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Senior Risk Analyst Utilities Hybrid in Warwick - 2 days per week onsite 6 months 665 per day In short: Our client is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Risk Analyst to join their exciting Project Controls Team within the Construction Directorate. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a crucial role in driving innovative Offshore Hybrid Asset projects. About the Role : In this pivotal role, you'll be at the forefront of identifying and managing risks that impact project success. Your efforts will help ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to scope. If you thrive in a challenging environment and have a passion for risk management, we want to hear from you! Key Responsibilities : Risk Identification: Proactively identify and assess potential project risks through engaging workshops and team discussions. Risk Analysis: Conduct quantitative risk analysis using Monte Carlo simulation and reference class forecasting to inform decision-making. Mitigation Planning: Develop and recommend strategies to minimise risk impact, seamlessly integrating them into project plans. Monitoring and Reporting: Continuously monitor risks and prepare comprehensive reports and dashboards using Power BI, ensuring transparency and clarity. Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with project teams and stakeholders to promote a culture of risk awareness. Compliance: Ensure adherence to organisational risk management policies and best practises. Training: Provide training and mentorship on risk management principles and tools to empower project teams. What You Bring : Proven experience in project risk management within a Project Controls environment, particularly on major infrastructure projects. In-depth knowledge of project risk management principles, frameworks, and methodologies. Proficiency in conducting bottom-up quantitative risk analysis, including Monte Carlo simulation and top-down techniques. Familiarity with project risk management software (e.g., Primavera, Palisade). Strong analytical skills that drive data-informed project decisions. Proficiency in Excel and Power BI for effective data analysis and reporting. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely. A collaborative spirit, capable of supporting project teams and engaging with stakeholders at all levels. Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunities employer. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Senior Risk Analyst Utilities Hybrid in Kent - 2 days per week onsite 6 months 665 per day In short: Our client is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Risk Analyst to join their exciting Project Controls Team within the Construction Directorate. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a crucial role in driving innovative Offshore Hybrid Asset projects. About the Role : In this pivotal role, you'll be at the forefront of identifying and managing risks that impact project success. Your efforts will help ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to scope. If you thrive in a challenging environment and have a passion for risk management, we want to hear from you! Key Responsibilities : Risk Identification: Proactively identify and assess potential project risks through engaging workshops and team discussions. Risk Analysis: Conduct quantitative risk analysis using Monte Carlo simulation and reference class forecasting to inform decision-making. Mitigation Planning: Develop and recommend strategies to minimise risk impact, seamlessly integrating them into project plans. Monitoring and Reporting: Continuously monitor risks and prepare comprehensive reports and dashboards using Power BI, ensuring transparency and clarity. Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with project teams and stakeholders to promote a culture of risk awareness. Compliance: Ensure adherence to organisational risk management policies and best practises. Training: Provide training and mentorship on risk management principles and tools to empower project teams. What You Bring : Proven experience in project risk management within a Project Controls environment, particularly on major infrastructure projects. In-depth knowledge of project risk management principles, frameworks, and methodologies. Proficiency in conducting bottom-up quantitative risk analysis, including Monte Carlo simulation and top-down techniques. Familiarity with project risk management software (e.g., Primavera, Palisade). Strong analytical skills that drive data-informed project decisions. Proficiency in Excel and Power BI for effective data analysis and reporting. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely. A collaborative spirit, capable of supporting project teams and engaging with stakeholders at all levels. Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunities employer. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Job Title: PMO Analyst Location: Warwick / Hybrid Contract Type: 6 months with scope to extend Role Overview We are seeking an experienced PMO Analyst to provide PMO, financial governance and commercial management support across a Cyber Security portfolio. The role will take ownership of a key part of the project management and financial activities currently supported by Engineers and Project Managers. This will include managing financial information, maintaining global trackers, supporting forecasting and spend profiling, and ensuring activities progress effectively through the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process. The successful candidate will work closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Delivery Leads, Finance, Procurement, Contract Managers and key suppliers. The wider team is split across the UK and US, so some flexibility around working hours may occasionally be required. Key Responsibilities PMO & Programme Governance - Provide PMO and analytical support across the Cyber Security portfolio. - Maintain portfolio reporting, financial trackers and management information. - Work with Project Managers and Delivery Leads to ensure project information is accurate and up to date. - Support the preparation of Business Cases, investment sanctions, Closure Reports, stage-gate documentation and other governance artefacts. - Track actions, risks, issues and key deliverables across projects. - Provide clear and accurate reporting to stakeholders at different levels of seniority. Financial Management & Reporting - Extract financial information from core systems and maintain the global portfolio tracker. - Work with Delivery Leads and partners to understand project spend profiles and future forecasts. - Support budget management, forecasting, actuals, commitments and variance analysis. - Manage and report OPEX and CAPEX expenditure. - Work closely with Finance Business Partners and Contract Managers to ensure financial information is accurate. - Identify financial issues, risks and discrepancies and proactively drive resolution. - Provide financial insight to support portfolio and investment decisions. Commercial, Procurement & Supplier Management - Manage and coordinate Change Orders (CORs), Purchase Orders and receipting activities. - Support the end-to-end P2P process, ensuring purchasing and invoicing activities progress within agreed timescales. - Work closely with Procurement, Finance and Contract Managers on commercial and contractual matters. - Manage supplier invoicing queries and ensure suppliers meet agreed requirements and deadlines. - Be confident challenging suppliers where contractual or process requirements are not being met. - Support the management of strategic technology suppliers, including complex or non-standard invoicing arrangements. - Act as a key interface between Security, Finance, Procurement, Commercial and Supplier Management teams. Key Skills & Experience Essential - Strong experience as a PMO Analyst, Project Analyst, Programme Analyst or Financial PMO. - Strong financial management and analytical skills. - Experience with OPEX/CAPEX, forecasting, budget control and financial reporting. - Good understanding of Purchase Orders, invoicing, receipting and P2P processes. - Strong Excel skills, with experience managing complex financial trackers. - Experience with Coupa and Ariba. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Strong command of written English, with the ability to produce high-quality documentation for senior stakeholders. - Experience producing formal documentation such as Business Cases and Closure Reports. - Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence to challenge suppliers and internal stakeholders. - Highly organised, detail-oriented and proactive. - Comfortable working with UK and US-based teams and flexible when occasional changes to working hours are required. Desirable - Cyber Security experience. - Experience within a large-scale technology, IT infrastructure or transformation environment. - ServiceNow SPM experience. - Experience managing strategic technology suppliers or complex contracts. - Experience supporting investment governance and project lifecycle activities. Apply now! Please be advised: if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours, then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion. We may, however, keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Job Title: Senior AML Specialist Duration: 9 months Location: London/Hybrid (three days per week in the office) Salary: Competitive Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Are you a seasoned professional in the realm of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) looking for a new challenge? Join our client's dynamic Investor Anti-Money Laundering team within the UK Transfer Agency (UKTA) business! This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a vital area of financial services while making a significant impact. What You'll Be Doing: As a Senior AML Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing all aspects of our AML processes and controls. Your responsibilities will include: - AML Oversight: Manage the AML process for new and existing investors, including KYC checks, transaction monitoring, and screening. - Framework Development: Assist in developing and implementing UKTA's anti-financial crime framework as part of a transformation programme. - Subject Matter Expert: Act as a SME within the AML team, providing advisory services to offshore locations. - Project Leadership: Lead and execute large client projects and change initiatives related to financial crime. - Case Management: Investigate complex AML and Fraud cases, employing sound decision-making for effective resolution. What We're Looking For: - Previous experience within Transfer Agency or Asset Servicing is highly desirable - Strong experience in AML Compliance or Operations at a senior level. - Proven subject matter expertise in Anti-Financial Crime. - Professional qualifications (e.g., ICA/CAMS/IOC) are a plus! - A deep understanding of UK Money Laundering Regulations. - Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. - Competence in managing large-scale projects within the AML/financial crime space. Key Skills: - Ability to work independently and to a high standard. - Strong problem-solving capabilities. - Interpersonal skills that foster teamwork and collaboration. - A commitment to delivering exceptional customer service. Why Join Us? Become a key player in an organisation that prioritises integrity, compliance, and excellence. Your contributions will help shape the future of AML processes, ensuring the highest standards are upheld for our clients and investors. If you are ready to bring your expertise to a vibrant team and make a difference in financial services, we want to hear from you! Apply Now! How to Apply: To apply for this opportunity, please apply with an up-to-date CV. Please note that if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours, your application may not have been successful on this occasion. However, we may keep your details on file for future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an equal opportunities employer and an employment consultancy. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Project/Customer Journey Manager Leeds/Hybrid Contract to February 27 Salary from 50,000pa DOE, Day Rate via Umbrella Company also available Pontoon is an employment consultancy, we put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identifies, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. My client powers businesses of all sizes to make, take and manage payments. They are a global leader in financial technology with unique capabilities to power omni-commerce. Whether online, in store or mobile, they are at the heart of great commerce experiences in 146 countries and across 135 currencies. They help our customers become more efficient, more secure and more successful. We are looking for an experienced customer centric Project/Customer Journey Manager (CJM) to join my clients team. The position is being offered on a contract to February 2027. You will be working Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, hybrid working being office based 2 days a week. The position is based in the Leeds office however Edinburgh and London could be considered. The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Customer Journey Manager to join a digital product team focused on improving customer experiences across key customer journeys. Working within a cross-functional team of Product Owners, Designers and Engineers, you will act as the voice of the customer, using data and insight to identify friction points, influence priorities and drive improvements that deliver better customer outcomes. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about customer experience, journey optimisation and continuous improvement within a digital environment. Key Responsibilities - Understand and optimise end-to-end customer journeys. - Analyse customer data, behaviours and feedback to identify pain points and improvement opportunities. - Use customer insight to influence product backlog prioritisation and enhancement decisions. - Create and maintain customer journey and process maps. - Champion customer needs throughout the product development lifecycle. - Work closely with Product, Design and Engineering teams to deliver customer-focused solutions. - Drive innovation and continuous improvement across digital journeys. - Build alignment across stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of customer outcomes. Skills & Experience Essential - Experience in Customer Journey Management, Customer Experience (CX), Customer Insights or a similar customer-focused role. - Proven experience improving and optimising digital customer journeys. - Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate customer data into actionable insights. - Experience identifying customer pain points and implementing improvements. - Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. - Experience working within Agile, product-led or digital delivery environments. - Customer-centric mindset with excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities. Desirable - Experience within Financial Services, Banking, Insurance or other regulated industries. - Experience using journey mapping tools such as Visio, Miro or Lucidchart. - Experience influencing product roadmaps, backlogs or prioritisation decisions. - Knowledge of digital transformation and customer-focused change initiatives. Ideal Background We're particularly interested in candidates who have experience improving digital customer journeys, using customer insight to drive change, and working closely with Product, Design and Engineering teams to enhance customer experiences. Please note: This is not a traditional Business Analyst role. We are looking for a customer-focused professional with strong journey optimisation experience who can use insight, innovation and collaboration to deliver measurable improvements for customers. Please apply with an up-to-date CV which must show evidence of the above to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you. You will be an integral part of Ajilon (Adecco), a FTSE500 Global organisation with over 52 clients and sole supplier to the biggest organisations in the country and the world. You will be employed by ourselves as an Ajilon Consultant working onsite with our client where you will receive a regular salary, annual bonus payment, pension contributions, holiday and sick pay, plus a number of additional benefits such as medical insurance, income protection, critical illness and life insurance, access to our discounted benefits website and library of online training materials and future career and certification opportunities. This great opportunity is being offered on a PAYE basis which means a LTD/Umbrella company cannot be used. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Operations Business Analyst Location: Chester Working Pattern: Onsite during initial training period, followed by hybrid working The Opportunity We're looking for an Operations Business Analyst to join a collaborative and fast-paced financial services team in Chester. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in financial services, banking operations, client services, investment operations, business support, middle office, or business analysis who enjoys problem-solving, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement. The team is open-minded regarding background and experience. Whilst exposure to areas such as margin, collateral, clearing, derivatives or markets operations would be advantageous, these skills are not essential . The successful candidate will receive structured training and support to develop their knowledge and expertise. We're particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate strong analytical skills, attention to detail, stakeholder management capability and a genuine willingness to learn. What You'll Be Doing - Supporting operational processes within a busy financial services environment. - Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. - Investigating and resolving operational queries and exceptions. - Analysing data and identifying opportunities for process improvement. - Contributing to operational efficiency and business change initiatives. - Producing reports and management information to support business decision-making. - Working closely with a variety of business functions to ensure operational activities are completed accurately and on time. - Developing knowledge of financial markets, operational processes and risk management practices. What We're Looking For Essential - Experience within Financial Services, Banking, Operations, Client Services, Investment Operations, Business Support, Business Analysis or a similar environment. - Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. - Ability to build relationships with both internal and external clients. - Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills. - Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. - A proactive approach and willingness to learn. - Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change. Highly Desirable - Experience in a client-facing or stakeholder-focused role. - Exposure to financial markets or investment banking environments. - Experience supporting operational change, process improvement or transformation initiatives. - Strong Excel and reporting skills. Nice to Have Experience in any of the following areas would be beneficial but is not required : - Collateral Management - Margin Management - Clearing Operations - Prime Brokerage - Futures & Options - Derivatives Operations - Markets Operations - Middle Office - Reconciliations - Counterparty Risk - Cash & Securities Operations - FX Operations - Trade Support - UAT Testing - Requirements Gathering - Agile or Waterfall delivery methodologies - JIRA - Regulatory change programmes Why Apply? This role offers the opportunity to join a specialist financial services team that places significant emphasis on learning, development and long-term career growth. The hiring team is looking for individuals with the right mindset, aptitude and stakeholder skills, rather than expecting candidates to arrive with experience across every aspect of the role. If you have a financial services background, enjoy working with people, solving problems and developing new skills, we'd love to hear from you.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Job Title: Application Support Engineer Location: Chester - 3 days in office essential Contract: 12 months rolling contract initially Salary: 55,000 - 60,000 Our Operations team is looking for a skilled Application Support Engineer to support and maintain real-time communication and automation applications. These applications are Java-based and run on Linux environments. We're seeking professionals with strong experience in Linux administration, SQL databases, and automation scripting , who can troubleshoot issues, maintain system stability, and support critical business applications. Key Responsibilities - Support, maintain, and troubleshoot Java-based applications hosted on Linux servers - Develop, enhance, and maintain automation scripts using Python and PowerShell - Install, configure, and deploy software applications - Monitor system performance and investigate production issues - Perform application deployments, patching, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery activities - Create and maintain technical documentation - Monitor and analyse system and application logs - Work closely with infrastructure teams, including Database, Network, and Storage teams, to resolve incidents - Manage incidents through the ticketing system, ensuring timely updates and resolution - Escalate issues to relevant internal teams and third-party vendors when required - Carry out regular health checks, Splunk monitoring, and operational housekeeping tasks - Participate in an on-call support rota - Provide clear communication and updates to stakeholders and leadership teams Required Skills - Strong experience supporting Java applications in production environments - Solid Linux administration and troubleshooting skills - Strong SQL and database query-writing skills - Experience with automation scripting using Python and/or PowerShell - Experience with incident management, ticketing systems, and end-user support - Ability to analyse issues, assess business impact, and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders - Familiarity with Splunk monitoring and operational support activities - Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools for reporting and data analysis Desired Skills - Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities - Ability to work effectively with both technical and business users - Experience contributing to process improvements and operational efficiency initiatives - Additional scripting or automation knowledge would be beneficial Education & Certifications (Preferred) - Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience - Relevant certifications in Linux, Java, SQL, Python, or PowerShell are advantageous Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Customer Journey Manager Edinburgh/Hybrid Contract to Feb 27 Salary from 50,000pa DOE, Day Rate via Umbrella Company also available Pontoon is an employment consultancy, we put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identifies, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. My client powers businesses of all sizes to make, take and manage payments. They are a global leader in financial technology with unique capabilities to power omni-commerce. Whether online, in store or mobile, they are at the heart of great commerce experiences in 146 countries and across 135 currencies. They help our customers become more efficient, more secure and more successful. We are looking for an experienced customer centric Customer Journey Manager (CJM) to join my clients team. The position is being offered on a contract to February 2027. You will be working Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, hybrid working being office based 2 days a week. The position is based in the Edinburgh office however Leeds and London could be considered. The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Customer Journey Manager to join a digital product team focused on improving customer experiences across key customer journeys. Working within a cross-functional team of Product Owners, Designers and Engineers, you will act as the voice of the customer, using data and insight to identify friction points, influence priorities and drive improvements that deliver better customer outcomes. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about customer experience, journey optimisation and continuous improvement within a digital environment. Key Responsibilities - Understand and optimise end-to-end customer journeys. - Analyse customer data, behaviours and feedback to identify pain points and improvement opportunities. - Use customer insight to influence product backlog prioritisation and enhancement decisions. - Create and maintain customer journey and process maps. - Champion customer needs throughout the product development lifecycle. - Work closely with Product, Design and Engineering teams to deliver customer-focused solutions. - Drive innovation and continuous improvement across digital journeys. - Build alignment across stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of customer outcomes. Skills & Experience Essential - Experience in Customer Journey Management, Customer Experience (CX), Customer Insights or a similar customer-focused role. - Proven experience improving and optimising digital customer journeys. - Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate customer data into actionable insights. - Experience identifying customer pain points and implementing improvements. - Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. - Experience working within Agile, product-led or digital delivery environments. - Customer-centric mindset with excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities. Desirable - Experience within Financial Services, Banking, Insurance or other regulated industries. - Experience using journey mapping tools such as Visio, Miro or Lucidchart. - Experience influencing product roadmaps, backlogs or prioritisation decisions. - Knowledge of digital transformation and customer-focused change initiatives. Ideal Background We're particularly interested in candidates who have experience improving digital customer journeys, using customer insight to drive change, and working closely with Product, Design and Engineering teams to enhance customer experiences. Please note: This is not a traditional Business Analyst role. We are looking for a customer-focused professional with strong journey optimisation experience who can use insight, innovation and collaboration to deliver measurable improvements for customers. Please apply with an up-to-date CV which must show evidence of the above to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you. You will be an integral part of Ajilon (Adecco), a FTSE500 Global organisation with over 52 clients and sole supplier to the biggest organisations in the country and the world. You will be employed by ourselves as an Ajilon Consultant working onsite with our client where you will receive a regular salary, annual bonus payment, pension contributions, holiday and sick pay, plus a number of additional benefits such as medical insurance, income protection, critical illness and life insurance, access to our discounted benefits website and library of online training materials and future career and certification opportunities. This great opportunity is being offered on a PAYE basis which means a LTD/Umbrella company cannot be used. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Collateral Management Analyst Location: Chester (Hybrid) Contract: 6-month contract We're seeking a detail-oriented Collateral Management Analyst to join a dynamic Markets Operations function within a global financial services environment. This role sits within a specialist team responsible for managing collateral and margin activities across Futures and Options trading, helping to minimise counterparty credit risk and support operational excellence. What You'll Be Doing - Manage daily margin and collateral activities across a diverse client portfolio. - Review, investigate and resolve margin call disputes and valuation queries. - Monitor collateral requirements and ensure timely settlement of cash and securities movements. - Work closely with internal stakeholders across Operations, Risk, Trading, Credit, Client Service and Onboarding teams. - Investigate and resolve cash, securities and reconciliation exceptions. - Support FX conversion processes and client account management activities. - Produce and analyse operational management information and performance metrics. - Contribute to process improvement, operational efficiency and regulatory change initiatives. - Build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to deliver a high-quality client experience. What We're Looking For - Experience within Collateral Management , Margin Management , Prime Brokerage Operations , Derivatives Operations , or a related Markets Operations environment. - Understanding of collateral processes, margin calls, risk controls and financial markets operations. - Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. - Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. - Experience identifying process improvements and driving operational efficiencies would be advantageous. Why Apply? This is an excellent opportunity to join a specialist Markets Operations team at a time of significant operational and regulatory change. You'll gain exposure to collateral management, risk mitigation, process improvement initiatives and cross-functional stakeholder engagement within a complex financial services environment

Job Title : SMS Assurance Product Manager Location : Chester Contract Type : 12 months Rate: (Apply online only) per day (Umbrella) Join our dynamic Employee Endpoints and Digital Strategy team, where we're on the lookout for an enthusiastic SMS Assurance Product Manager! This role is pivotal in supporting a portfolio of 130,000 corporate mobile devices across 40 countries. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for SMS technologies and compliance, we want to hear from you! Your Role : As the SMS Assurance Product Manager, you will : - Enhance SMS Capture Assurance: Drive initiatives to ensure 100% compliance across all captured locations. - Meet Legal Obligations: Ensure that SMS Capture services align with all legal and regulatory requirements. - Maintain Audit Trails: Keep thorough documentation for compliance reporting and audits. - Vendor Engagement: Lead collaborations with vendors onboard new SMS Capture products, ensuring global SMS coverage with effective capture controls. - Define the Roadmap: Craft the SMS roadmap in line with industry standards, adapting to evolving business needs and technological advancements. Ideal Candidate : We're seeking a proactive individual with : - Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of mobile networks, SMS protocols, and capture technologies. Familiarity with vendors like Smarsh and Telemessage is a plus! - Experience in Monitoring: Proven track record in monitoring and troubleshooting messaging services. - Knowledge of ITIL Processes: Familiarity with ITIL processes to enhance service management. - Compliance Savvy: Understanding financial service compliance requirements to ensure adherence. - Stakeholder Engagement Skills: Exceptional ability to engage with stakeholders and report findings effectively. - Experience with SMS Compliance Capture vendors such as Smarsh, Movius, Telemessage, and LeapXpert. Why Join Us? - Impactful Work: Your efforts will directly influence the efficiency and compliance of our SMS services on a global scale. - Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a talented team in a supportive and innovative atmosphere. - Professional Growth: This contract offers a unique opportunity to expand your skill set and gain invaluable experience in the SMS domain. If you're ready to make a difference and elevate SMS Assurance to new heights, we encourage you to apply! Embrace this chance to contribute to a forward-thinking organisation while developing your career. Don't miss out on the chance to be part of a team that values innovation and compliance. We can't wait to hear from you! Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Please be advised: if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours, then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion. We may, however, keep your details in file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

