Fintech Start-up Associate
Job Description
Better homebuying for everyone involved
Acre is rebuilding the UK’s £1.4 trillion mortgage market from the ground up, with a completely new, end-to-end management system for mortgages.
Our platform cuts out the unnecessary admin, pain and friction from buying a home. We're covering the entire journey, from figuring out what you can borrow, to getting your keys. We're guided both by the voice of real home buyers and by our close relationships with brokers, lenders and insurers.
After a hugely successful 2023, during which we achieved an impressive 400% year-on-year increase in mortgage volume, we have sustained this momentum by doubling our market share in 2024. To keep pace with our growing user base and maintain Acre's position at the cutting edge of innovation in the mortgage market, we are looking to expand our team.
The role:
This role is an excellent opportunity for a recent Graduate to get a unique exposure to working in a technology start-up and directly contribute to its growth.
We are looking for an Associate with an interest in finance and technology that wants to help make the home buying process better.
Your role will be to join our Customer Success team to ensure that firms representing over £10 billion in annual mortgage volume are using Acre’s platform seamlessly. You will work with other Acre teams, as well as senior leadership and get a unique insight into other key roles within Fintech start-ups such as Product Management, Software Engineering and Testing, Business Development and Marketing, and Innovation.
What you’ll be doing:
The role will constantly evolve to match the needs of the business and vary from day to day. You will begin by learning everything about Acre and our technology and before you know it, customers will be looking at you with starry eyes while you work behind the scenes to continue building industry-leading, world-class technology with the wider team.
Who you will be:
- Curious in nature and with a strong desire to achieve.
- Highly self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Have a strong attention to detail and high expectations.
- A resourceful, quick, sharp and creative problem solver.
- Passionate about people and making Acre customers happy.
- Excellent at communicating.
What we offer:
- A chance to make an impact within a fully funded, early-stage Fintech start-up in a unique position to make a difference to the mortgage market.
- Competitive salary.
- One week of free accommodation for those relocating.
- Private healthcare, a cash plan, pension contribution.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Vibrant office in Shoreditch with monthly social events.
- See our careers page for more of what we offer.
We’re looking for people that will get stuck in and make a difference. We have a great collaborative, entrepreneurial team that are passionate about what they do. If you want to join a team that is tackling a big problem space, then we’d love to hear from you.
We’re eager to receive applications from all backgrounds, including from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.
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