EVP – International Strategy — Transaction-Banking Franchise

The mandate

The investment committee has withheld further expansion pending clarity on international expansion that lacks explicit market-entry gates within a institutionally backed regulated universal or specialist bank. The immediate arena is the transaction-banking franchise during a core-banking renewal. For mandate 077, the successful executive inherits decisions that have been deferred, competing stakeholder expectations and a need to establish facts before committing further capital.

The EVP – International Strategy operating perimeter covers approximately €78,200 million in loan and deposit book, with activity spanning several transaction-banking franchise customer, product and delivery clusters rather than a single asset. The EVP – International Strategy Banking remit carries direct influence over roughly 1,375 colleagues and third-party capacity.

The group board and the relevant risk and people committees want a EVP – International Strategy who can convert ambiguity into a short list of explicit choices for the transaction-banking franchise. The EVP – International Strategy Banking seat must resolve a core-banking renewal, while preserving the underlying strengths of the transaction-banking franchise. For mandate 077, value will come through sharper allocation, stronger leaders and an operating cadence that exposes variance early.

The EVP – International Strategy’s first year on the transaction-banking franchise is expected to end with capital-efficient entry, partnership choices and timely exits. In mandate 077, authority covers resources and leadership appointments; material trade-offs go directly to the board sponsor.

Why this seat is open

The EVP – International Strategy — Transaction-Banking Franchise requirement was not included in the approved hiring calendar. It became urgent after a core-banking renewal created an immediate need for one accountable owner of the transaction-banking franchise. Interim coverage protects essential decisions, but split ownership cannot continue through the next operating gate. The board intends to move from qualified shortlist to offer within 4–6 weeks while preserving confidential, evidence-led diligence.

What you will own

• Set the EVP – International Strategy value-creation thesis for the transaction-banking franchise, translate it into no more than five enterprise priorities and stop work that does not support them.
• Carry stewardship of approximately €78,200 million in loan and deposit book, including allocation, risk acceptance and board forecasts.
• Lead the EVP – International Strategy Banking organisation of about 1,375 employees and partners, appointing a team with clear decision rights and credible succession for every critical seat.
• Resolve the transaction-banking franchise economics and execution constraints created by a core-banking renewal, with EVP – International Strategy-approved owners, dated milestones and transparent escalation thresholds.
• Establish one EVP – International Strategy operating review across commercial, customer, financial, people, technology and risk outcomes for the transaction-banking franchise; remove reconciliations that obscure accountability.
• Demonstrate enterprise authority across functions and markets, with outcomes visible in cash, customers or controlled risk in mandate 077.
• Build the EVP – International Strategy’s three-year succession and capability plan for the transaction-banking franchise, reducing dependence on individual executives and improving mobility across the wider Banking organisation.

The first 12 months

• Days 1–90: Validate the transaction-banking franchise baseline, meet the 30 stakeholders most consequential to international expansion that lacks explicit market-entry gates, assess the leadership team, stabilise immediate delivery risks and agree a board-owned scorecard with explicit decision gates.
• Months 4–9: Make the principal EVP – International Strategy portfolio and organisation choices for the transaction-banking franchise, install the new operating cadence, fill critical leadership gaps and deliver the first measurable release of cash, capacity or customer value.
• Months 10–12: Demonstrate a repeatable transaction-banking franchise trend against capital-efficient entry, partnership choices and timely exits, lock the following year’s capital and talent plan, evidence control sustainability and present a credible three-year value case with downside actions.

What the board will measure

• Delivery of the EVP – International Strategy’s agreed first-year transaction-banking franchise value case within a 10% tolerance, with variance explained before rather than after the relevant quarter closes.
• A EVP – International Strategy forecast that remains decision-useful across three consecutive quarters and reconciles the transaction-banking franchise’s operating, cash, customer and people assumptions.
• Closure of the EVP – International Strategy mandate’s highest-priority transaction-banking franchise risk and execution issues by their board-approved dates, with independent evidence that fixes are sustained.
• Retention of at least 90% of critical transaction-banking franchise talent and ready-now successors for at least 70% of the EVP – International Strategy’s direct reports.
• A quantified EVP – International Strategy-owned improvement in the transaction-banking franchise operating constraint behind a core-banking renewal, supported by a clean baseline and named data owner.
• Clear stakeholder confidence in mandate 077: no unresolved high-severity escalation older than 30 days and no material surprise withheld from its agreed governance forum.

The person

You are currently a EVP Strategy, International Development Head or CSO in a institutionally backed Banking or adjacent enterprise. In relation to the transaction-banking franchise, your EVP – International Strategy track record includes a transition where the original plan was no longer sufficient; you can explain your choices, evidence and numerical impact. Candidates from financial services, payments, lending, insurance or regulated fintech will be considered where the operating model, customer stakes and governance intensity match this EVP – International Strategy brief.

As a EVP – International Strategy candidate, you bring 22–28 years of progressive Banking or adjacent-sector experience, consistent with the 22-28 experience band. At minimum, you have carried a P&L, book, budget or accountable portfolio of €45,350 million and led an organisation of at least 950 people.

For mandate 077, the board wants two transitions: a difficult transaction-banking franchise portfolio choice and a leadership-system change during a core-banking renewal. As the prospective EVP – International Strategy for this transaction-banking franchise, you must challenge optimistic cases and still create followership. References for mandate 077 must distinguish your contribution from the institution around you.

The EVP – International Strategy must be based in Frankfurt; international relocation is supported, but this Banking role is not designed as a remote appointment.

Non-negotiables

• Current or recent accountability at the level of EVP Strategy, International Development Head or CSO, with direct exposure to a board, investment committee or equivalent Banking governance forum.
• Proven EVP – International Strategy ownership of at least €45,350 million and leadership of no fewer than 950 employees in a comparable transaction-banking franchise context.
• One completed Banking or adjacent-sector example of international expansion that lacks explicit market-entry gates with outcomes sustained for at least two reporting periods after the initial intervention.
• Sector credibility from financial services, payments, lending, insurance or regulated fintech; experience that is purely functional and lacks EVP – International Strategy-level transaction-banking franchise consequences will not meet the bar.
• Willingness to meet the Frankfurt location expectation, complete conflicts and background diligence, and protect the confidentiality of mandate 077.

Compensation and terms

The anticipated EVP – International Strategy package is €250,000–330,000 base + annual incentive, calibrated to the final transaction-banking franchise scope and the candidate’s current mix. Any long-term participation for mandate 077 follows standard vesting and performance conditions. The EVP – International Strategy appointment in Frankfurt, centred on the transaction-banking franchise, offers regular exposure to the group board and the relevant risk and people committees. A notice period of up to 6 months can be accommodated for the selected executive in mandate 077.

Confidentiality

Client identity is withheld at this stage and will be disclosed under mutual confidentiality after an initial fit discussion for mandate 077. Rounded ranges and blended context prevent this document from being used to triangulate the organisation for mandate 077.