Business Unit:  Unsecured Lending
Salary range: £39,200 - £49,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits
Location: UK Hybrid / Onsite – at least 1 day per week in one of our hubs (Chester, Newcastle, Glasgow or Leeds)
Contract type: Permanent

Live to inspire change. Live a life more Virgin.

Our Team

Our Unsecured Lending business continues to smash targets, win industry awards, and deliver for our customers.  We’re passionate about customers and data, and we need more talented individuals to help us evolve our data-driven business. We’re looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Data and MI Analyst to join our team and focus on helping ensure that data and insights are at the heart of everything we do.

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver purposeful and insightful MI.
• Interpret the data and MI to identify key trends and opportunities.
• Become an expert in the data you use, and key contact for any business queries on MI and Data.
• Convert complex datasets into clear insights and universal data marts.
• Promote and represent the team in cross-business projects and meetings.
• Put customers at the heart of all decision making.

We need you to have

• Experience in a Data, Insights or MI role.
• Coding experience for example in SAS, SQL, Python or R, summarising and presenting large datasets or experience with data visualisation tools like Power BI or Tableau.
• A strong analytical mind, a self-starter, and a willingness to learn and develop.
• Be able to demonstrate, excellent numerical skills, and ability to clearly and concisely present the facts.
• Experience working with variety of stakeholders at different levels of the organisation.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.

It’s a bonus if you have but not essential

• A degree in Mathematical, Economic, or Science discipline that would be great.
• Experience in Financial Services

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. 

And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.

Feeling insatiably curious about this role? 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, and we're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We're customer-obsessed and work tirelessly to deliver on our purpose, ‘Making You Happier About Money.’ This means we're able to do banking differently, and by innovating and working together we can make a real difference by creating memorable moments and red-hot experiences for our millions of customers. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work. 

Be yourself at Virgin Money
Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities.  We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.  

As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion.  If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team careers@virginmoney.com

It’s important to note that there may be occasions where it’s not possible to interview all candidates declaring a disability who meet the essential criteria for the job. In certain recruitment situations such as receiving a high-volume of applications, we may need to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants. 

Now the legal bit
Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.

If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks – we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.