Customer Operations Representative (12-month FTC)

About us

GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking.

GoCardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one-off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud. And, with open banking connectivity to over 2,500 banks, we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions.

We are headquartered in the UK with offices in London and Leeds, and additional locations in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal and the United States.

At GoCardless, we're all about supporting you! We’re committed to making our hiring process inclusive and accessible. If you need extra support or adjustments, reach out to your Talent Partner — we’re here to help!

And remember: we don’t expect you to meet every single requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply!

The role

You will be the first point of contact for GoCardless users and partners, resolving their queries, improving their onboarding experience, and helping them to navigate the GoCardless product. You’ll also be verifying new accounts to ensure they meet the guidelines and are able to transact safely on the GoCardless platform.

You will be speaking to English-speaking clients on a daily basis through emails, chats and phone calls. You’ll also be collaborating with internal teams such as Payment Operations, Engineering, Customer Success, and more…

In doing this role, you’ll develop a thorough understanding of financial services, particularly in bank payments, direct debit, and open banking. Here, you will have the opportunity to grow with a business that’s looking to pioneer a new age of payments.

We work with tools such as Zendesk, Slack, Jira, and more, so if you’re familiar with those - you’ll be ready and set.

We are looking to fill roles in shifts:
1) Day Shift:

Working through 4 days (4 days working, 4 days off, etc), 10 am - 7 pm, after probation, working in a hybrid way

2) Regular Shift:

Monday through Friday, working time changing every week (8 am - 5 pm; 9 am - 6 pm; 10 am - 7 pm), working in a hybrid way

Probation Time:

2 months, Monday - Friday, 10 am - 7 pm, onsite

What excites you

• Helping people grow their businesses and client bases
• Investigating problems and solving them efficiently with team work
• Working in a diverse team, with some office time to collaborate
• Growing and developing your career proactively

What excites us

• Stellar communication skills both externally and internally
• Proactive mindset, not afraid to investigate first, then ask
• Tech-savviness & ability to learn complex ideas quickly
• Experience in using Zendesk, Slack, and Jira
• Fluent English
• Eagerness to bring ideas to and improve internal processes
• Positive mindset to change

Base salary range: €15,600 - €23,400

Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Please note that whilst we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach is to pay between the minimum and the mid-point of the pay range until performance can be assessed in role. Offers will take into account level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity between you and fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work.

(some of) The good stuff

• Wellbeing - stay healthy with dedicated support and medical cover
• Work away scheme - gives you the option to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period
• Adaptive Working - allows you to work flexibly, around your lifestyle
• Equity - all permanently employed GCs get equity to help you make a valuable contribution
• Parental leave - to suit everyone embarking on life's great adventure
• Learning Budget - lead your own development with an annual learning budget
• Time off - generous holiday allowance, + 3 annual volunteer days, + 4 annual business-wide wellness days (‘GC Fridays’)

Life at GoCardless

We're an organisation defined by our values; We start with why before we begin any project, to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and we know it's essential that we be humble whilst we do it. Working this way creates the GC magic- the reason we all love showing up to work.

Diversity & Inclusion

As of April 2025, we had 806 employees (GeeCees) globally, with 524 based in the UK, 163 based in Latvia and 119 across our other offices.

To ensure that we're representative of the world around us - and to be able to review relevant benchmarks - we ask GeeCees to voluntarily disclose diversity data. This year, the proportion of GeeCees providing data increased to 88% (up from 79% in 2024). With regards to diversity within GoCardless, we can see GeeCees identifying as:

Asian, Black, Mixed or Other — 25%

Neurodiverse — 9%

LGBTQIA+ — 9%

Disabled — 1%

Average age — 33

Female — 45%

Male — 55%

We’re rooting for you during your application and GoCardless aims to provide reasonable adjustments to make our recruitment process as remarkable and accessible as we can. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you need extra support.