Business Operations Specialist

Business Unit: Unsecured Lending
Salary range: £47,200 - £60,000 per annum DOE + red hot benefits
Location: Hybrid working with occasional travel required to the Chester hub
Contract type : Permanent Don't settle for dull . Live a life more Virgin. Our Team Our Credit Card team are well on their way to achieving their ambition to disrupt the market - smashing targets, winning industry awards and successfully building a credit card business, but we're not done yet. We have big growth plans and we can't do this without a truly awesome team of talented people to make it happen. We are looking for a TS2 Senior Specialist who also has experience of; Cards Platform, API's and Digital Wallet to join our Business Operations team. This role is delightfully surprising and rewarding, and we are looking for you to bolster our existing brilliant team with another systems expert, to help turn business strategies and goals into system or process solutions. What you'll be doing

• Manage the technical implementation of major and crucial change projects into Credit Card systems, this could be TS2, API's or others such as Mobile App, Digital Wallet, Statements, Customer Communications.
• Translate business strategy design requirements into appropriate configuration within TS2 and other interfacing systems, checking that the planned change produces the intended results and remains in line with the agreed Unsecured Lending risk appetite, strategy, and Business Rules.
• Act as a primary consultant for Unsecured Lending business on projects to define, test and implement the required configuration to meet business requirements.
• Provide subject matter expertise to business owners to help to drive and shape key business decisions on customer journey, commercial initiatives, strategy etc.
• Support the control framework ensuring all system changes comply with required regulatory and policy requirements and support the execution of all relevant control framework elements.
• Delivering strategic initiatives and training junior team members to be able to complete the tasks associated with the initiative through well written procedure documents and coaching. This includes providing procedure documents and training sessions for customer agents and teams.
• Ensure development best practices are followed when delivering solutions, requirements are documented, development is test driven and results/outputs are insightful and auditable.

We need you to have

• The ability to deliver portfolio management strategy changes using your existing skills to turn Business requirements into technical changes.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in problem solving.
• Effective communication skills- we need someone who can make the hard stuff look easy. You'll be expected to communicate at all levels, translating these for colleagues in a simple, understandable way in your written and verbal updates.
• Substantial project management experience.
• Expertise in working with TS2 systems or similar card processing systems, with experience working in credit cards / banking.
• Have proven experience of API's and digital wallet.

It's a bonus if you have but not essential

• Project management qualifications.

Red Hot Rewards

• Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time)​ plus the option to buy more
• Up to five extra paid well-being days per year​
• 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt
• Market-leading pension
• Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance
• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness
• Ability to work anywhere in the UK​ (where the role allows)

And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one. Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out. We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin , so happy to talk flexible working with you. Say hello to Virgin Money
We're making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK's best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we`re a workforce to be reckoned with. We're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We strive to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and our purpose, 'Making You Happier About Money', underpins everything we do. We believe in doing banking differently, innovating and working together to make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work. Be yourself at Virgin Money
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