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Lead Data Engineer
London
£70000 - £85000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentLondon
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Lead Data Engineer
Up to £85,000
Holborn, London (4 days a week in office)
This is an opportunity to take ownership of a Data Engineering function at a high-growth AI-driven SaaS business. Working directly with senior technology leadership, you will combine hands-on engineering with team leadership, helping to shape the technical direction, standards and future growth of the function.
THE COMPANY
They are a rapidly scaling SaaS organisation that helps businesses unlock greater value from their data through advanced analytics and AI-powered products. Their technology supports enterprise clients across a range of sectors, delivering actionable insights that improve decision-making and commercial performance.
THE ROLE
As a Lead Data Engineer, you will be responsible for leading Data Engineering whilst remaining heavily involved in technical delivery.
Specifically, you can expect to be involved in the following:
- Building and developing the Data Engineering function, including processes, standards and best practices
- Leading, mentoring and managing a team of Data Engineers
- Designing and delivering scalable ETL and ELT pipelines across cloud environments
- Owning data modelling, architecture and platform design decisions
- Collaborating with Product, Data Science, Platform and Client Success teams
- Driving improvements across CI/CD, DevOps and engineering workflows
- Working with clients and stakeholders to understand data challenges and deliver value-driven solutions
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
The successful Lead Data Engineer will have the following skills and experience:
- Previous experience leading or managing a Data Engineering team
- Strong commercial experience with SQL and Python
- Expertise in building scalable ETL and ELT pipelines
- Strong understanding of data modelling and modern data architecture principles
- Experience working with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS or GCP
- Knowledge of Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric or similar modern data platforms
- Experience with Git, CI/CD and DevOps best practices
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience in consulting, client-facing or project-led environments would be advantageous
BENEFITS
The successful Lead Data Engineer will receive the following benefits:
- Salary up to £85,000 – 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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Azure Cloud Engineer
Abingdon
£40000 - £50000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentAbingdon, Oxfordshire
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Azure Cloud Engineer
£40,000 – £50,000
Abingdon, Oxfordshire (1 day a week in office)
Looking to take ownership of real Azure infrastructure while broadening your exposure to cloud architecture, AI initiatives, and large-scale transformation projects? This is an opportunity to join a growing cloud team where you’ll have a direct impact on both internal platforms and client-facing technology programmes.
THE COMPANY
This consultancy-led organisation delivers technology, cloud, and transformation solutions across a diverse portfolio of public and private sector clients. They are continuing to invest heavily in cloud and AI capabilities and are growing their internal cloud function to support increasing demand. Operating within a fully cloud-native Microsoft Azure environment, the team is responsible for all cloud infrastructure, security, governance, and platform services across the business. You’ll join a collaborative technology team where innovation, practical problem-solving, and continuous improvement are highly valued.
THE ROLE
As an Azure Cloud Engineer, you will support the design, delivery, and ongoing management of cloud infrastructure while working closely with consultants and programme teams across the business.
Specifically, you can expect to be involved in the following:
- Building, supporting, and optimising Microsoft Azure environments
- Managing cloud resources including Virtual Machines, SQL Servers, Web Apps, and containerised applications
- Supporting Azure DevOps and GitHub-based development and deployment processes
- Creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Assisting with cloud architecture and infrastructure design discussions
- Advising stakeholders on cloud hosting approaches and infrastructure best practices
- Supporting cloud cost optimisation and operational efficiency across the estate
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
The successful Azure Cloud Engineer will have the following skills and experience:
- Commercial experience working within Microsoft Azure environments
- Experience deploying and supporting cloud infrastructure end-to-end
- Knowledge of Azure services including compute, networking, storage, and identity management
- Experience with Azure DevOps and/or GitHub
- Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines
- Understanding of cloud security, governance, and compliance principles
- Strong stakeholder communication skills and the ability to work with both technical and non-technical teams
BENEFITS
The successful Azure Cloud Engineer will receive the following benefits:
- Salary between £40,000 – £50,000 – 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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Software Engineer – Treasury
London
£180000 - £200000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentLondon
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Software Engineer – Treasury
Up to £200,000
London (4-5 days a week in office)
If you are looking for a software engineering role that combines technical ownership, business impact, and exposure to front, middle, and operational functions within a sophisticated investment environment, this opportunity offers a rare chance to build and own critical systems that support a global financial organisation. You will work closely with business stakeholders, solve complex problems, and see the direct impact of your work across the organisation.