.Net Developer (Contract) Duration: 12 Months (Possibility for extension) Location: Bromley/Hybrid (3 days per week on site) Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates Role Overview We are seeking a skilled Software Developer to join our dynamic development team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, enhancing, and supporting a range of critical applications built on the .NET framework (4.6+), alongside some Python work. You will collaborate with technical and business colleagues across various locations, including North Carolina, Jersey City, Singapore, India, and London. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain high-quality software applications using .NET (4.5+ / .NET Core) and Python. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design effective solutions. - Provide support to team members and stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution. - Liaise with technical and business colleagues to understand functional requirements and deliver solutions that align with business objectives. - Utilise your understanding of Web Services (REST, SOAP) to design and document APIs effectively. - Work with MS SQL Server, including TSQL, SSIS, SSRS for database management and reporting. - Utilise version control tools such as Git/Bitbucket and job scheduling tools like Autosys. - Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and practises. - Demonstrate a keen eye for detail and an aptitude for problem analysis and resolution. Skills & Experience: - Proven experience in software development with .NET (C#, .NET Core) and Python. - Deep functional knowledge or hands-on design experience with Web Services (REST, SOAP). - Understanding of API design and documentation best practises. - Proficient in MS SQL Server, TSQL, SSIS, SSRS. - Familiarity with Git/Bitbucket and job scheduling tools like Autosys. - Experience with front-end technologies such as Angular, JavaScript, and ASP.NET MVC is a plus. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to effectively collaborate with diverse teams. - Ability to work independently as well as within a team-oriented environment. - A proactive approach to innovation, with a willingness to share new ideas and technologies. Candidates will need to show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. If you feel you have the skills and experience and want to hear more about this role 'apply now' to declare your interest in this opportunity with our client. Your application will be observed by our dedicated team. We will respond to all successful applicants ASAP however, please be advised that we will always look to contact you further from this time should we need further applicants or if other opportunities arise relevant to your skillset. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. As part of our standard hiring process to manage risk, please note background screening checks will be conducted on all hires before commencing employment. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

.Net Developer (Contract) Duration: 12 Months (Possibility for extension) Location: Bromley/Hybrid (3 days per week on site) Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates Role Overview We are seeking a skilled Software Developer to join our dynamic development team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, enhancing, and supporting a range of critical applications built on the .NET framework (4.6+), alongside some Python work. You will collaborate with technical and business colleagues across various locations, including North Carolina, Jersey City, Singapore, India, and London. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain high-quality software applications using .NET (4.5+ / .NET Core) and Python. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design effective solutions. - Provide support to team members and stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution. - Liaise with technical and business colleagues to understand functional requirements and deliver solutions that align with business objectives. - Utilise your understanding of Web Services (REST, SOAP) to design and document APIs effectively. - Work with MS SQL Server, including TSQL, SSIS, SSRS for database management and reporting. - Utilise version control tools such as Git/Bitbucket and job scheduling tools like Autosys. - Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and practises. - Demonstrate a keen eye for detail and an aptitude for problem analysis and resolution. Skills & Experience: - Proven experience in software development with .NET (C#, .NET Core) and Python. - Deep functional knowledge or hands-on design experience with Web Services (REST, SOAP). - Understanding of API design and documentation best practises. - Proficient in MS SQL Server, TSQL, SSIS, SSRS. - Familiarity with Git/Bitbucket and job scheduling tools like Autosys. - Experience with front-end technologies such as Angular, JavaScript, and ASP.NET MVC is a plus. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to effectively collaborate with diverse teams. - Ability to work independently as well as within a team-oriented environment. - A proactive approach to innovation, with a willingness to share new ideas and technologies. Candidates will need to show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. If you feel you have the skills and experience and want to hear more about this role 'apply now' to declare your interest in this opportunity with our client. Your application will be observed by our dedicated team. We will respond to all successful applicants ASAP however, please be advised that we will always look to contact you further from this time should we need further applicants or if other opportunities arise relevant to your skillset. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. As part of our standard hiring process to manage risk, please note background screening checks will be conducted on all hires before commencing employment. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Job Title: Security Engineer Location: Warwick (1 day per month/quarter) Remuneration: 700 per day via Umbrella Contract Details: Fixed Term Contract, 6 Months (strong extension potential) Responsibilities: Join our client's team as a proactive Security Engineer! This hands-on role is perfect for someone who thrives in evolving environments and is ready to boost the cyber security posture within a new Strategic Infrastructure Microsoft environment. Your key responsibilities will include: - Implementing, configuring, and maintaining security controls across various Microsoft security technologies such as Microsoft Intune, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Azure, and Microsoft Purview. - Managing and enhancing identity and access management, along with data protection controls. - Configuring Conditional Access, RBAC, Privileged Identity Management, and compliance controls. - Identifying security gaps and executing remediation activities in line with security standards. - Leading preparation activities for upcoming penetration testing engagements. - Reviewing penetration testing findings and translating them into actionable remediation plans. - Supporting security assurance, risk assessments, and control validation activities. - Collaborating with Security Architecture and Cyber Security Incident Response teams to elevate the overall security posture. - Assisting with audit, compliance, and evidence-gathering activities when required. Essential Experience: We're looking for a candidate with: - A strong security engineering background, with hands-on technical experience. - Proven experience in Microsoft Intune, Entra ID (Azure AD), Microsoft 365 Security, Azure Security, and Microsoft Purview. - A solid understanding of CIS-based security controls and experience remediating penetration testing findings. - Knowledge in Identity & Access Management, least privilege principles, and RBAC. - The ability to work independently with minimal supervision in greenfield or early-stage environments. - Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Ideal Background: You'll excel in this role if you have: - Experience preparing environments for external penetration testing engagements. - The ability to recognise common vulnerabilities and security gaps. - Familiarity with regulated or Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) environments. - Exposure to incident response and CSIRT functions. - Relevant Microsoft or security certifications (e.g., SC-200, SC-300, SC-400, AZ-500, CCSP). What We're Looking For: This role is designed for a proactive Security Engineer who enjoys a hands-on approach rather than purely advisory tasks. If you thrive in maturing environments and can autonomously drive remediation activities, we want to hear from you! Your experience in preparing organisations for penetration testing and enhancing security posture will be invaluable to our client. Join us in building a robust security framework while making a significant impact! Apply today to become a key player in our client's dynamic team! Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities , and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Join Our Client as a Business Analyst! Are you ready to make a significant impact in the Utilities sector? Our client is on the lookout for a passionate and skilled Business Analyst to join their dynamic team on a temporary basis for a period of 6 months. This role offers the flexibility of hybrid working, allowing you to balance your time between home and the office. Role: Business Analyst (Service Design) Duration: 6 Months (ext. options) Location: Warwick, Bristol, Birmingham or London (Hybrid 1 Day a Month) Rate: 550 pd (umbrella) Key Accountabilities: As a Business Analyst, you will: - Translate Complex Needs: Own the process of turning intricate customer insights into clear, actionable business requirements that guide product development. - Facilitate Workshops: Bring together diverse stakeholders through cross-functional workshops to foster a shared understanding and align priorities. - Collaborate: Work hand-in-hand with Service Design and Product teams to analyse customer feedback and craft solutions that truly address pain points. - Document Requirements: Define and maintain business requirements, user needs, and acceptance criteria to support seamless product and service development. - Assess Customer Journeys: Collaborate with the Service Design team to evaluate the impact of customer needs across journeys, identifying improvement opportunities. - Engage Externally: Support the translation of complex needs into simple solutions, engaging with external partners when necessary. - Drive Continuous Improvement: Contribute to enhancing service design and customer-centric delivery practises within the organisation. About You: We're seeking a visionary mind that brings: - Experience: Proven background as a Business Analyst, Service Designer, or in a similar role, with a history of translating complex issues into clear, actionable outcomes. - Analytical Skills: Expertise in analysing intricate information, identifying root causes, and crafting concise recommendations. - Facilitation Skills: Strong capability in conducting workshops and fostering collaboration among diverse teams. - Relationship Building: Ability to work effectively across multiple teams, influencing others without direct authority. - Documentation Skills: Experience in defining and managing business requirements and user needs. - Customer Focus: A knack for connecting customer insights to practical outcomes, ensuring priorities are reflected in decision-making. - Adaptability: Comfort in a fast-paced environment with the ability to manage multiple priorities. - Communication Skills: Excellent ability to present complex information in an engaging and straightforward manner. - Curiosity & Passion: A desire to improve services and deliver better customer outcomes. Desirable: - Experience in service design, user-centred design, or customer journey mapping. - Familiarity with the energy sector, or complex stakeholder environments. - Background in utilising customer insights for prioritisation and decision-making. At our client, we celebrate diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We believe that potential comes in many forms and are committed to a fair and inclusive recruitment process. Qualifications: - Essential: Advocacy for customer voice. - Desirable: Experience in relevant fields as outlined. Main Interfaces: - Internal: Part of the Service Design team with interactions across product and workstream teams. - External: Potential engagement with local authorities for specific needs. Key Capabilities: - Effective Engagement - Critical Problem Solving - Holistic Thinking Apply Now! Don't miss your chance to be part of this exciting opportunity. Submit your application please answer screening questions and take the next step in your career! Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunities' employer. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Job Title: Customer Service Representative Duration: 12 months Location: Manchester/Hybrid (four days per week in the office) Salary: 31500 per annum Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Are you passionate about providing exceptional customer service? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy solving problems? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Our client, a leader in the banking industry, is seeking enthusiastic Customer Service Representatives to join their dynamic team. Why You Should Apply: - Work in a vibrant atmosphere where your contributions truly matter. - Enjoy a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance. - Competitive salary and benefits package designed to add value to your career. - Opportunities for personal and professional growth within a supportive environment. Key Responsibilities: - Be the primary point of contact for shareholder inquiries through phone, email, web chat, and written correspondence. - Deliver high-quality service while managing client conversations confidently in a busy setting. - Execute telephone trades accurately and in line with client instructions and regulatory requirements. - Handle both straightforward and complex queries, providing clear and confident technical support. - Investigate discrepancies on shareholder accounts with a keen attention to detail and structured problem-solving skills. - Drive first-point-of-contact resolution, taking ownership of issues until full closure. - Proactively manage open cases, ensuring timely follow-up and a positive client experience. - Maintain accountability for the quality and accuracy of all work produced. - Adapt quickly to various management processes and service expectations. What We're Looking For: - Previous experience in a client service or contact centre environment is essential. - Ability to perform in a regulated, performance-driven environment with clear standards. - Confident in making informed decisions and managing workload under pressure. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills across multiple channels. - Educated to secondary school level, with equivalent experience. What's in It for You? - A supportive and engaging work culture where your efforts are recognized. - Opportunities to improve service delivery and efficiency, driving continuous improvement. - The chance to work with a diverse team that values collaboration and innovation. If you're ready to take your customer service skills to the next level in an exciting banking environment, we want to hear from you! Bring your enthusiasm and commitment to excellence, and apply today to become part of our client's remarkable team. How to Apply: To apply for this opportunity, please apply with an up-to-date CV. Please note that if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours, your application may not have been successful on this occasion. However, we may keep your details on file for future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an equal opportunities employer and an employment consultancy. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Job Title: Data & Digital Specialist Location: Bristol, Cardiff, or Castle Donington - Hybrid Remuneration: Competitive daily rate, via Umbrella Company Contract Details: Temporary, 6 months with strong potential for extension Overview: Join our dynamic team as a Data & Digital Specialist! Help us elevate our data and digital capabilities in the energy sector. Your expertise will drive improvements in data quality, governance, and accessibility, making a tangible impact on our transition to a smarter energy network. If you're passionate about data and excited to support innovative digital strategies, we want to hear from you! Responsibilities: - Drive enhancements in data quality and governance across the organisation. - Support the development of the DSO Data Portal for better usability and value. - Champion data best practises, aligning with Ofgem Data Best Practise Guidance. - Contribute to the DSO Data & Digital Strategy and Digital Roadmap. - Collaborate with stakeholders to unlock opportunities for data utilisation and digital innovation. - Promote strong data governance, metadata management, and compliance practises. - Advocate for the adoption of cloud-based data capabilities and digital tools for greater insights. Required Experience: - Strong understanding of data governance and quality management frameworks. - Experience in regulated environments, ideally with Ofgem standards. - Ability to influence and drive improvements in data maturity. - Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms and modern architectures. - Experience in Agile delivery environments. - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Technical Environment: While this role isn't hands-on data engineering, familiarity with modern data platform technologies is essential, including: - AWS cloud services - SQL databases - PostgreSQL - Python - Data cataloguing and metadata management Experience with AWS services like Glue or SageMaker is a plus, but the focus remains on governance, quality, and strategy. Ideal Candidate: We're looking for a bridge-builder between business and technology! If you're adept at working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and have a passion for embedding a strong data culture, you'll thrive in this role. Help us maximise the value of our data assets and transform how we manage and utilise data across the organisation! Apply now and become a key player in shaping the future of data and digital strategies in the energy sector!

