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About us
At GoCardless we believe bank payments are the best way to pay and get paid. We also believe that bank account data is a powerful tool to make better, faster decisions. We’re making it easy to use both- for businesses everywhere.
GoCardless is used for domestic and international payments by 85,000+ organisations and counting, processing more than $30 billion across 30 countries. We are headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in Australia, France, Latvia and the United States.
The Corporate Strategy team
The team are responsible for strategically envisioning, defining and supporting the delivery of our long-term vision via owning both revisions to that vision and setting the playbook to deliver success on an annual basis. Ultimately there are three buckets of responsibility:
- Assessing & optimising business performance vs our long-term plan (i.e creating alignment across our corporate, commercial, product and operational strategies)
- Identifying growth opportunities for delivery (i.e exploring product proposition expansion, in FY24 we’ve expanded our offering via M&A to introduce the ability to payout, alongside our existing collect capabilities)
- Analysing market trends leading to action (i.e industry head & tailwinds, alongside competitor analysis and benchmarking)
This involves a combination of an always-on approach and project-based work from conception, and at times through to delivery.
Reporting to the Director of Corporate & Commercial strategy, this role will work closely with the Exec and Senior Leadership Teams to drive the creation, implementation and oversight of the overall strategic direction and vision of GoCardless. You will work closely with the Director to establish long-term goals and objectives, autonomously own key strategic recommendations, and deliver strategic initiatives quickly and pragmatically.
The Strategy team is based in our London HQ.
The deadline for submission is September 9, 2024.
What excites you
- Support the development and implementation of GCs corporate strategy to drive business growth and profitability
- Conduct market research and analysis to identify emerging trends and competitive landscapes
- Collaborate with senior management to define short-term and long-term strategic goals
- Monitor industry developments and recommend adjustments to the company's strategic plans
- Support and monitor cross-functional teams in the execution of strategic initiatives
- Input into potential partnerships, acquisitions, and investments to support the company's growth objectives
- Prepare and present strategic plans and recommendations to key stakeholders
Day-to-day activities are often undefined but will include:
- Owning specific standalone strategic problems that require framing & coordination across groups, including driving analysis and creating presentations
- Partnering with nearly all groups within GC to enable the delivery of strategic company objectives
- In some cases, you will own the delivery of specific programs (e.g. when those programs are particularly cross-functional or complex), and will be defining scope, project plans and workstreams, assembling project teams, and driving execution cross-functionally
- Partnering with specific functions within GC to help them solve complex, strategic questions specific to their area in an internal consulting capacity
- On an annual basis, supporting to refresh our 3-year strategy created in Jun-23
- Contributing to the alignment of GCs Long Term Plan & Budget to GCs 1-year strategy
- Collaborate with senior management to ensure the long-term vision is adequately aligned with the corporate direction
What excites us
- 3-5 years of relevant corporate strategy experience (for example, as part of a top-tier consulting firm, investment bank, or high-growth scale-up)
- Structured & strategic thinker, with experience developing frameworks to tackle abstract and ambiguous problems
- Commercial acumen, to consider the first and second-order impacts of recommendations
- Ability to story tell clearly & confidently with senior stakeholders (verbal & written)
- Highly motivated self-starter comfortable dealing with uncertainty & seeks autonomy
- Strong team player with a bias for getting things done
- Wellbeing - stay healthy with dedicated support and medical cover
- Work away scheme - you can apply to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period (in accordance with our work away policy)
- Adaptive Working - Our hybrid workplace model fosters collaboration and flexibility, with in-office days determined at team level
- Equity - all permanently employed GeeCees receive equity so we can share in the success we achieve together
- Parental leave - to suit everyone embarking on life's great adventure
- Time off - generous holiday allowance, + 3 annual volunteer days, + 4 annual business-wide wellness days (‘GC Fridays’)
Life at GoCardless
We're an organisation defined by our values; We start with why before we begin any project, to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. We make it happen, working with urgency and taking personal accountability for getting things done. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and we know it's essential that we be humble whilst we do it. Our Values form part of the GoCardless DNA, and are used to not only help us nurture and develop our culture, but to deliver impactful work that will help us to achieve our vision.
Diversity & Inclusion
We’re building the bank payment network of the future and our ambition is to move money anywhere, for anything, for anyone. If we’re going to achieve this goal, we need to build a team of ‘GeeCees’ that is as wonderfully diverse as the world we live in - with a multitude of perspectives, experiences & backgrounds.
We’ve got a long way to go, but here’s how we’re doing as of July 2024;
45% identify as women
23% identify as Black, Asian, Mixed or Other
10% identify as LGBTQIA+
9% identify as neurodiverse
2% identify as disabled
If you want to learn more, you can read about our Employee Resource Groups and objectives here as well as our latest D&I Report
Sustainability
We’re committed to reducing our impact on the environment, leaving a more sustainable world for future generations. In 2021 we became co-founders of the Tech Zero coalition, a group of businesses committed to taking climate action as part of the UNFCCC Race to Zero. We aim to reduce our impact and to create positive change on the natural world. Check out our sustainability action plan here.
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What We Do
GoCardless is on a mission to take the pain out of getting paid for businesses with recurring revenue.
We’ve created a global bank debit network, to rival credit and debit cards. On top of it, we’ve built a platform designed and optimised for taking invoice, subscription, membership and instalment payments.
We now process $13bn in transactions a year and we’re proud to count 50,000 businesses around the world as our customers, from small businesses to household names like TripAdvisor and the Guardian.
Our recurring payments platform integrates with the applications businesses use every day, giving businesses more visibility over payments and saving them huge amounts of time on tasks like payment reconciliation. We partner with more than 150 billing and subscription software partners globally, including Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, Zuora and Salesforce.
GoCardless has offices in London, Paris, Munich, Melbourne and San Francisco. We’re backed by some of the world’s leading investors including Adams Street Partners, Accel Partners, Balderton Capital, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Notion Capital, Passion Capital, Salesforce Ventures Y Combinator.
