Senior Business Analyst - Global Risk Analytics6-month contractLondon / HybridUp to £796.28 p/d Umbrella If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out, and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join this team in the role of Senior Business Analyst.As part of the Libra Programme a Business Analyst is required to support refinements to the End-to-End processes of the Parental Support Framework methodologies across various asset types. The role will involve but is not limited to the analysis and interpretation of data and data flows to improve Data Quality for downstream processes and the delivery / implementation of process and policy improvements.Particular expertise required:• Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to Credit Risk and Rating Systems and ideally Parental Support Rating Systems• Experience of delivering change within a Data Programme and dealing with large volumes of data• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills• Good presentation and interpersonal skills• Ability to hold requirements workshops, Working Groups, training sessions as required• Ability to develop and execute test plans• Global Risk Analytics (GRA) is a part of Global Risk Function which provides solutions using analytics, tools, and models to identify, measure and manage key risks. GRA currently covers Wholesale Credit and Market Risk, Financial Crime Risk, Regulatory Compliance and Operational Risk. As GRA is focused on model development and ownership, its activities are considered First Line of Defence.Role Context:The transformation function is responsible for delivery of change projects across GRA globally, working at local, regional and group levels. The team is responsible for process and organizational change as well as managing systems and technology projects.• The job is a major point of contact with the business and IT. The jobholder works independently and has a high level of flexibility to consult with the business at all levels. They will need to have the ability to work closely with and build good relationships with IT, IT Operations, Service Delivery, and with other delivery partners and Global Functions. The jobholder is expected to successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously, taking a lead analyst role in larger projects that impact significant numbers of users and teams group wide spanning all lines of business.• The role holder may chair decision making governance bodies. The jobholder will not be subject to close supervision and will be expected to exercise independent initiative and judgement in proactively overcoming obstacles to success, dealing with uncertainty and changing circumstances, such as interdependencies, opportunities or risks. He/she will be expected to adopt an agile and flexible approach to work and an outstanding level of professionalism and conduct.Subject Matter Expertise:• Good understanding of Credit Risko LGD and EAD Modelso RWA Calculationo Controls & Reporting• Excellent Product Knowledgeo Lendingo Trade and Receivables Financeo Treasury Productso Traded Products (Derivatives, Repos)Knowledge• Change managemento Excellent understanding of the programme / project lifecycleo Excellent understanding of Business Transformation Frameworks and best practice techniques.o A thorough understanding of the purpose, value, culture and fundamentals of Transformationo Strong understanding of banking and understanding of how change drives benefits for, its customers and other stakeholderso Expert knowledge of the Groups modelling approach and system architecture, data flows and related processeso Business re-engineering knowledgeo Advanced business analysis, requirements gathering and design techniqueso Experience of complex global implementations• Global Risk Analyticso A thorough understanding of the Model development lifecycleo An awareness of modelling tools, techniques and systemso Risk system architecture across Risk sub-functions - where relevant.o Data management approaches and technologyo Understanding of the regulatory framework within which operates globally.Experience• Proven track record as an outstanding analyst or consultant• Overall financial services industry knowledge with specific functional expertise• Extensive experience of using multiple analysis techniques in a change environment, with a mix of business, operations and technology focused projects.• Experience of business case development and a sound understanding of how design enablers underpin business benefits• Strong experience of delivering change into different audiences and managing implementation in banking environments.• Excellent communication, inter-personal and negotiating skills• Excellent decision making and problem solving ability• Advanced judgmental skills to identify and resolve problems• Experience of managing teams and resources located remotely• Ability to motivate and lead people, employing appropriate management styles• Proven ability to work across regions whilst maintaining a global perspective• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders and business sponsorsIf you think you are up for the task and feel you meet the above criteria or interested to hear more information, please contact me on Please note, in the event of a high volume of applications for this role, we will not be able to respond to each individual applicant. Unfortunately, if you have not been contacted within 7 days then we will not be progressing with your application. Thank you for your understanding
May 18, 2024
Full time
Senior Business Analyst - Global Risk Analytics6-month contractLondon / HybridUp to £796.28 p/d Umbrella If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out, and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join this team in the role of Senior Business Analyst.As part of the Libra Programme a Business Analyst is required to support refinements to the End-to-End processes of the Parental Support Framework methodologies across various asset types. The role will involve but is not limited to the analysis and interpretation of data and data flows to improve Data Quality for downstream processes and the delivery / implementation of process and policy improvements.Particular expertise required:• Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to Credit Risk and Rating Systems and ideally Parental Support Rating Systems• Experience of delivering change within a Data Programme and dealing with large volumes of data• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills• Good presentation and interpersonal skills• Ability to hold requirements workshops, Working Groups, training sessions as required• Ability to develop and execute test plans• Global Risk Analytics (GRA) is a part of Global Risk Function which provides solutions using analytics, tools, and models to identify, measure and manage key risks. GRA currently covers Wholesale Credit and Market Risk, Financial Crime Risk, Regulatory Compliance and Operational Risk. As GRA is focused on model development and ownership, its activities are considered First Line of Defence.Role Context:The transformation function is responsible for delivery of change projects across GRA globally, working at local, regional and group levels. The team is responsible for process and organizational change as well as managing systems and technology projects.• The job is a major point of contact with the business and IT. The jobholder works independently and has a high level of flexibility to consult with the business at all levels. They will need to have the ability to work closely with and build good relationships with IT, IT Operations, Service Delivery, and with other delivery partners and Global Functions. The jobholder is expected to successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously, taking a lead analyst role in larger projects that impact significant numbers of users and teams group wide spanning all lines of business.