Strategy Associate

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative fintech company is seeking a proactive individual to enhance business intelligence and drive growth across European operations. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with leadership to streamline processes and improve operational efficiencies. Your analytical skills will be crucial in identifying gaps and implementing solutions that enhance the merchant experience. Join a dynamic team recognized for its supportive workplace culture and commitment to diversity, where your contributions will directly impact the future of embedded financing solutions.

Benefits

Stock Options

Private Medical Insurance

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Free Gym Access

Subsidised Lunch

Deliveroo Allowance

Monthly Masseuse

Team Socials

Football/Squash Club

Qualifications

• Experience in project management from a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and PowerBI.

Responsibilities

• Own processes to enhance the merchant application journey.
• Drive KPI reporting and build marketing strategies.

Skills

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Data Manipulation

Communication Skills

Tools

MS Excel

PowerBI

SQL

Python

R

Job description

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YouLend is the preferred global embedded financing platform for many of the world’s leading e-commerce sites, tech companies and payment services providers such as Amazon, eBay, Shopify, Mollie, Dojo, Paysafe, Just Eat Takeaway and Takepayments. Our software platform and APIs enable our partners to offer flexible financing products, in their desired branding, to their merchant base. With YouLend's AI-driven credit risk assessment solutions, more merchants and SMEs than ever can receive fast, flexible and affordable funding. We operate in 9+ geographies across the UK, EU and the US.

We believe that the future of financial services will be delivered by customer-oriented tech companies that embed financing in their customer journeys, and we are building the solutions that will power that future.

The Role:

You will be working closely with the Head of European Operations and Transformation Lead to increase business intelligence through the use of data to drive growth. Together, you will be responsible for the strategic development of our European operations, owning projects end-to-end, and scaling YouLend’s fastest growing regions (+100% year-on-year currently).

The role requires strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities; as well as excellent people skills to communicate changes. In addition, it is expected that the candidate is able to work independently and proactively. This role will be targeted at improving the outcome, processes, and efficiencies across different functions in YouLend. In doing so, you will work alongside stakeholders across the business, from Sales and Credit Operations through to our Product and Technology team.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of making our processes the very best of any European fintech with a core focus on reducing friction in the merchant application journey.
• This includes but is not limited to: (1) driving forward KPI reporting and monitoring across the teams to deliver growth and efficiency and (2) building our marketing and sales strategies, and (3) identifying process gaps and work with the team to close them.
• Drive operational efficiencies while improving quality of work and ensuring our processes and policies live up to increasing degrees of compliance.
• Identify automation and other improvement opportunities to further develop the process for delivering rapid financing to merchants.
• Supporting the Head of European Operations with projects and process innovation.

Requirements

• Project management experience from a fast-paced environment with a focus on execution, e.g. experience in start-ups or scale-ups.
• Strong problem solving and analytics, e.g. through MS Excel and tools like PowerBI.
• Experience of mass data manipulation through SQL, Python, R, etc. would be useful.
• You will be proactive, take ownership, and act with urgency.
• Award-Winning Workplace: YouLend has been recognised as one of the “Best Places to Work 2024” by the Sunday Times for being a supportive, diverse, and rewarding workplace.
• Award-Winning Fintech: YouLend has been recognised as a “Top 250 Fintech Worldwide” company by CNBC.

We offer comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Stock Options
• Private Medical insurance via Vitality
• EAP with Health Assured
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Modern and sophisticated office space in Central London
• Free Gym in office building in Holborn
• Subsidised Lunch via Feedr
• Deliveroo Allowance if working late in office
• Monthly in office Masseuse
• Team and Company Socials
• Football Power League / Squash Club

At YouLend, we champion diversity and embrace equal opportunity employment practices. Our hiring, transfer, and promotion decisions are exclusively based on qualifications, merit, and business requirements, free from any discrimination based on race, gender, age, disability, religion, nationality, or any other protected basis under applicable law.

Salary Range: £50,000 - £70,000 + up to 25% annual bonus.