Referrals Only

FinTech

SpecialProjectsLead

£106–144k London, United Kingdom Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Lead candidates.

The Brief

“Special Projects Lead at Referrals Only. Skills: Strategic projects, Business outcomes, Stakeholder influence. Lead cross-functional projects. Execute trajectory changing projects”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver trajectory-changing projects; Achieve business outcomes; Drive strategic decision-making; Unblock high-impact initiatives; Deliver initiatives successfully; Optimise processes; Drive efficiencies; Enhance project outcomes; Inform strategy setting; Ensure timely progress; Ensure measurable results

Industry & Context.

FinTech
Problems you'll solve

Ambiguous business problems; Complex problems; Data-led approach

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Founder mindset, Urge and resilience to challenge status quo, Excellent stakeholder management, Persuasive communicator, Commercially minded, Thrive in ambiguity, Structured and data-led approach, Understanding and solving complex problems, Data-driven, numerate, logic oriented, Great project and team leader, Humble

Nice to Have

Experience in high growth company, Experience on zero to one projects, Experience on business transformation, Experience on strategy, Experience on international expansion projects

What You'll Do.

Lead cross-functional projects

Execute trajectory changing projects

Engage C-suite and senior stakeholders

Build cross-functional influence

Drive strategic decision-making

Unblock high-impact initiatives

Collaborate with senior stakeholders

Collaborate with product teams

Collaborate with marketing teams

Collaborate with operations teams

Collaborate with engineering teams

Problem solve jointly

Deliver initiatives successfully

Identify process optimisation opportunities

Drive efficiency improvements

Enhance project outcomes

Drive problem solving

Inform business cases

Inform go/no go decisions

Influence strategy setting

Develop project plans

Track success metrics

Ensure timely progress

Ensure measurable results

Scale team performance

Support talent development

Support staffing strategy

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional projects; Senior stakeholders; Product teams; Marketing teams; Operations teams; Engineering teams

Communication Scope

Persuasive communication; Inspire stakeholders; Influence decisions

Process & Methodology

Project plans, KPI tracking, Success metrics

Full Job Description

📍London | 💰£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. To succeed, you should be excited about solving tough, ambiguous business problems with analytical rigour, commercial viability and execution effectiveness. You’ll be working on a wide range of projects, collaborating with partners and colleagues across areas like 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. We'd want you to apply if you are underwhelmed by the status quo of banking and finance today and are interested in bringing your brainpower, commercial and quantitative skills and grit to creating something better. 🔑You’ll play a key role by… 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 projec

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