Private Banking Strategy & Business Delivery Lead

Private Banking Strategy & Business Delivery Lead, Dublin

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Date: 17 Apr 2026

Location: Dublin, IE, IE

Company: Allied Irish Bank

At AIB, our values guide how we work and how we support each other. We’re looking for someone who puts Customer First, takes initiative and Owns the Outcome, and is always looking for ways to Eliminate Complexity. You’ll treat colleagues and customers with fairness and Show Respect, and you’ll thrive in a culture built on collaboration where we Be One Team to deliver meaningful impact.

Location/Office Policy: Dawson St, Dublin. Hybrid: 3 days per week in Office.

• Do you want to work in one of the fastest growing areas of banking and wealth management?
• Are you interested in engaging in the needs and requirements of the High-Net-Worth customer segment across multiple products & services?
• Does accountability for driving strategic implementation and change interest you?

What is the Role:

This role provides senior leadership for the execution, coordination and ongoing delivery of AIB’s Private Banking strategy and proposition. You would be responsible for translating strategy into sustained business outcomes and for leading the day-to-day orchestration of strategic initiatives across the Private Banking business. It carries broad responsibility for driving execution, resolving delivery issues, progressing dependencies and ensuring momentum across multiple workstreams and stakeholders.The role works in close partnership with the Head of Private Banking and the Private Banking management team.

Key Accountabilities

1. Strategy Execution & Business Delivery

• Lead the execution and delivery of the Private Banking strategy, ensuring agreed priorities are progressed, implemented and embedded across the business.
• Translate set strategic objectives into actionable delivery plans, milestones and outcomes.
• Take ownership of the day-to-day management of strategic and change initiatives.
• Act as the primary escalation point for execution issues, interdependencies and delivery risks, resolving these proactively across stakeholders.
• Ensure consistent pace, focus and follow-through across all PB strategic and change initiatives.

2. Proposition Ownership & Implementation

• Hold end-to-end responsibility for implementation and in-life management of the Private Banking proposition.
• Ensure proposition components are effectively launched, embedded and reviewed across channels, teams and customer segments.
• Drive ongoing enhancement of the PB proposition based on customer insight, performance data and market developments.
• Ensure proposition changes deliver intended customer, commercial and operational outcomes.

3. Cross-Bank Coordination & Governance

• Act as the central coordination point between Private Banking and key internal stakeholders including Proposition, Products, Compliance, Finance, Risk, Digital, Brand & Marketing and Data.
• Own governance pathways for PB initiatives, ensuring timely progression through GPP/GCC, regulatory approvals and internal decision forums.
• Prepare, coordinate and deliver senior-level papers, updates and recommendations for ELT and other governance bodies.
• Ensure strong delivery discipline, control and transparency across all PB initiatives.

4. Operating Model, Digital & Performance Oversight

• Lead implementation of agreed operating model enhancements across Private Banking.
• Oversee prioritisation and delivery of PB-related digital initiatives and enhancements.
• Establish and track delivery KPIs and benefits realisation, ensuring accountability for outcomes.
• Provide regular, structured reporting on progress, risks and dependencies to the Head of Private Banking.

5. Leadership Support & Business Management

• Step in as required to represent the Private Banking business in internal forums and stakeholder engagements.
• Contribute to leadership decision-making, prioritisation and capacity planning across PB.
• Act as a senior leadership presence within Private Banking, providing support, guidance and direction to senior colleagues.

What you will bring

The successful candidate will combine strategic thinking with disciplined delivery, strong cross-bank stakeholder leadership and the ability to turn complex priorities into sustained outcomes for Private Banking.

• Commercial and Operational acumen and understanding of High-Net-Worth customer needs
• Ability to implement all facets of strategic change, aligning and influencing diverse stakeholders, and navigating approval pathways.
• Comfort producing high quality executive papers and a performance management orientation to delivery objectives.
• Governance, risk and control discipline maintaining delivery transparency (risks, issues, decisions, actions).

Why Work for AIB:

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.

Some of our benefits include;

• Market leading Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Scheme
• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave options
• Two volunteer days per year

Please click here for further information about AIB’s PACT – Our Commitment to You.

Key Capabilities

• Drives Progress
• Ensures Accountability
• Collaborates
• Strategy Prioritisation
• Stakeholder Management
• Communication

If you are not sure about your suitability based on any aspects of the role advertised, we encourage you to please contact the Recruiter for this role, Kate Hickey, at careers@aib.ie for a conversation.

AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team at careers@aib.ie

Disclaimer

Unsolicited CV’s sent to AIB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AIB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.

Application deadline : Friday, 1st May 2026

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