Project Manager (Contract) Duration: Up until 31/12/26 (Possibility for extension) Location: Bristol Harbourside/Hybrid (3 days per week on site) Rate: A highly competitive Salary or Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates Role Summary As a Project Manager, you will work closely with the project Business Lead to oversee the phased delivery of critical initiatives. Your focus will be on executing key milestones, engaging effectively with stakeholders, and aligning all activities with the overarching programme objectives. Key Responsibilities: - Project Management: Maintain and manage the project plan, including dependencies, milestones, and deliverables using JIRA and Excel. - Facilitation: Facilitate weekly progress meetings, tracking actions and escalating risks, issues, and decisions as needed. - Risk Analysis: Support the Business Lead in identifying, analysing, and resolving project risks, issues, and blockers. - Reporting: Produce high-quality project status reports and management information for stakeholders and governance forums. - RAID Logs: Maintain project RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) and assist in risk mitigation activities. - Process Redesign: Support business process redesign activities, including process discovery, documentation, and the creation of current-state and future-state process maps. - Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate and manage engagement across business and technology teams to ensure seamless collaboration. - Tool Development: Support the creation of process tooling such as Reporting & MI tools, Power BI dashboards, and Microsoft Co-pilot tools. - Optimisation Opportunities: Identify opportunities for future state process redesign, simplification, automation, and control optimisation. Skills & Experience: - Proficiency in project management tools, particularly Jira and ServiceNow. - Proven experience as a Project Manager in the banking sector or a similar industry. - Strong knowledge of AI technologies and their application in banking. - Excellent communicator, skilled at engaging stakeholders at all levels and fostering collaborative relationships. - Capable of producing clear and concise documentation and reports that articulate project status and risks. - Familiar with process redesign methodologies and tools, with a keen eye for identifying opportunities for improvement. Candidates will need to show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. If you feel you have the skills and experience and want to hear more about this role 'apply now' to declare your interest in this opportunity with our client. Your application will be observed by our dedicated team. We will respond to all successful applicants ASAP however, please be advised that we will always look to contact you further from this time should we need further applicants or if other opportunities arise relevant to your skillset. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. As part of our standard hiring process to manage risk, please note background screening checks will be conducted on all hires before commencing employment. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Desktop Support Engineer - End of Life Workstation! Location: Chester (Hybrid) Duration: 12 Months Are you passionate about technology and ready to take on a new challenge? Our client is seeking a skilled Desktop Support Engineer to join their End-of-Life (EOL) Workstation Coordination team. This is an exciting temporary opportunity based in Chester Business Park, Chester, for a duration of 12 months. If you have a knack for organisation and a love for problem-solving, we want to hear from you! About the Role: As a Desktop Support Engineer, you will play a vital role in supporting the EOL Workstation Coordination team by assisting with various hardware and software coordination activities. Your contributions will help track, organise, and support remediation efforts across the project. You'll be involved in different stages of the EOL process and provide general support to Project Managers. Key Responsibilities: - Coordinate activities related to workstation application lifecycle management, including upgrades, remediation, and support. - Engage with engineering teams to understand technical constraints and remediation approaches. - Document processes, track tasks, manage blockers, and keep everything organised. - Own small workstreams such as application remediation and compatibility assessments. - Contribute ideas for process improvements, including automation opportunities. Who You Are: - You have a solid understanding of EOL/EOS concepts, inventory management, and application compatibility within Windows workstation environments. - You are comfortable using PowerShell for application discovery and troubleshooting, with the ability to interpret script outputs and logs. - You have experience with endpoint management processes and are familiar with tools like SCCM and Microsoft Intune. - You thrive in a project-focused environment, maintaining action trackers, RAID logs, and status reports effectively. Primary Skills: - Application Remediation & Workstation Application Lifecycle Management - Process Improvement & Project Coordination - End User Computing (EUC) Knowledge - Proficient in PowerShell and SCCM Intune - Familiar with ITIL processes and service management best practises Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

- Job Advertisement: Senior Data Scientist - Location: Welwyn Garden City - Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract - Contract Length: 12 months (6+6) - Daily Rate: 550 - 800 per day Inside IR35 - Working Pattern: Hybrid About the Role: Are you ready to take your data science career to the next level? Our client is looking for a passionate and hands-on Senior Data Scientist to join their Journey Insights team! In this exciting role, you'll work with both structured and unstructured data, unlocking insights that enhance customer journeys and operational opportunities. What You'll Do: - Own the Delivery: Lead end-to-end data science solutions from problem framing to deployment, ensuring your work delivers tangible results. - Deep-Dive Analysis: Use hypothesis-driven approaches to uncover customer journey opportunities and translate findings into actionable recommendations. - Innovative Solutions: Combine structured datasets with unstructured sources (like text and customer interaction data) to create robust features and predictive models. - NLP & GenAI Expertise: Apply traditional NLP techniques and cutting-edge GenAI tools for text classification, summarization, entity extraction, and more. - Data Pipelines: Build, validate, and optimise data pipelines and model code, ensuring performance and security. - Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders to define success metrics and turn complex outputs into clear, decision-ready insights. - Mentorship: Share best practises and support your team through constructive code and model reviews. Skills and Experience Required: - Proven expertise in delivering end-to-end data science solutions that yield practical outcomes. - Experience in combining structured and unstructured datasets for modelling and analysis. - Strong background in NLP and GenAI techniques, including text classification, summarization, and embeddings. - Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, and PySpark, with a focus on software development best practises. - Experience deploying data science models in a cloud environment (Azure preferred). - Familiarity with database management (including graph databases) and integrating diverse data sources. - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex ideas in a clear, non-technical manner. Desirable Experience: Knowledge of PyTorch, MLflow, DBT, and Databricks AI functions is a plus! About Us: Join a dynamic organisation that values human connection and places customers at the heart of everything they do. Embrace the Agile way of working, where collaboration, innovation, and adaptation are key to meeting customer needs. Why Join Us? - Be part of a community that celebrates diversity and inclusivity. - Enjoy a blend of remote and office working, fostering creativity and collaboration. - Access a range of full-time and part-time working patterns to fit your lifestyle. Ready to Make an Impact? If you're excited about leveraging data to drive meaningful insights and improve customer experiences, we want to hear from you! Apply now to join a vibrant team that thrives on innovation and collaboration. Together, let's create solutions that make a difference! Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Job Title: Technical Analyst - Finance & Risk Regulatory Reporting Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract Location: London (2 days per week onsite) Daily Rate: Up to 850 per day (Umbrella) Contract Duration: Until 31/03/2027 Are you ready to take your career to the next level in the dynamic world of Finance and Risk? Our client, a leading organisation in the financial sector, is seeking a passionate and experienced Lead Analyst to join their EMEA Cross-Product FinReg IT Platforms team. If you have a knack for regulatory reporting and a deep understanding of capital requirements, we want to hear from you! Why Join Us? - Impactful Role: Play a vital part in delivering strategic IT solutions for regulatory reporting across all EMEA entities. - Collaborative Environment: Work alongside talented ITSD business analysts, developers, and regulatory reporting process owners. - Long-Term Engagement: Be part of an exciting journey until March 2027, with opportunities to shape the future of finance technology. What You'll Do: - Lead the analysis, design, and delivery of innovative solutions for the Finance & Risk Regulatory Reporting function. - Collaborate with a dynamic team to implement essential solutions across EMEA. - Develop and evolve the FinReg IT Platforms delivery strategy in response to regulatory and audit requests. - Manage stakeholder relationships with Regulatory Reporting process owners across various functions. - Support the Finance function by delivering timely and effective solutions. What We're Looking For: To thrive in this role, you'll need: - Experience: Extensive experience in Risk or Finance technology delivery roles at Commercial or Investment Banks. - Regulatory Knowledge: Extensive understanding of UK and EU Capital Requirements Regulation, especially around Credit Risk and Market Risk. - Basel 3.1 / CRR3 : strong understanding of Credit Risk, Market Risk and regulatory reporting requirements. FRTB experience is highly desirable - Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL for data analysis and functional testing, with the ability to document solution designs. - Integration Expertise: Experience in implementing in-house and vendor solutions, both on-premise and cloud-based. - Communication Skills: Excellent ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels, simplifying technical concepts for non-technical audiences. - Agile Mindset: Familiarity with Agile Scrum methodology, enabling you to drive quality and efficiency in delivery. Key Responsibilities: - Conduct business and technical analysis, defining epic and user stories for effective solution delivery. - Estimate, schedule, and manage the delivery of projects alongside developers and QA specialists. - Define and execute functional tests to ensure high-quality solutions. - Prioritise and groom product backlogs in line with Agile practises. - Proactively manage delivery risks, ensuring timely escalations to the FinReg IT Platforms Lead. - Mentor team members in both technical and business domains. Join Us Today! If you're ready to make a significant impact and drive excellence in IT service delivery, we encourage you to apply! Bring your strong problem-solving skills and positive mindset to our client's team, where your expertise will be valued and your contributions recognised. Apply Now! Your next great adventure in Finance and Risk awaits! Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Job Title: Quantitative Developer (Market Data Publishing) Location: London (2 days per week onsite) Remuneration: Daily rate from 750 via Umbrella Contract Details: Temporary, Initial 6 Months (Likely Extensions) Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain enterprise market data publishing applications. - Dive deep into a large-scale C# application framework, ensuring top-notch performance. - Support market data publication processes, guaranteeing accurate data across multiple internal platforms. - Maintain market data entitlements and distribution to downstream systems efficiently. - Work on strategic initiatives, including migrating legacy publishing processes to a central platform. - Collaborate with Quantitative Research, Front Office, Market Data, and IT teams to foster synergy. - Participate in the full software development lifecycle-from design and development to testing and deployment. - Provide ongoing support for critical market data platforms that drive business success. Required Skills & Experience: - Proven experience as a Quantitative Developer in a financial services environment. - Proficient in C# development, with a knack for contributing to large application libraries and enterprise systems. - Experience in developing applications within real-time or market-facing platforms is essential. - Strong grasp of software engineering fundamentals, design patterns, and object-oriented development. - Ability to work autonomously and adapt quickly to changing priorities. - Exceptional attention to detail and communication skills. Preferred Experience: - Exposure to market data platforms or market data publishing environments. - Familiarity with at least one asset class such as Rates, Fixed Income, FX, or Inflation Products. - Python development experience is highly advantageous. - Understanding of market data entitlements and distribution processes is a plus. - Experience supporting interconnected front-office platforms. Education: - Degree in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, or Computer Science. - A postgraduate qualification (PhD, MSc, or equivalent) is beneficial but not essential. Join our client's dynamic Market Publication Team and make a significant impact in the financial services industry! If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are ready to take your career to the next level, we want to hear from you! Apply now and be part of a team that values innovation and excellence. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities , and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to everyone individually. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours of applying, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Job Advertisement: Software Developer / Senior Data Engineer Location: London Contract Length: 12 Months Daily Rate: 700 (Umbrella) Are you ready to be part of a transformative journey? Our client is embarking on a major enterprise-wide data platform transformation, and they need a talented Software Developer / Senior Data Engineer to join their dynamic team! About the Role: You will play a pivotal role in designing and building a state-of-the-art data platform that consolidates data from various business areas into a centralised environment for reporting, analytics, and business consumption. This is your opportunity to contribute significantly as the project progresses towards crucial go-live milestones between March and June 2027! Key Responsibilities: - Design & Build: Create and maintain scalable data pipelines using Python and SQL. - Optimise Solutions: Develop, optimise, and support enterprise data platform solutions. - Data Integration: Build and manage data ingestion, transformation, and integration processes. - Infrastructure Management: Create and maintain data models, tables, and supporting infrastructure within Databricks and associated data lake/lakehouse environments. - Business Logic Development: Implement business logic, calculations, and data processing solutions using Python. - Collaboration: Work closely with business stakeholders and engineering teams to deliver high-quality data assets. - Quality Assurance: Ensure data quality, performance, scalability, and governance standards are met. - Documentation: Produce technical documentation, architecture artefacts, and data flow specifications. - Performance Improvement: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across pipelines and processing workflows. Required Skills & Experience: Essential: - Strong commercial experience in Python development. - Proficient in SQL, including query optimisation and data modelling. - Hands-on experience with Databricks. - Proven track record in designing and building enterprise data platforms. - Experience in developing ETL/ELT pipelines and data integration solutions. - Strong understanding of data lakes and lakehouse architectures. - Experience working with large-scale datasets and modern data engineering practises. - Ability to design and deliver end-to-end data solutions. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. - Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Highly Desirable: - Experience with Spark / PySpark. - Familiarity with Azure Data Lake, Snowflake, or similar platforms. - Knowledge of orchestration tools like Airflow or Azure Data Factory. - Exposure to financial services environments. - Experience supporting large-scale data transformation or migration programmes. What We're Looking For: - A senior-level contractor who can hit the ground running. - Someone comfortable working autonomously with minimal oversight. - Proven experience in delivering long-term contract engagements (12 months or longer). - Strong interpersonal skills with a team-oriented approach. - Immediate availability or able to start quickly. Key Deliverables: - Delivery of scalable, reliable, and performant data pipelines. - Development of robust data models and platform structures. - Successful implementation of data engineering solutions that support the enterprise data platform. - High-quality data assets for reporting, analytics, and business consumption. - Contribution to platform go-live milestones between March and June 2027. Join our client and be part of something big! If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role, we want to hear from you! Apply now and help shape the future of data!