THE COMPANY
They are a globally operating investment firm with a strong engineering culture and a significant focus on technology, automation, and innovation. Technology teams are embedded within the business and play an essential role in driving operational efficiency and supporting key investment functions.
Their Enterprise Engineering team develops and maintains business critical platforms spanning treasury, fund accounting, compliance, and middle office operations. Engineers are trusted with genuine ownership and are encouraged to contribute ideas, challenge processes, and deliver meaningful improvements.
THE ROLE
As a Software Engineer you will join a high-performing engineering team building mission-critical software that powers core operations across a leading investment firm.
Specifically, you can expect to be involved in the following:
- Design, build, and maintain production software used across treasury, fund accounting, compliance, and middle office functions
- Take ownership of systems and applications from development through to deployment and ongoing enhancement
- Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver practical solutions
- Work across a mix of modern Python services and established object-oriented codebases
- Contribute to architectural discussions and system design decisions
- Partner with teams across technology and operations to solve complex business challenges
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
The successful Software Engineer will have the following skills and experience:
- Strong commercial software engineering experience with Python in a production environment
- Experience with at least one object-oriented programming language such as Java, C#, or C++
- Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases
- Background within buy-side financial services, hedge funds, asset management, or prime brokerage environments
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Knowledge of treasury, fund accounting, middle office, financing, stock loan, or related operational functions is highly desirable
BENEFITS
The successful Software Engineer will receive the following benefits:
- Salary up to £200,000 – 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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Data Scientist Consultant (Contract)
London
£500 - £640
+ Data Science & AI
ContractLondon
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Data Scientist Consultant
Fully Remote (Need right to work in UK)
Inside IR35
£500 – £640 Per Day
Start Immediately
The Company
They are a well-established organisation with a strong focus on data-driven innovation within financial services and credit analytics. Their teams develop sophisticated modelling solutions, risk products, and decisioning tools powered by extensive commercial data assets. With continued investment in cloud technologies and advanced analytics, they are building the next generation of AI and machine learning capabilities. You will join a collaborative environment that values technical excellence, innovation, and commercial impact.
The Role and Deliverables
- Develop predictive models, credit risk scorecards, and advanced analytical solutions using large-scale financial and commercial datasets.
- Prepare, audit, cleanse, and analyse complex credit and business data to generate actionable insights.
- Design and optimise scalable data pipelines to support machine learning and analytics workflows.
- Partner with business stakeholders to translate commercial and risk challenges into data-driven solutions.
- Communicate analytical findings through clear visualisations and business-focused recommendations.
- Support the adoption of modern cloud technologies, machine learning techniques, and analytics best practice.
Your Skills & Experience
- Recent experience within financial services, credit risk, lending, credit bureaux, or commercial credit analytics is essential.
- Strong experience building predictive models, risk scorecards, or decisioning solutions within a regulated financial environment.
- Proven experience working with credit, lending, bureau, or commercial financial datasets.
- Strong Python and SQL skills for data science, analytics, and data engineering activities.
- Experience applying statistical and machine learning techniques to solve complex commercial or risk-related problems.
- Hands-on experience working within Google Cloud Platform environments.
- Understanding of model development lifecycles, model governance, validation, and version control best practices.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate technical findings to non-technical audiences.
How to Apply
If you have recent experience in credit risk, lending, or financial services data science and are looking to deliver high-impact modelling projects in a modern cloud environment, apply today to learn more.
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Financial Crime Business Analyst
London
£450 - £500
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
ContractLondon
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Contract Business Analyst – Financial Crime / FinTech
Location: London – Hybrid
Contract: 3 months
Sector: FinTech / Financial Services
We’re working with a fast-growing UK fintech looking for an experienced Business Analyst to support a key programme within its Financial Crime function.
The role will sit between Financial Crime, Product and Technology teams, helping to understand existing processes, gather requirements and translate complex regulatory and operational needs into clear, deliverable solutions.
