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DIVERSITY GUIDES 2022
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Data Quality & Governance Engineer
London
£70000 - £80000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentLondon
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DATA QUALITY & GOVERNANCE ENGINEER
£80,000
LONDON
This is a key hire into a growing data and AI function within a regulated financial services environment. The role offers a strong mix of hands‑on technical work and data governance ownership, with the chance to shape how data quality and trust is embedded across the business.
THE COMPANY
Our client is a fast‑growing financial services organisation providing core banking and technology services to a broad range of businesses, including fintechs and SMEs. They operate in a highly regulated environment and are investing heavily in their data platform as part of continued growth. This role has been created due to increasing demand for trusted, high‑quality data across the organisation.
THE ROLE
- Take ownership of data quality and governance across key business domains
- Build and maintain data quality metrics using SQL and dbt, ensuring accuracy and reliability
- Implement and manage the organisation’s data governance tooling, including metadata, lineage and documentation
- Work closely with stakeholders to define data standards, metrics and data definitions
- Support finance and analytics teams by improving visibility into data quality and source reliability
- This role is heavily hands‑on (circa 75% technical), while also offering real ownership over governance practices and tooling.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in data quality, analytics engineering or data engineering roles
- Strong SQL skills and hands‑on experience with dbt
- Understanding of data governance concepts such as data lineage, data dictionaries and quality frameworks
- Experience working with data quality metrics and validation processes
- Comfortable working with stakeholders and translating business requirements into technical metrics
- Experience with governance or metadata tools is advantageous
SALARY AND BENEFITS
- £70,000 – £80,000 base salary
- Bonus scheme
- Pension contribution
- Hybrid working model (2 days per week in London)
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Harry Lack through the ‘Apply’ link.
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Forward Deployed AI Engineer
London
£80000 - £110000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentLondon
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AI FORWARD DEPLOYED ENGINEER
£110,000
UK
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast‑growing, AI‑led technology business working on complex, real‑world problems at enterprise scale. The role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys being close to customers, owning delivery end‑to‑end, and seeing advanced AI solutions live in production.
THE COMPANY
Our client is an AI‑first technology business operating in the life sciences and data space. They work with large enterprise customers globally, helping teams extract value from vast and complex datasets using modern AI and NLP techniques. The business is scaling quickly, with this role created to support growing customer demand and large‑scale enterprise deployments.
THE ROLE
- Lead technical delivery for enterprise customers, owning integrations from initial proof‑of‑concept through to production
- Design and implement AI‑driven integrations, including LLM‑powered and agent‑based workflows
- Act as a technical partner to customers, understanding requirements and translating them into scalable solutions
- Feed customer learnings back into the core platform, influencing product and engineering direction
- Work closely with internal engineering teams to improve platform capability and robustness
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- 6-8 years’ experience building production‑grade ML, data or software systems
- Proven experience deploying NLP or LLM‑based features into production environments
- Strong exposure to RAG, retrieval or recommendation systems
- Experience working with vector databases and end‑to‑end LLM workflows
- Familiarity with graph databases and cloud data platforms
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
- Consultancy or customer‑facing technical experience is advantageous
SALARY AND BENEFITS
- £80,000 – £110,000 base salary
- Fully remote working model
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Harry Lack through the ‘Apply’ link.
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Customer Insights Analyst
Darwen
£50000 - £55000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentDarwen, Lancashire
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Customer Insights Analyst
£50,000 – £55,000
Darwen (3 days a week on-site)
This is an exciting opportunity to join a data-led organisation where customer insight is central to driving commercial performance and improving customer experience.
THE COMPANY
They are a growing, customer-centric organisation operating across a large network of consumer-facing locations. With a strong focus on personalisation and service quality, they use data to continuously improve engagement, retention, and lifetime value.
THE ROLE
As a Customer Insight Analyst you will play a key role in shaping how data informs decision making across marketing, operations, and customer strategy, with a clear line of sight to business impact.
Specifically, you can expect to be involved in the following:
- Analyse customer and transactional data across CRM systems, digital platforms, and surveys to identify behavioural trends and opportunities
- Develop dashboards and reporting frameworks that track retention, conversion, and customer lifetime value
- Support campaign targeting and personalisation through segmentation, cohort analysis, and predictive modelling
- Evaluate campaign effectiveness through pre- and post-analysis, measuring uplift, ROI, and channel performance
- Lead on customer satisfaction and advocacy analysis, using sentiment analysis and key driver techniques
- Translate complex datasets into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
The successful Customer Insight Analyst will have the following skills and experience:
- Strong commercial experience in customer insight, CRM analytics, or marketing analytics
- Proficiency in SQL and Python, with exposure to tools such as Power BI or Tableau
- Experience with segmentation, lifecycle analysis, and campaign performance measurement
- Understanding of CRM and marketing channels such as email, SMS, or direct communications
- Ability to analyse survey data, including sentiment and driver analysis
- Confident communicating insights to a range of stakeholders, including non-technical audience
- Familiarity with data privacy and governance best practices
BENEFITS
The successful Customer Insight Analyst will receive the following benefits:
- Salary between £50,000 – £55,000 – depending on experience
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your resume to Majid Latif via the Apply link on this page.
