Head of Banking

The role

The Head of Banking will define and grow the company's presence in the banking sector. You will shape go-to-market strategy, build relationships with senior banking stakeholders, and lead the pursuit and delivery of AI transformation programmes.

What you will do

• Leading complex AI transformation programmes for major banking clients
• Building trusted, long-term relationships with C-suite banking leaders
• Generating sales and revenue by shaping software design, pitches, and demos
• Elevating industry profile through media and industry forums
• Ensuring successful delivery of client work by guiding multidisciplinary teams
• Mentoring and developing colleagues through line management

Required qualifications

• Deep knowledge of banking from working in industry
• Passionate and enthusiastic about how AI can deliver better outcomes for banking customers
• Well-developed and distinct point of view on how banks should adopt AI and its industry impact
• Led large, complex transformation programmes involving organisational change with data, technology, or AI
• Commercially minded with excitement about hitting commercial targets
• Compelling communicator who builds trust with senior stakeholders
• Comfortable switching altitudes from executive level to delivery
• Experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams
• Relevant academic or professional grounding in finance, economics, or a related field

Nice to have

• Corporate and business banking experience

About the company

Faculty was established in 2014 to work with global customers to transform performance through human-centric AI. They innovate, build and deploy responsible AI for clients across government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences and defence.