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Process Automation Lead

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7 months ago
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About People’s Partnership:

At the heart of our not-for-profit organisation is a commitment and a motivation to make the future-saving experience a simple one for our members. We champion fairness and simplicity, not profit-chasing. Imagine a financial adventure where everyone's a winner, fueled by our exceptional service and brought to life by the fantastic individuals who work for us. We're a diverse employer with a flexible, hybrid working approach, ensuring everyone gets the opportunity to come to work and be the best version of themselves.

What you'll be doing:

As a Process Automation Lead you will lead, identify, manage and deliver Process Automation opportunities across the operation.

The role provides leadership, coaching, analysis and strategic insight for Process Automation, including the design, development, prioritisation, and testing of Robotic Process Automation solutions.

This position works to design and deliver innovative automated solutions that expand process capabilities, improve accuracy, and create efficiencies across the business.

Working closely with stakeholders across the business, ensuring the correct processes and opportunities are identified and subsequently prioritised, and made more efficient with minimal manual touch points. Ensuring all deliverables meet, and continue to meet, business and regulatory requirements.

  • Leadership and change management experience

  • Proven experience in identifying, designing, building, and implementing transformation opportunities

  • Defining, owning and presenting team roadmaps and priorities

  • Experience and knowledge of working with business operation processes within a financial environment.

    What we’re looking for:

  • Leadership and change management experience

  • Proven experience in identifying, designing, building, and implementing transformation opportunities

  • Defining, owning and presenting team roadmaps and priorities

  • Experience and knowledge of working with business operation processes within a financial environment.

  • Proven experience in providing and signing off business requirements

    What you can expect from us:

  • Generous pension contributions with an employer contribution of up to 14%

  • Real living wage

  • 25 days starting annual leave allowance (rising with service) plus your birthday off

  • Onsite Parking (in Crawley offices)

  • Income protection, critical illness cover & death in service insurance

  • Work from abroad policy for all levels

  • Employee healthcare

  • Parental and adoption leave

  • Learning & development opportunities, paid for professional qualifications and study support

  • Travel season ticket loans

  • Subsidised restaurant in our Crawley office

  • Volunteering days and charity payroll giving

  • Onsite gym

  • Ride-to-Work scheme

  • Social clubs and events

    You can learn more about how we support our employees on our website

    Disability Statement

    People's Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to treating all our people (and all who apply for a role at People's Partnership) equally and enabling them to perform at their best and demonstrate what they have to offer. We are a disability committed employer, please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made to our recruitment process (application, selection assessments where relevant, and interview) to enable you to show us the best “you

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