Aztec

The purpose of this role is to manage and lead a Workflow Orchestration project, with a key focus people, process, technology adoption and optimising ways of working to enhance our client's journey and our employee experience. We are looking for an experience and dynamic individual to work with our teams to enhance our service delivery offering, working closely with other members of the Transformation team, particularly people change management, and technology to maximise success of delivery, adoption and realisation of benefits. The ideal candidate has a strong background in business transformation project management, process management, technical tool implementation and people leadership with a passion for driving operational excellence through orchestration technologies. This role will work with a Technology Project Manager which will be a role within the overall project to coordinate internal technology. This role provides the opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering a new operating model and input to broader transformation to support the Aztec's growth ambitions. Key responsibilities: Directly manage a large-scale complex project to implement a workflow orchestration tool that enables the automation and orchestration of end-to-end business processes and effectively integrates with existing processes and platforms. Project Planning and Execution: Develop and implement project/programme plans, including scope, schedule, budget, and resource allocation. Ensure successful execution of projects from initiation to adoption. Workflow and Process Optimisation: Collaborate with teams to design orchestrated workflows that integrate across systems and teams. Support the organisation to establish standards and best practices for workflow orchestration usage. Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, partners, and internal teams. Ensure clear communication and alignment of project/programme objectives. Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies. Monitor and manage risks throughout the programme lifecycle to ensure successful delivery and escalate as appropriate to the Portfolio Risk Lead. Demonstrate passion for continuously improving the customer experience by working with project teams to ensure effective adoption of projects, ensuring new processes and tools are understood and perform on-going assessment against success criteria. Maintain and assist in the development and approval of budgets for the business cases of new projects, also providing ongoing management of the budgets within a project. Provide progress reports to the Steering Committees, Project Sponsors and key stakeholders on the project status, issues, risks, budgets, resource and change management plans. Develop project specifications, agree project plan baseline including scope, key activities, deliverables, resource requirements, milestones, and deadlines. Utilise project plans and schedules to monitor all activities. Manage relationships amongst stakeholders by building confidence and trust with clear professional communications and assured expectation management. Record information accurately and consistently using appropriate systems and provide and communicate timely information to relevant parties. Performance Monitoring: Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure project/ programme success and realisation of benefits. Conduct regular reviews and provide status updates to senior management. Change Management: Work closely with the Change Management Lead to ensure that change management activity is proportionate with the change impacts and plans are incorporated within wider plans Quality Assurance: Ensure that all deliverables meet the required quality standards. Implement best practices and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance programme outcomes. Strategic Alignment: Align programme objectives with organisational goals and strategies. Ensure that programmes contribute to the overall mission and vision of the organization. Documentation and Reporting: Maintain comprehensive programme documentation, including reports, plans, and records. Provide regular updates to senior management and stakeholders. Skills, knowledge, expertise: 7+ years of /programme/project/change management experience in a large size company with a proven record of successful project delivery working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams. Proven experience of successfully managing large complex projects particularly implementing workflow orchestration tools or similar projects in the area of AI or automation. Ability to lead a project team from within the office or remotely both from a delivery focus and from a people leadership focus. Demonstrable capability to manage projects and programmes from initiation through to successful completion and benefit realisation. Using a variety of methods (waterfall, agile and hybrid). Experience in the Financial Services industry is advantageous. People Leadership: able to inspire individuals and create empowered teams with strong ethos and drive. By constantly driving purpose and meaning to individuals on their contribution to the Big Picture. Excellent communication: communicates with clarity and confidence at all levels; adapts style and content to the needs of the audience by being inspirational. Influencing and relationships: proactively builds productive and open and trusting relationships with internal and external partners; presents robust and convincing arguments in the face of challenge while remaining respectful of others' views; negotiates effectively to agree realistic outcomes. Planning and Organising: plans, schedules, prioritises, and allocates work effectively; delivers to multiple and challenging deadlines; organised and disciplined but able to cope with ambiguity; monitors progress against plans using project management techniques or other recognised methods such as Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid. Continuous improvement: identifies opportunities for continuous improvement; shows demonstrates enthusiasm and willingness. Creates momentum and excitement around initiatives and new approaches. Delivering results: remains calm, effective, and positive even when under pressure; takes ownership for delivering outcomes and is highlight pragmatic and action orientated. Initiative and problem solving: identifies problems, provides / facilitates the creation of options and recommendations, and uses initiative to drive solutions in a positive and constructive manner; whilst being able to identify and manages risk. Change Management & Adoption: ability to focus on the human side of change by building and delivery change management strategies and plans to increase adoption and the success of the acceptance of benefits. We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great be with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do. Travel may be required.

We're looking for an experienced, talented and highly motivated lawyer to support our rapidly growing and evolving businesses. This opportunity will give you exposure to a wide range of work across the Group and the jurisdictions Aztec operates within with an emphasis on the UK and Channel Islands. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with broad range of responsibilities, but with focus on delivering specialist legal advice and support in the areas of corporate / commercial, alternative investment funds and financial services regulation. You will be responsible for counselling the business by giving pro-active, professional and competent legal support. You will need to bring organisation, negotiation and drafting skills as well as a commercial mind set to the role. You will be required to work independently as well as manage part of the Aztec Group's Legal Team and take on projects in addition to the day job. Key responsibilities: Your main responsibilities will cover a variety of legal issues concerning alternative investment funds, financial services regulation, data protection and commercial contracts. Amongst others, the following responsibilities apply to this position: Provide legal expertise in the areas of financial services regulation, alternative investment funds, data protection and commercial contracts. Represent the Aztec Group in negotiations with clients of the Group's terms of business and advise on bespoke arrangements. Review and negotiate NDAs, supplier contracts, licence agreements and commercial contracts. Assist on regulatory matters including outsourcing. Coordinate the allocation of work amongst the Legal Team Members. Collaborate with internal business teams and Aztec Group functions such as Finance, Compliance and Risk. Provide legal input into policies, procedures and internal guidance. Monitor and evaluate the impact of evolving legislative, regulatory and industry strategies for the alternative investment funds industry. Skills, knowledge and expertise Significant post-qualification experience in corporate, regulation, and/or alternative investment funds ideally in a commercial law firm or prior in-house experience (at least 6+ PQE). Ability to articulate clear advice, with a commercial focus. Strong attention to detail and effective management of complex projects. Highly organised, deadline focused and detail oriented. Self-starter who can manage and take ownership of their workload. Clam, confident and approachable with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Comfortable prioritising competing demands in a fast-paced environment. We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

Reports to Senior Engagement and Events Manager We are seeking an experienced and passionate Employee Engagement Manager to join our People team and lead initiatives that drive a positive, inclusive, and thriving workplace culture across our global offices. In this role, you will develop and deliver people strategies with a strong focus on engagement, inclusion and belonging, wellbeing, and employee experience. You will also be instrumental in supporting and empowering our People Network employee interest groups, providing them with the frameworks and tools they need to succeed and amplify Aztec's culture and values Key responsibilities: Inclusion and Belonging: Refine and implement an inclusion and belonging strategy for our global business. Collaborate with key stakeholders to embed practices into the employee lifecycle, ensuring that all voices are heard and valued. Wellbeing: Develop and implement a wellbeing strategy across physical, mental, financial, and social wellbeing pillars. Promote a culture where employee wellbeing is prioritised and supported. Our People Network: Partner with our People Network leads to establish and evolve a governance and support framework, ensuring alignment with business goals while promoting grassroots engagement. Empower our People Network to drive positive change and foster a sense of community. Strategic People Initiatives: Design and execute people strategies aligned with Aztec Group's global people agenda, values, and business objectives. Embrace our "Bright Alternative" spirit by fostering innovative and creative approaches to engagement. Engagement Analytics: As part of our wider listening strategy, use qualitative and quantitative insights to evaluate trends and inform future strategies. Work with our listening strategy lead to leverage data to drive continuous improvement and innovation. Internal Communications: Work with the internal communications leads to design and deliver engaging messaging that amplifies employee voices and celebrates our inclusive culture. Ensure that communication is transparent, authentic, and aligned with Aztec's values. Leadership Support & Coaching: Partner with people leaders and HRBPs to provide coaching and resources that promote the adoption of our people strategies. Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with Talent Development, Reward, Recruitment, Sustainability, and other internal stakeholders to embed our people strategies within the business. Work together to create a cohesive and supportive employee experience. Skills, knowledge and expertise: Proven experience in delivering people strategies across wellbeing, inclusion and belonging, ideally in a global or financial services environment. Demonstrated experience designing and executing cultural change programs to support cultural shifts, alignment and success. Ability to inspire and influence at all levels of the organisation. Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills. Analytical mindset with the ability to use data to drive insight and action. Experience working with or supporting people networks, employee interest groups or employee resource networks. Passionate about people, culture, and creating an exceptional employee experience. Why Join Us? At Aztec Group, we believe that our people are our greatest asset. We are committed to creating an inclusive, collaborative, and supportive workplace where everyone can thrive on our ambitious journey to be a global leader. Join us to help shape a workplace where all voices are heard, wellbeing is prioritised, and engagement drives performance. Embrace our "Bright Alternative" ethos and be part of a team that values innovation, excellence, and a people-first approach. We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

