We believe small businesses make the world go round. They create jobs, build communities, are the core of our economy, and enrich our culture. But it’s too hard; they are not just expected to be passionate, hardworking entrepreneurs. They are also expected to quickly understand the complexities of their financial data to make crucial business decisions every day.
We are here to do the difficult task of simplifying this problem. We are using data science combined with an amazing user experience to empower every small business make better business decisions.
We are combining the pace and entrepreneurial spirit of a technology start-up with the backing of a 150-year-old institution.
We want to be known for helping every small business succeed. Interested?
Our people
Like our users, we are small and eclectic, united by diverse experiences.
We have worked on some pretty cool stuff, from a femtech start-up, internet banking in the very early days, the first commercial Open Banking service, to helping build the world’s first autonomous ship, and the Innovate UK platform which has funded 70,000 jobs in the UK.
We believe people are the key to achieving our mission. Our team believe in collaboration & trust, candour & bravery and having each other’s back while working at pace – we hope you do as well. What that means is, when you meet one of our people you’ll find:
- We believe knowing the ‘why’ enables delivery
- We assume positive intent and look for solutions
- We listen and take considered risks
- We aspire to mastery in all our work
- We occasionally choose to go fast alone but always aim to go far together
- We put ourselves in other’s shoes
- We believe honesty is demonstrated by what we say and what we do
The opportunity
Whilst we serve businesses, we’re designing a service with a distinct consumer characteristic. Our team needs to be skilled at identifying opportunities to differentiate our product and deliver unique value in a complex market: homogenisation of our product would be a failure, making it bespoke is impossible. We consider the behaviors and emotions of our users and build a service that delivers value. We have to recognise we can’t build everything, and there isn’t a run book to build this.
Pulse is looking for an Agile Coach to help us launch a new business. We are seeking somebody, adventurous and passionate about delivering on our mission to help every small business succeed.
At Pulse, the role of Agile Coach is to foster a culture of delivery, empowerment and effective way of working for our whole team – enabling the incredible people we have, to do their best every day. You’ll be confident working at all levels in the team, influencing our culture and approach and getting the right tools in place for everyone. We’re humble here – the whole team benefits from a great coach at Pulse, even the leadership.
We’re just getting started building Pulse, and we’re moving fast. Joining now will mean you can help us hire a team to meet our mission and define how we achieve that mission as a team. You’ll make our whole organisation the thing it becomes, right from your first day. Giving everyone the confidence or space to make their contribution, and spotting where we can help the team be better, happier and more valuable to our users.
You’ll influence everything across the business at this early stage and be a key part of our success. Our strategy, culture and future direction are ready to be matured to the next step with your coaching from day one. We’ll be looking for your best ideas and energy to make that happen.
We’re backed by one of the largest banks in the world, but backed by doesn’t mean controlled by.
We’re building their first ever data business from scratch and challenging anything we need to change to make the business a success – you’ll be leading and representing the way we do things, and why we do it that way. You won’t need to know financial services, you’ll be experienced in breaking down barriers, operating with an agile mindset and in turn further developing a self-sustaining and resilient agile culture within our team.