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Chief Placeholder Officer

  • London
  • Full Time (Permanent)
  • Hybrid
  • Placeholder team
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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.

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Complaints and Data Rights Administrator

  • London/Kent
  • Full Time (Permanent)
  • Hybrid
  • Complaints
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As we grow, we're looking to expand our Complaints Administration team with a Complaints and Data Rights Administrator. You'll be responsible for managing the end-to-end handling of Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and other data rights requests, ensuring Lendable meets its obligations under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act within statutory deadlines.

If you have experience handling data rights requests, working in a regulated financial services environment, or in a data protection, compliance, or information governance role, and have the following skills, we'd love to hear from you:

  • Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a high-volume caseload against strict statutory deadlines

  • Excellent attention to detail, particularly when reviewing and redacting sensitive personal data

  • The ability to work confidently across multiple internal systems to locate, extract, and compile customer data

  • Clear written communication, able to explain data rights and outcomes to customers in plain English

  • Sound judgement in identifying and applying relevant exemptions, and escalating complex or high-risk requests appropriately

  • An eye for continuous improvement, constantly looking for ways to make processes more efficient

Also, even better if you have:

  • Experience working with DSARs, subject access requests, or other data rights requests (erasure, rectification, portability) in a regulated environment

  • An understanding of UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and ICO guidance

  • Experience with redaction tools and case management systems

  • An understanding of financial services data (loans, cards, auto-finance) and its sensitivity

  • Experience liaising with the ICO or handling escalated data protection complaints


Your team's objectives

Lendable is committed to respecting customers' data rights and handling their personal data responsibly and transparently. Our Data Protection team ensures that every request a customer makes to access, correct, or erase their data is handled accurately, fairly, and within the timeframes required by law.

As we expand our products across the UK and US markets, the volume and complexity of data rights requests continues to grow, making rigorous, well-organised DSAR handling more important than ever to maintaining customer trust and regulatory compliance.


How you'll impact those objectives

The ideal candidate will have strong administrative and organisational skills, an eye for detail, and the confidence to work across multiple teams and systems to gather and prepare accurate, complete responses.

  • You will manage a caseload of DSARs and other data rights requests from receipt through to closure, tracking progress against statutory deadlines

  • You will liaise with teams across the business (Operations, Product, Engineering, Complaints) to locate and extract all relevant customer data

  • You will carefully review and redact data to protect third-party information and apply relevant exemptions in line with policy and legal guidance

  • You will maintain accurate records of all requests, decisions, and rationale to ensure full auditability

  • You will communicate clearly and professionally with customers regarding the status and outcome of their requests

  • You will identify and escalate complex, high-risk, or ambiguous requests to the Data Protection Officer or Legal team as needed

  • You will help identify process improvements and contribute to the continuous improvement of DSAR handling procedures and tooling

  • You will maintain up-to-date knowledge of UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and relevant ICO guidance

  • You will champion the use of AI tools and technology to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the DSAR process

  • You will work well under pressure, adapting to fluctuating request volumes while maintaining quality and compliance standards


The Interview Process

  • A quick phone call with one of the team

  • An exercise to demonstrate your approach to handling a DSAR case

  • An assessment to evidence your knowledge of UK GDPR and data rights obligations

  • Onsite Interview

    • Discuss the exercises you have completed

    • Meet the team you'll work with daily

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About Lendable

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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

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  • 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

  • Enjoy a fully stocked kitchen with everything you need to whip up breakfast, lunch, snacks, and drinks 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 looking to make Lendable the most inclusive and open workspace in London

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