Head of Embedded Finance Enterprise Partnerships

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Deep expertise in embedded finance, consumer credit and UK financial services
• •Ability to understand market dynamics, customer needs, regulatory developments and competitive opportunities
• •Strong commercial and financial leadership
• •Ability to understand P&L drivers, assess investment opportunities, optimise unit economics and make informed decisions that improve portfolio profitability
• •The ability to develop and execute growth strategies in complex environments
• •Translating market and customer insight into commercially successful initiatives
• •Exceptional strategic partnership and stakeholder management skills
• •Ability to build trusted relationships and influence senior leaders across partner organisations and internal functions
• •Strong negotiation, influencing and executive communication skills
• •Ability to navigate competing priorities, secure beneficial outcomes and maintain long-term strategic relationships
• •Own portfolio P&L performance, forecasting and investment decisions
• •Using insight and analysis to manage risk, prioritise opportunities and maximise long-term value
• •Lead the performance, growth and strategic direction of NewDay's enterprise embedded finance partnerships
• •Own the partnership growth strategy and commercial performance across the portfolio
• •Balance customer outcomes, partner value and NewDay's revenue and profitability ambitions
• •Lead strategic relationships, influence product and customer strategy, own portfolio P&L and investment decisions
• •Bring together teams across Product, Marketing, Credit Risk, Conduct Risk, Legal, Technology and Finance
• •Combine commercial ambition with strong customer, risk and regulatory judgement
• •Create long-term value for NewDay, our partners and their customers
• •Define and deliver the embedded finance partnership growth strategy
• •Identify new opportunities, expanding the portfolio and increasing customer engagement
• •Lead commercial and customer growth, improving acquisition, engagement, retention and unit economics
• •Maintain strong customer, governance and compliance outcomes
• •Shape customer journeys and operational performance
• •Work across functions to deliver improvements that enhance conversion, efficiency and customer outcomes
• •Build and lead senior relationships with strategic partners
• •Drive alignment on growth plans, leading commercial negotiations and ensuring effective partnership governance
• •Use insight and analysis to manage risk, prioritise opportunities and maximise long-term value

Desired Qualifications

• •Experience leading large-scale embedded finance or consumer credit partnerships with major enterprise or retail brands
• •The ability to identify emerging market trends and translate them into new partnership, product or customer growth opportunities
• •Experience influencing product roadmaps and customer propositions, using customer and commercial insight to drive prioritisation
• •Strong capability in commercial modelling, forecasting and investment evaluation, with a focus on maximising return and long-term value
• •Experience leading through complex risk, conduct, regulatory and governance environments while maintaining pace, innovation and commercial momentum