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Senior Product Security Engineer
City of London
£10000 - £80000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentCity of London, London
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Senior Product Security Engineer
London (Hybrid)
Salary: £80,000 – £100,000
This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking technology-driven business where security is embedded from day one. You will play a key role in shaping how products are built securely, working closely with engineering teams to influence design decisions and protect innovative, customer-facing solutions. The role offers strong technical ownership, exposure to modern cloud and AI-driven systems, and the chance to make a visible impact across the organisation.
The Company
They are a modern digital financial services organisation focused on delivering user-centric products through technology and innovation. With a strong emphasis on collaboration and continuous improvement, they have built a culture where teams are empowered to challenge conventions and deliver meaningful change. Security is treated as a core pillar of product development, not an afterthought. As part of a growing InfoSec function, you will join a team that values practical, engineering-led security approaches.
The Role
- Embed security into the full product lifecycle, from concept through to release
- Conduct hands-on security assessments across web, mobile, and backend applications
- Lead and support threat modelling activities for new features and systems
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams to design secure architectures
- Integrate and optimise security tooling such as SAST, SCA, DAST and vulnerability scanning
- Help drive secure development lifecycle practices across teams
- Deliver secure engineering training and guidance to developers
- Support triage and remediation of vulnerabilities from testing, tooling, and external reports
- Contribute to automation of security processes using scripts and internal tools
Your Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience in application or product security
- Hands-on experience with security testing tools such as Burp Suite, Nmap, or similar
- Solid knowledge of web or mobile security, with willingness to broaden across both
- Good understanding of networking fundamentals and operating systems
- Experience conducting threat modelling and explaining security trade-offs to stakeholders
- Ability to script and automate tasks using languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Go
- Knowledge of secure coding practices and common vulnerabilities
- Familiarity with cloud environments and infrastructure concepts
- Comfortable working closely with engineers in a collaborative environment
What They Offer
- Opportunity to work on modern technology including cloud and AI-driven systems
- A highly collaborative environment with strong engineering partnerships
- Clear progression opportunities within a growing security function
- Investment in learning and development, including time for upskilling
How to Apply
If you are interested in building secure, scalable products in a collaborative environment, apply now to find out more.
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Risk Strategy Director
London
£140000 - £150000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentLondon
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RISK STRATEGY DIRECTOR
UP TO £150,000 + BENEFITS
LONDON
HYBRID WORKING POLICY
Are you looking to join a fast-growing, mission-driven business with a strong focus on data, strategy and innovation? Become a Risk Strategy Director and lead a high-performing team to shape risk strategy, drive commercial decision-making and support sustainable growth across a rapidly evolving product portfolio. Use data-driven insights to solve complex problems, launch new products and partnerships, and develop innovative strategies that create a competitive advantage
THE COMPANY
A rapidly growing, data-led Fintech operating at the intersection of technology and financial services. With a strong focus on innovation and scalability, the organisation is building a modern, customer-centric offering in a fast-evolving market. The company operates in a highly analytical environment, placing data-driven decision-making, collaboration and continuous improvement at its core. This creates an opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking business focused on growth, innovation and long-term impact.
THE ROLE
As a Risk Strategy Director, you will lead a high-performing team, using data-driven insights to shape risk strategy, inform key commercial decisions, and support sustainable growth across a rapidly evolving product portfolio.
Specifically, you can expect to be involved in the following:
- Lead and develop a high-performing risk strategy team
- Shape and deliver risk strategies to support growth and profitability
- Use data-driven insights to inform key commercial decisions
- Partner with senior stakeholders to define and influence business strategy
- Support new product launches and strategic initiatives
- Remain hands-on with data to solve complex analytical problems
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
The successful Risk Strategy Director will have the following skills and experience:
- Strong background in risk strategy, credit risk or fraud analytics
- Proven experience using data to drive commercial and strategic decisions
- Strong SQL and data manipulation skills
- Experience leading and developing high performing teams
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-growth environments
- Collaborative mindset
- Prior leadership experience
BENEFITS
The successful Risk Strategy Director will receive a salary up to £150,000 as well as a comprehensive benefits package.
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Associate Consultant
London
£50000 - £63000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentLondon
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Associate Consultant, Data and AI
London – Hybrid
The Company
They are an established international consultancy with a strong reputation across multiple industries, including healthcare, life sciences, transport and logistics. They are investing heavily in data, AI and digital capabilities, with a clear focus on building user centric, data driven products. Their approach blends strategy with execution, enabling teams to move from insight to tangible outcomes. This creates a unique environment where data professionals work closely with design and engineering teams to deliver impactful solutions.