Process Optimisation and Digitisation - Associate Director Job ID: Location: Southampton Reports to Head of the POD A key leader within the Process Optimisation and Digitisation (POD) capability centre, managing a team and leading strategic optimisation and automation projects to enhance client satisfaction, reduce risk, improve efficiency and effectiveness. Key responsibilities: Lead a team within the POD function to optimise and automate processes Lead strategically importance projects that to contribute to transformation goals Quantify realised benefits to client satisfaction, risk, efficiency and effectiveness Conduct process diagnostics and utilise Lean Six Sigma tools to identify pain points and opportunities for improvement Create business requirements documents to enable process automation and project manage automation delivery via Agile sprints. Work collaboratively with the leaders across the group to identify, prioritise and improve processes which deliver transformation benefits Report progress aligned to Aztec transformation Governance framework Collaborate with Technology teams to rapidly automate processes Lead POD communication activities to share success and facilitate continuous improvement Skills, Experience, Qualifications: A certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (online certification not accepted) or equivalent Lean Certification (e.g. Lean Competency System or a similar reputable body) Minimum five years' experience leading process improvement projects within Financial Services (mandatory) and/or alternative fund services (advantageous) Minimum five years' experience managing teams Demonstrable delivery experience of process optimisation and automation projects Good business partnering and senior stakeholder engagement skills Effective facilitation, influencing and negotiation skills Comfortable operating across multiple jurisdictions with multiple stakeholders Analytical and demonstrates reasoned logic to decision making and judgments, considers external/internal factors and can recommend solutions in complex situations Strong and effective communication skills with the ability to produce clear and concise written and presentation materials. Experience working in a technology engagement environment Proven experience leading change management initiatives Good experience in controlling and managing risk Advantageous Change Management qualification and / or an Agile/Project Management qualification We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

Process Optimisation and Digitisation - Associate Director Job ID: Location: London Reports to Head of the POD A key leader within the Process Optimisation and Digitisation (POD) capability centre, managing a team and leading strategic optimisation and automation projects to enhance client satisfaction, reduce risk, improve efficiency and effectiveness. Key responsibilities: Lead a team within the POD function to optimise and automate processes Lead strategically importance projects that to contribute to transformation goals Quantify realised benefits to client satisfaction, risk, efficiency and effectiveness Conduct process diagnostics and utilise Lean Six Sigma tools to identify pain points and opportunities for improvement Create business requirements documents to enable process automation and project manage automation delivery via Agile sprints. Work collaboratively with the leaders across the group to identify, prioritise and improve processes which deliver transformation benefits Report progress aligned to Aztec transformation Governance framework Collaborate with Technology teams to rapidly automate processes Lead POD communication activities to share success and facilitate continuous improvement Skills, Experience, Qualifications: A certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (online certification not accepted) or equivalent Lean Certification (e.g. Lean Competency System or a similar reputable body) Minimum five years' experience leading process improvement projects within Financial Services (mandatory) and/or alternative fund services (advantageous) Minimum five years' experience managing teams Demonstrable delivery experience of process optimisation and automation projects Good business partnering and senior stakeholder engagement skills Effective facilitation, influencing and negotiation skills Comfortable operating across multiple jurisdictions with multiple stakeholders Analytical and demonstrates reasoned logic to decision making and judgments, considers external/internal factors and can recommend solutions in complex situations Strong and effective communication skills with the ability to produce clear and concise written and presentation materials. Experience working in a technology engagement environment Proven experience leading change management initiatives Good experience in controlling and managing risk Advantageous Change Management qualification and / or an Agile/Project Management qualification We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

Job ID: Location: London Reports to Business Product Owner - Aztec Connect The Client Implementation Lead will support the operational onboarding for new Aztec Connect portals for our clients with key areas of coordination, MI reporting, and working with our client delivery teams. This role involves pivoting between Aztec Connect project team spanning client stakeholders, project managers and IT specialist colleagues of all seniorities to support and develop the onboarding process. The ambition is for every Fund Administration client to have an Aztec Connect portal. This role will work with a range of stakeholders, including Client Relationship Leads and their teams, IT teams, Project Managers, and the Business Product Owner. Key responsibilities: Coordination: Provide coordination for internal client teams and stakeholders to execute the launch full implementation of new client portals and their third party affiliate portals. Multiple Delivery: Maximise the impact of successful portal launches through running multiple onboarding plans Query Management: Handle enquiries into the shared mailbox, answering or referring queries Continuous improvement: Using sources, such as the mailbox, feed continuous improvement into the project team to mitigate future queries and streamline the process for client teams to self-service. Best practices: Identify and champion best practices across the portfolio liaising with the project team to inform the adoption and standardisation. Client experience: Through the standard launch and implementation approach driving a positive client team and client experience to deliver a high touch, high tech service Risk culture: Proactively champion the mitigation of risk establishment and maintenance of robust, consistent controls within processes and client interactions Planning and Organising: Essential competency to organise own workload, plan, forecast and administer documentation. Stakeholder and client management: Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a high quality service to both our client delivery teams and our clients Coordination: Ability to launch, run and manage multiple implementation plans Proactive: Self-starter skills, taking initiative to deliver optimum outputs for clients, process improvements and opportunities that elevate the client experience Project support: (desirable) Experience in supporting and delivering projects and improvement initiatives Technical skills including: Microsoft suite foundation experience - ideally SharePoint, Teams, Excel, Loop Understanding of business improvement tools such process improvement beneficial