• The role holder may chair decision making governance bodies. The jobholder will not be subject to close supervision and will be expected to exercise independent initiative and judgement in proactively overcoming obstacles to success, dealing with uncertainty and changing circumstances, such as interdependencies, opportunities or risks. He/she will be expected to adopt an agile and flexible approach to work and an outstanding level of professionalism and conduct.Subject Matter Expertise:• Good understanding of Credit Risko LGD and EAD Modelso RWA Calculationo Controls & Reporting• Excellent Product Knowledgeo Lendingo Trade and Receivables Financeo Treasury Productso Traded Products (Derivatives, Repos)Knowledge• Change managemento Excellent understanding of the programme / project lifecycleo Excellent understanding of Business Transformation Frameworks and best practice techniques.o A thorough understanding of the purpose, value, culture and fundamentals of Transformationo Strong understanding of banking and understanding of how change drives benefits for, its customers and other stakeholderso Expert knowledge of the Groups modelling approach and system architecture, data flows and related processeso Business re-engineering knowledgeo Advanced business analysis, requirements gathering and design techniqueso Experience of complex global implementations• Global Risk Analyticso A thorough understanding of the Model development lifecycleo An awareness of modelling tools, techniques and systemso Risk system architecture across Risk sub-functions - where relevant.o Data management approaches and technologyo Understanding of the regulatory framework within which operates globally.Experience• Proven track record as an outstanding analyst or consultant• Overall financial services industry knowledge with specific functional expertise• Extensive experience of using multiple analysis techniques in a change environment, with a mix of business, operations and technology focused projects.• Experience of business case development and a sound understanding of how design enablers underpin business benefits• Strong experience of delivering change into different audiences and managing implementation in banking environments.• Excellent communication, inter-personal and negotiating skills• Excellent decision making and problem solving ability• Advanced judgmental skills to identify and resolve problems• Experience of managing teams and resources located remotely• Ability to motivate and lead people, employing appropriate management styles• Proven ability to work across regions whilst maintaining a global perspective• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders and business sponsorsIf you think you are up for the task and feel you meet the above criteria or interested to hear more information, please contact me on Please note, in the event of a high volume of applications for this role, we will not be able to respond to each individual applicant. Unfortunately, if you have not been contacted within 7 days then we will not be progressing with your application. Thank you for your understanding
Equifax Pre-sales Consultants are customer-facing subject matter experts in a number of specialist domains - consumer lending/risk, commercial lending/risk, risk management, identity management, fraud prevention and debt collection. They are innovative and motivated to keep ahead of market trends and ever evolving customer challenges. The team works closely with our major customers demonstrating how to drive value from Equifax solutions and building stronger client relationships. Our consultants combine a deep understanding of the market, regulatory landscape, our customers, their priorities and of our data, products and services. We are seeking a Principal Consultant (Fraud & ID) to act as a trusted advisor to our key customers and partners working across multiple vertical markets - banking, insurance, consumer finance, telco, gaming, utilities & public sector. You will have an exciting opportunity to work with our key customers to advise them how they should approach challenges and market opportunities. You will also work closely with our partners to optimise commercial opportunities. Acting as an SME from an industry, product, technical, and regulatory perspective, this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fraud & ID professional with strong core technical skills and product knowledge to join and be part of a growing commercially focused pre-sales team. What you'll do Provision of specialist pre-sales consultancy expertise in the field of Fraud & ID - trusted advisor to our clients & partners and valued partner to our Equifax colleagues Responsible for value creation and delivering the Fraud & ID value story to our clients and prospects Working with our strategic customers as the Fraud & ID subject matter expert across all stages of the customer journey - onboarding, account management and debt collection Detailed understanding of our customers, including their priorities, challenges and opportunities Support industry relations via production of white papers, articles and editorials, conference speaking, seminar and trade association attendance Facilitate consultative workshops & customer discovery sessions - identify solutions to overcome customer critical business issues Prepare insightful presentations on market trends, and customer portfolios to keep the customer informed of their position in the market and where they might be able to make improvements. Build a positive reputation as trusted advisors Interact closely, effectively & professionally with various client stakeholders - decision makers, economic buyers, users & influencers across multiple touch points e.g. Strategy, Operations, Decision Science, Analytics & Technology Build relationships with key individuals in Equifax's client base e.g. Head of Fraud & ID, Operations, Debt Management, Fraud, Analytics, Strategy, etc. Share industry best practice with respect to solution implementation and optimisation in considering Equifax Fraud & ID data and solution offerings Prepare pitches to address any identified business issues and demonstrate the value such solutions would deliver Propose solutions considering the Equifax Fraud & ID Bureau suite and design strategies (process and/or technology) to solve for customer needs. Create compelling business cases, use cases & custom journeys to illustrate how Equifax solutions can help a customer achieve their business objectives Proactively design detailed success criteria and 'what good looks like' in partnership with clients regarding the assessment of Equifax products & solutions. Design and manage trials, assessments, POC's and analytical studies of Equifax products & solutions Work in partnership with clients to quantify the value of Equifax products and solutions i.e. Return on Investment (ROI) assessments Provide technical & strategic expertise in preparation of customer bids, proposals, RFI responses & RFP response Product development - assist the Product Teams with product strategy, feeding in personal insights, industry best practice, & voice of customer recommendations on future priorities and strategies. Contribute to longer term strategic business planning & product development for Equifax Accountable for the delivery of applicable commercial targets relating to your customers and the Equifax UK business What experience you need Extensive experience supporting clients in the optimal use of data for Fraud & ID management purposes Expert knowledge of Fraud & ID management industry best practice, regulations, innovations & future digital technologies Deep understanding of Fraud & ID strategies and processes including emerging or new service initiatives Understanding of data and insights to support Fraud & ID management Ability to travel regularly within the UK to meet with clients or to