Chief of Staff – to the Chief Lending Officer

Working directly with OakNorth's Chief Lending Officer, you'll help grow and scale our UK and US lending businesses.

This is a commercial, analytical and hands-on role. You'll shape strategy, assess growth opportunities and work with lending leadership and teams across the business to turn plans into results.

You'll be a trusted partner to the CLO , exercising independent judgement, anticipating what's next and bringing structure without slowing decisions , and thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

Shape Growth and Strategy

• Shape the growth strategy for UK and US lending, identifying opportunities across sectors, markets and segments and testing them with financial modelling and commercial judgement
• Own the strategic planning rhythm , annual plans, budgets, targets and quarterly priorities , with Finance, Credit and lending leadership

Turn Strategy into Execution

• Lead high-priority strategic and operational initiatives end to end, turning priorities into clear plans with milestones and owners
• Work across Lending, Credit, Finance, Product, Technology and People to keep initiatives moving and remove barriers

Partner with the CLO and Build for Scale

• Act as a trusted partner to the CLO , preparing analysis and materials for executive, leadership and board discussions, and coordinating MBRs, QBRs and OKRs
• Build the operating models, structures, hiring and capabilities needed to scale, simplifying through technology, automation and AI

Requirements

• Commercial and growth mindset , able to spot opportunities, size them and translate them into actionable plans
• Strategic and operational capability , thinks strategically while getting into the detail to deliver
• Strong executive partnership , confident with a fast-moving leader; independent judgement, clarity and constructive challenge without slowing decisions
• Entrepreneurial approach , comfortable without a playbook, taking ownership in a high-growth environment
• High energy, low ego and a hands-on approach
• Financial services experience , strong preference for banking, lending, private credit or investment banking

Benefits

• Equity , we want you to have a stake in the business so our interests are aligned
• 25 days' holiday plus personalised benefits , opt in to what matters to you
• Subsidised private medical insurance with Bupa
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Wellbeing and social events, plus an in-house Barista Bar in the London office
• Volunteering time off to support causes that matter to you