Transformation PMO Analyst - 12 month FTC Job ID: Location: London Reports to the Head of Project Delivery We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive PMO ("Project Management Office") Analyst with a background of working within a project environment or a PMO. The ideal candidate will have some project management experience, Power BI expertise, be technically focussed, and possess excellent problem-solving abilities. We are looking for a driven and dynamic individual to work with our teams to enhance our service delivery offering, working closely with other members of the Transformation team, particularly people change management, and technology to maximise success of delivery, adoption and realisation of benefits. This is a position designed for an individual who is looking to develop and grow in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and is eager to make a tangible impact on our business transformation journey. This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering a new operating model and input to broader transformation to support the Aztec's growth ambitions. Key responsibilities: Supporting the Head of Project Delivery in the management and delivery of projects within the transformation portfolio. Providing expert support and guidance to delivery teams on methodologies and best practices Project Management: Directly manage projects if and when required alongside other responsibilities Project Management Best Practice: Supporting the development and implementation of project management standards, processes and procedures to ensure consistency and effectiveness of methodologies and frameworks PPM tool: Developing and advancing the PPM tool to drive usage and improve data quality. Designing and developing effective Power BI reports and dashboards used at key decision making forums and Executive committees Risk and Issue Management: Facilitating the management of risk, issue and dependency data for all projects to ensure that portfolio reporting is timely, accurate and reliable Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including project managers, change managers and delivery teams Training and Onboarding: Coordinating and providing training to delivery teams and responsible for onboarding new team members to provide all the key foundations enabling exceptional delivery Demonstrate a passion for continuous improvement by proactively working with project teams to understand and suggest improvements in ways of working and processes Manage relationships amongst stakeholders by building confidence and trust with clear professional communications and assured expectation management Record information accurately and consistently using appropriate systems and provide and communicate timely information to relevant parties Change Management: Work closely with the change managers to stay informed on change plans and ensure that they are coordinated with overall delivery plans Quality Assurance: Ensure that all deliverables meet the required quality standards. Implement best practices and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project outcomes Documentation and Reporting: Maintain comprehensive programme documentation, including reports, plans, and records. Provide regular updates to senior management and stakeholders Skills, knowledge, expertise: Track record of working within a PMO in multi-disciplinary environments. A good understanding of Agile and Waterfall methodologies Knowledge and experience of managing and working with a PPM tool Strong proficiency in Power BI, including the ability to create complex reports and dashboards Experience delivering training and providing collaborative facilitation in an engaging and informative manner Experience in the Financial Services industry is advantageous Advanced skills in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), MS Teams, SharePoint Excellent communication: communicates with clarity and confidence at all levels; adapts style and content to the needs of the audience by being inspirational Influencing and relationships: proactively builds productive and open and trusting relationships with internal and external partners; presents robust and convincing arguments in the face of challenge while remaining respectful of others' views; negotiates effectively to agree realistic outcomes Planning and Organising: plans, schedules, prioritises, and manages work effectively; delivers to multiple and challenging deadlines; organised and disciplined but able to cope with ambiguity; excellent attention to detail and quality assurance Continuous improvement: identifies opportunities for continuous improvement; shows demonstrates enthusiasm and willingness. Creates momentum and excitement around initiatives and new approaches. Delivering results: remains calm, effective, and positive even when under pressure; takes ownership for delivering outcomes and is highlight pragmatic and action orientated Initiative and problem solving: identifies problems, provides / facilitates the creation of options and recommendations, and uses initiative to drive solutions in a positive and constructive manner; whilst being able to identify and manages risk We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great be with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

Senior Technology Project Manager (Integration &AI ) - 12 month FTC Job ID: Location: Southampton Reports to Technology Change Director We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Technology Leader to implement and scale our enterprise integration platform. This role is critical to our digital transformation agenda, enabling seamless connectivity across systems and unlocking the potential of data-driven and AI-enabled services. The purpose of this role is to be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end delivery lifecycle, ensuring governance, and continuously improving delivery performance.You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of the MuleSoft platform and a series of strategic AI initiatives, working closely with internal technology teams, business stakeholders, and external professional services partners. This is a high-impact role requiring strong technical acumen, stakeholder management, and a proven track record of delivering complex integration projects. Key responsibilities: Manage and deliver a high-impact, multi-jurisdictional, complex, integration layer implementation project and supporting Technology & 3rd party workstreams in a fast-paced and virtual environment, from discovery through to delivery and successful transition and adoption in line with the agreed delivery framework. Collaborate with executive leadership and technical stakeholders to define project goals, success metrics, and roadmaps for AI innovation and implementation. Drive strategic planning and execution of AI initiatives, including risk management, resource allocation, and change management across multiple business units. Stay current with AI trends and technologies, translating emerging capabilities into actionable project opportunities that deliver measurable business value. Own the delivery roadmap and ensure timely, high-quality execution of technology projects and programs. Monitor and report on delivery KPIs, ensuring continuous improvement in velocity, quality, and customer satisfaction. Plan and manage resources and ensure that projects are staffed with the appropriate skills and experience, from both in-house and vender-supplied near-shore teams. Estimate and forecast the time and cost to deliver outcomes, informing project, programme, and departmental budgets. Technical Leadership: Lead the technical design and implementation of the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform as the enterprise integration layer. Define and enforce integration architecture standards, API governance, and best practices. Collaborate with business and technology teams to identify, prioritize, and deliver high-value integration use cases. Provide hands-on leadership in the development of APIs, connectors, and integration flows. Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance frameworks. Work with delivery managers and project leads to ensure timely, high-quality delivery of integration solutions. Act as the primary technical liaison between internal teams and external MuleSoft implementation partners. Evaluate vendor proposals, capabilities, and delivery plans to ensure alignment with project goals and enterprise standards. Oversee vendor performance, ensuring timely delivery, quality assurance, and adherence to contractual obligations. Facilitate knowledge transfer and capability building within internal teams to reduce long-term vendor dependency. Manage escalations and resolve technical or delivery issues in collaboration with vendor teams. Ensure vendor solutions are well-documented, supportable, and integrated into the broader enterprise architecture. Performance & Governance: Drive agile maturity through coaching, training, and firsthand support. Set the standards and principles, ensuring the use of Azure Dev Ops and other tools aligns. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders to ensure alignment and shared ownership of outcomes. Establish and maintain robust governance structures to ensure compliance, risk management, and stakeholder visibility. Lead regular delivery reviews, retrospectives, and performance assessments. Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance standards, particularly those relevant to the finance industry. Stay up to date on the latest trends and best practices in project delivery and agile methodologies,seeking innovative ways to leverage technology, automation and AI. Development and presentation of Business Cases to socialise the benefits and secure funding. Strategic Leadership: Helps to drive the Big Picture forward to the ground level - interpret the reality of how the vision is likely to be enacted. Can establish an operational strategy which is aligned to the Big Picture. Displays a strong empathy with the clients and stakeholder - voices their needs, reactions, and concerns to the organisation. Is vigilant in terms of understanding external trends, regulatory and economic factors along with technological changes which are likely to impact on the organisation - imports this understanding to counteract complacency. Garners support and challenges when appropriate to secure results. Evaluates and integrates emerging technologies to enhance the platform's capabilities, particularly in support of AI and automation initiatives. Essentials Skills and Experience: 15+ years of demonstrable experience in delivering complex projects and programs on time,within budget,and to the required quality standards,using agile methodologies. Strong vendor management, working with global system integrators, system vendors, and other delivery partners to create a successful ecosystem to deliver success. 8+ years of experience in software engineering or integration architecture, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role. Proven experience implementing MuleSoft Anypoint Platform in a complex enterprise environment. Strong understanding of API-led connectivity, microservices, and enterprise integration patterns. Proficiency in designing and developing RESTful APIs, RAML specifications, and reusable assets. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud-native integration. Familiarity with security protocols (OAuth, JWT, TLS) and data governance. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Excellent communication: communicates with clarity and confidence at all levels; adapts style and content to the needs of the audience by being inspirational. Strong background in agile delivery methodologies (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, etc.). Deep understanding of delivery metrics, governance frameworks, and performance management. Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar.

