage zero based budgeting. Product Finance oversees governance and accounting for non compensation expenses, ensuring efficient use and transparency for senior leadership. Corporate Insurance & Advisory manages insurance needs, connects risk to insurance solutions, and provides advisory support for firm activities and claims. CPM Engineering develops solutions for managing third party spend, data, automation, budgeting, forecasting, and expense allocation to support decision making aligned with strategic objectives. CPM Management includes senior leaders and teams that give strategic oversight and operational support across The Core. This pillar covers the Chief of Staff function and Communications and User Engagement team, which manage change initiatives and people strategies for CPM. It also leads operational risk programs, ensures compliance with risk and resilience policies, and manages CPM specific risks with proper controls. YOUR IMPACT This role sits within Product & Reporting. The Product & Reporting team is a global team who enable Goldman Sachs to manage our vendor contracts and third party risk actively and effectively, deliver supply chain effectiveness, travel & expense processing & enable Source to Pay activity through the platforms we maintain within our architecture. Through excellent functional, project, program, and change management skills, along with a bias for becoming the subject matter or technical expert and driving our strategic architectural vision, this team seeks to fulfil the vision of our clients and partners with employees across platforms like Ariba, S4, Concur, KY3P & Fieldglass. The Product & Reporting Team work closely with senior leadership, process owners, CPM Engineering and our vendors to drive supply chain value and achieve Corporate Planning & Management's objectives & key results. This role, positioned within the EMEA Product Team, will support the delivery of our Customer Journey through our ProcurementHub Process Orchestration Platform (Powered by ORO Labs). The role requires regular collaboration with various functions across the firm, independent work capability, and interaction with senior professionals. The ideal candidate will be a skilled Product Owner experienced across Procurement Platforms and Processes. This role requires a blend of analytical skills, business process expertise, product design capabilities, and low code/no code system configuration & testing experience to ensure the seamless implementation of the ProcurementHub platform. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Work with business stakeholders to gather and document requirements for ProcurementHub and convert them into detailed user stories. Partner with Strategic Sourcing and Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) teams to automate manual policies into user friendly processes. Architect and configure end to end procurement orchestration workflows using ORO Labs AI to automate complex intake, risk, and compliance processes. Identify opportunities to improve the procurement experience through automation and AI capabilities. Lead workshops, meetings, and demonstrations to align stakeholders, collect feedback and deliver user training. Define testing strategies and lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure new features meet business objectives and GS security standards. Monitor platform adoption and usage metrics to identify friction points in the procurement journey. Leverage data driven insights to propose iterative improvements to the user experience. Communicate product updates, release notes, and roadmap progress to senior leadership and cross divisional partners. Assist with post go live validations and ensure smooth, defect free production rollouts. QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience. Over 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst or Product Lead, preferably with understanding of the "Intake-to-Pay" lifecycle, including supplier onboarding, risk tiering, and contract management. Ability to build complex logic and workflows in orchestration platforms (e.g., ORO Labs, ServiceNow, or similar BPM tools) preferred. Understanding of Large Language Model (LLM) capabilities and the ability to write structured, effective instructions/prompts for AI agents to execute business tasks. Familiarity with data structures and the ability to map fields between disparate systems is preferred. Familiarity with Ariba Invoicing, Ariba SLP, S4 HANA, or similar Invoice to Pay and Vendor Management applications is preferred. Experience participating in at least one medium-to-large-scale platform deployment project within Professional Services. Understanding of Agile change management and platforms such as JIRA and Confluence or comparable tools. Excellent analytical skills, with a preference for using data to guide decisions and direction. Outstanding communication skills and ability to work effectively with cross functional teams and present to senior leadership. Ability to collaborate across hierarchies and regions, with a flexible working style. Comfort working in a fast paced, evolving environment where requirements may shift based on regulatory or strategic changes. Experience in the Financial Services industry is advantageous, though not required. Proactive, enthusiastic, and team oriented attitude. We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
13/07/2026
Full time