attend other Equifax offices and conferences. Subject to UK Gov COVID guidelines Industry experience within the banking or financial services markets along with an applicable consultancy background Demonstrated experience in pre-sales, either for a vendor technology company, CRA, a 'Big 4' or other consulting firm selling services or solutions to banks or financial services companies. Or extensive time spent 'client side' as a Fraud & ID management practitioner/leader. Ability to link product capabilities to business value and relate to customer pain points Strong presentation skills; able to participate in the delivery of workshops to drive definition of scope aligned with Equifax capabilities Experience in RFP & RFI processes through to formal presentation to senior executives Ability to communicate effectively with customers, project leads and within Sales team Likely to have extensive experience within a Fraud & ID environment with a proven track record of delivery Strong problem-solving and influencing skills Excellent analytical skills and exposure to risk modelling Comfort in pitching to clients and senior stakeholders Proven ability to deliver outstanding customer satisfaction Entrepreneurial style, drive and sense of urgency, coupled with the ability to work well individually and with others as part of a consulting team and the wider business Excellent communication, professional presentation and process/organisational skills, as well as strong creative orientation and the ability to craft innovative solutions Excellent project/task management and ability to work unsupervised What could set you apart You have worked 'client side' for a number of years You talk our customers language, you have been in 'their shoes' You have experience working within the CRA or 'Big Data' industry You have the ability to bring knowledge, expertise and practicality together to provide thought leadership to our clients You have the ability to build trust and rapport quickly You have experience in conference speaking You have a strong professional network within Fraud & ID management
May 17, 2024
Full time
Equifax Pre-sales Consultants are customer-facing subject matter experts in a number of specialist domains - consumer lending/risk, commercial lending/risk, risk management, identity management, fraud prevention and debt collection. They are innovative and motivated to keep ahead of market trends and ever evolving customer challenges. The team works closely with our major customers demonstrating how to drive value from Equifax solutions and building stronger client relationships. Our consultants combine a deep understanding of the market, regulatory landscape, our customers, their priorities and of our data, products and services. We are seeking a Principal Consultant (Fraud & ID) to act as a trusted advisor to our key customers and partners working across multiple vertical markets - banking, insurance, consumer finance, telco, gaming, utilities & public sector. You will have an exciting opportunity to work with our key customers to advise them how they should approach challenges and market opportunities. You will also work closely with our partners to optimise commercial opportunities. Acting as an SME from an industry, product, technical, and regulatory perspective, this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fraud & ID professional with strong core technical skills and product knowledge to join and be part of a growing commercially focused pre-sales team. What you'll do Provision of specialist pre-sales consultancy expertise in the field of Fraud & ID - trusted advisor to our clients & partners and valued partner to our Equifax colleagues Responsible for value creation and delivering the Fraud & ID value story to our clients and prospects Working with our strategic customers as the Fraud & ID subject matter expert across all stages of the customer journey - onboarding, account management and debt collection Detailed understanding of our customers, including their priorities, challenges and opportunities Support industry relations via production of white papers, articles and editorials, conference speaking, seminar and trade association attendance Facilitate consultative workshops & customer discovery sessions - identify solutions to overcome customer critical business issues Prepare insightful presentations on market trends, and customer portfolios to keep the customer informed of their position in the market and where they might be able to make improvements. Build a positive reputation as trusted advisors Interact closely, effectively & professionally with various client stakeholders - decision makers, economic buyers, users & influencers across multiple touch points e.g. Strategy, Operations, Decision Science, Analytics & Technology Build relationships with key individuals in Equifax's client base e.g. Head of Fraud & ID, Operations, Debt Management, Fraud, Analytics, Strategy, etc. Share industry best practice with respect to solution implementation and optimisation in considering Equifax Fraud & ID data and solution offerings Prepare pitches to address any identified business issues and demonstrate the value such solutions would deliver Propose solutions considering the Equifax Fraud & ID Bureau suite and design strategies (process and/or technology) to solve for customer needs. Create compelling business cases, use cases & custom journeys to illustrate how Equifax solutions can help a customer achieve their business objectives Proactively design detailed success criteria and 'what good looks like' in partnership with clients regarding the assessment of Equifax products & solutions. Design and manage trials, assessments, POC's and analytical studies of Equifax products & solutions Work in partnership with clients to quantify the value of Equifax products and solutions i.e. Return on Investment (ROI) assessments Provide technical & strategic expertise in preparation of customer bids, proposals, RFI responses & RFP response Product development - assist the Product Teams with product strategy, feeding in personal insights, industry best practice, & voice of customer recommendations on future priorities and strategies. Contribute to longer term strategic business planning & product development for Equifax Accountable for the delivery of applicable commercial targets relating to your customers and the Equifax UK business What experience you need Extensive experience supporting clients in the optimal use of data for Fraud & ID management purposes Expert knowledge of Fraud & ID management industry best practice, regulations, innovations & future digital technologies Deep understanding of Fraud & ID strategies and processes including emerging or new service initiatives Understanding of data and insights to support Fraud & ID management Ability to travel regularly within the UK to meet with clients or to attend other Equifax offices and conferences. Subject to UK Gov COVID guidelines Industry experience within the banking or financial services markets along with an applicable consultancy background Demonstrated experience in pre-sales, either for a vendor technology company, CRA, a 'Big 4' or other consulting firm selling services or solutions to banks or financial services companies. Or extensive time spent 'client side' as a Fraud & ID management practitioner/leader. Ability to link product capabilities to business value and relate to customer pain points Strong presentation skills; able to participate in the delivery of workshops to drive definition of scope aligned with Equifax capabilities Experience in RFP & RFI processes through to formal presentation to senior executives Ability to communicate effectively with customers, project leads and within Sales team Likely to have extensive experience within a Fraud & ID environment with a proven track record of delivery Strong problem-solving and influencing skills Excellent analytical skills and exposure to risk modelling Comfort in pitching to clients and senior stakeholders Proven ability to deliver outstanding customer satisfaction Entrepreneurial style, drive and sense of urgency, coupled with the ability to work well individually and with others as part of a consulting team and the wider business Excellent communication, professional presentation and process/organisational skills, as well as strong creative orientation and the ability to craft innovative solutions Excellent project/task management and ability to work unsupervised What could set you apart You have worked 'client side' for a number of years You talk our customers language, you have been in 'their shoes' You have experience working within the CRA or 'Big Data' industry You have the ability to bring knowledge, expertise and practicality together to provide thought leadership to our clients You have the ability to build trust and rapport quickly You have experience in conference speaking You have a strong professional network within Fraud & ID management
