Shawbrook is a specialist bank driven by a purpose to power up ingenuity to create opportunity, every single day.
We offer a diverse range of savings and loan products. From personal and business savings accounts and loans for wedding and new cars, to complex financial credit facilities for businesses requiring significant investment and mortgages for landlords with multiple properties – no two customers are ever the same.
We give our customers the best-of-both worlds; uniquely combining strong digital capabilities with human expertise and ingenuity to deliver the best outcomes. We rise to the challenge of a complex case or unconventional circumstances, and we love to make things happen. By being creative, practical, and personal, we know we can always find the right solution for our customers.
If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, contribute new ideas and believe anything is possible, you’re our kind of person
Work with us because you:
- Want to be part of a bank built for the dynamics of the modern world
- Relish a challenge and enjoy a fast-paced, innovative and hardworking culture
- Enjoy finding new and better ways to solve complexity and make things happen
- Want to belong to a diverse culture that stands shoulder to shoulder with minority and underrepresented groups
- Care about society and the environment and want to be part of a business that cares too
- Want to continue to grow professionally and be the best version of yourself
We are looking to appoint a Strategy Analyst to provide relevant insights to help the Commercial franchise make the right decisions, solve key problems, and achieve its growth plans. The analyst supports the development and execution of the franchise’s strategic priorities. This includes using both internal & external data to inform the ongoing evaluation of Shawbrook’s performance, growth opportunities and strategy.
The Strategy Analyst will work closely with the Senior Strategy Manager on proposals for strategic initiatives and deliver internal and external reporting of the strategic plan. The Analyst will be required to work collaboratively with teams across the franchise (including senior management) and to support the development of new and existing initiatives.
- Deriving business insights and presenting these in a compelling way.
- Identifying business needs and supporting the development of plans to help the Commercial team to realise its goals.
- Supporting the preparation of materials for the strategic business of the franchise
- Supporting the launch of new products/initiatives (including inorganic opportunities)
- Regular internal reporting on business performance, MI and strategy
- Use of MI to identify risks and opportunities within the existing portfolio
- Horizon scanning of key trends impacting our customers and markets
- Previous experience of working within an SME finance/structured finance environment.
- Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the UK SME finance market.
- Experience of using SQL / similar programming languages to access and interrogate data would be advantageous, but is not essential.
- Previous experience in presenting data would be advantageous,
- Comfortable working with teams and individuals across all levels of the organisation, including senior leadership.
- Able to demonstrate critical thinking: drawing conclusions from objective analysis and logical thought.
Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:
- Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity, Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
- Free access to Headspace, a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
- Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
- EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns, mental wellbeing and more general queries around family, work, housing, and health
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounts on gym membership
- Contributory pension scheme & death in service
Your Lifestyle - It’s important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when you’re enjoying your leisure time.
- Minimum of 27 days holiday per year
- Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme
- Discounts on gym membership nationwide
- Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
- Community support and charitable giving
Your Contribution - We’re focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.
- Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
- Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done
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What We Do
Over the last decade we have built a new type of bank that is designed to accommodate individuality, diversity and the dynamics of the modern world. Shawbrook is an award-winning specialist bank, serving real estate professionals, SMEs and consumers with a broad range of lending products and a secure home for their savings. With over 425,000 customers, a £10.5bn loan book, and £10.9bn in customer savings, Shawbrook continues to experience strong, tech-enabled, growth. To serve the evolving needs of our customers, and to meet the scale of our potential, we continue to deliver on our purpose: to power up ingenuity to create opportunity, every single day.