OUR IMPACT Corporate Planning & Management (CPM) unifies Finance & Planning, Global Procurement, Product & Reporting, CPM Engineering and CPM Management teams to deliver business planning and analytics, expense management, third party risk management, sustainability strategy for our operations and supply chain, and governance strategies across the firm. Global Procurement enables the firm to work strategically with third parties, ensuring strong commercial and compliance controls while promoting sustainability. It drives value, encourages innovation, and reduces risks throughout the supply chain for services and non compensation spending. Key teams include Strategic Sourcing, which works with business units to source and contract third party products and services, optimize value, and digitize commercial commitments. They monitor the firm's main relationships to support ongoing improvement and consistent value delivery. Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) identifies, assesses, manages, and monitors third party risks for all relationships, including vendors and contingent workers, helping to prevent issues like cybersecurity threats and operational disruptions. Procure to Pay (P2P) oversees the payment process, from vendor onboarding and invoice handling to travel expense processing and compliance, ensuring efficiency. The Travel team manages travel services and policy for cost effectiveness and compliance. Sustainable Operations lead emission reduction strategies and ESG risk management in the supply chain, supporting environmental and social goals. Product & Reporting manages product lifecycle and reporting for vendor supplied and internal solutions. The Product team maintains technology platforms like FP&A systems, Spend Management, and Third Party Risk Management tools, focusing on user experience and digital workflows for vendor management and compliance. The Reporting team creates reports, dashboards, and analytics to show spending patterns, risk metrics, and performance, helping stakeholders monitor KPIs, find cost savings, and make informed decisions while ensuring data accuracy and compliance. Finance & Planning manages planning and reporting to support the firm's strategic goals, integrating revenue, expense, liquidity, and capital planning in collaboration with Controllers, Treasury, and Risk. This pillar includes divisional CFOs who advise on financial opportunities and manage zero based budgeting. Product Finance oversees governance and accounting for non compensation expenses, ensuring efficient use and transparency for senior leadership. Corporate Insurance & Advisory manages insurance needs, connects risk to insurance solutions, and provides advisory support for firm activities and claims. CPM Engineering develops solutions for managing third party spend, data, automation, budgeting, forecasting, and expense allocation to support decision making aligned with strategic objectives. CPM Management includes senior leaders and teams that give strategic oversight and operational support across The Core. This pillar covers the Chief of Staff function and Communications and User Engagement team, which manage change initiatives and people strategies for CPM. It also leads operational risk programs, ensures compliance with risk and resilience policies, and manages CPM specific risks with proper controls. YOUR IMPACT This role sits within Product & Reporting. The Product & Reporting team is a global team who enable Goldman Sachs to manage our vendor contracts and third party risk actively and effectively, deliver supply chain effectiveness, travel & expense processing & enable Source to Pay activity through the platforms we maintain within our architecture. Through excellent functional, project, program, and change management skills, along with a bias for becoming the subject matter or technical expert and driving our strategic architectural vision, this team seeks to fulfil the vision of our clients and partners with employees across platforms like Ariba, S4, Concur, KY3P & Fieldglass. The Product & Reporting Team work closely with senior leadership, process owners, CPM Engineering and our vendors to drive supply chain value and achieve Corporate Planning & Management's objectives & key results. This role, positioned within the EMEA Product Team, will support the delivery of our Customer Journey through our ProcurementHub Process Orchestration Platform (Powered by ORO Labs). The role requires regular collaboration with various functions across the firm, independent work capability, and interaction with senior professionals. The ideal candidate will be a skilled Product Owner experienced across Procurement Platforms and Processes. This role requires a blend of analytical skills, business process expertise, product design capabilities, and low code/no code system configuration & testing experience to ensure the seamless implementation of the ProcurementHub platform. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Work with business stakeholders to gather and document requirements for ProcurementHub and convert them into detailed user stories. Partner with Strategic Sourcing and Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) teams to automate manual policies into user friendly processes. Architect and configure end to end procurement orchestration workflows using ORO Labs AI to automate complex intake, risk, and compliance processes. Identify opportunities to improve the procurement experience through automation and AI capabilities. Lead workshops, meetings, and demonstrations to align stakeholders, collect feedback and deliver user training. Define testing strategies and lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure new features meet business objectives and GS security standards. Monitor platform adoption and usage metrics to identify friction points in the procurement journey. Leverage data driven insights to propose iterative improvements to the user experience. Communicate product updates, release notes, and roadmap progress to senior leadership and cross divisional partners. Assist with post go live validations and ensure smooth, defect free production rollouts. QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience. Over 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst or Product Lead, preferably with understanding of the "Intake-to-Pay" lifecycle, including supplier onboarding, risk tiering, and contract management. Ability to build complex logic and workflows in orchestration platforms (e.g., ORO Labs, ServiceNow, or similar BPM tools) preferred. Understanding of Large Language Model (LLM) capabilities and the ability to write structured, effective instructions/prompts for AI agents to execute business tasks. Familiarity with data structures and the ability to map fields between disparate