WGSN - Head of Data Science & Engineering page is loaded WGSN - Head of Data Science & Engineering Apply locations London - LABS House posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id R11289 The role We are looking to hire a Head of Data Science & Engineering to join our Data team in London. Working at WGSN Together, we create tomorrow A career with WGSN is fast-paced, exciting and full of opportunities to grow and develop. We're a team of consumer and design trend forecasters, content creators, designers, data analysts, advisory consultants and much more, united by a common goal: to create tomorrow. WGSN's trusted consumer and design forecasts power outstanding product design, enabling our customers to create a better future. Our services cover consumer insights, beauty, consumer tech, fashion, interiors, lifestyle, food and drink forecasting, data analytics and expert advisory. If you are an expert in your field, we want to hear from you. Role overview The foundation of WGSN is our passionate experts. WGSN seeks talent globally to work within a business that offers a unique blend of specialist problem solvers, data analysts and innovative thinkers who put trends and data together to provide the answers to create tomorrow. You will lead, manage, and inspire a team of data scientists and data engineers to maintain and develop new machine learning models that are at the foundation of WGSN's proprietary data, products, and services. You will collaborate with senior leaders and stakeholders to develop and grow WGSN's data science and engineering capabilities, translating business objectives into workable solutions that will drive top line revenue growth and drive bottom line efficiencies. Key accountabilities Lead, structure, develop, and scale a high performance data science and engineering team, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment that encourages professional growth and excellence. Develop best practices for modelling, deployment, QA, and tests across the data science team. Deploy high quality data products to production and measure the value, accuracy, and improvement over time. Develop and manage a data science and engineering roadmap aligned to company objectives to drive top line revenue growth and bottom line efficiencies. Engage and collaborate with senior leaders and key stakeholders on data science and engineering projects and deliverables. Clearly communicate and educate the wider business and clients on data science and engineering projects and deliverables. Make the complex simple. Take an active part in the development of data strategy and identifying areas of growth and efficiency. Proactively suggest ways to visualise complex data sets, generating charts/tables that give insightful views of key business issues and opportunities Be connected to the rapidly developing and evolving space of machine learning and AI to identify new risks and opportunities to WGSN. Technical background and ability to dive into details of technologies built by data science and engineering teams. This list is not exhaustive and there may be other activities you are required to deliver. Skills, experience & qualifications required Significant experience of doing quantitative research and analysis Solid, demonstrable experience managing a team of data scientists, data engineers, and analysts Demonstrated experience in leading and managing cross-functional teams, driving successful data science and engineering projects Proven ability to build strong working relationship with other departments Ability to present senior leadership and stakeholders to drive decisions and tell stories through data An analytical mind, with the ability to distinguish between what is important and what is not, making the complex simple Curious, flexible and a strategic thinker Excellent interpersonal skills comfortable to tackle work within a global team Knowledge of statistics and analytical techniques Experience with time series forecasting and computer vision classification preferred Degree or equivalent experience in quantitative fields (Statistics, Math, CS or Engineering) Technical Experience with: Machine Learning Frameworks (one or multiple): PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc. Data Warehouses (one or multiple): Snowflake, SQL, BigQuery, etc. Languages (one or multiple): SQL (must), Python/R (proficient in one), Java, etc. Visualisation (one or multiple): Tableau, Looker, Power BI, etc. Sprint Planning/Development using JIRA What we offer Our benefits and wellbeing package offers flexible benefits you can tailor to your own personal needs, including: 25 days of holiday per year - with an option to buy/ sell up to 5 days Pension, Life Assurance and Income Protection Flexible benefits platform with options including Private Medical, Dental Insurance & Critical Illness Employee assistance programme, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme Volunteering opportunities and charitable giving options Great learning and development opportunities More about WGSN WGSN is the global authority on consumer trend forecasting. We help brands around the world create the right products at the right time for tomorrow's consumer. Our values We Are Everywhere The future is everything, it happens everywhere. WGSN is the world-leading forecaster because we track and analyse consumer behaviours, product innovation, design and creativity, everywhere. We Are Future Focused We utilise our global resources and intelligence to research, source and analyse quantitative and qualitative data to produce our forecasts. Everything we do is focused on working with our customers to create a successful and positive tomorrow. We Are Rigorous We source, review and assess quantitative and qualitative data to produce robust, actionable forecasts. To provide credible insights and design solutions for our clients, it is essential that rigour runs through everything we do. Our culture An inclusive culture is one of our key priorities. We want our people to truly be themselves and thrive. We love having a diverse team of people who bring new ideas, different strengths and perspectives & reflect the global audience we work with. Inclusive workforce We are committed to supporting the environment and sustainability , including ensuring our pension plan defaults to sustainable options and striving to be net zero by 2030. Recognising great performance is a key part of our culture. Our Awards schemes recognise and reward the brilliant achievements of our people. We have a truly flexible working environment with a wide range of flexible, hybrid and agile-working arrangements. Conversations about flexible working have always been - and will continue to be - actively encouraged here. We want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to perform their best when interviewing, so if you require any reasonable adjustments that would make you more comfortable during the process, please let us know so that we can do our best to support you. About Us Getting to the heart of your industry. We help the world's biggest brands navigate what's next through events, intelligence and advisory. Our two divisions, LIONS and Money20/20, serve the Marketing and Financial Technology industries. Our unforgettable events bring customers from over 120 countries together to have the conversations that count. And with almost 700 employees across four continents, our experts ensure that our customers never miss a beat. Ascential plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