Transaction Manager 6 Month Contract (Initial) London Hybrid Working Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. We are happy to be recruiting for one of our high-profile Banking clients. They are currently looking for a Transactions Manager to join their team for an initial 6-month contract. However, there may be scope for extension. Key Responsibilities: - Onboarding of new clients (particularly in the Custody space). - Reviewing of legal contracts (including Custody Agreements, Account Bank and Agency Agreements). - Managing up to approximately 20 matters at any one time - Presenting of information to internal committees Skills & Experience: - Experience in Debt Capital Markets (DCM) - Experience in reviewing contracts - Client onboarding - Experience in Finance ILS - Project Finance experience - Business implementation Location: This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to work from the clients London office 4 days a week. Working hours: Standard working hours with some flex where required. If you feel that this is a role that would suit you then please apply today. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention. Pontoon Solutions is an equal opportunities company

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Join Our Team as a Specialist Security Operations Engineer Are you ready to take your cyber security expertise to the next level? Our client, a leader in the energy sector, is on the lookout for an Incident Response Specialist to join their dynamic cyber security team. Role: Incident Response Specialist Duration: 6 Months (ext. options) Location: Warwick (Hybrid 1 Day in Office) Rate: 700 pd (umbrella) What You'll Do: As a pivotal member of the team, you'll collaborate closely with Agile DevSecOps initiatives, ensuring seamless integration and visibility for the Security Operations Centre. You'll foster a DevSecOps mindset, promoting shared responsibility among Security Operations teams. Your contributions will be vital in defending against an ever-evolving threat landscape. Key Responsibilities Include: Incident Response: - Triage and manage high-priority incidents while ensuring appropriate responses are executed. - Produce clear incident summaries quickly and adapt your communication style for various audiences. - Provide tactical support to colleagues during incidents and manage communications with senior leaders. Capability Development: - Design and maintain incident response plans and processes. - Coach and mentor junior colleagues to enhance their professional growth. - Identify gaps in current practises and drive improvements across the organisation. Stakeholder Engagement: - Build and maintain productive relationships across various business departments. - Advise senior leadership on risk and incident response improvements, ensuring a collaborative approach. What We're Looking For: Experience: - Previous experience in Incident Response or related fields, or a relevant degree. - Subject Matter Expert (SME) experience in a technical cyber discipline. - Proven track record in shaping capability and strategy. Skills: - Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve complex problems independently. - Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, adaptable to diverse audiences. - Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building abilities. Qualifications: - Must hold SC Clearance. - A degree-level qualification in Security Operations or Incident Response is essential. - Desirable certifications include CISSP, CCIM, GEIR, or CREST Certified Incident Manager. Why Join Us? Flexible Working: This role can be hybrid working. Impactful Work: Play a key role in enhancing the security posture of a national critical infrastructure provider. Career Growth: Engage in continuous learning and development opportunities while shaping the future of cyber security. If you have the passion, expertise, and drive to make a difference in the cyber security landscape, we want to hear from you! Join us on this exciting journey towards a safer digital future. Apply Now! Don't miss your chance to be part of this exciting opportunity. Submit your application please answer screening questions and take the next step in your career! Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunities' employer. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Automation Engineer National Grid Home-based Quarterly travel to Bristol SC Cleared Build something new from the ground up National Grid is developing a new greenfield computing environment within its IT portfolio, built around VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and the wider VMware technology stack. We're looking for an experienced VMware Cloud Foundation Engineer to join the team during the development of this new platform. This is a genuine greenfield engineering opportunity. The team is currently working through the development and validation stages, so you'll have the opportunity to influence how the platform is built, automated and ultimately transitioned into production. We're particularly interested in engineers who have enterprise-scale VMware deployment experience and who enjoy building platforms rather than simply maintaining existing environments. What you'll be doing You'll play a hands-on role in developing the new VMware platform, including: - Building and configuring VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere and ESXi - Supporting the development of VCF workload domains, clusters and compute infrastructure. - Using VCF APIs, Ansible and Python to automate deployment and configuration. - Developing repeatable Infrastructure as Code and Git-based deployment practices. - Automating VM provisioning, configuration and standardisation. - Working with the wider engineering team across NSX, networking, storage and security . - Supporting the integration of the platform with enterprise monitoring and Splunk Cloud . - Testing, troubleshooting and validating the platform as it progresses through development. - Helping establish engineering standards, deployment patterns and operational processes for the new environment. What we're looking for You'll bring strong hands-on experience across the VMware technology stack, with particular expertise in: - VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) - vSphere and ESXi - Enterprise-scale VMware deployments - Greenfield VMware platform builds - VMware compute architecture and cluster design - VMware APIs and infrastructure automation - Ansible and/or Python - Infrastructure as Code and Git/source control - Understanding of NSX and software-defined networking We're looking for someone who can do more than administer VMware. You'll ideally have built and deployed large-scale VMware environments and be comfortable working through the technical challenges that come with developing a new platform. Experience with VCF Automation/Aria, NSX, CI/CD or GitOps, Splunk Cloud, Kubernetes and enterprise networking would be advantageous. The opportunity This is a chance to join National Grid at an early stage of a significant greenfield technology initiative and help shape a new enterprise VMware platform from the ground up. You'll work alongside an experienced engineering team, contributing to technical decisions and helping develop a platform that is automated, scalable, secure and production ready. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and passion into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an all-encompassing environment that helps them thrive. Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunity's employer. Please email me

Product Management Coach 6 Month Contract Edinburgh/Leeds/Halifax/Manchester/Chester/Bristol (2 days on site) Are you passionate about transforming product management practices and driving customer-centric innovation? Do you have a knack for coaching and advising product leaders to elevate their game? If so, we want you to join our dynamic team as a Product Management Coach! About the Role : As a Product Management Coach, you will play a vital role in enhancing product management maturity across our organization. Reporting to the Head of Product Management Advisory, you'll collaborate closely with Heads of Business Agility and product leaders to infuse modern product methodologies and customer-focused behaviors into our operations. What You'll Do : - Hands-On Coaching: Provide practical guidance to product leaders and teams, helping them embrace modern practices that enhance customer outcomes and strategic clarity. - Collaborative Partnership: Work alongside Heads of Business Agility to align product management maturity with agile delivery. - Stakeholder Influence: Cultivate a culture of product thinking among senior leaders, emphasizing prioritization and customer focus. - Maturity Assessment: Identify gaps in product management practices and recommend actionable improvements to boost overall capability. - Champion Customer Insight: Ensure that decisions reflect customer needs and lifecycle stages, driving long-term product health. Key Accountabilities : - Coach on product discovery, strategy, prioritization, outcome setting, and value-based decision-making. - Guide teams in problem definition, customer insights, proposition development, and backlog refinement. - Foster collaboration between Product Owners and Product Managers for seamless strategy execution and value realization. - Support teams in understanding customer and product lifecycles to inform decision-making. - Advocate for the adoption of best practices and standards in product management. What We're Looking For : - Proven experience in product management or leadership, with a track record of building effective product practices. - Familiarity with both enterprise and high-growth settings, understanding the nuances of pace and value creation. - Strong coaching and advisory skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including CxOs. - A solid understanding of customer needs, commercial outcomes, and the intricacies of regulated environments. - Enthusiasm for customer advocacy and a focus on measurable outcomes. Your Capabilities : - Deep knowledge of modern product management principles and practices. - Exceptional coaching and facilitation skills, with the ability to translate product concepts into actionable changes. - Strong stakeholder management skills and a natural ability to influence others. - Balanced judgment in navigating the intersection of pace, control, and customer value. How to Apply : Ready to embark on this exciting journey? Click the 'Apply Now' button and submit your resume along with a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience and why you would be the perfect fit for our team. We can't wait to meet you! Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Business Analyst Tesco Mobile 6-Month Fixed Term Contract, with Scope for Extension Location & Working Pattern - Base location: Slough or Welwyn Garden City. - On-site requirement: 2 days per week on site, in line with company policy. This requirement is not flexible. - Travel: Occasional travel to Manchester may be required as part of the role. About the Role We're looking for an experienced Business Analyst to lead a strategic review of goodwill payments across our Customer Care operation. Tesco Mobile currently spends approximately 6 million each year on goodwill payments. While these payments play an important role in supporting our customers, there is an opportunity to reduce unnecessary spend, strengthen process control and improve consistency in how payments are managed. As our Goodwill Payments Business Analyst, you'll play a key role in understanding what is driving goodwill payments today, identifying opportunities to reduce value leakage and shaping improvements across governance, compliance, reporting and operational decision-making. This is a high-profile 6-month opportunity, with scope for extension, offering visibility to senior stakeholders and a clear opportunity to deliver measurable financial and customer outcomes. What You'll Be Doing You'll work across data, processes and operational teams to build a clear understanding of where opportunities exist and how we can improve. Key responsibilities will include: - Interrogating and analysing multiple data sources to identify trends, patterns and root causes behind goodwill payments. - Identifying immediate opportunities to reduce unnecessary payment activity and improve adherence to agreed processes. - Mapping end-to-end Customer Care processes to identify control weaknesses, inconsistencies and opportunities for improvement. - Analysing repeat claims, duplicate payments and other potential sources of financial leakage. - Developing recommendations to improve governance, monitoring, reporting and compliance. - Working with operational and leadership teams to translate analytical findings into practical improvements. - Defining future requirements for enhanced payment coding and categorisation. - Developing improved management information and reporting requirements. - Exploring closed-loop feedback mechanisms to help teams learn from payment activity and improve customer outcomes. - Identifying opportunities for training, coaching and improved decision-making. - Defining opportunities for automated controls and payment calculations. - Supporting the development of a sustainable approach to managing goodwill payments beyond the initial project period. What We're Looking For We're looking for someone who combines strong Business Analysis and analytical capability with a practical understanding of operational environments and the ability to turn insight into action. Ideally, you'll bring direct experience within Customer Care operations or a Contact Centre environment. This experience will be particularly valuable in understanding how customer interactions, operational processes, colleague decision-making and payment policies come together to influence goodwill payments. Essential Experience - Proven experience working as a Business Analyst, ideally within a complex operational environment. - Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interrogate complex datasets and turn findings into clear, actionable recommendations. - Experience analysing operational performance data and identifying trends, root causes and opportunities for improvement. - Strong process mapping and root cause analysis capability. - Experience identifying process weaknesses, control gaps and improvement opportunities. - Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work across operational teams, subject matter experts and senior leaders. - A track record of delivering recommendations that create measurable financial, operational or customer benefits. - The ability to work independently, structure ambiguous problems and take ownership of a strategic piece of work from analysis