Business Manager

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My client is an IT service provider who requires a Business Manager to join Lifetime Mortgages and support Head of Department. This role is key in driving strategic opportunities within Lifetime Mortgages and support the wider Retirement Solutions business area, as well as being the key driver for the overall strategic plan and budget for the area.

START: ASAP

DURATION: 6 MONTHS

RATE: £650 PER DAY (INSIDE IR35)

LOCATION: LONDON - FLEXI WORKING OPTIONS

Key Responsibilities

*Help to shape and manage the strategic and organisational priorities for Retirement Solutions, ensuring they support the delivery of the Group strategy

*Prepare for and following up on key meetings involving the MD (e.g., Group Board and Subcommittees, Monthly ExCo, Business Review Meetings, Strategic Priority meetings) including:

*Engaging senior leadership to frame the discussion and set expectations in advance

*Reviewing papers and identifying issues before the meetings

*Preparing appropriate briefing notes

*Helping to ensure effective use of time (frame the agenda, nature of discussion to be had and appropriate timing)

*Capturing action oriented minutes

*Following up as appropriate to confirm next steps / timetable

*Work with the MD in framing and developing materials for use with ExCo, the Board and key external bodies (e.g., presentations, framing projects, terms of reference to engage third parties etc…)

*Utilise external market knowledge and industry insight to inform both thinking and action at all times, maintaining a focus on commerciality

*Maximise efficiency and effectiveness in working in collaboration with colleagues and in partnership with the wider business

Essential

What We're Looking For:

*Gravitas and strong interpersonal skills to engage and influence senior leadership

*Highly collaborative style and ability to develop and work across a broad range of stakeholders

*Broad experience from across different aspects of the business and the ability to work both strategically and operationally.

*Excellent PowerPoint skills

*Strong written and verbal communication skills

*Analytical

*Highly organised and a self-starter

Desirable

*Previous experience within a Financial Industry

Key Competencies

*Commerciality

*Communication Skills

*Delivering Results

*Working across Boundaries

*Impact & Influence

*Innovation and Creativity

*Interviews and Onboarding

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Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.