Full-Time

Operating Partner

Posted on 10/31/2025

OakNorth Bank

OakNorth Bank

501-1,000 employees

Delivers tailored senior debt finance

No salary listed

London, UK

In Person

Category
Business & Strategy (2)
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Requirements
  • 8+ years’ experience in a top-tier strategy consultancy, investment bank, private equity firm, or hyper-growth tech/fintech environment
  • Deep analytical ability—comfortable with financial models, dashboards, and data-led decision making
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills, strong commercial acumen, and relentless bias for action
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a knack for influencing across all levels
Responsibilities
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
Desired Qualifications
  • Strong academic background in mathematics, STEM, Economics, or a similarly rigorous and highly numerate field; must be highly numerate
  • MBA or equivalent experience preferred

OakNorth provides tailored lending and savings services in the UK. It specializes in senior debt finance for ambitious businesses, including property developers and hospitality ventures, offering fast, flexible loans from small sums to tens of millions of pounds and can support management buyouts. Its products work by delivering loans in days or weeks rather than months, using data-driven underwriting and close collaboration with private equity firms, sponsors, and business owners. In addition to lending, OakNorth offers savings accounts to individuals, with customer deposits supporting local business expansion. The company differentiates itself through speed, customized debt structures, a focus on senior debt for ambitious growth, and a strong customer-delight mindset, aiming to help businesses scale quickly while fostering community impact. Its goal is to fuel business growth and community development in the UK by providing accessible capital and trusted savings options.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$15.8M

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • US lending surpassed $1B in 2025, overtaking UK portfolio by mid-2027.
  • £223M pre-tax profit in 2025 with £2.8B originations, 40% from US.
  • Acquired Community Unity Bank in March 2025 to expand US operations.

What critics are saying

  • Private credit giants Ares Management erode UK portfolio dominance within 12 months.
  • US CRE loans face 20-30% valuation losses from office vacancies by 2027.
  • UK FCA stricter capital rules force loan book contraction by mid-2027.

What makes OakNorth Bank unique

  • OakNorth targets underserved $1m-$100m revenue businesses with data-driven lending.
  • OakNorth delivers loans in days using analytics for lower mid-market segment.
  • OakNorth maintains top 1% global credit metrics across economic cycles.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Parental Leave

Company Equity

Commuter Benefits

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