Senior Manager - Group Regulatory Policy (12-month FTC)

Lloyds Banking Group•Halifax, NS

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is at the centre of the latest regulatory developments relevant to Lloyds Banking Group and its ability to grow, focus, and change. The team plays a key role in working with politicians, government departments, regulators, and trade associations to shape the UK financial services policy environment. As part of the wider Group Corporate Affairs function, this position will help coordinate, develop, and deliver the Group-wide regulatory policy strategy and influencing approach, with a particular focus on the consumer and conduct agenda. The role involves collaborating with Group-wide teams to identify and assess emerging regulatory developments at their infancy, to prioritise the issues that matter most, and to devise effective advocacy strategies.

Requirements

A strong background in regulatory policy, with experience of consumer and conduct regulation.
Expertise and appetite to influence regulatory developments, including external networking.
Experience in delivering (within your area of expertise and level of experience) autonomously with minimal oversight.
Recent experience of regulatory policy development either for a regulatory actor or a financial services firm.
An ability to work flexibly to meet urgent requests, and resilience under pressure - internally and externally.
Excellent organisational and written and verbal communication skills.
A dedication to encouraging diverse, inclusive and high-performance teams.

Nice To Haves

Passion for securing lasting regulatory change that helps to facilitate the positive role of financial services in the economy, to help Britain prosper.
Awareness and understanding of regulatory trends and future challenges is key.

Responsibilities

Monitoring and assessing regulatory developments and trends.
Providing ‘air traffic control’ to avoid conflicting messages from different teams.
Coordinating efforts to define positions on high-impact developments, which maximise our influence.
Identifying and prioritising policy issues to maximise impact in line with the Group’s strategy.
Collaborating with teams across the business and critical support functions such as our risk, compliance, legal and corporate affairs teams to ensure insight gleaned from interactions with regulators informs our strategy.
Providing counsel to the leadership team and writing insightful and concise briefings to facilitate effective external engagement for senior leaders, including the chief executive.
Developing external relationships – such as HMT – to maintain an effective flow of dialogue and information.
Maintaining engagement plans to ensure we maximise our engagement.
Drafting clear communications and policy opinions for consideration by seniors across the Group.
Working closely with a senior leadership team to cultivate a team of engaged, motivated professionals able to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment across a range of changing issues.