VP, Business Planning

Join the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions. Our focus is to create value for our employees, customers, shareholders and communities to grow through differentiation, agility and innovation. We are looking for top talent and your success is our success. Accelerate your growth as you help us reach our goals and advance your career. Be ready to make your mark a top company, in an exciting & dynamic industry.

Job Purpose:

The role is responsible for partnering with WBG, Enablement & Control partners at a group level to drive business management activities such as Strategy and Business Development, Business & Performance Management, Data and Analytics and Lighthouse enhancements

Key Accountabilities:

Key Tasks & Activities:

• Collaborate with business heads to drive Strategy and Business Development initiatives and assess impact on operational readiness and customer experience.
• Play a key role in setting up and tracking balanced scorecards for coverage and product teams, lead business management initiatives by collaborating with various internal stakeholders such as Credit, Compliance, Operations, IT, CX, Risk etc.
• Leverage data analytics to identify potential opportunity to improve overall business performance (revenue and/or cost).
• Lead simplification of CX E2E journeys to create transformational experiences through digital assets.
• Drive WBG-wide communication for relevant initiatives (as required).
• Develop effective relationships including spearheading Change Management within WBG.Behavioural Skills:

• Self-starter - the incumbent must be able to lead workshops and help formulate requirements, options and solutions with an ability to get things done through others; able to identify proactive, innovative solutions to meet the changing needs of the business.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Customer Focus - understand customer perspective when developing requirements and ensuring fit for purpose customer friendly solution are designed.
• Strong communication skills are required to draw out requirements and to challenge where appropriate and to establish bond with key stakeholders.
• A high degree of self-assurance/initiative and business sense is required to perform responsibilities independently or collaboratively in a team environment as required

Qualifications & Experience:

Minimum Qualification:

• Experience of banking industry with deep understanding on the Wholesale Banking.

• Must have master's or bachelor's degree in information technology or relevant discipline.

Minimum Experience:

• 12+ years of experience in Financial Services, Strategy function, Business management and/or Technology execution. With strong written and verbal communication skills with a talent for precise articulations of customer problems.

• Must have 8+ years of experience in the banking domain.

• Hands-on experience in executing transformation objectives with ability to structure, manage complex business challenges to advance business and digital strategies.

• Strong User engagement and communication skills / Ability to contribute to and implement organizational strategy.

• Capacity to work with people at all levels in an organization and with people from many cultural backgrounds.

• Able to manage effectively a number of competing priorities.

• Strategic thinker with ability to lead by example demonstrating an ability to deliver set tasks, objectives and strategic priorities.

• Project Management Professional.

• Proficient in MS Office with advanced Excel skills

• Data Science & Business Analytics, Financial Analysis & Reports.