Referrals Only
FinTech
SpecialProjectsLead
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“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.
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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