Business Unit: Core Banking
Salary: £59,200 - £74,000
Location: UK Hybrid, with occasional travel to our hubs in either Glasgow or Gosforth
Contract type: Permanent, full-time
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Our Team
We’re at our best when we have something to drive us forward, a belief that underlines who we are and what we do. Our Purpose. We want to make people happier about money – and that idea starts with every single one of us here at Virgin Money. Feeling Insatiably Curious about your next adventure? You might have just found it.
We have an exciting opportunity within our Business Banking Domain where we’re on the lookout for Technology Manager. The opportunity to join the team has come at a critical time for Business as we continue to drive improvement and innovation across our core digital assets and platforms.
You’ll be working within Business Domain Control function and will be responsible for driving and managing control function initiatives, including assurance and change, ensuring seamless coordination across various functions, and supporting the development of asset management strategies. This role requires a strategic mindset, strong leadership skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders.

What you’ll be doing

• You will take the lead in developing a new demand process for Business Banking Control, creating a structured entry point for Control initiatives, owning the process to funnel change within the domain
• You will drive the programme of change across the Business Banking Control function, leading stakeholders across the Business Banking domain and beyond
• You will determine and lead the processes for continuous improvement and operational efficiency, defining and leading a risk and control management framework
• You will develop and lead the asset management strategy, defining a roadmap to ensure system stability
• You will manage resources and capacity across Business Banking Control
• You will act as a deputy for the Head of Control function, providing leadership and support as needed

We need you to have

• Comfort working with technology and the ability to lead discussions with tech team and our partners to determine decisions and risks
• Knowledge of current Business Banking processes and systems
• Previous experience developing and delivering strategies, processes and managing programmes
• Previous experience managing multiple suppliers and cross-functional teams
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex messages and trade-offs and tell a compelling story
• Ability to influence a diverse group of stakeholders across the business with strong leadership skills

It’s a bonus if you have but not essential

• An SME level of knowledge of Business Banking
• General knowledge of VM systems and processes in relation to people, outcome, risk and controls
• Detailed and up to date knowledge of the UK financial market

Say hello to Virgin Money
We’re making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK’s best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we`re a workforce to be reckoned with. We’re putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people’s lives. We’re customer obsessed and work tirelessly to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and deliver on our purpose, ‘Making You Happier About Money.’ Our customer centric culture means that we’re able to do banking differently and by innovating and working together we can make a real difference. 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. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we’re committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team careers@virginmoney.com
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 we’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.
If you’re 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 – we’ll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you’ll be subject to periodic employment checks

• You will take the lead in developing a new demand process for Business Banking Control, creating a structured entry point for Control initiatives, owning the process to funnel change within the domain
• You will drive the programme of change across the Business Banking Control function, leading stakeholders across the Business Banking domain and beyond
• You will determine and lead the processes for continuous improvement and operational efficiency, defining and leading a risk and control management framework
• You will develop and lead the asset management strategy, defining a roadmap to ensure system stability
• You will manage resources and capacity across Business Banking Control
• You will act as a deputy for the Head of Control function, providing leadership and support as neede