systems is preferred. Familiarity with Ariba Invoicing, Ariba SLP, S4 HANA, or similar Invoice to Pay and Vendor Management applications is preferred. Experience participating in at least one medium-to-large-scale platform deployment project within Professional Services. Understanding of Agile change management and platforms such as JIRA and Confluence or comparable tools. Excellent analytical skills, with a preference for using data to guide decisions and direction. Outstanding communication skills and ability to work effectively with cross functional teams and present to senior leadership. Ability to collaborate across hierarchies and regions, with a flexible working style. Comfort working in a fast paced, evolving environment where requirements may shift based on regulatory or strategic changes. Experience in the Financial Services industry is advantageous, though not required. Proactive, enthusiastic, and team oriented attitude. We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Job DescriptionState Street Alpha Data Services (ADS) is the data-as-a-service provider that is the backbone of the Alpha front to back strategy. Combining both technology and service provision to deliver significant data management value to our clients. We're looking for a candidate to take on the role of Senior Data Solutions Architect supporting pre-sales due diligence and implementation solution oversight for EMEA region.Why this role is important to usThe team you will be joining is part of a global, cross-divisional group supporting State Street AlphaSM. State Street AlphaSM redefines the common definition of 'alpha' to mean powering better performance and outcomes at every point on the investment lifecycle and is the first open platform from a single provider that connects the front, middle and back office. It harmonizes data, technology and services across trusted providers to help our clients better manage their businesses. Join us if making your mark in an ever-changing, increasingly complex and competitive industry is a challenge you are up for.What you will be responsible forBe the face of the ADS organization to take the client's Chief Data Architect and Data teams through the Alpha journey/adoption. Provide thought leadership to the client during the due diligence and through the entire implementation journey by understanding the Alpha architecture and client's architecture.Responsible for the end-to-end solutioning of Front-to-Back ("F2B") Alpha Data Platform ("ADP")/ADS solutions to the client, starting with helping with precontract due diligence and client presentations, documenting Target Data Solution Architecture and Future State Operating model of Data services, Solution Design. Will manage the data solutioning and shared ownership of client delivery with Alpha Data Implementation team in EMEA region.Collaborate with upstream application and system owners within State Street to expand existing data solution and represent Alpha Data Solution Architecture on Alpha Services Design Council.Design and execution of process engineering to 'bring to life' the data solution encompassing data flows from multiple sources to target client consumption layer.Identify ADP product and data service gaps and partner with Product and Service Practice managers to solution the gaps and propose interim or tactical solutions.Partner with broader State Street Application/Service Owners to provide solutions in support of any new client requirements that are extension of the standard set of services or in some select cases a client specific bespoke data solution.Collaborating with all internal technical and business teams including GTS, SaaS Ops, Alpha Cloud Ops, Alpha Platform Engineering, Alpha Product, ADS Implementation, Alpha Data Ops and clients to resolve issues.Collaborate with Client Implementation Executives and Leads to align on the Alpha implementation activities.Collaborate with external vendors as needed for a given client implementation, this will include vendors like Bloomberg, Refinitive, MSCI, Factset, Axioma etc.These skills will help you succeed in this role:Demonstrate excellent communication skills across all channels and levels of recipients including team members, colleagues, clients at all levels including C suite.Experience in leading pre-sales or being key contributor as part of deal pursuit team for data solutions and services.Experience in designing and implementing relational data models for a variety of data sets which include audit, time series, complex relationships, and high-volumeExperience and understanding of system performance and profiling techniques of complex data model for storage and consumptionSupport a culture of commitment, teamwork and productivity alongside diversity and work life balance.Ability to rationalize problems and use judgment and innovation to define clear and concise solutionsExtensive experience with Financial Services data domains - Security Master, Entity Master, Benchmarks, Positions, Transactions, Cash, Performance, Analytics, ESG etc.Knowledge of Data Management, Data Governance, Data Observability, Service Catalogue, Data Lineage tools, Operational Dashboards, Process Monitoring toolsWorking knowledge in Azure / AWS cloud platforms with Snowflake and Databricks is a huge plusKnowledge about internal and external integrations, triage issues and implement/recommend solutions to data problems and anomalies.Experience and/or knowledge of application of Machine Learning and AI in Data Management within Financial services is a plus.Prior experience with State Street and Charles River Development (CRD), Blackrock Aladdin or other OMS is considered a plusEducation & Preferred QualificationsUniversity degree in the field of computer science, data management or other financial services technical field20 years in data management, data architecture, product and market data roles and responsibilitiesAbout State StreetWhat we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we're making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we've been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You'll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees' diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.About State StreetAcross the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you'll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.Discover more information on jobs at our CEO Statement