Senior Technology Project Manager (Integration &AI ) - 12 month FTC Job ID: Location: London Reports to Technology Change Director We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Technology Leader to implement and scale our enterprise integration platform. This role is critical to our digital transformation agenda, enabling seamless connectivity across systems and unlocking the potential of data-driven and AI-enabled services. The purpose of this role is to be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end delivery lifecycle, ensuring governance, and continuously improving delivery performance.You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of the MuleSoft platform and a series of strategic AI initiatives, working closely with internal technology teams, business stakeholders, and external professional services partners. This is a high-impact role requiring strong technical acumen, stakeholder management, and a proven track record of delivering complex integration projects. Key responsibilities: Manage and deliver a high-impact, multi-jurisdictional, complex, integration layer implementation project and supporting Technology & 3rd party workstreams in a fast-paced and virtual environment, from discovery through to delivery and successful transition and adoption in line with the agreed delivery framework. Collaborate with executive leadership and technical stakeholders to define project goals, success metrics, and roadmaps for AI innovation and implementation. Drive strategic planning and execution of AI initiatives, including risk management, resource allocation, and change management across multiple business units. Stay current with AI trends and technologies, translating emerging capabilities into actionable project opportunities that deliver measurable business value. Own the delivery roadmap and ensure timely, high-quality execution of technology projects and programs. Monitor and report on delivery KPIs, ensuring continuous improvement in velocity, quality, and customer satisfaction. Plan and manage resources and ensure that projects are staffed with the appropriate skills and experience, from both in-house and vender-supplied near-shore teams. Estimate and forecast the time and cost to deliver outcomes, informing project, programme, and departmental budgets. Technical Leadership: Lead the technical design and implementation of the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform as the enterprise integration layer. Define and enforce integration architecture standards, API governance, and best practices. Collaborate with business and technology teams to identify, prioritize, and deliver high-value integration use cases. Provide hands-on leadership in the development of APIs, connectors, and integration flows. Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance frameworks. Work with delivery managers and project leads to ensure timely, high-quality delivery of integration solutions. Act as the primary technical liaison between internal teams and external MuleSoft implementation partners. Evaluate vendor proposals, capabilities, and delivery plans to ensure alignment with project goals and enterprise standards. Oversee vendor performance, ensuring timely delivery, quality assurance, and adherence to contractual obligations. Facilitate knowledge transfer and capability building within internal teams to reduce long-term vendor dependency. Manage escalations and resolve technical or delivery issues in collaboration with vendor teams. Ensure vendor solutions are well-documented, supportable, and integrated into the broader enterprise architecture. Performance & Governance: Drive agile maturity through coaching, training, and firsthand support. Set the standards and principles, ensuring the use of Azure Dev Ops and other tools aligns. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders to ensure alignment and shared ownership of outcomes. Establish and maintain robust governance structures to ensure compliance, risk management, and stakeholder visibility. Lead regular delivery reviews, retrospectives, and performance assessments. Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance standards, particularly those relevant to the finance industry. Stay up to date on the latest trends and best practices in project delivery and agile methodologies,seeking innovative ways to leverage technology, automation and AI. Development and presentation of Business Cases to socialise the benefits and secure funding. Strategic Leadership: Helps to drive the Big Picture forward to the ground level - interpret the reality of how the vision is likely to be enacted. Can establish an operational strategy which is aligned to the Big Picture. Displays a strong empathy with the clients and stakeholder - voices their needs, reactions, and concerns to the organisation. Is vigilant in terms of understanding external trends, regulatory and economic factors along with technological changes which are likely to impact on the organisation - imports this understanding to counteract complacency. Garners support and challenges when appropriate to secure results. Evaluates and integrates emerging technologies to enhance the platform's capabilities, particularly in support of AI and automation initiatives. Essentials Skills and Experience: 15+ years of demonstrable experience in delivering complex projects and programs on time,within budget,and to the required quality standards,using agile methodologies. Strong vendor management, working with global system integrators, system vendors, and other delivery partners to create a successful ecosystem to deliver success. 8+ years of experience in software engineering or integration architecture, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role. Proven experience implementing MuleSoft Anypoint Platform in a complex enterprise environment. Strong understanding of API-led connectivity, microservices, and enterprise integration patterns. Proficiency in designing and developing RESTful APIs, RAML specifications, and reusable assets. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud-native integration. Familiarity with security protocols (OAuth, JWT, TLS) and data governance. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Excellent communication: communicates with clarity and confidence at all levels; adapts style and content to the needs of the audience by being inspirational. Strong background in agile delivery methodologies (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, etc.). Deep understanding of delivery metrics, governance frameworks, and performance management. Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar.

Reports to Systems Manager - Markets Technology With continued growth across the Aztec Group, our Information Technology teams are expanding to support current and future business needs. We're after experienced individuals to help us deliver high quality, and seamless IT experiences across all business functions. The purpose of this role is to work alongside colleagues in the Markets Technology Applications Team (MTS) to give our clients, and our colleagues the best possible experience of Aztec's client servicing applications suite, and to strive to deliver a service offering that differentiates us from our competitors. The role involves a range of tasks from proving general user support, creating requirement documents alongside members of the client-facing teams, configuring new system functionality, writing reports, supporting integration and automation, documentation, preparation of training materials, testing of items developed by other members of the team, department or vendors, deployments of changes and designing processes to improve operational efficiencies. Key responsibilities Work closely with the client-facing team to elicit detailed requirements to enhance the core and develop the configuration of the systems and financial reporting suite to meet the demands of our clients, supporting, or acting as a business analyst to assist in the scoping of requirements to ascertain timelines and expectations, identify if realistic and manage expectations. Support of engagements with client facing teams, over the life cycle of a project, including attendance and providing updates via formal meetings and project documents, as well as keeping teams appraised of progress on individual tasks Provide triage to Service Requests (SRs) and incidents to ascertain if the matter has been raised correctly, if any additional information required. Determine if the issues appears to be data or user related and assess the complexity of the task. Monitor the SR escalations and incidents and ensure that they are assigned as soon as resource becomes available To assist the MTS team in Business as Usual (BAU) allocations, and investigate incoming incidents and requests by checking relevance, directing to the appropriate team and managing complexity levels, timeframes, priority and locating a resource or delegate work where necessary to other resources Application and report testing System Integration Testing (SIT) and reconciliation activities in line with testing strategy. Provide 4 eyes review on changes processed by other MTS Apps users, including both meta and non-meta SRs, with particular focus on trainee-assigned SRs Provide third level support raised via the support desk as either SRs and Incidents, as well as enhancements raised through other means, including projects and continual improvements, ensuring client facing teams (and project managers where applicable) are regularly appraised of progress. Providing input around internal processes to create and enhance efficiencies Understand the groups change management framework and ensure that any system, enhancements, or corrections follow the correct change process through documentation, testing, approval board and deployment Mentoring and assisting with the development of more junior team members as well as deputising for managers where appropriate in project areas or BAU Lead peer meetings where required to support projects, processes and co-ordination Skills, knowledge and expertise Technical financial services industry knowledge, with prior business experience in private equity or real assets an advantage Strong technical financial services industry knowledge Part or fully qualified in a relevant professional qualification (ACCA, ACA, ICSA or relevant IT qualification) Prior business experience in private equity or real assets would be advantageous Advanced PC skills, notably MS Office suite (MS Word & MS Excel) Excellent interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, clients and business contacts Previous working experience with eFront Invest, or with private equity using equivalent systems General problem solving and a methodical approach Genuine interest in technology and systems We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do. Who are we? Aztec Group has come a long way since first opening its doors in Jersey back in 2001. Our size and reach may have changed, but one thing that hasn't is our identity - we're proud to be a business that puts our people and clients at the centre of everything we do. We understand that everyone will put value on different things and that's why our employee package includes a variety of benefits. Here are some of the core benefits for all our people: Discretionary bonus scheme plus management incentive programme Flexible, hybrid working Private medical insurance, including eye care Permanent health insurance Life assurance (death in service and critical illness benefit) Worldwide travel insurance Ability to work abroad for up to 3 weeks per annum Onsite parking Health and wellbeing programmes Significant investment into your personal and professional development

