Corporate Strategy Manager, Zilch
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3 days a week in office (Victoria, London)
Direct-to-consumer credit provider
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Direct-to-consumer credit provider
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Share Options Scheme
More information about location
3 days a week in office (Victoria, London)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To become the most empowering way to pay for anything, anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will possess a strong history of developing and implementing effective strategic plans
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, including multiple successful M&A transactions and equity/debt investments, ideally from a corporate/strategic background
- Enthusiastic work ethic, dedicated to continuous learning, and professionally inquisitive
- An analytical mind who is creative and able to solve problems with a balance of independence and well-solicited input
- An individual who can operate in a fast-growing business, comfortable with ambiguity and able to strike a balance between speed and accuracy
- Complete mastery of complex financial modelling while invoking collaboration and ownership from across the business
- Comfortable with a team-oriented and collaborative approach to achieving impact, balanced with independent thought leadership
- Proven capability in influencing stakeholders at the leadership level
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, projecting executive presence
- Ideally, a background in payments, software, technology, and/or financial services industries
What the job involves
- We are looking for an accomplished and driven Corporate Strategy professional to join our team
- This role entails spearheading the creation of our company 's long-term strategic vision, alongside identifying and evaluating growth opportunities and trade-offs
- Collaborating with the executive team, this individual will ensure alignment between our strategic plans and broader business objectives
- Support the raising of equity and debt funding, through building forecasts, preparing supporting materials including investor memorandums and coordinating due diligence materials
- Champion Zilch's growth strategy by identifying, assessing, and driving the execution of potential mergers, acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures
- Investigate industry trends and growth opportunities within existing business areas and new domains
- Synthesise data-driven insights to present compelling perspectives to diverse stakeholders, including executives
- Articulate clear rationales and associated risks for proposed strategic initiatives through persuasive oral and written communication, always considering Zilch's overarching interests
- Develop and execute comprehensive long-term strategic plans
- Identify and navigate trade-offs across the business, helping to guide effective use of capital
- Conduct scenario modelling and business case analysis for cross-departmental initiatives, integrating these into the business planning process
- Present insights and recommendations confidently to key stakeholders, including C-suite
Application process
- To apply for this role, please submit your CV along with a cover letter
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Zilch provides a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) product that allows customers to purchase their desired items and pay in instalments for them. According to Zilch, its service helps customers save over £350 per year on interest and fees.
Having received consumer credit authorisation from the FCA, Zilch partnered with Mastercard to ensure its users can enjoy the safety provided by the global payments company while shopping online. Its business model involves providing the service for free to customers and charging partner stores a fee for every purchase made with Zilch. If users are not buying from partner stores, Zilch charges users a fee but guarantees that they will know from the beginning exactly how much they need to repay, hence assuring users they will not have to pay hidden fees.
With soaring demand for BNPL services, Zilch's main priority is to capitalise on this opportunity. As part of this initiative, the company has maintained an impressive funding strategy. After a series of successful raises, Zilch is now valued at around $2 billion. This has lent the company considerable weight, helping to accelerate its expansion of efforts in existing markets and expand into new ones such as the US.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2023
$26.4m
LATE VC
Jun 2022
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $306.4m
Company benefits
- Pension scheme
- Death in Service scheme
- Income protection
- 5% back on in-app purchases
- £200 for WFH set up
- Private Medical Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym membership discounts
- Private therapy sessions
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay
- Enhanced shared parental leave
- Hybrid working
- Casual dress code
- Workplace socials
- Healthyh snacks
Company HQ
Victoria, London, UK
Leadership
Philip Belamant
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously Managing Director & Founder at PBel for 6 years, Executive Director & Founder at Moola Mobile for 8 years and Managing Director - UK at NET1 UEPS Technologies for 2 years.
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