Chief of Staff – to the Chief Lending Officer

Oaknorth·London·Remote·Posted 12 November 2026

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THE ROLE 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. WHAT YOU'LL DO 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…

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