Lightning Reach

Lightning Reach gives me an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable people by helping them find and apply for a wide range of financial support which has a huge impact on their wellbeing and lives.

I'm a new dad and my role has been easy to flex around being a parent. Working remotely has helped me immensely and allowed me to save huge commuting times, giving me more time with my new baby. I own my own time and schedule, we focus on impact!

Many of us have been and know people who have gone through financial hardship and know how hard it can be and the toll it takes on you. Having an inspiring mission to make a real difference to people's lives and having a direct impact on that is amazing.

It's easy to see the tangible impact that the product has on our users. We receive regular feedback about what a positive impact it has had people's financial situations and wellbeing - it's really motivating!

There is a great work ethic at Lightning Reach - everyone works hard to drive work forward. We work collaboratively and come together regularly to find areas where we can improve the product experience and build more impact for our users and customers.

We use a wide range of tools and tech - this helps us streamline our processes and not get stuck on unnecessary admin, so we can focus on the work that's important!

Being part of the team at this early stage in Lightning Reach's journey means I've had lots of exposure to all areas of the business, and there's a chance to learn about and be involved in decision-making on everything from product, to marketing to strategy.

Lightning Reach's mission was a key reason I joined. It's exciting to be working on a game-changing product, and rewarding to know that our work is directly helping people to access financial grants that they wouldn't have known about without our portal.

The energy within the team at Lightning Reach is inspiring. It's exciting to be part of a team that's built a transformational new product in just 6 months. It's already delivering real value for our users and customers, but I love that we're always looking ahead at how we can grow our impact and add more value.

Working for Lightning Reach is an extremely rewarding experience because my/our work is making such a positive impact on the way individuals discover, apply and receive the support they need in these difficult times.

One of the main reasons for joining Lightning Reach was because of its core mission. There are so many people in the UK and globally that are facing financial struggles, I really wanted to be part of a team and company that wants to have a meaningful social impact. I'm driven towards Lightning becoming the leading global platform for people to achieve financial resilience to seamlessly connect them to the support they need.

We have an open, caring and honest team here at Lightning. Wellbeing in the team is paramount and is promoted through regularly check-ins either as a group or via 1-1 sessions. We are encouraged to define our own ways of working and take regular breaks. Towards the end of last year I booked a trip to Sicily, which was a great opportunity to relax from a busy quarter in the lead up to our new product launch.

Lightning is a social enterprise that directly helps people in real financial hardship access the support they need. Getting feedback from individuals that we have helped is incredibly rewarding, especially when we are connecting them to support that they didn't know they could access.

Everyone's voice matters at Lightning. Because the team is so small, most decisions are made as a team and we all have an chance to give our own opinion. The team is really open and ready to listen, so new ideas can come from anywhere. Even when we have different opinions, it's all really positive and constructive.

Ren, our founder, really values input from us before making decisions. If one of us has an opinion, we will talk about it as a team and good ideas are adopted. We have fortnightly "experiment" meetings in which we are all encouraged to put forward new ideas, then they are discussed and are generally progressed.