The Role
You’ll be responsible for:
- Leading requirements gathering across Financial Crime and Compliance stakeholders
- Running workshops and translating business needs into clear functional and technical requirements
- Mapping as-is and to-be processes, identifying gaps and recommending improvements
- Producing user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps and supporting documentation
- Working closely with Product, Engineering, Data and Compliance teams throughout delivery
- Supporting improvements across Financial Crime systems, controls and customer journeys
- Managing stakeholders and ensuring requirements are understood from discovery through to implementation
Experience Required
We’re looking for someone with:
- Strong experience as a Business Analyst within banking, fintech or financial services
- Good knowledge of Financial Crime, ideally across areas such as AML, KYC/CDD, sanctions, PEP screening, transaction monitoring or fraud
- Experience delivering technology-led Financial Crime or regulatory change
- Strong requirements gathering, workshop facilitation and process-mapping experience
- Experience producing user stories, functional requirements and acceptance criteria
- Ability to work effectively between technical teams and Financial Crime/Compliance SMEs
- Strong stakeholder management skills within a fast-paced Agile environment
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Financial Crime Business Analyst
London
£400 - £480
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
ContractLondon
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FINANCIAL CRIME BUSINESS ANALYST
LONDON – 2 DAYS ONSITE
£400 TO £480 PER DAY
3 MONTH CONTRACT
IMMEDIATLY AVAILABLE
This is an opportunity to play a key role in a high-impact financial crime change programme within a fast-growing financial services business. You’ll work across compliance, risk, product, engineering and operations teams to strengthen controls, improve processes, and help deliver meaningful regulatory change at pace.
The Company
They are an innovative financial services organisation focused on delivering modern, customer-centric financial products. Operating in a regulated environment, they continue to invest in their technology, controls, and operational capabilities to support growth. Their collaborative culture brings together business and technical teams to solve complex challenges and deliver impactful change. This contract assignment sits within a business transformation function responsible for delivering regulatory, technical, and process improvements.
The Role and Deliverables
- Elicit, analyse, and document business requirements across financial crime controls, AML, KYC/KYB processes, data architecture, and operational workflows.
- Map current-state processes and identify gaps against regulatory requirements, internal policies, and business objectives.
- Define future-state requirements and functional specifications, ensuring alignment across business and technology stakeholders.
- Support the design and implementation of enhanced financial crime controls, monitoring processes, workflows, and supporting data structures.
- Produce clear, governance-ready documentation to support change delivery, stakeholder approval, and audit requirements.
- Collaborate with engineering and QA teams during testing, validation, and implementation of new solutions.
Your Skills & Experience
- Strong experience delivering business analysis within financial crime, AML, fraud prevention, KYC, KYB, or related regulatory control environments.
- Proven ability to operate independently, managing ambiguity and driving outcomes with minimal supervision.
- Recent experience working within a regulated financial services organisation.
- Demonstrated success delivering change in fast-paced start-up, scale-up, or high-growth environments.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively across compliance, risk, operations, product, and technology teams.
- Experience producing high-quality business requirements, process documentation, and audit-ready artefacts.
- Confident facilitating workshops, gathering requirements, and translating complex business needs into actionable solutions.
- Comfortable balancing competing priorities while maintaining strong governance and communication standards.
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Digital Analyst
£45000 - £55000
+ Digital Analytics
PermanentGreater Manchester
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Digital Analyst – 12-Month FTC
Greater Manchester (Hybrid – 2x Days a Week in Office)
£45,000-£55,000
The Company
A leading UK financial services and wellbeing business is looking for a Digital Analyst to join its Marketing & Digital Analytics function on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The business has a broad digital estate spanning its website, online quote and buy journeys, digital tools, web forms and logged-in customer platforms. The Digital Analytics team works closely with product, marketing and acquisition teams to understand digital behaviour and identify opportunities to improve customer journeys and conversion. This is a 12-month FTC role, with the potential for the successful candidate to move into a permanent opportunity if they perform well during the contract.
