SCUK Head of Business Oversight

Santander; Redhill; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance company in the UK is looking for a Head of Business Oversight to drive transformation and manage strategic projects. The candidate will need significant risk and compliance experience within financial services, strong communication skills, and a degree or equivalent. This role offers competitive benefits including a salary based on experience, 30 days of holiday, and a generous pension plan.

Benefits

Competitive salary dependent on experience

30 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays

Annual bonus based on performance

Car allowance

Private medical cover

Generous pension contributions

Employee assistance programme

Sharesave scheme

Gym passes at a reduced rate

Qualifications

• Significant risk and compliance experience in financial services operations.
• Ability to analyse and report on data and financial information.
• Demonstrated experience in providing solutions to regulatory issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of key strategic projects.
• Accountable for engagement and oversight of change programmes.
• Support SCUK in executing customer-focused strategies.

Skills

Risk and compliance experience

Commercial awareness

Data analysis

Strong communication

Project management skills

Education

Degree or equivalent level

Job description

Overview

SCUK Head of Business Oversight
Country: United Kingdom

Santander Consumer Finance (SCUK) is one of the UK’s leading motor finance companies and we are currently looking for a Head of Business Oversight.

This is a unique opportunity for an influential and pragmatic leader to drive the transformation agenda in the UK business. The purpose of the role is to deliver first class results across a range of inter-disciplinary projects under the direction of the SCUK CEO. The role will report to the CEO.

We need someone that can provide direction and influence to address identified challenges, issues and opportunities for improvement by fostering a change culture across the business and taking a mature approach to risk and compliance.

This role can be offered on a permanent or secondment basis.

Responsibilities

• Creating and agreeing strategies with stakeholders ensuring full buy-in and accountabilities are clear and fit for purpose

• Leads and manages the implementation of key strategic projects

• Escalation point for problem resolution and decisions to deal with challenges, barriers or cultural obstacles

• Developing key data, governance, documentation and measurable KPIs to assist in the end-to-end management of change projects

• Responsible for key communication updates and briefs to all relevant stakeholders

• Ensuring strong relationships are fostered and effective collaboration across functions

Governance, Risks and Reporting

• Accountable for engagement, sponsorship, oversight and monitoring of organisational-wide change and remedial programmes

• Senior member of various project governance forums

• Responsible for ensuring any legal, regulatory or financial guidance is identified and assessed by the relevant SMEs and advisors to devise appropriate mitigation measures

• Ensure appropriate identification of any relevant risks and development/maintenance of controls

• Develop (as necessary) SCUK’s risk appetite and risk appetite metrics linked to particular topics (consulting with SMEs as appropriate)

• Ensuring data-led decisions through the use of reliable information, data sources and measurement

• Ensures that comprehensive models, Data and MI are in place to support effective management as well as lead on accurate internal and external reporting if required

Developing People

• In conjunction with relevant leaders, set the required people strategies to enable the change to succeed

• Influences and supports other Heads of functions to work collaboratively together, sharing approaches and methodologies

• Ensure that a culture of coaching, development and continuous learning is in place to monitor the right capability and effectiveness is in place to ensure project requirements are delivered

• Ensure that appropriate training is in place across the business in respect of the change topic

• Ensure that team members are developed to complement and demonstrate the Teams behaviours

Customer focus

• Supports SCUK in the definition and execution of Think Customer with a clear focus on the customer journey and experience management of regulatory and financial risk arising from internal and external activities, processes and people

Change Management

• Transition management and ensuring change is effectively integrated into the business without degradation

• Influences ideas for change or business improvements are encouraged and resources, plans and processes are put into place to address these

• Plans and delivers other relevant projects which meet the Company’s objectives

• Agreeing optimum solutions for SCUK

• Identifies and drives initiatives to produce significant business improvements or cultural change in support of business advantage and customer outcomes

• Ensures that ideas for change or business improvements are encouraged and resources, plans and processes are put into place to address

• Managing projects may include the inception of projects, planning and progressing activity to meet required timescales, assessing risk, managing resources and communicating with all stakeholders, internal and external.

• Adhering to our commitment to Consumer Duty ensuring we put our customers’ needs first and set higher and clearer standards of consumer protection

What we’re looking for

• Significant risk and compliance experience and be well versed in the area of financial services operations

• Strong commercial awareness and an ability to produce technical and policy output which is clear and practical to set business strategy

• Ability to analyse and report on data and financial information

• Strong communicator/influencer at Executive Committee level

• Demonstrated experience in providing solutions to regulatory issues and taking ownership of resolution

• Detailed knowledge of regulatory and industry matters gained from UK finance or banking organisations

• Experience in leading and developing teams and individuals

• Sound understanding of risk controls, processes, measures and related MI/reporting and the related technical knowledge.

• Sound knowledge of regulated and compliant environments and the control thereof.

• Has ideally worked within motor related financial services or as a minimum worked within a related services sector.

• Ability to produce sound working documentation and presentations, including business case proposals and requirements, briefs and presentations, with the ability to deliver and present to stakeholders of all levels effectively.

• A strong knowledge of the UK regulatory framework connected with motor finance and the operational and commercial challenges within in a motor finance environment is desirable

• Coordinates key senior stakeholder sign off and agreement on findings and the remediation of any issues tracking recommendations through to completion

• Strong process facilitation, project management, and analytical skills

• Understanding of operational and enterprise-wide risk frameworks desired including relevant regulatory frameworks, policies, procedures and processes, and clear understanding of accountabilities within a matrix organisation (including three lines of defence and SM&CR accountabilities)

• Holds an acceptable level of qualification for the role (and at least educated to degree or equivalent level)

Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on experience

• 30 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays

• Annual bonus based on personal and company performance

• Car allowance

• Private medical cover

• Generous pension contributions

• Employee assistance programme

• Sharesave scheme

• Gym passes at a reduced rate for 3,000 gyms, leisure centres etc

Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

At Santander Consumer Finance we have a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, bullying, harassment (including sexual) or victimisation of any kind.

Should you want to be considered for part time hours, please let us know and we can assess your requirements.

Next steps

If you are interested in this role and believe you have the skills, experience, and knowledge then we’d love to hear from you. Please go ahead and click apply which will take you through some questions and allow you to submit your CV and covering letter.