Reports to Systems Manager - Markets Technology With continued growth across the Aztec Group, our Information Technology teams are expanding to support current and future business needs. We're after experienced individuals to help us deliver high quality, and seamless IT experiences across all business functions. The purpose of this role is to work alongside colleagues in the Markets Technology Applications Team (MTS) to give our clients, and our colleagues the best possible experience of Aztec's client servicing applications suite, and to strive to deliver a service offering that differentiates us from our competitors. The role involves a range of tasks from proving general user support, creating requirement documents alongside members of the client-facing teams, configuring new system functionality, writing reports, supporting integration and automation, documentation, preparation of training materials, testing of items developed by other members of the team, department or vendors, deployments of changes and designing processes to improve operational efficiencies. Responsibilities Work closely with the client-facing team to elicit detailed requirements to enhance the core and develop the configuration of the systems and financial reporting suite to meet the demands of our clients, supporting, or acting as a business analyst to assist in the scoping of requirements to ascertain timelines and expectations, identify if realistic and manage expectations. Support of engagements with client facing teams, over the life cycle of a project, including attendance and providing updates via formal meetings and project documents, as well as keeping teams appraised of progress on individual tasks Provide triage to Service Requests (SRs) and incidents to ascertain if the matter has been raised correctly, if any additional information required. Determine if the issues appears to be data or user related and assess the complexity of the task. Monitor the SR escalations and incidents and ensure that they are assigned as soon as resource becomes available To assist the MTS team in Business as Usual (BAU) allocations, and investigate incoming incidents and requests by checking relevance, directing to the appropriate team and managing complexity levels, timeframes, priority and locating a resource or delegate work where necessary to other resources Application and report testing System Integration Testing (SIT) and reconciliation activities in line with testing strategy. Provide 4 eyes review on changes processed by other MTS Apps users, including both meta and non-meta SRs, with particular focus on trainee-assigned SRs Provide third level support raised via the support desk as either SRs and Incidents, as well as enhancements raised through other means, including projects and continual improvements, ensuring client facing teams (and project managers where applicable) are regularly appraised of progress. Providing input around internal processes to create and enhance efficiencies Understand the groups change management framework and ensure that any system, enhancements, or corrections follow the correct change process through documentation, testing, approval board and deployment Mentoring and assisting with the development of more junior team members as well as deputising for managers where appropriate in project areas or BAU Lead peer meetings where required to support projects, processes and co-ordination Qualifications Technical financial services industry knowledge, with prior business experience in private equity or real assets an advantage Strong technical financial services industry knowledge Part or fully qualified in a relevant professional qualification (ACCA, ACA, ICSA or relevant IT qualification) Prior business experience in private equity or real assets would be advantageous Advanced PC skills, notably MS Office suite (MS Word & MS Excel) Excellent interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, clients and business contacts Previous working experience with eFront Invest, or with private equity using equivalent systems General problem solving and a methodical approach Genuine interest in technology and systems We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do. Who are we? Aztec Group has come a long way since first opening its doors in Jersey back in 2001. Our size and reach may have changed, but one thing that hasn't is our identity - we're proud to be a business that puts our people and clients at the centre of everything we do. We understand that everyone will put value on different things and that's why our employee package includes a variety of benefits. Here are some of the core benefits for all our people: Discretionary bonus scheme plus management incentive programme Flexible, hybrid working Private medical insurance, including eye care Permanent health insurance Life assurance (death in service and critical illness benefit) Worldwide travel insurance Ability to work abroad for up to 3 weeks per annum Onsite parking Health and wellbeing programmes Significant investment into your personal and professional development

As part of the internal finance team where you will play a key role in supporting the continued growth in our business and to help drive the ongoing development of our internal finance function. We are looking forcommercially driven, influentialand motivated individual,who will work alongside ourProductsHeads and Support Function Headsas a trustedfinanceadvisor, providing support, guidance and insight to our leadership team on all financeand commercialmatters, enabling them to make informed decisions and achieve the overallstrategicobjectives of Aztec. This role providesanopportunity to addstrategicvalue through delivering insightful management information to the business on a timely basis to underpin effective decision making and support the ongoing strong business growth across the jurisdictions in which Aztec operate. Key responsibilities: Build strong trusted relationships with business leaders, managecomplex priorities, and providecommercial and financialguidanceto support deliveryof the Aztec vision Work with the wider Finance team to create and provide insightful management informationbacked up by meaningful analysis for our Products and Servicesacrossourmultiple jurisdictions Use solid financial knowledge and business insight to interpret data, draw conclusions, provide insights and make proactive recommendations that deliver results, define improvements, and influencethe leadership team Support the leadership team, their Products and Functions in the preparation of the annual budget and periodic forecasts ensuring appropriate challenge in establishing stretch but achievable targets Be a Finance representative on Product boards Support the leadership team in implementing actions from management information,articulate complex financial information in an easy to understand manner, withoutthe use of complex financialjargon Ensure appropriate, forward looking decision support is provided to stakeholders Stay informed ofrelevant industryandmarketintelfor allproducts andjurisdictions to assess and report on current market trends and identifyingopportunities that can be ceased Be proactive in identifying areas for improvement, and driving forward change and efficiencies Develop and implement opportunities for operational efficiencies using analytical insight and work with the Finance peers on projects as required Enhance our management reporting suite Management and mentoring of staff Skills, knowledge, expertise: The ideal candidate will have proven previous experience in a senior Finance role, preferably in a business partnering role for a large and complex organisation Strong ability to manage multiple priorities, business lines and regions. Proven experience in financial planning and analysis Demonstrable ability to influence senior personnel within large organisation and help non-finance stakeholders understand their performance and consequent actions Preferably holda relevant professional qualification (ACCA, ACA or CIMA)with significantexperiencein business partnering and delivering commercial value Exposure tofinancial services, in particular fund services business will be an added advantage Sound technicalaccountingand reporting experience Computer literacyandadvancedExcelskills are essential Excellent interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, clientsand business contacts Uses active listening skills to communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Adjustingstylesfor various audiences to articulate finance issues clearly We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

Overview As part of the internal finance team where you will play a key role in supporting the continued growth in our business and to help drive the ongoing development of our internal finance function. We are looking for commercially driven, influential and motivated individual, who will work alongside our Product Heads and Support Function Heads as a trusted finance advisor, providing support, guidance and insight to our leadership team on all finance and commercial matters, enabling them to make informed decisions and achieve the overall strategic objectives of Aztec. This role provides an opportunity to add strategic value through delivering insightful management information to the business on a timely basis to underpin effective decision making and support the ongoing strong business growth across the jurisdictions in which Aztec operate. Key responsibilities Build strong trusted relationships with business leaders, manage complex priorities, and provide commercial and financial guidance to support delivery of the Aztec vision Work with the wider Finance team to create and provide insightful management information backed up by meaningful analysis for our Products and Services across our multiple jurisdictions Use solid financial knowledge and business insight to interpret data, draw conclusions, provide insights and make proactive recommendations that deliver results, define improvements, and influence the leadership team Support the leadership team, their Products and Functions in the preparation of the annual budget and periodic forecasts ensuring appropriate challenge in establishing stretch but achievable targets Be a Finance representative on Product boards Support the leadership team in implementing actions from management information, articulate complex financial information in an easy to understand manner, without the use of complex financial jargon Ensure appropriate, forward looking decision support is provided to stakeholders Stay informed of relevant industry and market intel for all products and jurisdictions to assess and report on current market trends and identifying opportunities that can be ceased Be proactive in identifying areas for improvement, and driving forward change and efficiencies Develop and implement opportunities for operational efficiencies using analytical insight and work with the Finance peers on projects as required Enhance our management reporting suite Management and mentoring of staff Skills, knowledge, expertise The ideal candidate will have proven previous experience in a senior Finance role, preferably in a business partnering role for a large and complex organisation Strong ability to manage multiple priorities, business lines and regions. Proven experience in financial planning and analysis Demonstrable ability to influence senior personnel within a large organisation and help non-finance stakeholders understand their performance and consequent actions Preferably hold a relevant professional qualification (ACCA, ACA or CIMA) with significant experience in business partnering and delivering commercial value Exposure to financial services, in particular fund services business will be an added advantage Sound technical accounting and reporting experience Computer literacy and advanced Excel skills are essential Excellent interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, clients and business contacts Uses active listening skills to communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Adjusting styles for various audiences to articulate finance issues clearly We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

