Risk Data Senior Analyst

Virgin Money; Manchester; Remote; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading digital bank as part of the Risk Data team, focusing on enhancing data capabilities and ensuring data quality. This role involves developing data feeds, validating data, and supporting bank-wide projects. Enjoy a flexible work environment and generous benefits from day one.

Benefits

38.5 days annual leave

Paid well-being days

Paid family leave

Market-leading pension

Private medical cover

Qualifications

• Experience in banking, risk management, and data management.
• Familiarity with data mining tools and MI analysis.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing and developing new data feeds across Virgin Money products.
• Extracting, manipulating, and validating data for business units.
• Designing and maintaining data quality controls.

Skills

Data Management

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

High-level qualification in a numerical or coding discipline

Tools

SAS

SQL

Job description

Business Unit:

Model Risk & Analytics, Risk

Salary range:

up to £41,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits

Location

Remote - Work from anywhere in the UK

Contract Type:

Permanent

Our team

The Risk Data team, within Model Risk & Analytics (MR&A), is responsible for ensuring our Purpose, Strategic Aims, and Values & Behaviours are at the core of our work, maintaining responsibility and safety for our customers' and investors' money.

This is an exciting time to join us as we contribute to bank-wide projects such as BCBS 239, ensuring the delivery and accuracy of Non-Retail Risk data, monitoring and validating Risk data for various activities including portfolio analysis, model development, and reporting. We seek someone to help us enhance our capabilities.

What you'll be doing

1. Sourcing and developing new data feeds and datasets across all Virgin Money products.
2. Extracting, manipulating, and validating data to support business units and regulatory obligations.
3. Rebuilding, streamlining, and automating existing data processes.
4. Providing SME knowledge for Risk data in bank-wide projects.
5. Investigating and resolving Data Quality Issues within various data sources and repositories.
6. Designing and maintaining data quality controls.
7. Supporting senior team members with complex projects.

We need you to have

• Experience in banking, risk management, and data management.
• Familiarity with data mining tools (e.g., SAS, SQL) and MI analysis.
• Understanding of data manipulation and ETL processes.
• High-level qualification or experience in a numerical or coding discipline.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Logical problem-solving skills for technical and business issues.

It's a bonus if you have but not essential

• Knowledge of risk systems and Virgin Money's data landscape.
• Understanding of data management industry-wide approaches.
• Knowledge of Retail Banking, products, and Credit Reference Agency reporting.

Red Hot Rewards

• Generous holidays – 38.5 days annual leave plus options to buy more.
• Up to five extra paid well-being days per year.
• 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks total).
• Market-leading pension, private medical cover, income protection, and life assurance.
• Flexible benefits including Cycle to Work, wellness assessments, and critical illness coverage.

Benefits start from day one.

Interested in this role?

If interested, apply early as the advert may close early if we receive high interest.

We support flexible working arrangements to help you Live a Life More Virgin.

About Virgin Money

We aim to be the UK's best digital bank, with a heritage over 180 years, focusing on innovative, customer-centric banking. Join us to make a difference and create memorable experiences for our customers.

Be yourself at Virgin Money

We value diversity and inclusion, striving to create an environment where everyone feels safe and heard. We are Disability Confident Leaders and support reasonable adjustments during the application process.

Legal Information

Roles are flexible within the UK, subject to right-to-work verification. Successful candidates will undergo necessary checks, including credit, criminal, and references, with additional checks for certain regimes.