Are you passionate about using insight, analysis, and strategic thinking to shape the future of an organisation? Do you thrive on connecting the dots, creating powerful narratives, and influencing senior leaders with evidence based recommendations?
We’re looking for a Senior Strategy Lead to join our Group Corporate Planning team at a pivotal time in our transformation. This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of the Skipton Group, helping shape long term direction, develop strategic options, and influence decisions that impact millions of customers.
This is a full time role (35 hours per week) Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with hybrid and flexible working. You'll spend 3 days per week collaborating with colleagues at our Head Office in Skipton.
About the Role
As Senior Strategy Lead, you will play a central role in the Group’s strategy function, turning analysis into meaningful insight. You will translate complexity into clarity, producing high quality insights, modelling, deep dives, and strategic options that support confident decision making at Executive Committee level.
You will:
Lead deep market, regulatory, and competitor insight work
Develop strategic options supported by scenario modelling and data led analysis
Shape strategic narratives and create compelling papers for ExCo and Board audiences
Conduct forward looking analysis to support foresight and horizon scanning
Play a key role in the corporate planning cycle, ensuring alignment between insight, strategy, and execution
What You’ll Bring
Proven experience in strategy, consulting, insight, or corporate development
Strong analytical capability, including scenario modelling and synthesis
Ability to develop structured, persuasive strategic recommendations
Excellent communication and storytelling skills
Experience influencing senior stakeholders and clearly framing complex issues
A curious, innovative mindset, with confidence to challenge assumptions
What You’ll Get
A unique opportunity to shape strategy for one of the UK’s most trusted financial services groups
Direct exposure to senior leaders and the Group Executive Committee
A culture that values curiosity, collaboration, and forward-thinking ideas
If you’re motivated by shaping the future of the Skipton Group and bring insight, analytical rigour, and creativity to your work, we’d love to hear from you.
What’s In It For You?
Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.
We have a range of other benefits available to you including;
Annual discretionary bonus scheme
25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days
Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days
Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
Colleague mortgage (conditions apply)
Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric car
A commitment to training and development
Private medical insurance for all our colleagues
3 paid volunteering days per annum
Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups
We care about your health and wellbeing, we provide a range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership
Skills Required
- Proven experience in strategy, consulting, insight, or corporate development
- Strong analytical capability, including scenario modelling and synthesis
- Ability to develop structured, persuasive strategic recommendations
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders and clearly framing complex issues
- A curious, innovative mindset, with confidence to challenge assumptions
What We Do
Not just another building society. Not just another job. Imagine how good it would feel to help someone choose the mortgage they’ll use to buy their first home. Or the account they’ll use to save for it. We’ve been helping people make big financial decisions since 1853. It’s why over a million customers trust us as a good place for their money, and why our colleagues say we’re a good place to work. The Bailey (our head office) The Bailey is the vibrant hub where you’ll find all our central functions. We’re always looking for new talent because we love hearing new ideas. You can choose from a variety of roles that range from marketing and IT, through to audit, risk, products, digital and more – or maybe you’ll join our lively contact centre team. We’re based in Skipton, just a short train ride from Bradford and Leeds, we’re a stone’s throw from the A65 and have some cracking views of the Yorkshire Dales. Our network of UK branches Our branch colleagues are the face of Skipton Building Society. They’re relationship-builders, team workers, great talkers and they’re brilliant at listening too. Everything they do is designed to help customers make the best financial decisions, whether that’s choosing the right kind of savings account or having a full financial review. The Skipton culture Happy colleagues mean happy customers. So, when we recruit, we don’t just think about what’s in it for us, we think about what’s in it for you. It’s one of the reasons we’ve been recognised as one of The Times Best Companies to Work for the last 6 years. Mind, body and spirit With our colleagues’ support, we’ve created a culture that promotes diversity and inclusion. We understand the rich diversity in our Society, and how harnessing that diversity through effective inclusive practice has profound benefits for individuals, teams and the Society it self. This includes a progressive approach to personal well-being.