Head of Learning & Development and Leadership Development Job ID: Location: London Reporting to the Talent and Growth Director Part of the Talent & Growth team, this role will shape and deliver high impact people strategies that grow our future leaders and positions talent as a competitive differentiator. Key responsibility is for the delivery of impactful learning outcomes, enabling the growth of both deeply human and digital skills. Leading the global leadership and learning and development strategy, the role will proactively identify and develop the capabilities and skills needed to deliver our strategy and ambition. Leading a team of Leadership and L&D Specialists, you will build a function that is best-in-class, creating a function renowned for 'building bright careers. We are looking for a visionary leader and collaborative team player who can drive real transformation in Leadership, Learning & Development. What you'll be doing Set and execute the strategic direction L&D strategy, developing and implementing a comprehensive, company-wide learning strategy that positions us an organisation known for 'enabling bright futures' and delivering exceptional client services. Collaborate as a strategic partner with senior leaders to create innovative and impactful learning and leadership development programmes that drive business impact. Oversee the design, deployment and delivery of engaging, effective, and accessible learning programmes, ensuring alignment with global business strategy and operational transformation. Ability to assess capability shifts and reskill the organisation at scale supporting strategic workforce planning and future capability and skill demands. Design multi-tiered development curricula to prepare the next generation of leaders liaising closely with the Head of Talent Development to ensure the delivery of cohesive solutions. Take ownership of early careers development programmes, ensuring trainees and interns are supported and developed. Build, develop, lead and retain a high-performing, collaborative L&D team. Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and cross-functional partners to ensure high relevance and uptake of learning programmes. Lead Group L&D initiative annual planning, prioritization and budgeting, delivering learning solutions through agile planning cycles, with accountability for quality, relevance, and effectiveness. Utilise a variety of learning methods, including e-learning, instructor-led training, workshops, and technical hands-on sessions, leveraging advanced technologies-including AI and analytics - to enhance learning scalability, engagement, and effectiveness. Understand L&D market trends and innovations, embedding best practice where possible to keep the organisation at the forefront of learning innovation. Define L&D KPIs to drive alignment with business goals and ensure functional accountability. Provide analytical capability, giving realtime insight into learning impacts and emerging workforce trends to support executive-level decision making. Engage and manage external vendors to provide cost effective, integrated solutions that provide best in class learning Working in close collaboration with the wider HR function and cross-functional teams. Skills, knowledge, expertise: 10 + years of proven experience in designing and implementing global learning strategies throughout the organisation, including leadership levels, in complex, high growth environments, with measurable results, is required. Demonstrable expertise in talent and organisational development, leadership development, early years development and employee engagement. Design and execution of executive development programmes, coaching and mentoring senior leaders in a change environment. Strategic thinking ability and experience in driving real impact on the talent development agenda linked to commercial business goals. An entrepreneurial and curious mindset with ability to provide innovative solutions to existing and future challenges. A confident, collaborative, self-motivated leadership style and the ability to build trust at all levels of the organisation whilst leading change and managing organisational transformation. Proven people management and leadership ability with demonstrable experience of having built, developed and retained a cross jurisdictional team in a growth environment. Experience with a variety of learning management systems and modern learning experience platforms, preferably with Workday experience, is required. Strong analytical skills and the ability to develop data-led solutions led by metrics. Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence at senior leadership and executive board level. Financial Services, specifically Asset Management, company experience is strongly preferred but not essential. A degree in a relevant field is preferred but not essential. We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems, pragmatic and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

Aztec Group is Europe's largest independent fund administrator, with an ambition to become a major global outsourcing specialist in the private markets industry. The marketing team will continue to play a critical role in helping the Group achieve this vision; working directly alongside senior stakeholders within the business to shape and steer the next stage of our exciting journey. As such, we are looking for an experienced marketing professional to provide strategic marketing expertise to the business and play a leading role in the creation and delivery of our Go-To-Market strategies and broader Group Marketing Plan and oversee their successful execution. This key leadership role will see the right candidate collaborate with the wider Sales and Marketing team to drive and implement best practice across the Go-To-Market process, from identifying and scoping new opportunities to developing client value propositions and bringing them to market in an integrated, measurable way using a range of tactics and channels. We pride ourselves on being brave and bold with our marketing and encourage our team to embrace creative thinking and campaigns that embody our "Bright Alternative" brand and position in the market. In summary, this represents an exciting opportunity for a strategic marketer with broad experience across all aspects of marketing who welcomes autonomy, creative license and thrives in a fast-paced environment. Key responsibilities: Develop, implement and oversee the execution of integrated Go-To-Market strategies and marketing plans across key products, markets and asset classes, partnering with senior business leads and the wider Markets team. Co-lead the development of value propositions and associated messaging to support our Go-To-Market strategies, key growth plays and new product development. Oversee the creation of integrated marketing plans, incorporating thought leadership, collateral development, events, sponsorships and other core activities. Report on the effectiveness and ROI of marketing initiatives, using clear, consistent, and trackable metrics. Oversee the creation and rollout of lead generation campaigns and ensure a clear template is in place for ongoing best practice. Oversee the development and management of sales collateral and other business development material, ensuring our propositions utilise different channels and deliver a first-class user experience. Play an integral role in nurturing talent through coaching and other development initiatives. Manage a budget, ensuring cost discipline and ongoing value for money through our initiatives and tactics. Skills, knowledge, expertise 5+ years' experience in marketing management. Extensive experience in developing marketing strategies and overseeing their execution. Proven track record in bringing new products and services to market. Led the development and subsequent management of sales enablement tools and collateral. Strong financial and commercial knowledge supported by a relevant professional qualification. Knowledge of alternative investments and funds would be an advantage. Attention to detail, with the ability to work closely and effectively with a diverse group of people and to establish and maintain effective and productive working relationships. Competencies in team dynamics by leading and motivating to obtain desired results. We will provide the training, both in-house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients are at the heart of what we do.

Job ID: Location: London Reports to the Senior Manager - Leadership Development The Aztec Group is seeking an L&D Manager - Management Development to join our Talent and Growth team. This role will shape and deliver impactful development experiences for people managers across the organisation. The role owns the design and end-to-end delivery of management development programmes, working across jurisdictions and business functions to build manager capability and confidence. The successful candidate will be a skilled facilitator and programme manager with a passion for innovative learning, bringing the energy, presence and credibility needed to inspire, engage and develop the manager pipeline of the future. What you'll be doing Programme Management: Lead the design, planning and delivery of learning programmes focused on the development of people management capability, from junior to senior management levels, across jurisdictions and business units. Manage end-to-end programme delivery, including overseeing scheduling, communications, vendor and internal stakeholder management. Facilitation: Facilitate engaging in-person and virtual learning sessions across soft skills and management development topics, creating dynamic and inclusive learning experiences. Learning Design: Design and develop high quality, progressive learning material and digital content (e.g. e-learning modules, toolkits, self-directed resources, videos, microlearning etc.). Ensure development experiences are engaging, relevant and closely aligned to business needs and organisational culture. Coaching: Deliver coaching and 360 feedback debriefs as part of development journeys, supporting individual self-awareness and development planning. Learning Evaluation: Develop and apply learning evaluation frameworks to measure, monitor and evaluate how learners engage with programmes, behavioural shifts and business impact. Monitor, evaluate and report on programme effectiveness and impact, using data and feedback to drive continuous improvement. Needs Identification & SME Advice: Lead training needs analyses in partnership with HRBPs, business leaders, and other stakeholders to design and deliver relevant and high-impact development experiences. Provide high-quality, evidence-based development advice and recommendations for individual and team growth. Teamwork: Collaborate with the L&D, Leadership and Talent Function, as well as the wider People Team to ensure learning solutions align with broader talent priorities such as succession, internal mobility and future skills needs. Innovation: Stay informed on trends in learning, management and leadership development, keeping the provision fresh, relevant and future-focused What we're looking for Proven expertise in designing and delivering impactful learning programmes, particularly in the areas of soft skills, people management and leadership Strong facilitation and coaching skills, with the ability to lead group sessions and one-to-one development conversations Exceptional presentation skills, with the ability to energise a room, manage group dynamics and adapt delivery in real time to engage diverse audiences Experience designing and delivering experiential learning methods, such as action learning, peer coaching, live practice or immersive simulations Strong command of digital facilitation tools and techniques Deep understanding of adult learning principles, instructional design and modern learning methodologies and technology Skilled in project and programme management, with experience managing multiple stakeholders, timelines and deliverables Innovative and creative mindset, with a passion for experimenting with new approaches and technologies, to create engaging, modern learning experiences Strong analytical skills with the ability to apply evaluation methodologies to demonstrate learning impact and continuous improvement Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with confidence working across the People Team and the business Knowledge of current trends in learning, management and leadership development Ability to think strategically while delivering high-quality operational outcomes in a dynamic, fast-paced environment Experience working in diverse, international environments with cultural sensitivity and inclusive mindset Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving business needs, with a proactive and solution-oriented approach Experience in financial services, specifically asset management, is preferred but not essential Educational background in a relevant field (psychology, education, HR, talent and organisational development, coaching) is preferred We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

