Portfolio Strategies - Recoveries Specialist
Portfolio Strategies - Recoveries Specialist
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Job Description
Business Unit: Commercial
Salary Range:up to circa 66000 per annum DOE red-hot benefits
Location: Hybrid with occasional travel to a hub
Contract Type: Permanent
Our Team
Were on the search for a talented Recoveries Strategy Specialist to join our Unsecured Credit Strategy team. The Strategy team plays a pivotal role within the commercial function by driving proactive management of strategies for Unsecured Customers. Youll be at the forefront of assessing the balance between risk and reward in driving the right customer outcomes while also delivering positive commercial returns. Harnessing the power of data youll refine segmentation strategies and policy rules to unlock new opportunities. With a focus on innovation and execution youll lead transformative projects that propel our organisation forward. Your expertise will be the engine driving progress and excellence.
What youll be doing
- Focusing predominantly on Credit Cards youll report into the Portfolio Strategy Manager for Unsecured Recoveries Strategies and provide input to the wider business as required. No day will be the same as you collaborate with a range of stakeholders both internally and externally to ensure analysis is providing true insight into risks and opportunities.
- As a Recoveries Strategy Specialist your core responsibilities are; Analysing data present findings from your analysis and solving problems by creating solutions. Youll be a self-starter using your own initiative to drive enhancements bring new ideas and provide ongoing challenge.
- Mentor coach and support Analysts within the team to assist in driving change and delivering positive outcomes for the customer and the wider commercial function.
- Use your experience and expert judgement in the design and setting of appropriate Recoveries Strategies for the unsecured portfolios ensuring they adhere to the Risk Appetite Statements and applicable regulations.
- A solid understanding of the P&L including application of commercial outcomes to drive success including profitable balance growth.
- Work collaboratively with Risk and Operational colleagues to identify improvements that maintain regulatory compliance improve efficiency or provides additional value to the business.
- Lead the provision of meaningful insight and making recommendations for Senior Management and through representation at relevant meetings and committees.
- Develop and maintain relationship with internal and external teams at an operational and senior level to ensure best practice is shared challenges are raised in a timely manner to constructively shape outcomes and all requests are met.
- Demonstrate maintenance of our internal Governance frameworks policies and Regulatory guidelines and ensure this framework is embedded in the business to ensure sound practices are adopted.
- Promote the delivery of internal department culture and processes to assist the wider commercial function in driving the right customer outcomes.
There are a few essentials you need
- Strong analytical experience and a proficient in SAS/SQL user. Must also be an expert user of the MS Office suite.
- Extensive experience in the development of recoveries and debt sale strategies in the retail banking industry.
- An understanding of credit and collections strategies and how these can impact recoveries and debt sale strategies.
- Experience of leading relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to maintain and improve commercial returns .
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to condense and simplify complex information to brief and influence senior stakeholders.
- Capability to operate effectively with senior leaders and represent Virgin Money with external stakeholders and stand up to robust challenge.
- Ability to prioritise effectively and manage various management expectations supporting Senior Analysts and Analysts to do the same delivering multiple deliverables in a fast-changing environment.
- Excellent understanding of data structure and credit and recoveries strategies.
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 theres no waiting around youll enjoy these benefits from day one.
Feeling insatiably curious about this roleIf were lucky to receive a lot of interest we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.
Were all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin so happy to talk flexible working with you.
Say hello to Virgin Money
Were making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UKs best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years were a workforce to be reckoned with and were putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in peoples lives. Were customer-obsessed and work tirelessly to deliver on our purpose Making You Happier About Money. This means were 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. Were committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute speak up and be heard.
As a Disability Confident Leader were committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application contact our Talent Acquisition team
Its important to note that there may be occasions where its 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 well need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.
If youre 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 well ask for six years of regulatory references and once in the role youll be subject to periodic employment checks.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
