Transformation Associate

About UsYouLend is a rapidly growing FinTech Company that is the preferred embedded financing platform for many of the world's leading e-commerce sites, tech companies and payment services providers. Our software platform enables our partners to offer flexible financing products in their own branding to their merchant base without capital at risk.

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 VP of Operations to increase business intelligence through use of data to drive growth. The role will be project focused, taking on strategic development initiatives, leading them through to successful execution.

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 Credit Decisions and Operations through to our Product and Technology team.

Requirements

• Take full ownership of making our processes the very best of any European fintech.
• This includes, but is not limited to: (1) drive forward KPI reporting and monitoring across the teams to deliver growth and efficiency and (2) identify 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

Desirable:

• Project management experience from fast-paced environment like top-tier consulting firm, start-ups, scale-ups, etc.
• Strong problem solving and analytics, e.g. through MS Excel and tools like PowerBI
• Excellent communication: written and verbal
• Excellent change management handling
• Experience of mass data manipulation through SQL, Python, R, etc. would be useful
• You will be proactive, take ownership, and act with urgency

Salary: £50,000 - 70,000 + 25% annual bonusBenefitsWhy join YouLend?

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.

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