The Role
This is a hands-on Digital Analyst position with a strong focus on GA4, GTM and digital analytics. You will support product teams across a variety of functions, as well as marketing, acquisition and CRO teams. You’ll use digital data to identify opportunities, make recommendations and help improve digital experiences and conversion. This is not a pure GTM implementation role; they are looking for a well-rounded Digital Analyst who is comfortable with both tracking and analysis.
You will:
- Analyse website and app data to identify customer and commercial opportunities.
- Support product teams with insight that feeds into development roadmaps and optimisation programmes.
- Work with marketing and acquisition teams to understand digital performance.
- Support the CRO team with analytics and make recommendations to improve conversion.
- Identify opportunities for testing and experimentation.
- Manage and maintain tracking through Google Tag Manager.
- Work with data layers, tags, triggers and custom variables.
- Support Google Analytics 4 and wider digital measurement.
- Identify and troubleshoot tagging and data quality issues.
- Present insights and recommendations to stakeholders across the business.
- Work across multiple datasets and projects, prioritising work according to business requirements.
Your Skills & Experience
- Strong hands-on Google Analytics 4 experience.
- Good experience with Google Tag Manager, including tags, triggers, custom variables and data layers.
- Proven experience in digital / web analytics.
- Ability to turn digital behaviour into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience working with product, marketing, acquisition or CRO teams.
- Good understanding of conversion optimisation and digital customer journeys.
- Looker Studio experience would be beneficial.
- Power BI is also relevant.
- SQL / BigQuery is a nice-to-have rather than essential.
- Experience with app analytics or digital product analytics would be advantageous.
- Experience with Mixpanel would be useful.
- Adobe Analytics experience could also be relevant.
The Benefits
- £45,000-£55,000
How to Apply
If you’re an experienced Digital Analyst with strong GA4 and GTM skills and are looking for a role where you can work across product, marketing, acquisition and CRO, please apply now
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Marketing Analytics Manager – Loyalty Programme
London
£70000 - £75000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentLondon
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This is an opportunity to take ownership of loyalty analytics within a well-established consumer brand. You’ll play a role in shaping how the business understands, grows and optimises its loyalty programme, using data to drive customer retention, increase lifetime value, and enhance omnichannel engagement.
The Company
They are a leading consumer-focused organisation with a significant customer base across both digital and physical channels. Customer loyalty sits at the heart of their growth strategy, with continued investment in analytics, personalisation and customer insight. The business is focused on building stronger long-term customer relationships and creating more value from its loyalty programme.
The Role
As a Marketing Analytics Manager, you will be responsible for developing the analytical framework that underpins the loyalty programme and customer strategy. Key responsibilities include:
- Driving insights into loyalty programme performance, customer retention and lifetime value.
- Understanding how loyalty members behave across online and offline channels to improve omnichannel engagement.
- Developing customer segmentation strategies to identify high-value audiences and support targeted marketing activity.
- Measuring the effectiveness of loyalty initiatives, promotions, rewards and personalised campaigns.
- Designing testing frameworks to assess the impact of customer engagement and retention activity.
- Building and improving reporting and dashboard capabilities to provide visibility of programme performance.
- Partnering closely with Marketing, CRM, Product and Data teams to turn analysis into commercial action.
- Providing strategic recommendations on how the loyalty programme can grow membership, increase engagement and drive customer value.
Your Skills & Experience
- Experience within marketing analytics, CRM analytics, customer analytics or loyalty analytics.
- Deep understanding of loyalty programme metrics including retention, customer lifetime value (LTV/CLV), frequency and customer engagement.
- Experience developing customer segmentation frameworks and behavioural profiling.
- Background in campaign measurement, experimentation and incremental impact analysis.
- Advanced SQL skills and experience working with large customer datasets.
- Experience building stakeholder-facing reporting and dashboards using BI tools.
- Ability to translate complex analysis into clear commercial recommendations.
What They Offer
- Competitive salary and bonus potential.
- Hybrid working environment.
- Opportunity to own and shape a high-profile loyalty analytics function.
- Exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic customer decisions.
- Strong career development opportunities within a growing analytics team.
How to Apply
Apply now to learn more about this opportunity to lead loyalty analytics and influence customer strategy within a data-driven organisation.
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