Head of Transactional Banking (Corporate Banking)

Overview

In this role you will lead the technology capability for Corporate Transactional Banking end to end, building and guiding a dedicated engineering squad aligned to corporate strategy. You will connect payments, digital channels, onboarding and client enablement to deliver a robust, scalable core banking experience. Expect close collaboration with senior stakeholders and a focus on AI-enabled engineering practices to innovate responsibly within regulatory boundaries. The position offers a chance to shape a flagship growth initiative and leave a measurable impact on how transactional banking is built and delivered.

Pay / Benefits

• wellbeing benefits
• range of wellbeing benefits to support health and balance
• 4 days in the office and 1 day remote
• Competitive salary

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead a dedicated engineering squad for Corporate Transactional Banking with clear ownership and a aligned tech roadmap
• Own delivery of transactional banking features on the core banking platform (accounts, fees, overdrafts, servicing)
• Drive delivery discipline across planning, engineering quality, testing, release management and operational readiness within a thin platform model
• Act as technology integrator across payments, digital channels, onboarding, cards, client enablement, operations and servicing
• Set high standards for engineering quality, resilience, security, observability and maintainability; embed modern practices (agile, DevOps, CI/CD, automation, cloud-native)
• Recruit, develop and lead an outcome-focused team across multiple delivery locations
• Embed AI-enabled tooling across the engineering lifecycle and use AI, automation and data-driven insight to reimagine journeys safely and compliantly
• Act as senior technology partner translating business strategy into priorities and communicating progress and risks

Key requirements

• Demonstrable experience in UK Corporate Banking technology environments
• Strong Corporate Transactional Banking domain knowledge (accounts, payments, servicing, fees, overdrafts)
• Track record delivering transactional banking or corporate digital banking capabilities
• Experience leading engineering teams in financial services and scaling multi-platform solutions
• Experience with core banking platforms and federated platform environments
• Understanding of API-driven integration, platform-based architecture, cloud-native engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, observability and resilience
• Excellent stakeholder management and a commercial, outcome-focused mindset
• Practical experience using AI-enabled tools to improve engineering productivity in regulated settings

• Commercial awareness
• Collaborative and calm under pressure
• Pragmatic and decisive
• API-driven integration
• Platform-based architecture
• Cloud-native engineering

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