Senior Analyst (dialler)

Virgin Money; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK bank is seeking a Senior Analyst (Dialler) to monitor and enhance dialler strategies within the Collections team. This role involves analyzing performance metrics, designing regulatory-compliant strategies, and improving telephony processes. Candidates should exhibit strong analytical skills, a data-driven mindset, and prior experience in a similar role. This is a hybrid position requiring collaboration across various teams, allowing participation in the development of insights that impact customer experiences.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year

Private medical insurance

Competitive pension scheme

Performance-related bonus

Career training and development

Flexible benefits scheme

Life assurance

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Contact Centre/Collections role.
• Hands-on experience managing and optimising dialler strategies.
• Understanding regulatory requirements impacting collections strategies.
• Strong ability to analyse performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the effectiveness of dialler strategies and call timings.
• Deliver insightful MI and performance commentary.
• Own design and implementation of dialler strategies.
• Develop telephony and process improvements for efficiencies.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Stakeholder communication

Report writing

Education

Business/numerate degree

Tools

SAS

SQL

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Work type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Newcastle, Gosforth Centre, Leeds City, Hybrid
Categories: Data Insights and Analytics

Business Unit: Customer Operations
Salary range: £31,600 - £39,500 per annum
Location: Hybrid with 1 day per week in Leeds or Gosforth
Contract type: Permanent

Our Collections and Recoveries team is investing in strategic improvements across the Collections operation. These enhancements will ensure the operation is fit for purpose in waterways of a continually evolving and complex regulatory landscape where customer circumstances require often tailored and sensitive solutions. Positive customer outcomes will continue to be at the heart of everything the function does with broader functional improvements driving a more engaging colleague experience across the front‑line Collections operation.

We’re looking for individuals to join us to help deliver this exciting strategic initiativeிலும் working consequentially with colleagues across Virgin Money and Nationwide, to deliver improvements in the operation of the Collections and Recoveries function.

Collections Strategy are responsible for ensuring we effectively manage customers who present a risk to the Bank, protecting the recordó quality of our portfolios and supporting customers who may be experiencing difficulty. Entrement isto involves managing, maintaining and optimising Credit Strategies, monitoring of key metrics, involvement in business‑wide projects and pro‑active communication across the business.

What you’ll be doing

• Monitoring the effectiveness of the Bank’s dialler strategies, optimising time to call, rotation and exhaustion criteria.
• Deliver insightful MI and commentary on dialler and telephony performance against business plans, forecasts and capacity.
• Own the scoping, design, development and implementation of dialler strategies, whilst maintaining regulatory compliance.
• Develop improvements in telephony and processes to generate improvements in effectiveness and further efficiencies, including cost reductions.
• Working closely with internal technology teams and 3 rd party suppliers to implement changes, and resource planning teams to ensure demand and capacity profiles are aligned.
• Promote and represent the team in cross‑business projects and meetings, especially in relation to new Dialler and Telephony technology (e.g. Digital Contact Centre).
• Manage and prioritise own workloads to align work and deliver to priorities defined from management.

We need you to have

• Proven experience in a Contact Centre / Collections role demonstrating an excellent ability to analyse and interpret data, showing a logical approach to problem solving in relation to both business and technical issues
• Hands‑on experience managing and optimising dialler strategies (e.g., time‑to‑call, rotation, exhaustion criteria).
• Understanding of regulatory requirements (e.g., FCA, CONC) and how they impact collections strategies.
• Familiarity with telephony systems and digital contact centre technologies.
• A business/numerate degree and/or equivalent relevant technical experience.
• Strong ability to analyse performance metrics and deliver insightful MI with commentary.
• Experience using data to drive operational improvements and efficiency.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent communication and Stakeholder skills.

It’s a bonus if you have but not essential

• SAS / SQL coding experience.
• Experience at using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint).

We really need you to have the skills and experience listed in the essentials you’ll need to bring section above, but the rest is just our wish list, so please don’t let that put you off applying, we’d love to hear from you!

Red Hot Rewards

• 25 days holiday per year, increasing over time to 30. Plus, an option to buy more, giving you even more choice.
• Private medical insurance.
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement.
• Access to an annual performance‑related bonus.
• Training and development to help you progress your career.
• A great selection of additional benefits through our flexible benefits scheme.
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year.

If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early. Please ensure to submit your applications as soon as possible.

Virgin Money is so much more than just a bank. As part of the Nationwide group, together we're the UK’s first full‑service mutual bank serving millions of retail and business customers and all driven by our purpose - Banking but fairer, more rewarding and for the good of society. With us, you’ll be part of an organisation uniquely positioned to make a difference to the lives of customers, communities and broader society and embark on a collaborative, customer obsessed, and fun‑filled career journey. Embrace the weekdays, enjoy fantastic perks, and make a meaningful positive difference. Time to discover what it means to be part of the first mutual full‑service banking provider.

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At Virgin Money, we celebrate everyone. We have fun, think big, and relentlessly include each other, all in pursuit of our purpose: Banking – but fairer, more rewarding and for the good of society. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition [e-mail].

Please note: If we receive a high volume of eligible applications, we may need to prioritise candidates whose skills and experience most closely align with the role, while still ensuring fair and equitable consideration for all applicants.

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Advertised: 13 Jan 2026 GMT Standard Time
Applications close: 23 Jan 2026 GMT Standard Time

Location: Newcastle, Gosforth Centre, Leeds City, Hybrid
Work Type: Permanent Full Time
Senior Analyst (dialler)

Applications Close: 23 Jan 2026 2026 (11:55) GMT Standard Time