Bank of America : Employer profile

Company profile

Bank of America is one of the leading Credit Card issuers in the UK. We provide credit card services through our MBNA consumer brand and affinity partnerships with over 500 organisations including Amazon, Manchester United, Liverpool Football Club, Breakthrough Breast Cancer and The National Trust to name but a few.

But that is now, what of tomorrow? As a forward-thinking organisation, we are constantly looking for 'what's next'. We need bright, intelligent and unique people who have the same focus and the same desire to shape things. We need you to bring your talents, add it to our vision and help to shape us for the future. It's time to start your career at Bank of America.

We believe in talent, that's why we recruit and promote based on ability. Our working environment is all about understanding, appreciating and promoting our different experiences and backgrounds, respecting that we are all unique and ensuring that we all have equal opportunities to succeed. We help people fulfil their potential without barriers, making our teams stronger by basing career success on your talent.

Training and Development
At Bank of America we want to help people realise their goals. Which is why, whatever stage you're at in your career, we have a training and development plan to suit you. As an employee with us, you know perfectly what you need to develop professionally, so we've developed our learning tools to help you realise your full potential.

Our Development Centre and Learning Portal are online resources that all our employees have access to. They can help you identify ways in which you can progress within our business, such as studying to gain relevant professional qualifications. They will also provide you with the tools to manage your own development, giving you access to information developed specifically to help you get the most out of your career with us.

The resources we've developed allow you to take control of your own career. With our Learning team on hand, we're confident that you can become one of the many people who are looking to their future with Bank of America.

Benefits
The key to Bank of America’s continued success is our commitment to our customers, as well as our people. So it is ever more important that our business is based not only on responsible lending, but also appreciating the hard work our associates put in. This is why we developed our My Benefit Choices package.

This is a flexible benefits programme that encourages you to actively tailor your benefits options to your own personal needs. It gives you the freedom to choose benefits within certain criteria that work for you and your dependants. These could be financial, healthcare, lifestyle or leisure related aspects of your life. Some of our benefits carry attractive income tax, National Insurance, Pay Related Social Insurance and Income Levy contribution savings.

We also offer you the opportunity to participate in carbon offsetting, Give As You Earn, learning accounts, leisure accounts and certain health treatments. Plus, a full range of extra benefits like insurance, discount, season ticket loans and employee assistance.

Location
The head office for our Credit Card business is based in Chester, where we are one of the largest employers. We are part of the fabric of the local community and an integral part of the local economy. Our site covers over 670,000 square feet and houses a full end to end business.

The city is also a very attractive place to live and work and offers a vibrant city centre steeped in history with pleasant surrounding countryside.

Covering a 12-acre site, employees and their families enjoy a wide range of indoor and outdoor sports facilities on campus, including a gym and fitness suite, soccer pitches, basketball court and softball field. We also enjoy excellent transport links, subsidised restaurants, a coffee shop and onsite parking.