04/07/2026
Full time
Job DescriptionState Street Alpha Data Services (ADS) is the data-as-a-service provider that is the backbone of the Alpha front to back strategy. Combining both technology and service provision to deliver significant data management value to our clients. We're looking for a candidate to take on the role of Senior Data Solutions Architect supporting pre-sales due diligence and implementation solution oversight for EMEA region.Why this role is important to usThe team you will be joining is part of a global, cross-divisional group supporting State Street AlphaSM. State Street AlphaSM redefines the common definition of 'alpha' to mean powering better performance and outcomes at every point on the investment lifecycle and is the first open platform from a single provider that connects the front, middle and back office. It harmonizes data, technology and services across trusted providers to help our clients better manage their businesses. Join us if making your mark in an ever-changing, increasingly complex and competitive industry is a challenge you are up for.What you will be responsible forBe the face of the ADS organization to take the client's Chief Data Architect and Data teams through the Alpha journey/adoption. Provide thought leadership to the client during the due diligence and through the entire implementation journey by understanding the Alpha architecture and client's architecture.Responsible for the end-to-end solutioning of Front-to-Back ("F2B") Alpha Data Platform ("ADP")/ADS solutions to the client, starting with helping with precontract due diligence and client presentations, documenting Target Data Solution Architecture and Future State Operating model of Data services, Solution Design. Will manage the data solutioning and shared ownership of client delivery with Alpha Data Implementation team in EMEA region.Collaborate with upstream application and system owners within State Street to expand existing data solution and represent Alpha Data Solution Architecture on Alpha Services Design Council.Design and execution of process engineering to 'bring to life' the data solution encompassing data flows from multiple sources to target client consumption layer.Identify ADP product and data service gaps and partner with Product and Service Practice managers to solution the gaps and propose interim or tactical solutions.Partner with broader State Street Application/Service Owners to provide solutions in support of any new client requirements that are extension of the standard set of services or in some select cases a client specific bespoke data solution.Collaborating with all internal technical and business teams including GTS, SaaS Ops, Alpha Cloud Ops, Alpha Platform Engineering, Alpha Product, ADS Implementation, Alpha Data Ops and clients to resolve issues.Collaborate with Client Implementation Executives and Leads to align on the Alpha implementation activities.Collaborate with external vendors as needed for a given client implementation, this will include vendors like Bloomberg, Refinitive, MSCI, Factset, Axioma etc.These skills will help you succeed in this role:Demonstrate excellent communication skills across all channels and levels of recipients including team members, colleagues, clients at all levels including C suite.Experience in leading pre-sales or being key contributor as part of deal pursuit team for data solutions and services.Experience in designing and implementing relational data models for a variety of data sets which include audit, time series, complex relationships, and high-volumeExperience and understanding of system performance and profiling techniques of complex data model for storage and consumptionSupport a culture of commitment, teamwork and productivity alongside diversity and work life balance.Ability to rationalize problems and use judgment and innovation to define clear and concise solutionsExtensive experience with Financial Services data domains - Security Master, Entity Master, Benchmarks, Positions, Transactions, Cash, Performance, Analytics, ESG etc.Knowledge of Data Management, Data Governance, Data Observability, Service Catalogue, Data Lineage tools, Operational Dashboards, Process Monitoring toolsWorking knowledge in Azure / AWS cloud platforms with Snowflake and Databricks is a huge plusKnowledge about internal and external integrations, triage issues and implement/recommend solutions to data problems and anomalies.Experience and/or knowledge of application of Machine Learning and AI in Data Management within Financial services is a plus.Prior experience with State Street and Charles River Development (CRD), Blackrock Aladdin or other OMS is considered a plusEducation & Preferred QualificationsUniversity degree in the field of computer science, data management or other financial services technical field20 years in data management, data architecture, product and market data roles and responsibilitiesAbout State StreetWhat we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we're making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we've been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You'll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees' diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.About State StreetAcross the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you'll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.Discover more information on jobs at our CEO Statement