May 15, 2024
Full time
WGSN - Head of Data Science & Engineering page is loaded WGSN - Head of Data Science & Engineering Apply locations London - LABS House posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id R11289 The role We are looking to hire a Head of Data Science & Engineering to join our Data team in London. Working at WGSN Together, we create tomorrow A career with WGSN is fast-paced, exciting and full of opportunities to grow and develop. We're a team of consumer and design trend forecasters, content creators, designers, data analysts, advisory consultants and much more, united by a common goal: to create tomorrow. WGSN's trusted consumer and design forecasts power outstanding product design, enabling our customers to create a better future. Our services cover consumer insights, beauty, consumer tech, fashion, interiors, lifestyle, food and drink forecasting, data analytics and expert advisory. If you are an expert in your field, we want to hear from you. Role overview The foundation of WGSN is our passionate experts. WGSN seeks talent globally to work within a business that offers a unique blend of specialist problem solvers, data analysts and innovative thinkers who put trends and data together to provide the answers to create tomorrow. You will lead, manage, and inspire a team of data scientists and data engineers to maintain and develop new machine learning models that are at the foundation of WGSN's proprietary data, products, and services. You will collaborate with senior leaders and stakeholders to develop and grow WGSN's data science and engineering capabilities, translating business objectives into workable solutions that will drive top line revenue growth and drive bottom line efficiencies. Key accountabilities Lead, structure, develop, and scale a high performance data science and engineering team, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment that encourages professional growth and excellence. Develop best practices for modelling, deployment, QA, and tests across the data science team. Deploy high quality data products to production and measure the value, accuracy, and improvement over time. Develop and manage a data science and engineering roadmap aligned to company objectives to drive top line revenue growth and bottom line efficiencies. Engage and collaborate with senior leaders and key stakeholders on data science and engineering projects and deliverables. Clearly communicate and educate the wider business and clients on data science and engineering projects and deliverables. Make the complex simple. Take an active part in the development of data strategy and identifying areas of growth and efficiency. Proactively suggest ways to visualise complex data sets, generating charts/tables that give insightful views of key business issues and opportunities Be connected to the rapidly developing and evolving space of machine learning and AI to identify new risks and opportunities to WGSN. Technical background and ability to dive into details of technologies built by data science and engineering teams. This list is not exhaustive and there may be other activities you are required to deliver. Skills, experience & qualifications required Significant experience of doing quantitative research and analysis Solid, demonstrable experience managing a team of data scientists, data engineers, and analysts Demonstrated experience in leading and managing cross-functional teams, driving successful data science and engineering projects Proven ability to build strong working relationship with other departments Ability to present senior leadership and stakeholders to drive decisions and tell stories through data An analytical mind, with the ability to distinguish between what is important and what is not, making the complex simple Curious, flexible and a strategic thinker Excellent interpersonal skills comfortable to tackle work within a global team Knowledge of statistics and analytical techniques Experience with time series forecasting and computer vision classification preferred Degree or equivalent experience in quantitative fields (Statistics, Math, CS or Engineering) Technical Experience with: Machine Learning Frameworks (one or multiple): PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc. Data Warehouses (one or multiple): Snowflake, SQL, BigQuery, etc. Languages (one or multiple): SQL (must), Python/R (proficient in one), Java, etc. Visualisation (one or multiple): Tableau, Looker, Power BI, etc. Sprint Planning/Development using JIRA What we offer Our benefits and wellbeing package offers flexible benefits you can tailor to your own personal needs, including: 25 days of holiday per year - with an option to buy/ sell up to 5 days Pension, Life Assurance and Income Protection Flexible benefits platform with options including Private Medical, Dental Insurance & Critical Illness Employee assistance programme, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme Volunteering opportunities and charitable giving options Great learning and development opportunities More about WGSN WGSN is the global authority on consumer trend forecasting. We help brands around the world create the right products at the right time for tomorrow's consumer. Our values We Are Everywhere The future is everything, it happens everywhere. WGSN is the world-leading forecaster because we track and analyse consumer behaviours, product innovation, design and creativity, everywhere. We Are Future Focused We utilise our global resources and intelligence to research, source and analyse quantitative and qualitative data to produce our forecasts. Everything we do is focused on working with our customers to create a successful and positive tomorrow. We Are Rigorous We source, review and assess quantitative and qualitative data to produce robust, actionable forecasts. To provide credible insights and design solutions for our clients, it is essential that rigour runs through everything we do. Our culture An inclusive culture is one of our key priorities. We want our people to truly be themselves and thrive. We love having a diverse team of people who bring new ideas, different strengths and perspectives & reflect the global audience we work with. Inclusive workforce We are committed to supporting the environment and sustainability , including ensuring our pension plan defaults to sustainable options and striving to be net zero by 2030. Recognising great performance is a key part of our culture. Our Awards schemes recognise and reward the brilliant achievements of our people. We have a truly flexible working environment with a wide range of flexible, hybrid and agile-working arrangements. Conversations about flexible working have always been - and will continue to be - actively encouraged here. We want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to perform their best when interviewing, so if you require any reasonable adjustments that would make you more comfortable during the process, please let us know so that we can do our best to support you. About Us Getting to the heart of your industry. We help the world's biggest brands navigate what's next through events, intelligence and advisory. Our two divisions, LIONS and Money20/20, serve the Marketing and Financial Technology