through to recommendation. Desirable Experience It would also be advantageous if you have experience in: - Financial leakage, fraud, risk or control environments. - Goodwill payments, compensation, refunds or discretionary payment processes. - Continuous improvement or operational excellence methodologies. - Designing management information, reporting or monitoring frameworks. - Implementing automated controls or data-led decision-making solutions. TO APPLY - PLEASE APPLY WITH AN UP-TO-DATE CV Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Job Title: Lead Data Integration Engineer Location: Warwick / Hybrid Contract Type: 9 months with scope to extend Overview We are seeking an experienced Lead Data Integration Engineer to support the delivery of a large-scale enterprise data transformation programme. Working alongside the Project Manager, business stakeholders and the wider delivery team, you will lead the discovery, integration and transformation of data from multiple fragmented enterprise systems into a scalable, trusted enterprise data model. This role combines technical leadership with strong analytical and stakeholder engagement skills. The successful candidate will work closely with business units to understand how disparate data sources relate to one another, identify integration opportunities, and design practical, scalable data solutions as requirements emerge. This is a hands-on delivery role suited to someone who enjoys solving complex integration challenges, working through ambiguity and bridging the gap between business and technology. Key Responsibilities - Engage with business stakeholders to understand business processes, source systems and data relationships. - Lead the discovery phase by analysing multiple fragmented data sources and identifying how they can be integrated into a scalable enterprise data model. - Translate business requirements into technical data integration and transformation solutions. - Design, develop and maintain scalable data pipelines across multiple enterprise systems. - Develop ETL/ELT processes and reusable transformation logic. - Design and implement enterprise data models that support reporting, analytics and future system onboarding. - Integrate data into Snowflake or an equivalent cloud data platform. - Design and implement data quality, validation and monitoring frameworks. - Develop APIs and system integrations where appropriate. - Identify opportunities to automate business processes across enterprise applications. - Produce high-quality technical specifications, solution designs and implementation documentation. - Support technical decision-making throughout discovery, design and delivery. - Promote engineering best practice, scalable solution design and knowledge sharing across the wider team. Essential Skills & Experience - Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale data integration and transformation programmes. - Strong experience working with multiple large-scale, fragmented data sources and designing scalable enterprise data models. - Ability to combine business analysis, technical discovery and hands-on data engineering. - Experience facilitating workshops and engaging directly with business stakeholders to gather and validate requirements. - Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture and data modelling principles. - Advanced SQL. - Strong Python development experience. - ETL/ELT development. - Experience with Snowflake or an equivalent cloud data platform. - Experience using Azure Data Factory, Precog or similar integration technologies. - API development and systems integration. - Git and DevOps practices. - Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Desirable Skills & Experience - SAP and/or SAP Ariba. - Procurement, Supply Chain or Asset Management data domains. - Power BI. - Data Governance and Master Data Management. - Experience working within large, complex enterprise organisations. Apply now! Please be advised: if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours, then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion. We may, however, keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Job Title: Asset Servicing Administrator Duration: 12 months Location: Manchester/Hybrid (four days per week in the office) Salary: Competitive Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Join Our Team as an Asset Servicing Administrator! Are you looking for an exciting opportunity in the banking sector? Do you have a knack for detail and a passion for delivering excellent service? If so, we want to hear from you! Our client, a leading organisation in the financial industry, is seeking a dedicated Asset Servicing Administrator to join their dynamic team in the heart of Manchester City Centre. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract where you can showcase your skills and make a real impact! Key Responsibilities: As an Asset Servicing Administrator, your day-to-day duties will include: - Producing accurate daily and monthly valuations of clients' investment accounts. - Validating key portfolio data to ensure all information is complete and reliable. - Managing a varied and sometimes complex workload to meet tight deadlines. - Escalating risks that could affect valuation delivery effectively. - Responding promptly to queries from internal and external stakeholders. - Collaborating with colleagues to resolve issues and streamline processes. - Continuously developing your knowledge of financial products and market developments to support high-quality service delivery. What We're Looking For: To be successful in this role, you should have: - A strong attention to detail and analytical mindset. - Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. - The ability to work collaboratively within a team. - A proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement. - A background in finance or a related field would be advantageous, but not essential. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and be part of an organisation that values your contributions, we want to hear from you! How to Apply: To apply for this opportunity, please apply with an up-to-date CV. Please note that if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours, your application may not have been successful on this occasion. However, we may keep your details on file for future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an equal opportunities employer and an employment consultancy. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Job Title: Senior Project Manager - Front Office Commodities Technology Location: London Contract Length: 12 months Working Pattern: 3 days per week in the office - via Umbrella company Are you ready to take on an exciting challenge in the vibrant world of commodities technology? We are on the lookout for a dynamic Senior Project Manager to join our team! If you have a passion for driving projects to success and making an impact in the commodities sector, this is your chance to shine! About Us: Our client thrives on innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to excellence and our energetic team environment sets us apart in the industry. We're dedicated to delivering cutting-edge solutions in commodities technology, and we want YOU to be a part of our journey! What We're Looking For: To thrive in this role, you should bring: - Experience: Project / Programme Management within Front Office Commodities Technology, delivering the full Software Development Lifecycle - Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex projects. - Technical Acumen: Strong understanding of front office systems, trade lifecycle, and commodities markets. - Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage a variety of audiences. - Certifications: PMP or equivalent project management certification preferred. What You'll Do: As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead transformative projects that shape the future of our front office operations. You will work closely with stakeholders to ensure timely and successful delivery. Here's a glimpse of your responsibilities: - Project Leadership: Spearhead multiple projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and adherence to timelines. - Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, facilitating clear communication and collaboration. - Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to keep projects on track. - Team Collaboration: Foster a positive and productive team environment, guiding your project team to success. - Reporting & Analysis: Provide regular updates to senior management, showcasing project progress and performance metrics. Why Join Us? - Impactful Work: Contribute to projects that drive real change in the commodities landscape. - Collaborative Culture: Join a supportive team that values your ideas and expertise. - Professional Growth: Gain exposure to a variety of projects and expand your skillset in a fast-paced environment. - Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. Ready to Jump In? If you're excited about the opportunity to make a difference in commodities technology and meet the qualifications above, we want to hear from you! Join us in shaping the future of commodities technology! We can't wait to meet you! We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Are you ready to be at the forefront of innovation? Join our client's mission to empower innovators and pioneer groundbreaking ideas through their Data Connect Innovation (DCI) Lab! With a focus on rapid proof of concepts (POCs), this role offers the unique opportunity to experiment with novel technologies, accelerate value, and collaborate to create data-driven products that can reshape the organisation and enhance customer experiences. Role: Data Innovation Business Analyst Duration: 6 Months (Perm options) Location: Warwick (2 Days a week in the Office) Rate: 500 pd (umbrella) Your Role As a Data Innovation Business Analyst, you will: - Identify, prioritise, and execute successful POCs that uncover valuable opportunities for our client. - Guide innovative ideas from initial discussions through to delivery, working closely with business owners and partners. - Engage with multidisciplinary teams, including Product Owners, Data Scientists, and Engineers, to drive meaningful outcomes. What You'll Do - Build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all organisational levels. - Interpret and scope innovative ideas into clear, testable hypotheses. - Manage the end-to-end journey of multiple POCs, ensuring successful delivery and momentum. - Lead the partner selection process and prepare request-for-proposal materials. - Actively participate in POC delivery teams, aligning on initiative needs and reporting progress. - Support onboarding of partners and team members for seamless delivery. - Attend DCI lab meetings, presenting findings and executing elements of the DCI communication strategy. - Stay updated on the latest trends in data-driven technologies and AI to identify new business opportunities. What You'll Bring - An innovation and growth mindset, with experience driving outcomes in multidisciplinary teams. - A knack for interpreting complex business challenges and scoping these into hypotheses for testing. - Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage, excite, and inspire. - Hands-on experience in delivering innovation and rapid prototypes. - Exceptional storytelling skills, with a passion for creating impactful content (e.g., video editing, insight visualisation). - A proactive, strategic thinker with a bias for execution. - A commercial mindset, understanding value identification and business opportunities. Are you naturally curious? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments and embrace the unknown? If you have a passion for new technologies and a commitment to driving innovation, we want to hear from you! Why Join Us? - Be part of a dynamic team that is leading the charge in data innovation. - Engage with diverse teams and enhance your professional growth. - Contribute to projects that have a real impact on the organisation and its customers. Ready to embark on this exciting journey? Apply now to join our client as a Data Innovation Business Analyst! Your next adventure awaits! How to Apply: If you're excited about this opportunity and believe you're a great fit, please answer screening questions during application and submit your CV. Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Job Title: Derivatives Operations Analyst Duration: 6 months (Potential extension) Working Pattern: Full Time Location: London (Hybrid) About Us: Our client is a leading organisation in the finance industry, dedicated to providing exceptional investment management services. We are currently seeking a skilled Derivatives Operations Analyst to join their dynamic team. This role will primarily focus on managing derivatives operations on the Blackrock Aladdin OMS platform, working closely with front office portfolio managers and traders, as well as middle office providers. Key Responsibilities: - Collaborate with front office teams to oversee derivative trading processes, ensuring accurate trade processing and reconciliation. - Manage collateral requirements associated with various derivative instruments, including futures, swaps, swaptions, and equity options. - Address operational issues related to derivatives, providing solutions that enhance efficiency and effectiveness. - Engage directly with investment teams to facilitate smooth communication and workflow. - Provide exceptional front office services, ensuring alignment with client expectations and organisational standards. - Participate in the evaluation and implementation of new derivative investment types, supporting innovative strategies within the organisation. Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Finance, Economics, or a related field is desirable. A Master's degree (M.S.) or CFA designation is preferred. - Strong knowledge of debt and equity instruments, with hands-on experience in futures, swaps, swaptions, and equity options. - Familiarity with the Blackrock Aladdin OMS platform is highly desirable. - Proficient understanding of trade processing, reconciliation, OTC, stock lending, and collateral management. - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with front office personnel and investment teams. - Demonstrated experience in client services, showcasing a commitment to meeting client needs. What We Offer: - Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment within a prestigious financial organisation. - Exposure to innovative trading strategies and complex derivative products. - Competitive compensation and potential for professional growth within the finance sector. Our client is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Are you an expert in industry code governance and passionate about driving change within the energy sector? Our client is seeking a Senior Code Governance Lead to join their dynamic Governance team. You will play a pivotal role in managing industry code modifications and ensuring effective engagement with stakeholders. Your expertise will guide the team through the governance process, improving code administration and fostering a collaborative environment. