Senior Workplace Strategy Lead

Lloyds Bank plc; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Annual bonus

Share schemes (free shares)

Flexible holidays (30 days + bank)

Wellbeing initiatives

Parental leave

Job summary

Lloyds Bank plc is looking for a Senior Workplace Strategy Lead to shape the Group's future workplace strategy from its Bristol offices. You will influence executive decisions on locations, experience and long-term estate planning, combining data, insight and innovation to drive transformation across a multi-site portfolio.

You will lead a high-performing team, partner across Property, People, Technology and Finance, and deliver evidence-based strategic plans that align with business priorities

Qualifications

• Significant experience in workplace strategy, organizational property strategy, management consulting, business strategy or transformation.
• Experience developing and implementing strategy within large, complex organisations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proven experience producing executive-level recommendations and business cases.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional strategic initiatives.
• Strong communication, presentation and storytelling capability.
• Experience working with large multi-site or multinational property portfolios.
• Experience supporting portfolio planning across multiple regions, countries or business units.
• Experience within banking, financial services or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience of workplace analytics, occupancy analysis or estate optimisation.
• Knowledge of workplace technologies, IoT platforms, digital twins, smart buildings or AI-enabled workplace solutions.
• Experience working within corporate real estate, facilities, workplace experience or future of work programmes.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver Lloyds Banking Group’s future workplace strategy, influencing executive decisions on office locations, workplace experience and long-term estate planning.
• Lead the development of workplace, portfolio and location strategies that align with business priorities and future ways of working.
• Use data, insight and emerging trends to optimise workplace performance, utilisation and operational efficiency.
• Translate complex challenges into clear, evidence-based recommendations, business cases and strategic plans for senior leaders.
• Drive major workplace transformation and location strategy programmes across a diverse corporate portfolio.
• Partner with stakeholders across Property, People, Technology, Operations, Finance and the wider business to build future workplace solutions.
• Leverage workplace analytics, technology and innovation to enhance colleague experience and support business outcomes.
• Monitor external trends, emerging technologies and market developments to inform future workplace strategy.
• Present strategic recommendations to senior leadership, facilitating discussions and influencing key decisions.
• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement and data-led decision making.

Skills

Workplace strategy

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Presentation skills

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

End Date Tuesday 22 September 2026

Salary Range £78,098 - £91,880

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexibility in when hours are worked, Hybrid Working

Job Title

Senior Workplace Strategy Lead

Salary: £78,098 - £91,880

Location(s): Bristol

Hours: Full-time

Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

Job Description

What you’ll be doing

Lead the thinking behind the future workplace! You'll shape Lloyds Banking Group's workplace strategy, helping to create environments where colleagues can thrive and businesses can perform at their best. Combining data, insight and innovation, you'll influence executive decisions on our office portfolio, workplace experience and location strategy while leading transformational programmes that define the future of work across the Group. Key responsibilities include:

Shape and deliver Lloyds Banking Group’s future workplace strategy, influencing executive decisions on office locations, workplace experience and long-term estate planning.

Lead the development of workplace, portfolio and location strategies that align with business priorities, colleague needs and future ways of working.

Use data, insight and emerging trends to find opportunities to optimise workplace performance, utilisation and operational efficiency.

Translate complex challenges into clear, evidence-based recommendations, business cases and strategic plans for senior leaders.

Drive major workplace transformation and location strategy programmes across a diverse corporate portfolio.

Partner with stakeholders across Property, People, Technology, Operations, Finance and the wider business to build future workplace solutions.

Leverage workplace analytics, technology and innovation to enhance colleague experience and support business outcomes.

Monitor external trends, emerging technologies and market developments to inform future workplace strategy.

Present strategic recommendations to senior leadership, facilitating discussions and influencing key decisions.

Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement and data-led decision making.

Play a pivotal role in defining the future workplace for one of the UK's largest organisations.

Influence high-profile strategic decisions that shape how and where colleagues work.

Combine strategy, data, technology and people insight to deliver significant business transformation.

Why join us?

We’re transforming at pace. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to change the way we meet the needs of our 28 million customers. We’re growing, and we’d love you to be part of the journey.

What we’re looking for?

Significant experience in workplace strategy, organizational property strategy, management consulting, business strategy or transformation. Experience developing and implementing strategy within large, complex organisations. Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Proven experience producing executive-level recommendations and business cases. Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills. Experience leading cross-functional strategic initiatives. Strong communication, presentation and storytelling capability. And any experience of these would be great! Experience working with large multi-site or multinational property portfolios. Experience supporting portfolio planning across multiple regions, countries or business units. Experience within banking, financial services or another highly regulated industry. Experience of workplace analytics, occupancy analysis or estate optimisation. Knowledge of workplace technologies, IoT platforms, digital twins, smart buildings or AI-enabled workplace solutions. Experience working within corporate real estate, facilities, workplace experience or future of work programmes.

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

This is a place for you

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

Benefits

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

An annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

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