industries. Our unforgettable events bring customers from over 120 countries together to have the conversations that count. And with almost 700 employees across four continents, our experts ensure that our customers never miss a beat. Ascential plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior SAP EPM Consultant / Architect to join one of the world's top 10 IT service providers delivering solutions to more than 9,000 customers worldwide. Candidates must be able to work in the UK without restrictions Role Info: Senior SAP EPM Consultant / ArchitectUK Remote / Visits Client Sites as Required£100,000 Base Plus Benefits (Total Package Worth £110,000) Permanent - Full Time Product / Service: Global authority in Enterprise SAP Consulting & SAP Managed Services Values: Clients First, Foresight and Teamwork Who we are: We are a global SAP Platinum Partner with over 9,000 SAP experts across 29 countries. We have a range of businesses, including multinationals and very large household names in our portfolio, across many industries and countries. We have a large number of consultants, UK wide, who provide support across all SAP areas as their primary job function. We take care of our customers' solutions from A to Z, transforming trust into value. From analysing and optimising customer processes, to implementing tailored solutions to suit their needs, to service and maintenance of their SAP system landscape. We work collaboratively with our own teams, the project delivery teams and our customers to ensure long term support excellence and vision. The Opportunity: As SAP EPM Architect, you will occupy a senior role within the Consulting Practice with responsibility for the design and delivery of SAP Finance solutions that meets the needs of our customers in relation to accounting and financial close through to financial planning and analysis. You will work alongside the project management and delivery teams ensuring that your solutions align and integrate within contracted technical specifications and NDBS/client IT strategy to deliver the intended and expected results. Your consulting skills will be developed further within the EPM space, and you will become an integral part of our consulting team, helping to build key relationships, design and deliver best practice and custom solutions that resolve client technical challenges and ensure reference-able projects to provide the base for the development of the practice. About you: Essential: + Strong understanding of financial consolidation and statutory reporting+ Demonstrable experience in monthly and annual financial reporting processesExcellent understanding of accounting principles, financial & operational planning and management reporting processes+ 5 - 10 years or equivalent of industry experience+ Experience of managing delivery teams through complex SAP Finance EPM projects+ Hold a Professional Accounting qualification+ Fully conversant with SAP EPM solutions, specifically SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning, SAP Group Reporting and SAP Business Planning and Consolidation+ Deep SAC Planning or equivalent solution experience In-depth skills on configuring Planning models, advanced formulas, data actions, calendar, BW/Datasphere data modelling, story creation for reporting and planning and analytics application Nice to Have: + SAP BPC experience+ Experience developing planning and consolidation models+ SAP FICO experience+ SAP BW experience+ Good understanding of cross module integration with other SAP solutions such as ECC modules. Join us to start the journey that is your career path. Career opportunities exist along multiple route maps from people and leadership, products and expertise and project management. Which route you take is up to you and we are on hand to provide guidance and support. We are an equal opportunities employer. You must be eligible to work in the UK and prepared to undergo high level security clearance Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Manager Application notice We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details. If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.
May 14, 2024
Full time
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior SAP EPM Consultant / Architect to join one of the world's top 10 IT service providers delivering solutions to more than 9,000 customers worldwide. Candidates must be able to work in the UK without restrictions Role Info: Senior SAP EPM Consultant / ArchitectUK Remote / Visits Client Sites as Required£100,000 Base Plus Benefits (Total Package Worth £110,000) Permanent - Full Time Product / Service: Global authority in Enterprise SAP Consulting & SAP Managed Services Values: Clients First, Foresight and Teamwork Who we are: We are a global SAP Platinum Partner with over 9,000 SAP experts across 29 countries. We have a range of businesses, including multinationals and very large household names in our portfolio, across many industries and countries. We have a large number of consultants, UK wide, who provide support across all SAP areas as their primary job function. We take care of our customers' solutions from A to Z, transforming trust into value. From analysing and optimising customer processes, to implementing tailored solutions to suit their needs, to service and maintenance of their SAP system landscape. We work collaboratively with our own teams, the project delivery teams and our customers to ensure long term support excellence and vision. The Opportunity: As SAP EPM Architect, you will occupy a senior role within the Consulting Practice with responsibility for the design and delivery of SAP Finance solutions that meets the needs of our customers in relation to accounting and financial close through to financial planning and analysis. You will work alongside the project management and delivery teams ensuring that your solutions align and integrate within contracted technical specifications and NDBS/client IT strategy to deliver the intended and expected results. Your consulting skills will be developed further within the EPM space, and you will become an integral part of our consulting team, helping to build key relationships, design and deliver best practice and custom solutions that resolve client technical challenges and ensure reference-able projects to provide the base for the development of the practice. About you: Essential: + Strong understanding of financial consolidation and statutory reporting+ Demonstrable experience in monthly and annual financial reporting processesExcellent understanding of accounting principles, financial & operational planning and management reporting processes+ 5 - 10 years or equivalent of industry experience+ Experience of managing delivery teams through complex SAP Finance EPM projects+ Hold a Professional Accounting qualification+ Fully conversant with SAP EPM solutions, specifically SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning, SAP Group Reporting and SAP Business Planning and Consolidation+ Deep SAC Planning or equivalent solution experience In-depth skills on configuring Planning models, advanced formulas, data actions, calendar, BW/Datasphere data modelling, story creation for reporting and planning and analytics application Nice to Have: + SAP BPC experience+ Experience developing planning and consolidation models+ SAP FICO experience+ SAP BW experience+ Good understanding of cross module integration with other SAP solutions such as ECC modules. Join us to start the journey that is your career path. Career opportunities exist along multiple route maps from people and leadership, products and expertise and project management. Which route you take is up to you and we are on hand to provide guidance and support. We are an equal opportunities employer. You must be eligible to work in the UK and prepared to undergo high level security clearance Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Manager Application notice We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details. If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior SAP EPM Consultant/Architect to join one of the world's top 10 IT service providers delivering solutions to more than 9,000 customers worldwide. *Candidates must be able to work in the UK without restrictions.