Reporting to the Group Head of Operations This is an exciting opportunity to establish and lead a procurement function in a rapidly growing and transforming organisation. This position will drive the planning and development of market leading, innovative procurement strategies and frameworks that support organisational objectives whilst proactively addressing and managing risk and compliance. In addition to the creation of a procurement strategy for the Group, the role will additionally be responsible for the management of supplier risk, contract and commercial management, governance and oversight of goods and services, systems and tools and the provision of procurement advice to the business. What you'll be doing Accountable for establishing and leading an in-house procurement function which delivers a best-in-class procurement service to the wider Aztec business. Accountable for creating and implementing procurement strategies, managing suppliers and contracts, and optimising procurement processes to ensure cost-effectiveness. Development and implementation of the overarching procurement framework, including procurement and third-party risk management policies, procedures, systems and tools, that deliver best in class procurement solutions. Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers, and review opportunities to make business savings, as well as reviewing existing contracts with suppliers and vendors to ensure favourable terms. Evaluate and manage relationships with key suppliers to ensure they operate within defined SLAs and meet the company's performance needs. Perform regular due diligence checks on third-party vendors (at onboarding and on an ongoing basis) to ensure they adhere to required standards and practices. Work closely with the business, finance and legal teams to drive the right commercial outcomes with a focus from day one on large contracts. Accountable for developing a suite of procurement contract and service frameworks which deliver best practice procurement support to the Aztec procurement team Accountable for developing a robust tendering process, enabling the business to effectively evaluate tenders and identify the best outcome for the business. Develop and implement procurement arrangements and initiatives that deliver optimal value for money outcomes. Lead high level negotiations with procurement partners and suppliers and establish collaborative stakeholder and strategic supplier relationships to maximise the organisation's influence. Provide expert, authoritative advice to key stakeholders on all aspects of procurement strategy and practice to inform business planning and action. Establish key performance indicators and qualitative and quantitative metrics to capture, report and evaluate the benefit and performance of all procurement activity and lead improvement planning and implementation in consultation with key stakeholders and suppliers. Measure and track performance within each spend category and define budgetary impact. What we're looking for Previous experience of building, leading and managing a procurement function at senior leadership level, in a 2,000+ employee multi-jurisdictional organisation Previous experience within the Financial Services industry is essential Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills with the proven ability to engage and influence at all levels, including C-suite level stakeholders Proven experience in developing procurement frameworks, policies, systems and tools that add value to the business and effectively manage risk Experience of building and maintaining a vendor programme Excellent negotiation skills and demonstrable ability to bring tangible commercial value through the successful contracting and management of suppliers Ability to think critically and independently problem solve, bringing insight and clarity to complex situations Robust IT skills with the ability to embrace opportunities for increased digital and automated technology to drive effective solutions An analytical, data driven thinker with experience of creating, presenting and driving metrics and reports Strong communication skills with the ability to develop collaborative networks and relationships to drive solutions MCIPS qualification is highly desirable but CIPS Level 5+ plus relevant experience would be considered We will provide the training, both in-house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