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the energy and utilities industry! Role: Senior Code Governance Lead Duration: 8 Months (ext. options) Location: Warwick or Wokingham (Hybrid 1 Day in Office) Rate: 650 pd (umbrella) Key Accountabilities: - Act as the go-to expert on industry code governance processes and electricity code administration for the client. - Project manage industry code changes through the governance process while overseeing daily team activities. - Lead communication and engagement strategies, setting best practises for code administration. - Chair internal and external working groups, ensuring effective collaboration. - Mentor and coach team members while providing expert advice on governance matters. - Identify and implement improvements to enhance service delivery for stakeholders. - Manage relationships with Ofgem regarding governance issues. - Develop expertise in key industry areas to assist with drafting code modification proposals. About You: We're looking for a visionary who possesses: - Deep knowledge of industry code governance and regulatory frameworks. - Strong communication and engagement skills, with experience chairing industry meetings. - Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders. - Excellent organisational and time management skills. - Solid project management expertise, capable of juggling multiple tasks efficiently. - Experience in coaching and mentoring, with a knack for problem-solving. - A customer-focused mindset, eager to enhance stakeholder satisfaction. Main Interfaces: - Internal: stakeholders, Corporate Affairs, Technical Experts - External: Ofgem, Panel Members, Industry Business Capabilities: - Effective Engagement - Critical Problem Solving - Holistic Thinking - Join Us on This Transformative Journey! If you're ready to make a difference and help shape the future of the energy sector, we invite you to apply! Bring your expertise, enthusiasm, and innovative thinking to our client's Governance team. Together, we can drive progress and build a sustainable energy future . Apply Now! Don't miss your chance to be part of this exciting opportunity. Submit your application please answer screening questions and take the next step in your career! Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunities' employer. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Trade Operations Specialist Location: Chester Hybrid Working (5 Days Onsite Initially, reducing to 3 Days Onsite Once Established) Contract Length: 6-Month Initial Contract Strong Extension Potential Pay Rate: 350 per day via umbrella We're recruiting for experienced Trade Operations Specialists to join a large-scale Trade Finance project within a global banking environment. This is an excellent opportunity to work on a high-profile migration programme, supporting the transfer of trade facilities, transactions and guarantees as part of a major business initiative. This role would suit someone with a strong background in Trade Finance Operations, ideally with experience of Guarantees, Letters of Credit and wider trade products. If you're looking for a project-focused opportunity where you'll be able to take ownership, work with experienced stakeholders and make a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you. The Role As a Trade Operations Specialist, you'll play a key role in supporting the migration of Trade Finance facilities and transactions between banking entities. You'll be responsible for reviewing documentation, validating data, updating records and ensuring migration activities are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines. Working closely with operational teams, AML colleagues and wider stakeholders, you'll help ensure the successful delivery of a critical business programme. Key Responsibilities - Review Trade Finance facilities, transactions and guarantees - Conduct preliminary operational and documentation checks - Validate client, transaction and facility data - Review and interpret legal and operational documentation - Update and maintain records across internal systems - Support migration activities within Loan IQ - Identify and investigate discrepancies and exceptions - Liaise with operational stakeholders to resolve issues efficiently - Ensure all activities are completed in line with regulatory and operational requirements - Work to demanding deadlines while maintaining high levels of accuracy Skills & Experience Required Essential - Proven experience within Trade Finance Operations - Strong understanding of Trade Finance products - Experience of Letters of Credit, Guarantees or related Trade products - Ability to review and interpret operational and legal documentation - Excellent attention to detail and accuracy - Strong stakeholder management and communication skills - Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities - Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications Highly Desirable - Experience with Loan IQ - Direct experience of Bank Guarantees - Trade migration, remediation or transformation project experience Beneficial - KYC and AML knowledge - Supply Chain Finance experience - Previous experience within a banking or financial services environment Please note: Due to the high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, unfortunately, your application has not been successful on this occasion. However, we may retain your details for any future suitable vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention

Credit Risk Modeller (Contractor) Tesco Mobile - Business Integrity Location - Manchester 2 days a week Duration- 6 months Role Overview Tesco Mobile is undertaking a significant transformation of its credit risk capability, including the implementation of a new credit decisioning platform, enhanced data services, and refreshed customer lifecycle strategies. As part of this programme, we are developing a suite of new credit risk models covering application risk, behavioural (in-life) risk, Probability of Default (PD), exposure risk, and proposition-level risk. We are seeking an experienced Credit Risk Modeller with strong hands-on expertise in scorecard development, bureau data modelling, and regulatory-aligned model design. This is a key delivery role responsible for developing high-quality models that meet governance standards and are ready for deployment into our new credit decisioning platform. This is a hands-on contractor opportunity, ideal for someone who can quickly integrate into the team, take ownership of model development, and deliver high-quality outputs at pace. Key Responsibilities - Develop new credit risk models, including: - Application scorecards - Behavioural (in-life) scorecards - Probability of Default (PD) models - Exposure risk models - Proposition-level risk models - Extract, cleanse, manipulate and prepare large datasets using Python and SQL to support model development, validation and deployment. - Build and optimise predictive models using TransUnion and Equifax bureau data, ensuring appropriate variable selection, mapping and regulatory compliance. - Perform model validation activities including: - Back-testing - Population stability analysis - Characteristic stability analysis - Reject inference - Performance monitoring - Produce clear, comprehensive and audit-ready model documentation, technical specifications and governance artefacts. - Support model implementation, user acceptance testing and production deployment. - Contribute to the ongoing development of model monitoring frameworks and model governance processes. - Share modelling best practice and provide technical guidance to colleagues to help build capability across the wider Credit Risk team. Essential Skills & Experience Technical Skills - Strong Python programming skills with extensive experience in: - Feature engineering - Statistical modelling - Predictive analytics - Model development - Advanced SQL skills with experience extracting and transforming large, complex datasets. - Proven experience developing and implementing: - Application scorecards - Behavioural (in-life) models - Probability of Default (PD) models - Exposure risk models - Proposition-level credit risk models Credit Risk Expertise - Extensive hands-on experience in retail credit risk modelling. - Strong understanding of credit bureau data, particularly: - TransUnion - Equifax - Experience selecting, interpreting and engineering bureau variables for predictive modelling. - Knowledge of model performance monitoring, calibration and ongoing model optimisation. Governance & Regulatory Knowledge - Good understanding of credit risk model governance. - Experience producing documentation suitable for model governance and audit. - Knowledge of regulatory expectations relating to: - Model governance - Fairness and bias - Explainability - Probability of Default (PD) modelling - Regulatory model standards Personal Attributes - Self-starter who can work independently with minimal supervision. - Able to quickly understand complex data environments and business requirements. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. - Excellent attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work. - Effective communicator, able to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Comfortable working in a fast-paced transformation programme with changing priorities. TO APPLY - PLEASE APPLY WITH AN UP-TO-DATE CV Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Job Title: Derivatives Operations Analyst Duration: 6 months (Potential extension) Working Pattern: Full Time Location: London (Hybrid) About Us: Our client is a leading organisation in the finance industry, dedicated to providing exceptional investment management services. We are currently seeking a skilled Derivatives Operations Analyst to join their dynamic team. This role will primarily focus on managing derivatives operations on the Blackrock Aladdin OMS platform, working closely with front office portfolio managers and traders, as well as middle office providers. Key Responsibilities: - Collaborate with front office teams to oversee derivative trading processes, ensuring accurate trade processing and reconciliation. - Manage collateral requirements associated with various derivative instruments, including futures, swaps, swaptions, and equity options. - Address operational issues related to derivatives, providing solutions that enhance efficiency and effectiveness. - Engage directly with investment teams to facilitate smooth communication and workflow. - Provide exceptional front office services, ensuring alignment with client expectations and organisational standards. - Participate in the evaluation and implementation of new derivative investment types, supporting innovative strategies within the organisation. Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Finance, Economics, or a related field is desirable. A Master's degree (M.S.) or CFA designation is preferred. - Strong knowledge of debt and equity instruments, with hands-on experience in futures, swaps, swaptions, and equity options. - Familiarity with the Blackrock Aladdin OMS platform is highly desirable. - Proficient understanding of trade processing, reconciliation, OTC, stock lending, and collateral management. - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with front office personnel and investment teams. - Demonstrated experience in client services, showcasing a commitment to meeting client needs. What We Offer: - Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment within a prestigious financial organisation. - Exposure to innovative trading strategies and complex derivative products. - Competitive compensation and potential for professional growth within the finance sector. Our client is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Technical Product Manager - Asset Data Warwick (Hybrid - 1 day per week on-site) Initial 6-Month Contract We're recruiting for an experienced Technical Product Manager to join the Asset Data Domain within the Chief Data Office (CDO), part of the IT & Digital function of a major UK critical infrastructure organisation. This is an opportunity to shape enterprise data and analytics products that support engineering, asset management and strategic decision-making across one of the UK's largest asset portfolios. What You'll Be Doing You'll own the vision, roadmap and delivery of enterprise data products, working closely with business leaders, engineering teams and technology specialists to deliver solutions that improve asset performance and decision-making. Key programmes include: - Developing data and analytics products that support asset risk management with the Group Engineering function. - Shaping how Operational Technology (OT) data is utilised to unlock greater operational insight and business value. - Defining product roadmaps, investment priorities, business cases and delivery plans. - Working with Technical Leads and Programme Managers to shape product strategy, resource requirements and successful delivery. - Leading stakeholder engagement across engineering, asset management, data and IT. About You You'll be an experienced Technical Product Manager (or Data Product Manager/Product Owner) with experience delivering enterprise digital or data products within complex organisations. You'll have: - Strong Technical Product Management experience. - Knowledge of asset management and the asset lifecycle within an asset-intensive industry. - Experience developing product roadmaps, managing backlogs and translating business requirements into product outcomes. - Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior business leaders and technical teams. - A collaborative approach and the confidence to operate across business and technology functions. Technical Knowledge This isn't a hands-on technical role, but you'll be comfortable engaging with architects and engineering teams. Experience or familiarity with the following is highly desirable: - Microsoft Azure - Snowflake - Cloud and hyperscale platforms - Data products, analytics and AI-enabled solutions - Operational Technology (OT) data - Enterprise data architecture and governance Why Apply? - Strategic product ownership within the Chief Data Office. - Opportunity to shape enterprise data and analytics products supporting critical infrastructure. - Work across high-profile programmes focused on asset risk, engineering data and digital transformation. - Predominantly remote working with one day per week in Warwick. - Initial