Checkatrade
home improvements
EngagementAssociate(Express)
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“Engagement Associate (Express) at Checkatrade. Skills: customer research, service design, marketplace performance, cross-functional collaboration. Support category development. Conduct customer and tradesperson research”
What You'll Achieve.
directly impact growth; directly impact customer experience
Industry & Context.
solving complex problems; spot patterns; challenge assumptions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
high potential, curiosity, ambition to grow quickly, Critical thinking, enjoy solving complex problems, Naturally curious and proactive, Communicates confidently with a wide range of people, Can spot patterns, challenge assumptions, focus on what matters, organised, adaptable, comfortable operating in ambiguity, Thrives in fast-paced, high-performance environments
Nice to Have
recent graduate, early professional experience in consulting, early professional experience in tech, early professional experience in startups, early professional experience in operations, early professional experience in strategy, early professional experience in commercial environments
What You'll Do.
Support category development
Conduct customer and tradesperson research
Build pricing frameworks and service structures
Support product and UX recommendations
Improve marketplace performance
Collaborate cross-functionally
Contribute to strategic projects
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with Product Managers; Work closely with Operations; Work closely with leadership teams; Collaborating cross-functionally with product; Collaborating cross-functionally with operations; Collaborating cross-functionally with commercial teams
Communication Scope
Communicates confidently with a wide range of people
Full Job Description
As an Engagement Associate (Express), you’ll sit at the heart of our commercial, product, and operational decision-making. You’ll help shape how our services are structured, priced, and delivered across categories such as gardening, handyman, electrical, plumbing, and more. You’ll spend time deeply understanding both sides of the marketplace including speaking with customers to understand their needs and pain points, working directly with tradespeople to understand how they operate and translating insights into smarter pricing, improved service design, and better user experiences. You’ll work closely with Product Managers, Operations, and leadership teams to turn ideas into live improvements that directly impact growth and customer experience. No two days are the same. We move quickly, solve problems collaboratively, and expect everyone to roll up their sleeves and contribute wherever needed. Forget long lists, here’s what you’ll actually spend your time on: - Supporting category development across multiple home service verticals - Conducting customer and tradesperson research to uncover insights and opportunities - Helping build pricing frameworks and service structures - Supporting product and UX recommendations based on marketplace feedback - Analysing trends, identifying gaps, and helping improve marketplace performance - Collaborating cross-functionally with product, operations, and commercial teams - Contributing to strategic projects within a fast-scaling startup environment It’s not about ticking every box. It’s about turning up curious, ready to crack on. You’ll do well here if you bring: - Someone early in their career with high potential, strong curiosity, and the ambition to grow quickly. - Either a recent graduate or someone with early professional experience in consulting, tech, startups, operations, strategy, or commercial environments. - Critical thinking and enjoy solving complex problems - Naturally curious and proactive - Communicates confidently
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