About the team Our Technology Business Management team sits at the heart of OSB Group's technology strategy and execution. They bring together expertise in technology enabled business cases, portfolio management, risk and controls, third party management, IT finance, technology wide communications, organisational design effectiveness, coordination of cross functional activities, and production of management information, dashboards and formal ExCo/Board reports to enable OSB to make smart, data driven decisions about how we run, invest in and protect our technology landscape. The team partners closely with the Lending, Savings, Domains and Enabling Functions Value Streams, and with Engineering, Cyber, Data, and Technology Operations supporting functions to operate and deliver a transparent, inter connected and value focused technology environment. The team also collaborates with Group functions such as HR, Finance, Risk, Legal, Operations on cross functional activities and to facilitate Technology inputs to group wide objectives and deadlines. The Technology Strategy & Planning Manager role requires a strong understanding of IT governance frameworks and technology organisations working in agile and hybrid ways. This role is a problem solver and joins the dots across the technology, business unit and group functions such as Finance, HR and Risk to bring an enterprise wide approach to problem analysis and continuous improvement opportunities to simplify solutions and streamline ways of working. What you will be doing? The Technology Strategy & Planning Manager plays a pivotal role, providing business IT knowledge and insights, analysis, planning and communication expertise to support and enable Technology Senior Leadership Team to develop, assess and articulate technology vision, strategies, roadmaps and options. Collaborating with business and technology stakeholders, the role aggregates insight across cost, value, risk, dependencies, and delivery capacity to monitor and report on outcome value realisation, acting as a trusted advisor to support Chief Information Officer and Senior Leadership Team for transparency, governance and decision making. This is a role that builds informal networks with people and works closely with Internal Communications and Technology Senior Leadership Team to provide visibility and consistency of internal communications and management information across channels such as Technology town halls, shared collaboration platforms, communities of practice, colleague interest groups and staff engagement networks. Your responsibilities will include Supporting the development and delivery of the technology strategy, vision and roadmap Leading scenario modelling and options analysis to support strategic trade offs Developing and ensuring strategic business cases align with strategic objectives and priorities Acting as a trusted subject matter expert and contributor of reliable information and business IT insights to senior stakeholders in the business, as well as the Chief Information Officer and Senior Leadership Team Tracking portfolio performance of investments and value realisation, providing clear, data driven insights Helping leadership uplift organisational maturity, drive efficiencies and embed agile ways of working Creating consistent, high quality management information and metrics, OKRs/KPIs and dashboards Enhancing governance frameworks, ensuring clarity, accountability and decision traceability Collating and aggregating data, and presenting key messages, facts and figures in clear, compelling, trust worthy and easy to interpret formats for Divisional, Group and Board level information and reporting for steering committees, governance forums and workshops Supporting internal communications, town halls, and staff engagement opportunities What's in it for you? We offer a base salary depending on experience ranging from £62,000 - £72,000 and a competitive benefits package including: Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 15% 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee) Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan About us At OSB Group, we understand how much our people bring to our organisation, which is why we try our best to give back too! Our Purpose is to help our customers, colleagues and communities prosper and we are on a transformation journey to become 'the bank of the future'. Our commitment to professional development, flexible working, and employee well being fosters a dynamic and supportive workplace. Do you have the skills? We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below: Strong demonstrable experience in an analysis, strategy or advisory role supporting large scale, complex organisational change Experience in Agile frameworks and best practices, including embedding ways of working is essential Demonstrable experience of influencing teams and senior leadership without direct authority, as well as the ability to translate complex information into clear messages for varied audiences Advanced analytical, problem solving, organisational and planning skills; ability to see the bigger picture while paying attention to detail Strategic thinking, business acumen and understanding of technology domains and organisational structures Experience within Financial Services or a similarly regulated environment is desirable Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, with experience using SharePoint for information management, reporting, or governance artefacts considered highly desirable Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Our team value spending time together in the office, typically 3 days a week to support collaboration and connection with colleagues, but we're happy to have a conversation about what flexibility might look like for you. Not sure if you meet the spec? Let us decide. Research tells us that those from marginalised groups feel like they need to meet 100% of the criteria to apply. Here at OSB, we are committed to inclusivity and understand the value different experiences and perspectives can bring, so please don't feel like you need to check every box to apply for a role internally. We champion diversity at all levels, with Board level Diversity Champions tracking our progress. We are proud to be signed up to the Women in Finance Charter to actively support the growth and development of senior women in our sector and are dedicated to treating all our employees and job applicants equally, opposed to discrimination on any grounds.
