Strategy & Operations Lead
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£74,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 1139 (75% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £74,700, and Lenkie is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2431 (Management consultants and business analysts, Role involves strategic analysis and project work like a consultant). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
Strategy & Operations Lead
Location: London
About us
At Lenkie, we're on a mission to help small businesses turn their bold ambitions into reality. Our lending products make access to capital faster, fairer, and more flexible, enabling SMEs to grow with confidence. We’ve provided hundreds of millions in funding to hundreds of UK businesses with our loan book growing 4x in 2025, and we’re just getting started.
We are a friendly and collaborative team with a fast-paced and high-performing culture, backed by top-tier investors. We are headquartered in London but with team members across Nigeria, South Africa and London.
About the job
We are seeking a strategic, analytical, and highly organized Strategy & Operations Lead to help drive company-wide strategy and performance as we scale. This is a broad, high-impact role that sits at the heart of the business, spanning strategic planning, leading cross-functional projects, and performance reporting.
As a senior member of the team, you will work closely with our leadership team and stakeholders across the business to translate company strategy into clear priorities, support our fundraising efforts, and lead high-priority projects that shape how the business operates and grows.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Planning & Performance Management: Lead the company’s quarterly goal-setting process, working with team leads to define priorities and targets, and tracking progress against key business metrics throughout the quarter.
- Fundraising & Investor Relations Support: Support debt and equity fundraising processes, including preparing financial models and data room materials and drafting investor updates, and help manage relationships with prospective and existing funding partners.
- Cross-Functional Strategic Projects: Lead and coordinate high-priority strategic initiatives – spanning areas such as pricing, product, and partnerships – working closely with teams across the business to develop recommendations and drive execution.
Qualifications/required skills
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, investment banking/private equity, or a related analytical role.
- Experience working within a financial services firm or a fintech startup is highly preferred.
- Strong financial modelling and analytical skills, with a keen attention to detail.
- Experience supporting fundraising processes (debt and/or equity) is a plus.
- Comfortable working with data and dashboarding/BI tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, or Looker) to translate data into insights.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex topics into clear insights for a range of audiences, including senior leadership and investors.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and drive alignment across multiple stakeholders.
- Experience working in a small, fast-paced team and a willingness to take ownership of diverse tasks.
- A passion for the fintech space and helping small businesses succeed.
How we reward performance
- Competitive salary and employee stock options.
- Hybrid working environment, with 3 days per week in our London office.
- Opportunity to accelerate your career at a fast-growing startup.
- Professional development support to enhance your skills and career growth.
We’re building a diverse, inclusive and supportive team where everyone can do their best work. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and we do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
If you would like to apply for this role please send a CV and any other relevant information you want to share to careers@lenkie.com.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Lenkie, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
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Not necessarily. Lenkie holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 1139 going rate of £74,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.