Job Description

Starling is the UK\xe2\x80\x99s first and leading digital bank on a mission to fix banking! Our vision is fast technology, fair service, and honest values. All at the tap of a phone, all the time.

We are about giving customers a new way to spend, save and manage their money while taking better care of the planet which has seen us become a multi-award winning bank that now employs over 2800 across five offices in London, Cardiff, Dublin, Southampton, and Manchester. Our journey started in 2014, and since then we have surpassed 4 million accounts (and four account types!) with 350,000 business customers. We are a fully licensed UK bank but at the heart, we are a tech first company, enabling our platform to deliver brilliant products.

Our technologists are at the very heart of Starling and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment that is all about building things, creating new stuff, and disruptive technology that keeps us on the cutting edge of fintech. We operate a flat structure to empower you to make decisions regardless of what your primary responsibilities may be, innovation and collaboration will be at the core of everything you do. Help is never far away in our open culture, you will find support in your team and from across the business, we are in this together!
The way to thrive and shine within Starling is to be a self-driven individual and be able to take full ownership of everything around you: From building things, designing, discovering, to sharing knowledge with your colleagues and making sure all processes are efficient and productive to deliver the best possible results for our customers. Our purpose is underpinned by five Starling values: Listen, Keep It Simple, Do The Right Thing, Own It, and Aim For Greatness.

Hybrid Working
We have a Hybrid approach to working here at Starling - our preference is that you\'re located within a commutable distance of one of our offices so that we\'re able to interact and collaborate in person. We don\'t like to mandate how much you visit the office and work from home, that\'s to be agreed upon between you and your manager.

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll get to do
We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for a Project Analyst to support the delivery of complex projects within our Technology team at Starling. Working as part of our Projects team, you will support Project Managers with the implementation of large scale projects of varying scope, working with internal stakeholders to oversee the implementation of key changes across Starling.

As a Project Analyst at Starling you can expect to be involved in:

• Support the design and delivery of complex change across the Starling
• Working with the project manager and the wider technology and operations teams to identify challenges before they impact delivery.
• Preparing updates to go to senior management on the status of the project.
• Supporting the smooth transition of the project to \xe2\x80\x98business as usual\xe2\x80\x99 teams at the point of project closure.

Requirements:
We\'re looking for someone who thrives delivering in a flexible environment and previous experience working in Financial Services would be a plus.

Ideally you will have:

• Good written and verbal communication with experience preparing updates for senior leadership and third parties
• Experience maintaining project plans, risk tracking and preparing updates for status meeting
• Previous experience as a project analyst or junior project manager
• Good critical thinking and problem solving skills
• The ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills ability to solve problems creatively

Interview process
Interviewing is a two-way process and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you! Our interviews are conversational and we want to get the best from you, so come with questions and be curious. In general you can expect the below, following a chat with one of our Talent Team:

• Stage 1 - 30 mins with one of the team
• Stage 2 - 60 mins interview with two team members
• Stage 3 - 30 min final with an executive and a member of the people team

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
• An extra day\xe2\x80\x99s holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing

You may be put off applying for a role because you don\'t tick every box. Forget that! While we can\xe2\x80\x99t accommodate every flexible working request, we\'re always open to discussion. So, if you\'re excited about working with us, but aren\xe2\x80\x99t sure if you\'re 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.
We\xe2\x80\x99re on a mission to radically reshape banking \xe2\x80\x93 and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we\xe2\x80\x99re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.
Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we\xe2\x80\x99re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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