Data Developer

Internal use only - Grade F

About us

We are The Very Group and we’re here to help families get more out of life. We know that our customers work hard for their families and have a lot to balance in their busy lives. That’s why we combine amazing brands and products with flexible payment options on Very.co.uk to help them say yes to the things they love. We’re just as passionate about helping our people get more out of life too; building careers with real growth, a sense of purpose, belonging and wellbeing.

About the role

As a Data Developer within the Customer Management team you’ll play a key role in building, monitoring and maintaining the processes that our customer communications teams rely upon, to effectively engage with and manage our customers.

As part of the role you will:

• Understand business requirements and build robust data processes to support campaign selections, customer profiling and campaign performance reporting and analysis.
• Work within an agile framework to develop robust, well tested, well documented solutions.
• Manipulate large volumes of data across multiple sources and systems, developing a deep understanding of the wide variety of data sources available.
• Collaborate closely with Campaign Selections, Marketing and Technology teams to ensure customer communications are implemented as effectively, accurately and in as automated a manner as possible.
• Peer / code review with other team members.
• Keep appraised of new / emerging technology that relates to the data technology stack.

About you

• You’ll be a skilled developer, ideally with SQL or SAS experience - though we can build upon this by teaching you the unique pieces of kit we use across the teams.
• Along with a logical mindset and common-sense approach, you’ll be able to visualise and articulate how multiple systems and processes interact with each other.
• You’ll have proven experience in developing and rigorous testing of technically complex projects.
• You’ll be comfortable communicating on all areas of your work, able to deliver technical information to technical and non-technical audiences with ease.
• You'll be passionate about technology and embrace change and the opportunity to expand your knowledge.
• You’ll be curious, analytical and logical by nature with a keen eye for detail.

Nice to have but not essential:

• Agile exposure with Scrum using tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Exposure to data modelling and data warehousing.
• Experience of developing in a cloud-based environment.

Some of our benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews

• £1,000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• Udemy learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

How to apply

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.

What happens next?

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.

You can expect a two-stage interview process for this position:

1st stage - A 45 minute interview with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience and ask any questions you may have.

2nd Stage – A one-hour formal interview where you can expect both competency and technical questions. This can be held either in-person or remotely.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

If you'd like to know more about our interviews, you can find out here.

Equal opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.