Lendable
Fintech
Strategy&Operations-DepartmentOwner
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“Strategy & Operations - Department Owner at Lendable. Skills: Quality Assurance, Process optimization, Team leadership. Own and optimise QA function. Redesign processes from first-principles”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive operational efficiency; Enhance customer outcomes; Enhance customer experience; Support scalable growth
Industry & Context.
Challenge the status quo; Data-driven decisions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Owning and leading complex projects, Hands-on analytics ability, People management experience, Leading a team through change
Nice to Have
Passion for AI and technology
What You'll Do.
Own and optimise QA function
Redesign processes from first-principles
Use analytics to uncover insights
Improve day-to-day operations
Lead and develop a team
Review and evaluate current processes
Identify areas for automation
Interpret complex datasets
Unlock insights for operational improvements
Own end-to-end delivery of initiatives
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders
Monitor and assess strategy success
Continuously identify areas for improvement
Manage a team within QA
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional stakeholders; Operations leadership; Product leadership; Engineering leadership; Data Science leadership; Compliance leadership
Communication Scope
Stakeholder management; Cross-functional influence
Process & Methodology
Project management
Full Job Description
ABOUT LENDABLE Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money. We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start: - One of the UK’s newest unicorns with a team of just over 700 people - Among the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK - Profitable since 2017 - Backed by top investors including Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs - Loved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/lendable.co.uk) So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days. We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes. JOIN US IF YOU WANT TO 1. Take ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1 2. Work in small teams of exceptional people, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo 3. Build the best technology in-house, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting About the role: We’re looking for a Department Owner to join our Strategy & Operations team, responsible for driving efficiencies, scaling processes, and enhancing customer outcomes. You’ll own and optimise our Quality Assurance (QA) function within the Operations division. This is your chance to have a massive impact from day one - redesigning processes from first-principles and using analytics to uncover insights that drive operational efficiency and enhance the customer experience. You’ll roll up your sleeves to deeply understand and improve day-to-day operations,
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