Technology and Data Demand Planning Specialist (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

About the Role

As Technology and Data Demand Planning Specialist you will support the Technology and Data Planning Manager in the process of collating, triaging and assigning change demand into the Technology function. Ensuring the appropriate prioritisation is determined and the planning of technology and data change requests are correctly assigned to delivery teams. This role ensures that business requirements are clearly understood, evaluated and translated into actionable initiatives that align with strategic priorities, available capacity, and budget. The position sits at the intersection of business strategy, IT delivery and data enablement, ensuring that investments in technology and data drive measurable business outcomes. You will maintain a strong connection to our Group purpose of 'connecting our communities with a better financial future.' Working in collaboration with the wider Groups' leadership community, you will embrace and promote our culture that is focused on being creative, courageous, collaborative, efficient and accountable.

About You

We are looking for someone with demonstrable experience in IT portfolio management, technology planning or business relationship management with a strong understanding of technology and data, platforms and delivery models such as Agile, DevOps, and Cloud. As well as being experienced with enterprise demand management tools, you are expected to have a proven experience managing cross-functional planning and prioritisation processes and working in a large, matrixed, or regulated environment.

We require someone to have a strategic mindset with operational discipline who has great stakeholder management skills across business and technical audiences by being highly collaborative and influential across business and technical functions and comfortable balancing competing priorities and managing ambiguity. Due to the nature of the role, you should possess strong analytical and organisational skills, being able to manage complex demand pipelines.

About Us

The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities.

The Group provides traditional financial services, helping people own their own home, plan and manage their finances and operate a 32-branch network across the North-East, North-West, Cumbria and Yorkshire. Our Strategic Solutions subsidiary owns the UK's leading savings management platform and provides managed technology services to new challenger banks and other established providers.

As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.

What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:

Financial

• Corporate bonus scheme (on target 10%, up to a maximum 15%)
• Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution)
• Annual performance related pay reviews
• Colleague mortgage scheme
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
• Access to our financial advisers
• Access to a range of high street and online discounts

Work/Life Balance

• A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions
• 30 days' annual leave + bank holidays
• The option to buy and sell up to 5 days' holiday
• Hybrid working
• Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay, regardless of gender or route to parenthood

Health and Wellbeing

• Private medical insurance
• Access to a health cash plan through a Medicash scheme
• Access to an employee assistance programme
• Free onsite gym at our Cobalt head office and access to discounted gym's
• Two paid volunteering days' each year
• Cycle to work scheme

Recognising there's no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we're committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you, you can contact your Recruiter for this vacancy at dave.cowell@newcastle.co.uk