About this role
Suspense thrives on uncertainty, a calculated pause that draws in the observer. In this pause, placeholders emerge as valuable cues. Their very presence suggests that what is yet unseen could hold the answers, a revelation or a solution. When used thoughtfully, a placeholder can tease and compel, engaging the imagination.
Responsibilities
In websites, a loading spinner is no different than the ellipsis of a suspenseful plot twist; it tells the viewer that what is coming is worth waiting for. Key benefits of effective placeholders include:
- Maintaining engagement: By signaling more to come, placeholders prevent user drop-off.
- Setting expectations: Clear, well-placed placeholders hint at what content is coming next, adding structure.
- Building suspense: The anticipation of more content holds attention, just as in storytelling.
Placeholder content, however, must tread a careful line. Too sparse, and it risks undermining its own suspense; too dense, and it overwhelms with unnecessary clutter. The balance lies in leaving just enough room for the mind to wander and fill the gaps.
Graduate Analyst - £50,000 + Share Options
- London
- Full Time (Permanent)
- Hybrid
- Graduate Analysts
About the role
We’re looking for a super smart graduate who is great with numbers and loves problem solving to come and apply your skills in a start up environment and have a big impact on our business and how we do things.
What you'll be doing
Use your analytical and problem-solving skills to generate key insights from data, and use that insight to drive meaningful change in our strategy
Using data and modelling to ground assumptions for our NPV model, such as predicting what default rates will be in the future, and using that to inform our lending deicsions
Using data and analytics to drive decisions about who we should lend to, and how much we should lend to them, and how that changes with the economy and competition changes
Conducting hypothesis testing, and using your findings to change how we do things in areas such as lending strategy, pricing, and fraud detection
Presenting your findings to senior leaders in the company, then work with the product/tech team to get them implemented
What we're looking for
A graduate with a degree
Someone that loves numbers! You’ll be working with numbers every single day in this role so you’ll be able to demonstrate your ability to work with complex data sets, analyse them and draw insights
You’ll have a natural curiosity and love to dig into things to understand how they work
Startup mindset. We’re a fast-growth tech startup so you’ll be super excited to work in an entrepreneurial environment and have a real impact on the business
Interview Process
15-minute online test
Take Home Task
Remote (video call) task debrief / case study (45 mins)
Remote (video call) case study (60 mins)
In-person case study (60 min) + Culture Add Conversation (15 minutes) + a chance to meet other recent grads over lunch (30-45 minutes)
About Lendable
Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money.
Founded in 2014
Profitable since 2017
Unicorn in 2021
Backed by Balderton, Goldman Sachs and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Loved by customers & employees with top reviews on Glassdoor and Trustpilot
So far, we’ve rebuilt the big three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days. We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do. We’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes.
Life at Lendable
The opportunity to scale up one of the world’s most successful fintech companies
Best-in-class compensation, including equity
You can work from home every Monday and Friday if you wish - on the other days we all come together IRL to be together, build and exchange ideas
Our in-house chefs prepare fresh, healthy lunches in the office every Tuesday-Thursday
We care for our Lendies’ well-being both physically and mentally, so we offer coverage when it comes to private health insurance
We're an equal opportunity employer and are keen to make Lendable the most inclusive and open workspace in London
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