End Date
Friday 10 April 2020
Salary Range
£69,525 - £92,700
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Agile Working Options
Flexible / Variable Hours, Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion
Job Description Summary
Schroders Personal Wealth is a joint venture between Lloyds Banking Group and Schroders – two of the UK’s largest names in banking and asset management. We were created to help more people across the UK benefit from financial advice. We have the advantage of solid foundations and a strong heritage. But we take a fresh, transparent and personal approach to financial planning.
We aim to provide clients with clarity and transparency in everything we do. This includes using technology to explain how long-term financial planning can add value to people’s lives; to give people access to information about their financial wellbeing; and to communicate with their adviser when it's convenient for the client. Our heritage may be 400 years old, but our approach is built for the future.
The Technology Strategy Analyst is a crucial part of a team which is responsible for leading research into significant strategic projects across the Firm, working in a specialist advisory role with the CTO and Exec team, other partners in management roles, the COO, and Business Teams Heads of Function. Specifically, the Technology Strategy Analyst undertakes quantitative and qualitative research regarding how the right strategy (including emerging tech) can enhance Technology & Engineering’s ability to deliver the strategic ambitions of our business units, leap frog our competitors and respond to drivers effecting the external market for premium wealth services.
The role requires a strong strategy and consulting background, specialist skills, a global outlook, and the ability to interact, challenge and influence credibly at senior levels in the Firm. Prior experience or knowledge of financial services organisations and the wealth/asset management industry are advantageous but not essential.
We are looking for a Technology Strategy Analyst with a background in Fintech/technology strategy / research/ Innovation to identify, produce strategy papers and assess the potential impact now and over 3/5 years of emerging technology themes such as Digital/Artificial Intelligence / AI, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, and Blockchain which will combine with excellent analytical and communication skills to work closely with stakeholders and often present findings as required. The role is based in London or Leeds to work within their high profile Technology & Engineering team.
You will use the insights you gain to understand business problems, challenge existing practices and approaches, and support the implementation and development of innovative solutions to ensure that Schroders Personal Wealth meets the needs of its colleagues, customers and stakeholders.
Job Description
Requirements Elicitation: Manages business engagement to understand, challenge and document underlying business needs, translating these into project scope, objectives and business goals.
Requirements Development: Designs and facilitates business need & Innovation workshops to analyse, define and prioritize requirements, challenging thinking and agreeing outcomes to ensure robust requirements development and approval.
Requirements Management: Defines and manages the documentation of business requirements and prepares business case underpinning solution options.
Solution Assessment & Validation: Understands and articulates the effect of proposed solutions, creating accurate and detailed as-is and to-be business models incorporating process and benefit analysis, people and customer impact assessment as appropriate. Develops plans and communications to support implementation.
Consultancy Advice & Domain Knowledge: Maintains good knowledge of business and technology areas, providing analysis insight for ad hoc queries, consulting requests, independent reviews and management of quality assurance activity.
A proven background in writing technology strategy documents or technology centric research
Research experience / knowledge of themes such as Fintech/Artificial Intelligence / AI, Machine Learning, Cyber Security
Good understanding of business planning and strategy development approaches
Stakeholder Management: Engages a variety of stakeholders across priority business/technology areas, owning and gathering input, delivering high quality work and maintaining relationships post project close.
People & Self Development: Builds and maintains effective working and influencing relationships with appropriate colleagues to share knowledge and best practice. Takes responsibility for self-development, actively seeking and providing feedback and responding accordingly.
Risk: Owns resolution of business analysis issues, identifying and managing mitigating actions against risks as directed.
Values and Behaviours: Positively influences others, demonstrates exemplary values and behaviours and encourages this in other team members.
Our ethos is to provide equal opportunities to all, and to ensure we represent the communities we serve.
If like us, you’re more motivated by customers than by target, and you'd thrive in a culture that is values and client led – come and talk to us. Select the Apply Now button to start the conversation.
Key Capabilities, Knowledge Areas & Personal Attributes
- Business & technical analysis experience
- Organisation and prioritisation – ability to work independently and prioritise effectively
- Proactive and pragmatic approach
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong stakeholder and relationship management skills (internal & external)
- Financial Services experience
- Experience/knowledge of Wealth Management industry (desirable)
- Your qualities
- Humble: you acknowledge your strengths, and also your weaknesses; you work for more than your own personal glory.
- Curious: you follow the latest technology developments, and explore ways they can be adopted.
- Creative: you think beyond the obvious.
- Thorough: you consider the full-picture, and understand that details can matter.
- Calm: you’re positive under pressure and happy to take the lead in challenging times.
- Empathy: you support the team you work with and ensure they have a good work/life balance
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities.With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.