Senior Specialist - Cido Operational Efficiency (12-Month Ftc)

Coventry Building Society have an exciting senior professional role in our Head of Practice team, for a Senior Specialist - CIDO Operational Efficiency. The role will support the ‘Head of Practice’ in the effective management of Operational Efficiency across the CIDO function.

The role will work collaboratively with CIDO Senior Leadership Team, Finance and Procurement Business Partners, and business stakeholders to define, communicate, implement, and measure operational and cost management strategies, controls and spend optimisation plans. The outcomes of these strategies will input into the Technology strategic planning and budgeting process, which will be reviewed by the CIDO Senior Leadership Team.

This role will work closely with CIDO Senior Leadership Team, Finance and Procurement Business Partners, to support and drive day-to-day stakeholder accountability to meet key financial and operational targets against the agreed CIDO Operations Efficiency Roadmap and Technology Strategy. Being accountable for developing, coordinating, and maintaining a robust process for assessing the financial and Operational Efficiency opportunities enabled through new supplier contracts and contract renewals and then coordinating activity with cost centre owners within and beyond CIDO to execute and realise benefits.

Benefits

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal pension with matched contributions
• Life assurance (6 times annual salary)

Find out more about the fantastic benefits of joining Coventry Building Society here.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We are looking for someone with who is intellectually curious; you encourage ideas and challenge and keep pace with change – acquires knowledge /skills as the business develops. You’ll be highly self-aware and emotionally intelligent; you understand your impact on others and take time to understand all colleagues and help them to operate at their best. With an analytical mind and problem-solving skills and great resilience, you maintain energy and enthusiasm, and embrace situations positively.

You’ll have a strong Operational background and the ability to influence at all levels preferably within Technology and Financial Services environments, with financial, data analysis and commercial acumen with the ability to gather and analyse internal and external data from a wide range of sources to drive commercial insight and data driven decisions.

You’ll be passionate about ensuring the business delivers a great customer service and experience. Seeking to understand how decisions affect the end user and asking question to gain insight into the customer perspective and experience.

As a mutual, we’ve always worked together to improve the lives of others. As one of the largest building societies in the UK, over 3,000 of us share that goal, in our branches and Head Office. Our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and total support for our wellbeing.

We’re serious about race, age, faith, disability, sexual orientation, and equity for all. By being yourself, you’ll make us stronger.

You can build so much more than a career. Come and make a difference in our Society, that’s been voted a ‘Great Place to Work’ by our team.

Flexibility and why it matters

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.