Reporting to the Senior Test Automation Manager In support of digital transformation activities and continued investment by Aztec Group into technology and innovation, we are enhancing the testing and quality assurance capability to ensure the highest possible quality standards are achieved across our products and services. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and driven individual to join an evolving test automation function that is central to the strategic testing approach and initiatives. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver robust automated testing across Aztec Group's technology landscape. You will be joining a dynamic and supportive Testing and Quality Assurance team with continual improvement at its core and play a key role in achieving the functions ambitious objectives. This is a Senior Associate level position and the ideal candidate will have expertise in multiple test automation tools and frameworks, strong Python programming capabilities, and a solid understanding of CI/CD pipeline and DevOps principles. Key responsibilities: Collaborate with the other members of the testing and quality assurance team to define and improve processes and methodologies, ensuring robust, efficient and well-structured tests. Support integration of automated testing into the Azure DevOps CI/CD pipeline. Develop and document test plans aligned to the Aztec Group Testing and Quality Assurance Testing Policy and procedures. Work with Product owners and engineers to define acceptance criteria and refine requirements. Conduct effective test automation ROI assessments and provide informed delivery estimations. Design, develop, maintain and execute automated test cases that comprehensively validate requirements / user stories, providing irrefutable evidence. Conduct manual testing where necessary to ensure overall solution quality. Communicate test automation progress, challenges and results across projects and change initiatives through comprehensive reporting. Analyse test results, report defects and work with stakeholders to resolve issues. Provide test automation training and support to the wider Test and Quality Assurance team. Identify and initiatives to improve the effectiveness / efficiency of test automation. Skills, knowledge, expertise: Experience in using multiple test automation frameworks and tools, ideally utilising TestComplete. Experience in using ADO Test Plans and Pipelines, integrating test automation within DevOps environments. Understanding of Agile principles (Scrum / Safe) Ability to manage and maintain versions of test assets in GIT and other repositories. Strong communication and documentation skills, including requirements elicitation, specification documentation and test case writing. General information: Successful candidates may be required to travel to our other offices to support projects and build relations with colleagues and teams in other Group jurisdictions. You'll enjoy a hybrid working model and be required to work from our Southampton office regularly. Who are we? Aztec Group has come a long way since first opening its doors in Jersey back in 2001. Our size and reach may have changed, but one thing that hasn't is our identity - we're proud to be a business that puts our people and clients at the centre of everything we do. We understand that everyone will put value on different things and that's why our employee package includes a variety of benefits. Here are some of the core benefits for all our people: Discretionary bonus scheme Flexible, hybrid working Private medical insurance, including eye care Life assurance (death in service and critical illness benefit) Worldwide travel insurance Ability to work abroad for up to 3 weeks per annum Onsite parking Health and wellbeing programmes Significant investment into your personal and professional development We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of Technology Delivery to lead and scale our technology delivery team. This Associate Director level role is pivotal in driving high-performance delivery teams, driving our ambition towards Scaled Agile delivery, and ensuring delivery excellence across all technology initiatives. You will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end delivery lifecycle, ensuring governance, and continuously improving delivery performance. You will perform a key role within a highly skilled team and should offer exceptional communication skills, tenacity, enthusiasm, and consistent energy to drive a regular view of the technical delivery across all streams. With direct line management responsibility for an existing team of project managers your leadership will help drive their performance and career growth, enabling better outcomes for Aztec. These are exciting times across the group, significant growth, change, and investment make it a truly world class opportunity to help shape our organisation for the next stage of its own journey. What we are looking for: Making Change Happen: Makes the agenda clear and tangible. Distils the vision for change into concise performance priorities that are clearly articulated, understood, and actionable. Involves people in the process of contributing or shaping change plans - creates a coherent working change vision which enables people to see clearly in their own minds where the change will take them. Manage and deliver high-impact, multi-jurisdictional, complex, transformational projects and Technology workstreams in a fast-paced and virtual environment, from discovery through to delivery and successful transition and adoption in line with the agreed delivery framework. Own the delivery roadmap and ensure timely, high-quality execution of technology projects and programs. Define and implement best practices, frameworks, and standards for delivery management. Monitor and report on delivery KPIs, ensuring continuous improvement in velocity, quality, and customer satisfaction. Planning and managing resources and ensure that projects are staffed with the appropriate skills and experience, from both in-house and vender-supplied near-shore teams. Estimation and forecasting of cost to deliver outcomes, informing project, programme, and departmental budgets. Performance & Governance: Set out our Agile Strategy and Governance frameworks, embed Scaled agile principles and practices across teams, promoting a mindset of flexibility, transparency, and iterative delivery. Drive agile maturity through coaching, training, and firsthand support. Set the standards and principles, ensuring the use of Azure Dev Ops and other tools aligns. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders to ensure alignment and shared ownership of outcomes. Establish and maintain robust governance structures to ensure compliance, risk management, and stakeholder visibility. Lead regular delivery reviews, retrospectives, and performance assessments. Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance standards, particularly those relevant to the finance industry. Stay up to date on the latest trends and best practices in project delivery and agile methodologies, seeking innovative ways to leverage technology, automation and AI. Development and presentation of Business Cases to socialise the benefits and secure funding. Strategic Leadership: The ability to simplify complexity and develop a clear delivery strategy Helps to drive the Big Picture forward to the ground level - interpret the reality of how the vision is likely to be enacted. Can establish an operational strategy which is aligned to the Big Picture. Displays a strong empathy with the clients and stakeholder - voices their needs, reactions and concerns to the organisation. Is vigilant in terms of understanding external trends, regulatory and economic factors along with technological changes which are likely to impact on - imports this understanding to counteract complacency. Garners support and challenges when appropriate to secure results. People Leadership: Builds a shared vision around the Big Picture which fosters commitment and investment of people Inspire individuals intellectually and emotionally - impact of style is to create followership. Has the persona to connect with people at all levels of the organisation. Takes the time and energy to engage with people at the ground level, in a personally relevant way. Lead, mentor, and grow cross-functional delivery teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Build and maintain a high-performing team structure aligned with business goals and delivery needs. + Champion professional development and succession planning within the delivery organization. Inspire and motivate teams to achieve excellence in delivery and innovation. Can attract, recruit and develop and maintain high calibre people. Creates empowered teams, with strong ethos and drive, at all levels of Aztec. Constantly provides purpose and meaning to individuals by linking their contributions to the Big Picture. Encourages people to take responsibility for generating results and taking corrective action - particularly in respect of client issues. Skills and experience: 10+ years of proven experience in a senior technology delivery leadership role, ideally in a complex, fast-paced environment within the finance industry. 10+ years' experience managing teams, with direct line management experience you excel in driving performance and career development. 15+ years of demonstrable experience in delivering complex projects and programs on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards, using agile methodologies. Strong vendor management, working with global system integrators, system vendors and other delivery partners to create a successful ecosystem to delivery success. Excellent communication: communicates with clarity and confidence at all levels; adapts style and content to the needs of the audience by being inspirational. Strong background in agile delivery methodologies (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, etc.). You will have taken greenfield agile Technology departments through the transition to Enterprise Scaled Agile. Deep understanding of delivery metrics, governance frameworks, and performance management. Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar. Personal Profile: Commitment to 'get things done', 'done well' and 'done on time', successful candidate will havean evident "can-do" attitude. Strong attention to detail, while being able to look at the big picture, adheres to high quality standards, checks information quality. Delivering results remains calm, effective, and positive even when under pressure; takes ownership for delivering outcomes and is highlight pragmatic and action orientated. Organised and discipline, able to effectively deal with changing priorities or obstacles and to provide alternative options or solutions. Resilience - to cope with changing priorities or obstacles against tight timescales Identifies problems, provides / facilitates the creation of options and recommendations, and uses initiative to drive solutions in a positive and action-oriented manner; whilst being able to identify and manages risk. Influencing and relationship building; proactively builds productive, open and trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders; presents robust and convincing positions in the face of challenge while remaining respectful of others' views; negotiates effectively to agree realistic outcomes. Acts in the organisation's best interests Capacity to spot issues and distil the important from the unimportant Clear and grounded set of values that align to the Aztec's Values Values the flexible and work life balance agenda. We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of Technology Delivery to lead and scale our technology delivery team. This Associate Director level role is pivotal in driving high-performance delivery teams, driving our ambition towards Scaled Agile delivery, and ensuring delivery excellence across all technology initiatives. You will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end delivery lifecycle, ensuring governance, and continuously improving delivery performance. You will perform a key role within a highly skilled team and should offer exceptional communication skills, tenacity, enthusiasm, and consistent energy to drive a regular view of the technical delivery across all streams. With direct line management responsibility for an existing team of project managers your leadership will help drive their performance and career growth, enabling better outcomes for Aztec. These are exciting times across the group, significant growth, change, and investment make it a truly world class opportunity to help shape our organisation for the next stage of its own journey. What we are looking for: Making Change Happen: Makes the agenda clear and tangible. Distils the vision for change into concise performance priorities that are clearly articulated, understood, and actionable. Involves people in the process of contributing or shaping change plans - creates a coherent working change vision which enables people to see clearly in their own minds where the change will take them. Manage and deliver high-impact, multi-jurisdictional, complex, transformational projects and Technology workstreams in a fast-paced and virtual environment, from discovery through to delivery and successful transition and adoption in line with the agreed delivery framework. Own the delivery roadmap and ensure timely, high-quality execution of technology projects and programs. Define and implement best practices, frameworks, and standards for delivery management. Monitor and report on delivery KPIs, ensuring continuous improvement in velocity, quality, and customer satisfaction. Planning and managing resources and ensure that projects are staffed with the appropriate skills and experience, from both in-house and vender-supplied near-shore teams. Estimation and forecasting of cost to deliver outcomes, informing project, programme, and departmental budgets. Performance & Governance: Set out our Agile Strategy and Governance frameworks, embed Scaled agile principles and practices across teams, promoting a mindset of flexibility, transparency, and iterative delivery. Drive agile maturity through coaching, training, and firsthand support. Set the standards and principles, ensuring the use of Azure Dev Ops and other tools aligns. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders to ensure alignment and shared ownership of outcomes. Establish and maintain robust governance structures to ensure compliance, risk management, and stakeholder visibility. Lead regular delivery reviews, retrospectives, and performance assessments. Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance standards, particularly those relevant to the finance industry. Stay up to date on the latest trends and best practices in project delivery and agile methodologies, seeking innovative ways to leverage technology, automation and AI. Development and presentation of Business Cases to socialise the benefits and secure funding. Strategic Leadership: The ability to simplify complexity and develop a clear delivery strategy Helps to drive the Big Picture forward to the ground level - interpret the reality of how the vision is likely to be enacted. Can establish an operational strategy which is aligned to the Big Picture. Displays a strong empathy with the clients and stakeholder - voices their needs, reactions and concerns to the organisation. Is vigilant in terms of understanding external trends, regulatory and economic factors along with technological changes which are likely to impact on - imports this understanding to counteract complacency. Garners support and challenges when appropriate to secure results. People Leadership: Builds a shared vision around the Big Picture which fosters commitment and investment of people Inspire individuals intellectually and emotionally - impact of style is to create followership. Has the persona to connect with people at all levels of the organisation. Takes the time and energy to engage with people at the ground level, in a personally relevant way. Lead, mentor, and grow cross-functional delivery teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Build and maintain a high-performing team structure aligned with business goals and delivery needs. + Champion professional development and succession planning within the delivery organization. Inspire and motivate teams to achieve excellence in delivery and innovation. Can attract, recruit and develop and maintain high calibre people. Creates empowered teams, with strong ethos and drive, at all levels of Aztec. Constantly provides purpose and meaning to individuals by linking their contributions to the Big Picture. Encourages people to take responsibility for generating results and taking corrective action - particularly in respect of client issues. Skills and experience: 10+ years of proven experience in a senior technology delivery leadership role, ideally in a complex, fast-paced environment within the finance industry. 10+ years' experience managing teams, with direct line management experience you excel in driving performance and career development. 15+ years of demonstrable experience in delivering complex projects and programs on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards, using agile methodologies. Strong vendor management, working with global system integrators, system vendors and other delivery partners to create a successful ecosystem to delivery success. Excellent communication: communicates with clarity and confidence at all levels; adapts style and content to the needs of the audience by being inspirational. Strong background in agile delivery methodologies (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, etc.). You will have taken greenfield agile Technology departments through the transition to Enterprise Scaled Agile. Deep understanding of delivery metrics, governance frameworks, and performance management. Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar. Personal Profile: Commitment to 'get things done', 'done well' and 'done on time', successful candidate will havean evident "can-do" attitude. Strong attention to detail, while being able to look at the big picture, adheres to high quality standards, checks information quality. Delivering results remains calm, effective, and positive even when under pressure; takes ownership for delivering outcomes and is highlight pragmatic and action orientated. Organised and discipline, able to effectively deal with changing priorities or obstacles and to provide alternative options or solutions. Resilience - to cope with changing priorities or obstacles against tight timescales Identifies problems, provides / facilitates the creation of options and recommendations, and uses initiative to drive solutions in a positive and action-oriented manner; whilst being able to identify and manages risk. Influencing and relationship building; proactively builds productive, open and trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders; presents robust and convincing positions in the face of challenge while remaining respectful of others' views; negotiates effectively to agree realistic outcomes. Acts in the organisation's best interests Capacity to spot issues and distil the important from the unimportant Clear and grounded set of values that align to the Aztec's Values Values the flexible and work life balance agenda. We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.