The Role
You will contribute to both client delivery and internal innovation, working as part of a collaborative, cross functional data team.
Key responsibilities include:
* Delivering data science and analytics solutions to solve complex business problems
* Building internal tools and contributing to the development of data and AI products
* Conducting statistical analysis and regression modelling to generate insights
* Creating dashboards and visual outputs for business stakeholders
* Supporting AI workflow development, including exposure to large language models
* Working with cloud technologies, particularly Azure, to support deployment
* Collaborating with front end and UI teams to create user focused data products
Your Skills and Experience
* Strong commercial experience in data analytics, data science, or consulting environments
* Proficiency in Python, including libraries such as Pandas, NumPy and scikit learn
* Strong SQL skills and experience working with structured data
* Solid understanding of statistical analysis and regression techniques
* Exposure to cloud platforms, ideally Azure, and an understanding of deployment processes
* Experience working in cross functional teams, ideally alongside engineers or product teams
What They Offer
* Hybrid working with a London office base
* Structured learning and development, including dedicated time for upskilling
* Clear progression opportunities within a growing data and AI capability
* The chance to shape AI initiatives and contribute to product strategy
How to Apply
If you are keen to apply your data and AI skills in a consulting and product focused environment, apply now to learn more.
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Senior Credit Risk Modeller
London
£500 - £550
+ Risk Analytics
ContractLondon
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Senior Credit Risk Modeller
6 Months
London – Mostly 3 days per week
Inside IR35
£500-550 per day
We are seeking an experienced Senior Credit Risk Controller to support a specialist UK lender in the redevelopment of its Credit Risk Rating, Scorecard and ICAAP Stress Testing models.
This is a hands-on modelling role focused on improving PD, LGD and Expected Loss methodologies across Asset Finance, Commercial Property Finance and other specialist lending portfolios. The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening model performance, risk sensitivity and regulatory compliance in line with Basel 3.1 and PRA requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Redevelop and enhance Credit Risk Rating (CRR), Scorecard and Credit Risk models.
- Redevelop ICAAP Stress Testing models used for Pillar 2A and Pillar 2B assessments.
- Improve PD, LGD and Expected Loss methodologies across lending portfolios.
- Build product-specific risk frameworks reflecting key risk drivers and transaction characteristics.
- Perform model design, build, testing, implementation and documentation.
- Support model governance, validation and regulatory requirements.
- Work closely with Credit, Risk, Finance and Lending stakeholders to ensure models are practical, robust and fit for purpose.
Key Requirements
- Proven experience building or redeveloping Credit Risk Models or Scorecards.
- Strong knowledge of PD, LGD, EAD and Expected Loss modelling.
- Experience developing or enhancing ICAAP and Stress Testing models.
- Understanding of Basel, IRB and PRA regulatory frameworks.
- Experience within Asset Finance, Commercial Lending, Property Finance or specialist banking environments.
- Strong technical skills in Excel, SQL, Python, R or SAS.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
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Power BI Developer
Liverpool
£350 - £400
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
ContractLiverpool, Merseyside
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Power BI Developer
6 months
London – 2 days per week
£350-400pd
Outside IR35
We are looking for a senior Power BI professional (Senior Consultant / Manager level) who combines strong hands-on development expertise with the ability to coach, mentor, and uplift a growing analytics team. This role is not just about building reports-it’s about developing team capability, driving best practices, and enabling long-term self-sufficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end Power BI delivery: from data preparation and modelling through to high-quality, user-friendly visualisations.
- Coach and upskill analysts through structured training, 1-2-1 mentoring, and hands-on support.
- Translate technical concepts into clear, accessible guidance for less experienced team members.
- Proactively assess capability gaps within the team and define practical upskilling/training approaches.
- Support migration understanding: provide guidance on transitioning reporting from Qlik to Power BI (where relevant).
- Champion best practices across data modelling, DAX, visual design, and governance.
- Collaborate independently with stakeholders, taking initiative to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Document solutions clearly to enable reuse and ongoing team learning.
Core Experience (Must Have)
- Extensive hands-on Power BI experience in production environments (end-to-end delivery).
- Strong expertise in:
- Power Query (M) for data shaping and transformation
- DAX (clean, scalable, best-practice-driven development)
- Data visualisation & UX excellence – builds intuitive, polished, and business-friendly dashboards.
- Microsoft Fabric awareness – understands key components and how Power BI integrates with them.
- SQL proficiency – able to work confidently with underlying data sources.
- Coaching & training experience – proven ability to:
- Upskill technical teams
- Deliver structured and ad-hoc learning
- Provide ongoing mentoring and support
- Strong communication skills – able to explain complex concepts clearly to non-experts.
- Proactive mindset – identifies gaps and drives improvements without direction.
Desirable Experience
- Exposure to Qlik (QlikView/Qlik Sense) or strong understanding of report migration from Qlik to Power BI.
- Experience defining Power BI standards, governance, or capability frameworks.
- Building custom visuals or advanced dashboard features
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