Strategy Analyst (sustainable tech, commerce, risk)

Salary: 60 000

Location: London, Hybrid

INDUSTRY: sustainable tech

Contract: Permanent

Information on the company

Our client have a highly ambitious team, collaborative and focused on their goals. People are given ownership of their work, helping people and the planet.

Their company is looking to change the way people get their tech for good. Which means, giving them access to products they want but doing so in a responsible, sustainable way. Seamless Circularity – every device getting an extended life through the automatic, effortless cycle of refurb, reuse and recycle.

 It’s all about leasing – a subscription as an alternative, disrupting the old market and bringing real changes to consumers and the environment. Less waste, better value.

Day-to-day activities will include…

Risk strategy is at the heart of the company. They built an industry-leading risk technology, data and processes that have enables them to grow quickly but in a sustainable way. It’s a strong foundation and now we’re helping them find an ambitious analyst to drive the growth in the UK and beyond, through the development of world-class risk strategies.

This is one of the company’s first hires in the risk team. As a strategy analyst, you will use your technical and qualitative skills to drive change. You will help them make smart, data-driven decisions that sustainably grow the company, by turbocharging the decision capabilities, leading commercial strategies and defining long term direction of the platform.

This year, they enter the hyper-growth phase and risk strategy will be at the core of that. You’ll be working with co-founders, finance, operations and product/engineering as your ideas help drive the product’s core unit economics. You will be responsible for creating new, innovative strategies to grow the portfolio and then monitoring, optimising and refining them as they you collaboratively build a world-class risk strategy platform.

Main points about life at this company:

  • Embracing innovation, seeking out challenges and aiming for excellence

  • Taking intelligent, informed risks, celebrating wins and learning from mistakes

  • Always helping each other, collaborating, challenging thoughts and continually improving together

  • The team live by their mission, walking in the customers shoes; it’s a curious and gritty bunch

The ideal candidate…

  • Using your SQL skills to get into the details of our credit decisioning strategies, while understanding their broader, strategic implications for the company. Bonus points if you’ve got experience with Python or R.

  • Collaborating in a fast-paced environment both within Risk Strategy and within a cross-functional team with diverse skill sets and personality types. You love using your analytical skills to champion data-driven decision-making, educate others and drive growth for the business.

  • Taking full responsibility for the end-to-end completion of projects. You’ll build the business case, own the implementation and monitor the outcome for multiple projects across your area of focus.

YOU WILL NEED:

  • A proven track record with 1-3 years of experience in analytics or strategy roles

  • You enjoy thinking through complex problems and possess influencing skills to align key stakeholders

  • Experience in working in a fast-paced environment

  • Experience with SQL and data analysis

  • Experience using BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)

  • Startup/Scaleup or Fintech experience

 

You do not need to meet every point on this job description, please still get in touch if you think you could add value and do your best work with them. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.

BENEFITS

Your chance to make an impact. What can you bring in - what makes you special. Through trust, collaboration and autonomy, you can have an impact right from the off.

Be part of the change. You will join one of the fastest growing fintech startups, backed by Octopus Ventures, Macquarie and Telefónica, where you can change how people get their tech for good

  • 33 days holiday per year (25 days, + an extra 8 days to choose the days that mean most to you)

  • Stock options - get a real stake in company growth

  • Hybrid working environment

  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

  • Workplace nursery scheme

  • Perkbox membership - hundreds of perks and discounts to support physical, financial and mental wellbeing

  • To do your best work, you will get a laptop and a phone

  • Learning budget

  • Free sustainable snacks and drinks, every day you’re in the office

  • Fun (yet optional) quarterly socials, plus summer and Christmas parties – there is no pressure to attend though!