Role Overview

The role requires a comprehensive understanding of how all value units, products, regions, legal entities collectively integrate alongside a comprehensive knowledge of the industry in order to contribute to the commercial objectives of the client.

Leadership and Management Responsibilities

• Nature of Responsibility: Management responsibilities through subordinate managers performing diverse activities cross discipline e.g. Finance, Technology, Banking.
• Problem Solving: Covers a wide range of activities that require evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual and qualitative information in complicated, perhaps novel situations.
• Innovation: To what extent does the role contribute to and manage change e.g. suggest improvements to products/processes. Is proactive in developing ideas continuously searching for improvements in techniques which add value to the business and has full responsibility for implementation.

Accountability and Decision Making

• Decision Making: Latitude to make decisions outside of established procedures but within a policy framework. Broad guidelines are available. Role implements strategy set by others.

Strategic Responsibility

• Strategy Setting: Creates business plans for own teams and expected to contribute into value unit, region, product, legal entity strategy.

Communication

• Internal Communication Skills: The role requires the ability to guide, persuade, and influence others through the developed skills of communication and diplomacy.
• External Communication Skills: The job is likely to be involved in both internal and external negotiations which will have a major impact on the function and possibly the entire business unit.