Our client is the leading provider of residential property analytics, insight and data. Founded in 1999, they are trusted by mortgage lenders, house builders and government as a source of fast, accurate and precise property information.
Since launching their automated valuation model (AVM) in 2002, they have grown to be the UK market leader in AVM and now provide over 30 million automated valuations every year.
In February 2017 they were acquired by a major digital brand bringing together two of the UK’s leading residential property data suppliers. Now with unrivalled data capabilities and the investment and resources of a FTSE 250 parent company this business is committed to the continuing evolution of its services and cementing its position as the UK market leader.
Our client has a heavy vertical focus with c. 85% of group revenue being generated from financial services and capital markets (FS&CM) including: Large financial institutions (LFI’s), mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, mortgage insurers, FinTech, financial regulators, private equity and commercial lenders.
Role Description:
The Director of Financial Services & Capital Markets (DFS&CM) will be responsible for the commercial delivery of products and services to the FS&CM marketplace and all customer facing and delivery teams within the FS&CM department.
DFS&CM will be responsible for designing and executing a sales and product strategy designed to win market share and deliver organic business growth. To achieve this they will manage the sales, client analytics and customer service teams and own the P&L for the FS&CM department.
The DFS&CM will report directly to the CEO and sit on the senior leadership team.
Responsibilities:
- Sales, business development and account management of the FS&CM customer segment
- Development of the proposition and product roadmap for the FS&CM customer segment
- Thought leadership, data evangelism and public relations
- Collaborating with the data science, technology and software teams to deliver the best possible proposition for residential property analytics in the UK
- Recruiting, training and building a professional sales team with the highest levels of product and marketplace knowledge
Description of the Candidate:
- 10-15 years senior experience in banking, financial services or capital markets
- Recognised industry heavyweight, a proven innovator with broader financial services or banking experience, a background in creating disruptive products for the financial services space
- Extensive peer-to-peer experience at senior level within consumer banking, proven ability to drive c-suite engagement and develop commercial relationships at board level
- Previous P&L ownership, previous commercial leadership experience in a senior capacity, previous C-suite or executive board level experience within financial services
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