Portfolio Strategy Analyst

Virgin Money; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Virgin Money is looking for an analytical individual to join their Unsecured Lending team. This exciting role involves evaluating performance, driving strategies for customer outcomes, and collaborating with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a background in analytics, coding experience, and a passion for learning in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave

Extra paid well-being days

Paid family leave

Private medical cover

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Strong analytical mind and willingness to learn.
• Previous coding exposure (SAS, SQL).
• Experience with stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating credit performance and risks in unsecured lending.
• Driving positive customer outcomes through data-driven strategies.
• Identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Numerical skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Mathematics, Economics, or Science

Tools

SAS

SQL

Job description

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Apply now Job no: 103169
Work type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Leadenhall, Chester, George Street, Leeds City, Hybrid
Categories: Credit Risk

Business Unit: Commercial - Unsecured Lending
Salary range: £39,200 - £49,000 per annum DOE+ red-hot benefits
Location: Hybrid with travel to a hub when required
Contract type: Permanent

Our Team

We have an exciting opportunity in the Unsecured Lending team to join a talented group of Analytical colleagues in driving commercial growth in combination with strong customer outcomes. The role is responsible for ensuring business performance is understood, explained and influenced in an integrated manner, and for the realisation of value to Virgin Money within our purpose.

What you’ll be doing

• Insights – into the unsecured lending business, combining low level portfolio performance insight with a macro view of external factors (including competitor activity).
• Customer – contribution to Consumer Duty scorecards across unsecured lending, driving positive outcomes through targeted strategies using quantitative identification of issues and leading action across the business to rectify through established routines up to Board level.
• Financial Loss - evaluation of commercial and credit performance across unsecured lending, leveraging analytics to identify risks and opportunities, working with key stakeholders across the business.
• Transformation - Adopting a continuous improvement team mindset, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency through the adoption of new technologies, data, segmentation and advanced modelling.
• Working in a team of talented, dedicated colleagues, who can help you apply and develop these skills in a real-world environment.
• Partnering with key stakeholders and business partners, building relationships to obtain engagement and support in delivery of plans.

We need you to have

• A strong analytical mind, a self-starter and a willingness to learn and develop.
• Previous exposure to coding (SAS, SQL) to include summarising and presenting large datasets.
• Excellent numerical skills, be able to demonstrate the ability to clearly present the facts and interpret data incisively.
• Experience of building trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels, internally and externally, with experience of managing challenge and conflict.
• Be a graduate who is looking to continue to progress in the field of analytics (or someone with a few years’ experience in a relevant field such as credit risk for unsecured lending products).

It’s a bonus if you have but not essential

• If your degree is from a Mathematical, Economic, or Science discipline that would be great. However, if your degree is in something totally different, but you feel this is an area in which you excel, don’t let that stop you applying.
• Experience within financial services, with knowledge of the end-to-end economics and profitability of products.

Red Hot Rewards

• Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time)plus the option to buy more.
• Up to five extra paid well-being days per year.
• 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt.
• Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness.

And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.

Feeling insatiably curious about this role?If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.

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