Senior Risk Change Analyst

Our Client is looking to hire a Senior Risk Change Analyst.

About Them

They are an exciting, new division of them. They have the freedom and innovation of a small start up with the security of a large parent company.

The journey started when they launched unsecured personal loans in June 2017. They went on to be the first direct to consumer car finance provider in December 2017. Since then, they have gone from strength to strength and have some exciting plans for the future.

They re looking for people who are keen to learn, excited about getting stuck in and are ready for a challenge to help them to achieve their aim of creating a special lending business for their customers.

About the role

The primary focus of the role is to support the delivery of Credit Risk, Fulfilment and Pricing change plans. This involves regular changes to their decision engine rulesets across different systems. They will also help with the onboarding of new partners, monitoring and refining existing integrations, supporting strategic projects, and identifying opportunities to improve system efficiencies.

The successful candidate will join a rapidly growing and evolving business area within them, with an opportunity to make a real impact on the strength of their customer journeys, risk selection capabilities, and speed of change. They are looking for creative, innovative, and ambitious individuals who can take ownership for driving change forward and have a passion for sharing knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Act as an internal consultant using specialist knowledge, skills, and experience to advise on the development and implementation of analyses, processes, and initiatives to meet business requirements.
• Review and update the architectural structures within the decision engines to improve performance and support wider Tech processes and capabilities
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders and help them define, design, and develop information solutions to help drive the business forward.
• Engage with requests and queries, and confidently seek out necessary information, fully understanding the impact of a change to the rest of the business.
• Represent the team on large projects. Take the lead and offer support on some of the more complex and detailed projects within the team.

Requirements

• Experience in a system/change role, preferably within Financial Services.
• Comfort communicating and challenging senior management.
• Strong organisation and time management skills. Ability to manage, oversee and prioritise multiple work items at once.
• Ability to consume and understand new information quickly and effectively.
• A keen desire to take on challenges, learn new skills and initiative to improve existing methods, showing a real passion to go above and beyond.

If you've got 3 of the 5 skills they're looking for, they still want to hear from you!

Desirable

• Good operational knowledge of the finance industry, preferably within unsecured lending or car finance.
• Solid coding knowledge, preferably SQL & Python, or similar tools such as R or SAS.
• Experience with Agile delivery concepts, particularly SCRUM or Kanban.
• Familiarity with automated testing processes and principles.

Location

They are open to discussion around remote working possibilities (UK only). Their whole business is working in a hybrid mode (2 days at the office per week) but they do offer flexibility depending on your location. Please do not hesitate in querying this with the Recruitment Officer if needed.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

They do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate s experience. They are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

They are proud to be a diverse business where they put their people and customers first. They have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons they re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join them, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

Their Commitment to You

They are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. They are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.