We’re looking for a high-calibre Operating Partner to work shoulder-to-shoulder with OakNorth’s Co-Founder & CEO and Executive Leadership Team. This is a hands-on, high-impact role designed for a strategic operator and business builder—someone who thrives on complexity, drives with urgency, and has the horsepower to turn bold vision into tangible results.
You will take ownership of mission-critical initiatives, build and lead high-performing cross-functional teams, and deliver business value through the design, optimisation, and execution of scalable strategies, products, and operating models.
This is not a theoretical or advisory role—you’ll be in the arena, proactively solving problems, leading change, and accelerating OakNorth’s growth and impact.
What You’ll Do:
Drive Strategy Into Execution
Translate CEO-level priorities into measurable, high-impact initiatives.
Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic projects across functions and geographies.
Step into ambiguous spaces to create clarity, drive momentum, and land results.
Identify, assess, and action new revenue and growth opportunities.
Build Operating Leverage
Architect and refine company OKRs, performance KPIs, dashboards, and reporting rhythms.
Design and scale high-efficiency business processes and systems across verticals.
Build cross-functional operating muscle where gaps or bottlenecks exist.
Drive the adoption of modern, tech-enabled ways of working, with a strong focus on leveraging GenAI, automation, and process optimisation to enhance efficiency and scalability.
Accelerate Organisational Performance
Own or turn around strategic verticals, functions, or special projects.
Hire, lead, and mentor high-performing teams; inspire excellence and accountability.
Improve how the Executive team functions: decision-making, planning, and alignment.
Serve as an extension of the CEO in key forums—internal and external.
Partner at the Highest Level
Be a thought partner to the CEO and Execs, offering challenge and support in equal measure.
With the CEO and Executive team, a scalable operating rhythm across the company, enabling alignment and execution at pace. Bring structure and accountability to cross-functional initiatives. Identify blind spots, dive in and problem solve
Filter and focus CEO input to ensure highest-leverage impact of their time and energy.
What you will need:
8+ years’ experience in a top-tier strategy consultancy, investment bank, private equity firm, or hyper-growth tech/fintech environment.
Strong academic background in mathematics, STEM, Economics, or a similarly rigorous and highly numerate field; must be highly numerate. MBA or equivalent experience preferred
Exceptional problem-solving skills, strong commercial acumen, and relentless bias for action.
Deep analytical ability—comfortable with financial models, dashboards, and data-led decision making.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a knack for influencing across all levels.
You’ll Thrive Here If You Are…
Impact-Driven: You focus on outcomes, not activity. You’re known for shipping, landing, and scaling meaningful results.
Analytical & Insightful: You interrogate data deeply and challenge assumptions thoughtfully.
Strategic & Systems-Oriented: You see the big picture, spot patterns, and architect elegant solutions.
Emotionally Intelligent: You work across stakeholders and functions with humility, empathy, and influence.
Hands-On: You roll up your sleeves and get stuck into the detail when needed—no task is too small.
Adaptable & Resilient: You thrive in ambiguity and rebound quickly from setbacks.
Growth-Minded: You’re constantly learning, evolving, and pushing boundaries for yourself and others.
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