We spoke with Claire Hunwick, data portfolio product owner, at the Very Group about her...
HELPING FAMILIES GET MORE OUT OF LIFE
We are The Very Group and we’re here to help families get more out of life. We know that our customers work hard for their families and have a lot to balance in their busy lives.
That’s why we combine amazing brands and products with flexible payment options on Very.co.uk to help them say yes to the things they love.
We’re just as passionate about helping our people get more out of life too; building tech careers with real growth, a sense of purpose in what we do, team belonging and wellbeing. Find out more about us below.
Website: https://theverygroup.jobs/
Business Sector: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Retail, Retail Technology
HQ Location / Office Locations: Liverpool, London, Derby, Bolton, Ireland, Asia, Africa
Number of Employees: 4000~
CEO: Lionel Desclée
CIO: Matt Grest
Chief Data Officer: Steven Pimblett
Women in Leadership:
Chief People Officer: Sarah Willett
Technology Director: Noreen Garland
Head of Tech Retail: Karen Stothers
Head of Personal Loans: Rachael Biles
CMO: Jess Myers
Communications and Culture Director: Lauren Young
Reward, Pensions and D&I Director: Deborah Chapman
UX Manager: Elisabeth Mancini
There’s a real sense of teamwork and community here in the tech team. A feeling that we’re all building something better, together. We're a diverse team, we leave egos at the door, we support each other to try new ways of doing things.
The scale of the technology challenge in working with commercetools, AWS, Teradata and more, means we’re on track to drastically improve our digital shopping experience over the next three years. We need people to come in, try new things, break and build them again to get us there. It won't be straight forward, but we promise it will be rewarding.
Our hybrid working model is here to stay. You’ll enjoy the flexibility of making the working week work for you. Plus, without the commute you’ll have time back to focus on what matters to you.
This is a place where you can have an impact - you can build products that are used by millions of people every day, so you can really test yourself at scale.
Very crowned best place to work at Retail WeekThe Very Group, which operates digital retailer Very.co.uk, won Best Place to Work and Best Retailer with revenue over £250m at the Retail Week Awards 2022 last night (26 May).
Digital Customer Experience with LisAt Very, what we’re designing is the digital customer experience across our website and app. Improving user experience is at the forefront of every decision.
From Intern to Senior Data EngineerMeet Lucy, senior data engineer at Very.
Career paths to Head of Tech at VeryGet to know Karen, Head of Tech, Retail
At Very, we’re committed to ensuring that every colleague, customer and member of our community feels welcomed, represented and valued for the magic of their uniqueness.
We’ve been passionate about diversity and inclusion for a long time. For 100 years, we’ve been making good things easily accessible to more people, so they can live life well. That means helping our colleagues, customers and the communities we work with – feel like they belong, are represented and valued for the magic of their uniqueness.
We recently took a deeper look at how we’re doing. And we need to take more action in some places. Through co-creation sessions with our colleague-led networks, diversity and inclusion sponsors, retail, corporate social responsibility, and people leadership teams, we’ve set out our bold ambition and the commitments we can all stand behind. Find out more about our plans here.
1. Very will be a more inclusive workplace – with all colleagues feeling welcomed, represented, and valued
2. We’ll have more talented females in our senior management roles at Very
3. Very colleagues will represent the ethnic diversity of our nation and our local communities
4. We’ll have created employment opportunities at Very for underrepresented groups in our local communities
5. Very will have actively contributed to shaping diversity and inclusion in the industries we operate in
Our four colleague-led networks – LGBT+, WAVE (Women at Very), R@VE (Race at Very) and PAVE (Parents at Very) – together play an important part in raising awareness, education and driving positive change for good. They're a super friendly place to meet, connect and drive positive change at Very. Meet the networks here.
The Very Group - Career Reinvention Programme for those women in tech returning to work after a career break.
In case you missed our Power Up Webinar the first time around, you can find the full video below. Vallimalar Karthick, Data Ops Engineer, The Very Group, featured on our panel.
