Company OverviewA leading Bank with a century-long legacy of driving economic and social development. The bank has a strong local and international footprint, serving millions of clients, while continuing to expand its innovation, digital, and customer-centric initiatives.Job SummaryThe Head of Innovation Strategy & Intelligence is responsible for leading the organization’s innovation strategy, market intelligence, and ecosystem initiatives. The role focuses on identifying emerging trends, driving strategic innovation opportunities, strengthening the bank’s position within the startup ecosystem, and promoting an innovation culture across the organization while leading a high-performing innovation team.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic IntelligenceLead the development of the sector's market intelligence capability — translating developments in fintech, digital economy, platform models, competitive dynamics and regulatory change into a coherent view of where the organization should focus. This includes producing structured intelligence publications for senior leadership and maintaining a live picture of where the bank stands relative to the world's leading innovation institutions.Innovation Strategy & AgendaAuthor the sector's annual innovation strategy, define the strategic themes that govern all activity, and align the organization around a clear view of where it will invest its attention and resources. Lead the structured engagement with business lines that surfaces commercial challenges, identifies white space, and converts strategic intent into actionable innovation mandates.Startup Friendly Bank PropositionLead the market research, competitive analysis, and business case development for the bank's startup banking proposition — defining how the organization positions itself within the innovation and startup ecosystem, and designing the brand, narrative, and product framework that underpins that positioning.Innovation Culture & Internal PromotionSet the strategic direction for the bank's innovation culture program, define the editorial and content strategy across all innovation communication channels, and ensure that the sector's work and thinking are consistently communicated to internal audiences and the wider ecosystem.Team LeadershipBuild and lead a high-performing team of intelligence, strategy, and activation professionals. Set clear objectives, maintain high standards, and develop team members' capabilities over time.QualificationsBachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, or a related field — a Master's degree or MBA is preferred.A minimum of 12–15 years of professional experience, with at least 5 years in a function leadership position.Significant experience in strategy, innovation leadership, or market intelligence at a senior level, with a background in Tier 1 management consulting, financial services, or a high-calibre corporate innovation function.A proven ability to produce intelligence and strategy outputs that senior leadership has acted upon — not presented to, but genuinely used as the basis for decisions.Experience engaging business line leadership in structured processes that generate commercial output — white space identification, innovation mandate development, ecosystem positioning.Familiarity with platform business models, ecosystem orchestration, and the dynamics of digital transformation in financial services.Fluent in Arabic and English — written and verbal — with the ability to communicate with precision at the board and executive level.Strong strategic judgment — able to distinguish signal from noise and build a coherent direction from a complex and fast-moving landscape.Commercially oriented — connects intelligence and strategic work to business outcomes and holds the function accountable to that standard.Influential without relying on formal authority — builds conviction through the quality of thinking and the relevance of insight.An active presence in Egypt's innovation and startup ecosystem is an advantage.