New Bets Lead

EngineersOfAI; Greater London; On-site; GBP 106,300 - 143,800; Full time

Job summary

EngineersOfAI in London is on the lookout for a Special Projects Lead to join our high-impact team. This role involves leading and executing trajectory-changing projects that align with strategic goals while collaborating with C-suite executives and senior stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing cross-functional projects and a passion for transforming the banking industry. Competitive salary of £106,300 - £143,800 plus performance awards and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Strong background in managing cross-functional projects.
• Passion for transforming the banking industry.
• Ability to engage C-suite and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Leading and executing trajectory-changing, cross-functional projects.
• Engaging C-suite and senior stakeholders in decision-making.
• Collaborating with teams across product, marketing, and operations.

Skills

Analytical rigor

Commercial viability

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven mindset

Job description

We're on a mission to make money work for everyone. We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking.

After starting as a prepaid card, our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well as personal and business bank accounts, we offer joint accounts, accounts for 16-17 year olds, a free kids account and credit cards in the UK, with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also save, invest and combine their pensions with us.

With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature, combined with financial education on social media and our award-winning customer service, we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers!

We’re not about selling products – we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo.

Location: London | Salary: £106,300 - £143,800 + Incentive Awards tied to your performance + Benefits

This role will be titled internally as Special Projects Lead, and is a part of our Special Projects Team.

Our Special Projects team

You will be part of a small and high-impact team of commercially minded, strategic, and analytically driven generalists. We shape and deliver trajectory-changing and business outcome-focused projects across teams and at the Monzo level for C‑Suite, GMs and senior stakeholders in the different parts of our business like Core Banking, Borrowing, Wealth, Business Banking, Operations, etc.

Qualifications & Expectations

To succeed, you should be excited about solving tough, ambiguous business problems with analytical rigor, commercial viability and execution effectiveness. You’ll be working on a wide range of projects, collaborating with partners and colleagues across areas such as product, data and marketing, operating in a high pace and ambiguous environment.

Examples of projects our team delivers include seeding new products and business lines, delivering business transformation initiatives, expansion into new geographies, super‑charging product growth, M&A and high-impact partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and executing trajectory-changing, cross‑functional projects that align with the company’s strategic goals.
• Engaging C‑suite, GMs and other senior stakeholders to build the cross‑functional influence required to drive strategic decision‑making or unblock high‑impact initiatives across the business.
• Collaborating with senior stakeholders and teams across product, marketing, operations, and engineering to problem‑solve jointly and deliver initiatives successfully.
• Identifying opportunities to optimise processes, drive efficiencies, and enhance project outcomes across Monzo.
• Driving problem‑solving, research and data gathering to inform business cases, go/no‑go decisions and influence strategy setting across the business.
• Owning and analysing data, customer needs, market, competitive insights and commercial analyses to inform strategic decision‑making.
• Developing and tracking project plans, KPIs, and success metrics, ensuring timely progress and measurable results.
• Scaling team impact and performance by supporting talent development and staffing strategy, whether through direct management or high‑impact coaching.

Desired Profile

We’d love to hear from you if you have a strong background in managing cross‑functional projects, a data‑driven mindset, and a passion for transforming the banking industry. Bring your brainpower, commercial and quantitative skills, and grit to create something better.