Zopa
Senior Manager - Valuation, Credit Strategy
TLDR
Lead the strategic direction of valuations modeling and support the evolution of sophisticated valuation tools for key business decisions across multiple lending products.
Our Story
Hello there. We’re Zopa.
We started our journey back in 2005, building the first ever peer-to-peer lending company. Fast forward to 2020 and we launched Zopa Bank. A bank that listens to what our customers don’t like about finance and does the opposite. We’re redefining what it feels like to work in finance. Our vision for a new era of banking puts people front and centre — we’ve built a business that empowers everyone to aim high, every day, to move finance forward. Find out more about our fantastic offerings at Zopa.com!
We’re incredibly proud of our achievements and none of it would be possible without the amazing team here. It’s not just industry awards we’re winning, we’ve also been named in the top three UK’s Most Loved Workplaces.
If you embrace unconventional challenges, are unafraid to think differently and are driven to make an outsized impact, you’ll thrive here at Zopa, so join us, and make it count. Want to see us in action? Follow us on Instagram @zopalife
A day in the life:
Lead the strategic direction for valuations modelling across the business
Oversee development of account-level NPV models across multiple lending products
Lead and develop a team of analysts and data scientists
Partner with stakeholders across analytics, credit strategy, finance, product and risk
Improve and simplify existing valuation frameworks where appropriate
Drive the evolution of the bank’s valuations capability and roadmap
Champion technical best practice across Python based modelling workflows
Support strategic projects including new product launches and portfolio activity
About you:
You have solid experience leading valuations within retail lending
You’ve managed and developed high-performing teams
You’re comfortable working with Python based modelling environments
You have deep experience with valuation and NPV modelling
You’re a strong stakeholder manager who can influence senior audiences
You combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery
You’re comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with high impact
You have strong analytical and commercial judgement
Added bonus:
- Experience across multiple lending products
- Experience leveraging valuations within decisioning pipelines
- Exposure to machine learning approaches within credit or valuations modelling
- Experience in fintech or fast-growing lending businesses
At Zopa we value flexible ways of working.
We value face-to-face collaboration and a good work-life balance. This hybrid role requires you to come to our London office 2-3 days a week.
You'll also have the option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year!* But no matter where you are, we’ll make sure you’ve got everything you need to thrive, both in your work and home life, from day one.
*Subject to having the right to work in the country of choice
Diversity Statement
Zopa is proud to offer a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. We are made up of nearly 50 nationalities, have a DE&I forum made up of Zopians wanting to make a difference and we are proud of our culture where everyone can bring their full self to work. Our approach to DE&I is reflected in our hiring process so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.
Zopa is a financial technology company that began as the first peer-to-peer lending platform in 2005 and evolved into Zopa Bank in 2020. It focuses on delivering customer-centric financial solutions that empower individuals to manage their finances more effectively.
- Founded
- Founded 2005
- Employees
- 201-500 employees
- Industry
- Diversified Financial Services
- Total raised
- $190M raised
Senior Manager