International Private Bank – Strategic Solutions Initiatives – Analyst

Overview

In this role you will run the operating rhythm of the IPB Solutions function within Wealth Management, supporting strategic initiatives and timely leadership decisions. You will act as a key connector across regions and lines of business, surfacing risks and driving actions to closure. You will produce clear, executive-ready materials and manage governance across the strategic initiatives portfolio. Your work directly enables senior leaders to oversee headcount, budget cycles, and portfolio progress with confidence. This is a high-visibility role that shapes how cross-functional teams collaborate to deliver strategic outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of IPB Solutions on organisational management, including headcount and expense planning, budget cycles and updates
• Prepare executive-ready materials for leadership meetings, governance forums and senior reviews
• Produce regular management updates and reporting for leadership
• Track and close actions from leadership meetings
• Run the operating rhythm: schedule sessions, prepare materials, capture actions and owners, drive follow-up
• Maintain central documentation, trackers and templates for repeatable ways of working
• Coordinate across regions and lines of business to keep workstreams aligned
• Raise risks, issues and dependencies early and escalate appropriately
• Maintain governance across the strategic initiatives portfolio with workplans, milestones, dependencies and decision trackers
• Support prioritisation management, including intake tracking, taxonomy, sequencing, capacity and impact views
• Produce monthly portfolio reporting on status, risks, decisions and milestones
• Coordinate engagement across lines of business and regions for partnerships and large client initiatives

Key requirements

• Strong programme management fundamentals: workplans, stakeholder communication, minutes/actions discipline, status reporting
• Ability to work with senior leaders and handle confidential information with discretion
• Proven cross-functional stakeholder management and driving follow-through across regions
• Ability to balance project, organisational, operational and strategic work amid shifting priorities
• Experience in business management, project management or strategy, ideally in financial services
• Excellent written and verbal communication, turning complex information into concise updates
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and ability to manage competing deadlines
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills

• strong organisation and discipline
• clear and concise communication
• discretion with confidential information
• Advanced Excel
• PowerPoint
• portfolio and governance tracking

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