29/06/2026
Full time
About the team Our Technology Business Management team sits at the heart of OSB Group's technology strategy and execution. They bring together expertise in technology enabled business cases, portfolio management, risk and controls, third party management, IT finance, technology wide communications, organisational design effectiveness, coordination of cross functional activities, and production of management information, dashboards and formal ExCo/Board reports to enable OSB to make smart, data driven decisions about how we run, invest in and protect our technology landscape. The team partners closely with the Lending, Savings, Domains and Enabling Functions Value Streams, and with Engineering, Cyber, Data, and Technology Operations supporting functions to operate and deliver a transparent, inter connected and value focused technology environment. The team also collaborates with Group functions such as HR, Finance, Risk, Legal, Operations on cross functional activities and to facilitate Technology inputs to group wide objectives and deadlines. The Technology Strategy & Planning Manager role requires a strong understanding of IT governance frameworks and technology organisations working in agile and hybrid ways. This role is a problem solver and joins the dots across the technology, business unit and group functions such as Finance, HR and Risk to bring an enterprise wide approach to problem analysis and continuous improvement opportunities to simplify solutions and streamline ways of working. What you will be doing? The Technology Strategy & Planning Manager plays a pivotal role, providing business IT knowledge and insights, analysis, planning and communication expertise to support and enable Technology Senior Leadership Team to develop, assess and articulate technology vision, strategies, roadmaps and options. Collaborating with business and technology stakeholders, the role aggregates insight across cost, value, risk, dependencies, and delivery capacity to monitor and report on outcome value realisation, acting as a trusted advisor to support Chief Information Officer and Senior Leadership Team for transparency, governance and decision making. This is a role that builds informal networks with people and works closely with Internal Communications and Technology Senior Leadership Team to provide visibility and consistency of internal communications and management information across channels such as Technology town halls, shared collaboration platforms, communities of practice, colleague interest groups and staff engagement networks. Your responsibilities will include Supporting the development and delivery of the technology strategy, vision and roadmap Leading scenario modelling and options analysis to support strategic trade offs Developing and ensuring strategic business cases align with strategic objectives and priorities Acting as a trusted subject matter expert and contributor of reliable information and business IT insights to senior stakeholders in the business, as well as the Chief Information Officer and Senior Leadership Team Tracking portfolio performance of investments and value realisation, providing clear, data driven insights Helping leadership uplift organisational maturity, drive efficiencies and embed agile ways of working Creating consistent, high quality management information and metrics, OKRs/KPIs and dashboards Enhancing governance frameworks, ensuring clarity, accountability and decision traceability Collating and aggregating data, and presenting key messages, facts and figures in clear, compelling, trust worthy and easy to interpret formats for Divisional, Group and Board level information and reporting for steering committees, governance forums and workshops Supporting internal communications, town halls, and staff engagement opportunities What's in it for you? We offer a base salary depending on experience ranging from £62,000 - £72,000 and a competitive benefits package including: Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 15% 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee) Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan About us At OSB Group, we understand how much our people bring to our organisation, which is why we try our best to give back too! Our Purpose is to help our customers, colleagues and communities prosper and we are on a transformation journey to become 'the bank of the future'. Our commitment to professional development, flexible working, and employee well being fosters a dynamic and supportive workplace. Do you have the skills? We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below: Strong demonstrable experience in an analysis, strategy or advisory role supporting large scale, complex organisational change Experience in Agile frameworks and best practices, including embedding ways of working is essential Demonstrable experience of influencing teams and senior leadership without direct authority, as well as the ability to translate complex information into clear messages for varied audiences Advanced analytical, problem solving, organisational and planning skills; ability to see the bigger picture while paying attention to detail Strategic thinking, business acumen and understanding of technology domains and organisational structures Experience within Financial Services or a similarly regulated environment is desirable Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, with experience using SharePoint for information management, reporting, or governance artefacts considered highly desirable Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Our team value spending time together in the office, typically 3 days a week to support collaboration and connection with colleagues, but we're happy to have a conversation about what flexibility might look like for you. Not sure if you meet the spec? Let us decide. Research tells us that those from marginalised groups feel like they need to meet 100% of the criteria to apply. Here at OSB, we are committed to inclusivity and understand the value different experiences and perspectives can bring, so please don't feel like you need to check every box to apply for a role internally. We champion diversity at all levels, with Board level Diversity Champions tracking our progress. We are proud to be signed up to the Women in Finance Charter to actively support the growth and development of senior women in our sector and are dedicated to treating all our employees and job applicants equally, opposed to discrimination on any grounds.