* Role Info: Senior SAP EPM Consultant/Architect UK Remote/Visits Client Sites as Required £100,000 Base Plus Benefits (Total Package Worth £110,000) Permanent - Full Time Product/Service: Global authority in Enterprise SAP Consulting & SAP Managed Services Values: Clients First, Foresight and Teamwork Who we are: We are a global SAP Platinum Partner with over 9,000 SAP experts across 29 countries. We have a range of businesses, including multinationals and very large household names in our portfolio, across many industries and countries. We have a large number of consultants, UK wide, who provide support across all SAP areas as their primary job function. We take care of our customers' solutions from A to Z, transforming trust into value. From analysing and optimising customer processes, to implementing tailored solutions to suit their needs, to service and maintenance of their SAP system landscape. We work collaboratively with our own teams, the project delivery teams and our customers to ensure long term support excellence and vision. The Opportunity: As SAP EPM Architect, you will occupy a senior role within the Consulting Practice with responsibility for the design and delivery of SAP Finance solutions that meets the needs of our customers in relation to accounting and financial close through to financial planning and analysis. You will work alongside the project management and delivery teams ensuring that your solutions align and integrate within contracted technical specifications and NDBS/client IT strategy to deliver the intended and expected results. Your consulting skills will be developed further within the EPM space, and you will become an integral part of our consulting team, helping to build key relationships, design and deliver best practice and custom solutions that resolve client technical challenges and ensure reference-able projects to provide the base for the development of the practice. About you: Essential: + Strong understanding of financial consolidation and statutory reporting + Demonstrable experience in monthly and annual financial reporting processes + Excellent understanding of accounting principles, financial & operational planning and management reporting processes + 5 - 10 years or equivalent of industry experience + Experience of managing delivery teams through complex SAP Finance EPM projects + Hold a Professional Accounting qualification + Fully conversant with SAP EPM solutions, specifically SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning, SAP Group Reporting and SAP Business Planning and Consolidation + Deep SAC Planning or equivalent solution experience In-depth skills on configuring Planning models, advanced formulas, data actions, calendar, BW/Datasphere Datamodelling, story creation for reporting and planning and analytics application Nice to Have: + SAP BPC experience + Experience developing planning and consolidation models + SAP FICO experience + SAP BW experience + Good understanding of cross module integration with other SAP solutions such as ECC modules. Join us to start the journey that is your career path. Career opportunities exist along multiple route maps from people and leadership, products and expertise and project management. Which route you take is up to you and we are on hand to provide guidance and support. We are an equal opportunities employer. You must be eligible to work in the UK and prepared to undergo high level security clearance Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Manager Application notice We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details. If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.
May 14, 2024
Full time
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior SAP EPM Consultant/Architect to join one of the world's top 10 IT service providers delivering solutions to more than 9,000 customers worldwide. *Candidates must be able to work in the UK without restrictions.* Role Info: Senior SAP EPM Consultant/Architect UK Remote/Visits Client Sites as Required £100,000 Base Plus Benefits (Total Package Worth £110,000) Permanent - Full Time Product/Service: Global authority in Enterprise SAP Consulting & SAP Managed Services Values: Clients First, Foresight and Teamwork Who we are: We are a global SAP Platinum Partner with over 9,000 SAP experts across 29 countries. We have a range of businesses, including multinationals and very large household names in our portfolio, across many industries and countries. We have a large number of consultants, UK wide, who provide support across all SAP areas as their primary job function. We take care of our customers' solutions from A to Z, transforming trust into value. From analysing and optimising customer processes, to implementing tailored solutions to suit their needs, to service and maintenance of their SAP system landscape. We work collaboratively with our own teams, the project delivery teams and our customers to ensure long term support excellence and vision. The Opportunity: As SAP EPM Architect, you will occupy a senior role within the Consulting Practice with responsibility for the design and delivery of SAP Finance solutions that meets the needs of our customers in relation to accounting and financial close through to financial planning and analysis. You will work alongside the project management and delivery teams ensuring that your solutions align and integrate within contracted technical specifications and NDBS/client IT strategy to deliver the intended and expected results. Your consulting skills will be developed further within the EPM space, and you will become an integral part of our consulting team, helping to build key relationships, design and deliver best practice and custom solutions that resolve client technical challenges and ensure reference-able projects to provide the base for the development of the practice. About you: Essential: + Strong understanding of financial consolidation and statutory reporting + Demonstrable experience in monthly and annual financial reporting processes + Excellent understanding of accounting principles, financial & operational planning and management reporting processes + 5 - 10 years or equivalent of industry experience + Experience of managing delivery teams through complex SAP Finance EPM projects + Hold a Professional Accounting qualification + Fully conversant with SAP EPM solutions, specifically SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning, SAP Group Reporting and SAP Business Planning and Consolidation + Deep SAC Planning or equivalent solution experience In-depth skills on configuring Planning models, advanced formulas, data actions, calendar, BW/Datasphere Datamodelling, story creation for reporting and planning and analytics application Nice to Have: + SAP BPC experience + Experience developing planning and consolidation models + SAP FICO experience + SAP BW experience + Good understanding of cross module integration with other SAP solutions such as ECC modules. Join us to start the journey that is your career path. Career opportunities exist along multiple route maps from people and leadership, products and expertise and project management. Which route you take is up to you and we are on hand to provide guidance and support. We are an equal opportunities employer. You must be eligible to work in the UK and prepared to undergo high level security clearance Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Manager Application notice We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details. If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.
