Director of Operational Planning & Value Realisation

Job description

Who we are: We're one of Europe's fastest-growing fintech companies – on a mission to create the world's most empowering way to pay. We launched the product in 2020 and achieved double unicorn status, valued at $2 billion, and since then have taken on more than 6 million customers. Our mission is to become the best way to pay for anything, anywhere and say goodbye to credit costs for everyone. This is huge. Want to join us? About the role. The Director of Operational Planning & Value Realisation is responsible for the commercial stewardship of Service Operations. The role provides executive ownership for the planning, analytical and commercial disciplines that ensure operational investment, AI adoption, workforce strategy and transformation activity translate into measurable improvements in customer outcomes, operational efficiency and financial performance. Working alongside Operational Excellence, the Director ensures Service Operations not only creates value through continuous improvement, but consistently realises that value through disciplined planning, commercial governance and operational optimisation. Primary Accountabilities The Director is accountable for ensuring Service Operations continues to improve its economic contribution to the wider business. This includes executive ownership for: Operational planning Workforce strategy Supplier strategy Business Analysis Commercial modelling Operational investment appraisal Benefits realisation Cost-to-serve optimisation Productivity improvement Efficient growth Commercial governance of operational transformation The role ensures Service Operations remains commercially efficient as customer volumes, AI capability and product complexity continue to grow. Day to day responsibilities. Commercial Stewardship Provide executive ownership for the commercial performance of Service Operations. Ensure operational investment decisions maximise customer outcomes alongside financial performance. Develop robust commercial frameworks supporting operational decision making. Partner with Finance to improve visibility of operational economics. Ensure Service Operations contributes positively to broader business performance. Operational Planning Lead long-term operational planning. Develop strategies covering: Workforce capacity AI adoption Outsourcing International expansion Operational resilience Resource allocation Ensu…