Communications Lead

• Define and own the communications strategy from the ground up as a founding role in the comms function. • Shape how Abound shows up to the world, building its profile with investors and future hires. • Make Abound one of the top 5 most respected fintechs in the UK in the eyes of world-class talent and the investment community.

• Have proven experience in a communications role ideally at a fintech, financial services company, or a comms or PR agency with relevant clients. • Have a track record of building or meaningfully elevating a brand communications function not just maintaining someone else. • Be an exceptional writer who is clear, compelling, and able to adapt voice to different audiences and channels. • Be strategic and executional, able to develop a plan and see it through. • Be comfortable operating as a one-person function initially with the commercial sense to know when to bring in external support. • Be ambitious and want to build something that makes people take notice.

• Have a strong network in UK fintech or financial media. • Have experience managing external agencies or freelancers. • Have experience with investor communications and storytelling. • Have experience building employer brand narratives.

• Define and execute Abound end-to-end communications strategy covering both internal and external audiences. • Build and own the media and PR presence by identifying the right press, agency partners, and spokespeople and securing meaningful coverage. • Source, onboard, and manage external agencies or freelancers needed to scale the function. • Write and edit across all formats including blog posts, press releases, exec communications, and investor updates. • Act as a spokesperson where appropriate and coach internal leaders to communicate with clarity and confidence. • Develop the employer brand narrative to help attract exceptional people. • Build the investor comms playbook ensuring the story lands clearly with current and prospective investors. • Create the internal communications infrastructure including all-hands, newsletters, and leadership updates.

Abound is one of the most exciting fintech stories in the UK right now. In just five years, the co-founders have built a profitable, fast-growing lending platform that was named the UK's number one fastest-growing tech company by The Sunday Times in 2026, with nearly 500% annual revenue growth. The company generated £69 million in revenue and £9 million in profit before tax in 2024, which is remarkable given that, among the top 15 high-growth UK companies tracked by Sifted, Abound was the only profitable one. They have secured £2.2 billion in lending capacity from Citi, Deutsche Bank, Waterfall, and others, and have been listed among the top 250 global fintechs by CNBC. What makes Abound especially interesting as a place to work is the leadership pedigree: Gerald Chappell was previously a Partner at McKinsey and EY, where he led digital lending and credit analytics solutions globally, while Dr Michelle He was a Director at EY with a PhD in machine learning. The broader leadership team brings experience from Goldman Sachs, Citi, Airbnb, and other major institutions. The UK Glassdoor entity sits at 4.6/5, with every single employee recommending it to a friend. What comes through in reviews is the flat structure, data-driven culture, quick career progression, and the chance to learn directly from seriously experienced leaders. Everyone gets equity ownership, a 30-day paid sabbatical after 4 years, a free WellHub membership, and plenty of team socials. A couple of things worth knowing: some Glassdoor reviews flag high targets and performance pressure, and Abound runs a hybrid model from its London offices rather than being fully remote. That said, if you want to be part of a profitable, rapidly scaling UK fintech where your work has a real impact on making credit fairer for millions of people, Abound is a brilliant place to do it.

• Receive equity in the company. • Work hybrid with 3 days a week in the office. • Take 25 days holiday a year plus 8 bank holidays. • Receive 2 paid volunteering days per year. • Take one month paid sabbatical after 4 years. • Access an employee loan. • Receive free gym membership. • Access a team wellness budget for group activities.

Abound is redefining consumer lending in the UK using advanced AI and Open Banking data to make fair, affordable personal finance available to more people. Having issued over £1.3bn in loans directly to customers with market-leading credit performance, the company reached profitability just 2.5 years after launch. Backed by £2bn+ of funding from Citi, GSR Ventures, and Deutsche Bank, Abound is recognised as one of Europe fastest-growing fintechs.