Strategy and Planning Manager 12 month fixed term contract

Up to £75,000 per annum

Regular travel to London office

About us

Premium Credit proudly support our community of customers and partners in creating opportunities through convenient payments. We’re proud to support over 2.8 million customers with the opportunity to spread the cost of insurance premiums, professional fees, membership subscriptions, school fees and more over regular instalments.

Our customers tell us we do well through our 4.5 Trustpilot rating and Net Promoter Score of +78 and our colleagues have given us a 4.4 Glassdoor rating highlighting the friendly colleagues, work life balance and benefits package as the things they like most.

We’re hiring;

We have grown significantly over the past five years and we have plan to continue, so we’re hiring a Strategy and Planning Manager to enable us to define and deliver our strategy and vision. You’ll work closely with the CEO and Executive team.

Reporting to the Strategy and Planning Director you’ll play a key role in establishing the Strategy and Planning function;

You’ll support the establishment of Strategy and Planning

· Working closely with Directors to establish cadence and ensure effective prioritisation and focus on strategic delivery

· Play a key role in setting up and embedding Objective and Key Results framework

Strategy Development

· Play a lead role on strategy reviews and research projects.

· Generating insights through research, market and financial analysis mode

Strategy Execution

· Working with senior leaders to develop roadmaps, mapping out initiatives to help us achieve our objectives and measuring against frameworks

· Collaborating with key stakeholders at director level to ensure effective planning and prioritisation and regularly reporting to ExCo on progress against strategy

Strategic Projects

Acting as an ‘internal consultant’ for the business, leading on strategic projects. You’ll work with SMEs to scope, research and analyse, generating insights and recommendations, when required overseeing implementation

Leading cross functional teams and providing project and stakeholder management, developing written outputs and presenting recommendation.

About You

To be successful as our Strategy and Planning Manager it would be ideal if you have experience within a strategy function or consulting role. You also offer

Problem solving and analysis skills – from defining scope, to research and analysis with the ability to generate insights and present recommendations

Effective relationship building, showcasing your ability to work across functions, internally and externally, utilising your influencing skills.

The ability to communicate clearly and confidently at all levels of the business, providing clarity to key stakeholders using verbal, written and visual communication

You’re able to work autonomously, taking the initiative to overcome barriers and managing your own workload under time-pressure.

It would be ideal if you have previous experience within the finance or insurance sectors and have advanced knowledge of strategy tools, frameworks and methodologies.

Why work for us?

- Competitive salary up to £75,000

- A workplace pension scheme

- Hybrid working, with collaborative days in our Leatherhead office

- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), with options to purchase and sell up to 5 days holiday per year (pro rata)

- Private health and dental cover

- Support and investment in your personal development

- 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments or accommodations for applicants, so if you need assistance or support during the recruitment process, please let us know on the application form or by sending an email to recruitment@pcl.co.uk

If you are made an offer of employment you will be required to prove your eligibility to work in the UK before you start work. You must reside in the UK from the start date of this role; unfortunately we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

To ensure you can work from home efficiently you will be asked to provide your internet speed at the application stage.

Premium Credit are an equal opportunities employer with a strong and passionate commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in the workplace. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be. We are open to part-time working and job share.

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All postholders will be subject to appropriate pre-employment vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

So, if role appeals to you and you’re looking to join an industry-leading organisation, please apply. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply? And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we identify a number of suitable candidates. All applicants will be advised if the vacancy closes early.

We are not engaging agency support for this role and respectfully ask that agencies do not submit unsolicited candidate details to Premium Credit Limited in relation to this role.

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