six-month contract with the opportunity to make a significant impact on enterprise data capabilities. TO APPLY - PLEASE APPLY WITH AN UP-TO-DATE CV Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Business Analyst / Operating Model Consultant (Req (phone number removed Location: London (Hybrid) Contract Duration: 6 Months About the Role Our client is expanding its custody and securities services capabilities across the Middle East and is seeking an experienced Business Analyst / Operating Model Consultant to support the development of its Saudi capital markets operating model. Based in London, this 6-month contract role will focus on mapping and designing the end-to-end Saudi custody operating model, including process flows, operational capabilities, service requirements, and client demand within the Saudi market. The successful candidate will work closely with business SMEs and cross-functional stakeholders across Product, Operations, Technology, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance, and Client Service to understand market requirements and define the processes, controls, governance, and operating structures required to support a successful Saudi market offering. The ideal candidate will have experience within Saudi custody markets; however, candidates with strong Saudi capital markets experience and a deep understanding of post-trade processes, market infrastructure, and client requirements will also be considered. Knowledge of Edaa (Saudi Securities Depository Center) and Tadawul (Saudi Exchange) is highly desirable. Key Responsibilities - Map end-to-end Saudi custody process flows, including current-state and target-state operating models. - Define the operating model required to support Saudi capital markets capabilities, including processes, controls, roles, governance, and technology requirements. - Assess market needs and client demand to help shape custody and securities services capabilities. - Conduct current-state assessments and identify business, operational, regulatory, and service gaps. - Facilitate requirements workshops across Product, Operations, Technology, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance, and Client Service teams. - Translate Saudi market requirements into business processes, operating procedures, and operational capabilities. - Document requirements relating to Edaa, Tadawul, settlement, custody, and asset servicing activities. - Produce detailed process maps, operating model documentation, requirements specifications, and RACI models. - Support implementation planning, governance, and operational readiness reviews. - Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external advisors to validate the operating model design. Required Experience & Skills - Experience working within Saudi custody markets or Saudi capital markets . - Strong understanding of custody operations, securities settlement, asset servicing, and post-trade processes. - Experience mapping complex business processes and designing target operating models. - Knowledge of Saudi market infrastructure, including Edaa and Tadawul . - Experience assessing client requirements and market demand within financial services. - Experience delivering market entry, regulatory change, or transformation programmes. - Ability to translate regulatory, market, and client requirements into practical operating capabilities. - Strong stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, and documentation skills. PLEASE APPLY WITH AN UP-TO-DATE CV - Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. - Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Adecco is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Are you ready to play a vital role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of our critical national infrastructure? Join our dynamic team as a System Ops Analyst and make a difference in the utilities sector! Role: Systems Ops Analyst Duration: 12 Months (role then becomes Perm) Location: Warwick then Wokingham Rate: 450 pd (umbrella) or PAYE option. About the Role This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive individual to be part of a 24/7/365 shift rota, dedicated to monitoring and ensuring the health of our systems. You will initially train in Warwick before settling into the Wokingham office. Get ready to engage with diverse teams and contribute to the reliable operation of energy networks across the UK! Key Accountabilities As a System Ops Health Analyst, you will: - Provide round-the-clock system health and proactive monitoring of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) services, including applications, middleware, databases, operating systems, and server infrastructures. - Deliver 1st line support to ensure CNI systems/services meet their SLAs. - Collaborate effectively with second- and third-line support teams, system managers, and other key stakeholders. - Ensure compliance with security and CNI regulations, policies, and standards. - Underpin critical business processes essential for the efficient operation of the clients energy networks . About You We are looking for a candidate who possesses: - A strong background in relevant technologies (e.g., Wintel, Unix, BMC products, SCADA Telemetry). - Experience supporting mission-critical systems with comprehensive knowledge of system technologies, networking, monitoring tools, and processes. - A solid operational background paired with analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. - Understanding of Service Management practises (e.g., change and release management) and risk/issue management, preferably with ITIL processes and tools. - Awareness of mechanical and electrical infrastructure within Data Centres or Building Management Systems is a plus! Qualifications - Essential: Relevant experience and technical know-how. - Preferred: A degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent education and experience. ITIL qualifications and familiarity with Wintel, BMX, Unix, and RHEL are also desirable. What We Offer - A supportive and collaborative work environment. - Opportunities for professional growth and development. - The chance to contribute to critical national infrastructure and make a tangible impact on energy networks across the UK. Main Interfaces - Internal: Direct collaboration with second- and third-line support teams, system managers, control room staff, and business partners. - External: Engagement with market participants and third-party support partners. Join us and be part of a team that values innovation and excellence. If you're enthusiastic about maintaining the health of critical systems and ensuring the reliability of national infrastructure, we want to hear from you! Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunities' employer. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Senior Technical Business Analyst (SQL, Python Knowledge) Location : London or Manchester 4-5 times per week (Candidate choice) Contract Duration : 6-months Day Rate : To be discussed (PAYE) We are seeking a Senior Technical Business Analyst with brilliant SQL & Python knowledge to play a critical role in our client's Tech SME team, focused on EU Routing & Smart Delivery operations. This position is ideal for a mature, experienced analyst who thrives in an ever-evolving environment and can make an immediate impact within a 6-month timeframe. Key Responsibilities: - Solve Complex Problems: Identify, scope, and deliver end-to-end analytics solutions in areas where challenges may be ill-defined. Balance short-term needs against long-term goals. - Influence Strategy: Generate recommendations that directly inform business decisions. Own key items on the team's roadmap while contributing to operational planning inputs. - Drive Operational Excellence : Streamline processes and improve data quality by working with data owners and production systems. - Lead Programmes: Work on strategic initiatives to drive long-term organisational decisions. Key Technical Requirements: - Expert level Business Analysis background within large corporate environments, any logistics would be a bonus but not essential. - Expert-level SQL : Proven experience with SQL is essential. - Python Experience: Familiarity with Python for data analysis is highly desired. - Large Datasets Experience : Comfort working with extensive datasets and enhancing their efficiency. - Intermediate Architecture Comprehension : Understanding of database architecture and performance improvement strategies. Work Environment: The role requires a commitment of five days per week in the office, although we are open to exceptional candidates who may prefer a four-day on-site arrangement. If you are ready to take on this challenge and make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply. Join our client's journey towards innovation and excellence in eCommerce logistics! Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Job Title: Senior UX Designer (Fixed Term Contract) Location: Hybrid (1 day in Welwyn Garden City and 2 days in Farringdon, London) Contract Length: 6 Months Daily Rate: 450 - 600 Working Pattern: Full Time Are you ready to step into an exciting opportunity as a Senior UX Designer? Join our client, a leading player in the retail industry, where you will be at the forefront of crafting user experiences that transform how colleagues and suppliers engage with digital platforms. Your expertise will help shape intuitive, accessible designs that make a real impact! What You'll Do: As a Senior UX Designer, you'll take charge of redefining complex experiences into simple, user-friendly solutions. Your responsibilities will include: - Leading the end-to-end design process: discovery, user journey mapping, sketching, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing. - Advocating for human-centred design across teams and the broader organisation. - Collaborating within agile squads to enhance user experience across digital products. - Conducting discovery sessions to understand user needs and validating designs through usability testing. - Promoting inclusive design practises and ensuring accessibility in all your designs. - Engaging with quantitative data to inform and refine your design decisions. - Facilitating workshops and participatory design sessions to gather insights from business and user partners. - Supporting and mentoring junior designers to foster a positive and inclusive team culture. What You'll Bring: To thrive in this role, you should have: - A strong portfolio showcasing your expertise in web, responsive, and native design. - Experience in high-profile design projects, preferably in an enterprise environment. - Passion for user experience and a knack for solving product challenges. - A solid understanding of the iterative design process, including research and user testing. - Proficiency in interaction design for web and mobile applications, with a focus on accessibility (WCAG 2.1 level AA). - Strong communication skills to engage with stakeholders at all levels. - Familiarity with industry-standard tools like Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Jira, and Confluence. - A forward-thinking attitude, ready to embrace AI and its potential in UX design. - Previous retail sector experience is a plus! Why Join Us? This is not just a job; it's a chance to make a tangible difference in a vibrant organisation with a global reach. You'll work alongside talented professionals, tackle diverse challenges, and help shape the future of user experiences in retail. Plus, you'll enjoy: - Competitive daily rates, reflecting your expertise and contributions. - A supportive, inclusive team culture that values collaboration and innovation. - Opportunities for personal and professional growth, including mentoring junior designers. If you're passionate about transforming user experiences and ready to take on a new challenge, we want to hear from you! Apply Now! Join our client in redefining retail experiences. Send us your CV and portfolio today, and let's create something extraordinary together! Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Job Title: Senior UI Designer Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (3 months) Daily Rate: 400 - 580 Working Pattern: Full Time Join Our Client's Team and Make an Impact! Are you a passionate and skilled Senior UI Designer ready to elevate user experiences in the retail industry? Our client, one of the UK's largest supermarket chains, is on the lookout for a bold designer to join their dynamic multidisciplinary team. This is your chance to create intuitive solutions that enhance the shopping journey for millions! About the Role: As a Senior UI Designer, you will: - Design UI for multi-platform projects, transforming complex experiences into simple, effective solutions. - Own the end-to-end UI process, from interaction design discovery to delivering ready-for-build design files. - Collaborate with UX designers, researchers, engineers, product managers, and more to create remarkable designs. - Champion human-centred design practises, ensuring inclusivity and accessibility across all designs. - Facilitate workshops and run participatory design sessions that inspire creativity and innovation. - Continuously improve design processes to enhance efficiency and streamline workflows. What We're Looking For: To thrive in this role, you will need: - 5+ years of UI design experience with a strong portfolio showcasing your expertise. - Exceptional skills in UI and interaction design, including proficiency in Figma and knowledge of the latest design tools. - Strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) and a passion for inclusive design. - Proven problem-solving abilities and experience in high-profile, customer-facing projects. - Strong communication skills with the ability to present ideas clearly to various stakeholders. - Coaching and mentoring experience, helping junior team members grow and succeed. Why Join Us? By joining our client, you'll be part of a team that values your expertise and fosters personal and career growth. Here's what you can expect: - A hybrid work model that supports work-life balance. - A diverse and inclusive team environment where your ideas are valued. - Competitive benefits package that goes beyond industry standards. - Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a real difference in the retail industry, we want to hear from you! Your creativity and expertise could help shape the future of shopping experiences. How to Apply: If you're excited about this opportunity, please submit your application along with a portfolio demonstrating your design skills. - Join our client's mission to transform the retail landscape and help customers shop better! - Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity! Apply now and be a part of something special. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.