Principal Data Consultant - Graph & Semantics Joining Capco means joining an organisation that is committed to an inclusive working environment where you're encouraged to . We celebrate individuality and recognize that diversity and inclusion, in all forms, is critical to success. It's important to us that we recruit and develop as diverse a range of talent as we can and we believe that everyone brings something different to the table - so we'd love to know what makes you different. Such differences may mean we need to make changes to our process to allow you the best possible platform to succeed, and we are happy to cater to any reasonable adjustments you may require. You will find the section to let us know of these at the bottom of your application form or you can mention it directly to your recruiter at any stage and they will be happy to help. ABOUT US Capco is global technology and business consultancy with a focus on the financial services sector. We are passionate about helping our clients succeed in an ever-changing industry, combining innovative thinking with unique expert know-how. The solutions we offer our customers every day are as diverse as our employees. We are/have: Experts across the Capital Markets, Insurance, Payments, Retail Banking and Wealth & Asset Management domains. Deep knowledge in various financial services offerings including Finance, Risk and Compliance, Financial Crime, Core Banking etc. Committed to growing our business and hiring the best talent to help us get there Focused on maintaining our nimble, agile and entrepreneurial culture. Role Description Financial services firms have significant challenges and great opportunities to manage and exploit data - their own and new big data sets. Their ability to compete, to comply, and to transform is tied to their ability to unlock hidden links between data scattered around various data silos and extract value from it. Next generation tools in the industry will include AI systems powered by knowledge graphs - able to handle complexity and ensure that the answers they provide have context and can be explained. Graph and Semantic Engineering are emerging enterprise data technologies that leverage ontologies and related advanced analytics - including artificial intelligence - to build and represent knowledge in expressive and novel ways. Capco's clients are beginning to exploit this paradigm shift - a shift in how highly variable structured and unstructured information is linked - to building knowledge that can be meaningfully understood by people and machines. Primary responsibility in this role is to help clients succeed by understanding, exploiting, designing, and implementing solutions involving graph and semantic technologies - including advanced data management and analytics, and other innovative new ways. Other responsibilities include growing the Data Practice domain in scale and capability - applying an entrepreneurial mindset to build upon Capco established capabilities and relationships - maintaining thought leadership in how graph is applied today, and where future strategies could lead. This will involve: Shaping and executing the hiring strategy and developing the best of in-house talent. Leading the development and proposition of innovative solutions as Capco expands its engagement with clients interested in exploring the capabilities and advantages of Semantic Graph Technologies. In the fast-changing landscape of potential partners in graph technology, an ongoing curiosity and developing connections with key partners, will enable valuable support for clients. Skills & Expertise Graph and Semantic Senior Data Consultantswill require multi-disciplinary capabilities required to explain, design, and deliver powerful knowledge graph models - a good balance of business and technical understanding 5+ years of experience with Knowledge Representation and Semantic Technologies, e.g. OWL, RDF, SWRL, SPARQL, JSON-LD, Turtle, N-Quads, including semantic modelling and data Proficiency in at least one of the following languages: Python, Java, C-based languages Has working knowledge of several Graph/Triple Stores and related technologies, e.g. Stardog, Anzo, GraphDB, Apache Jena, TigerGraph, TypeDB, MarkLogic, Metaphactory, Neo4j, Protégé,Poolparty Has worked on multiple use cases for these technologies, and is able to transform client use cases into graph-based solutions efficiently Experience delivering knowledge graph projects including data acquisition, modelling, pipelines and visualisation. Has managed technology projects with a sizeable amount of data Excellent Communication skills - be an effective, passionate, trusted advocate and communicator for Graph and Semantic Technologies Experience in applying semantic technologies in an industry setting, or practical experience as part of an academic, Library Science or Information/Knowledge Management career Other desired skills: Experience in the financial services domain is a great advantage Ability to utilize NLP, machine learning and semantic text mining to translate data into machine understandable representations to support advanced analytics, classification, inference processing and knowledge extraction Agile software development frameworks, e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming Understanding of data management and governance toolsets and methodologies Why Join Capco? You will work on engaging projects with some of the largest banks in the world, on projects that will transform the financial services industry. We offer: A work culture focused on innovation and creating lasting value for our clientsand employees Ongoing learning opportunities to help you acquire new skills or deepenexisting expertise A flat, non-hierarchical structure that will enable you to work with senior partnersand directly with clients A diverse, inclusive, meritocratic culture
May 14, 2024
Full time
Principal Data Consultant - Graph & Semantics Joining Capco means joining an organisation that is committed to an inclusive working environment where you're encouraged to . We celebrate individuality and recognize that diversity and inclusion, in all forms, is critical to success. It's important to us that we recruit and develop as diverse a range of talent as we can and we believe that everyone brings something different to the table - so we'd love to know what makes you different. Such differences may mean we need to make changes to our process to allow you the best possible platform to succeed, and we are happy to cater to any reasonable adjustments you may require. You will find the section to let us know of these at the bottom of your application form or you can mention it directly to your recruiter at any stage and they will be happy to help. ABOUT US Capco is global technology and business consultancy with a focus on the financial services sector. We are passionate about helping our clients succeed in an ever-changing industry, combining innovative thinking with unique expert know-how. The solutions we offer our customers every day are as diverse as our employees. We are/have: Experts across the Capital Markets, Insurance, Payments, Retail Banking and Wealth & Asset Management domains. Deep knowledge in various financial services offerings including Finance, Risk and Compliance, Financial Crime, Core Banking etc. Committed to growing our business and hiring the best talent to help us get there Focused on maintaining our nimble, agile and entrepreneurial culture. Role Description Financial services firms have significant challenges and great opportunities to manage and exploit data - their own and new big data sets. Their ability to compete, to comply, and to transform is tied to their ability to unlock hidden links between data scattered around various data silos and extract value from it. Next generation tools in the industry will include AI systems powered by knowledge graphs - able to handle complexity and ensure that the answers they provide have context and can be explained. Graph and Semantic Engineering are emerging enterprise data technologies that leverage ontologies and related advanced analytics - including artificial intelligence - to build and represent knowledge in expressive and novel ways. Capco's clients are beginning to exploit this paradigm shift - a shift in how highly variable structured and unstructured information is linked - to building knowledge that can be meaningfully understood by people and machines. Primary responsibility in this role is to help clients succeed by understanding, exploiting, designing, and implementing solutions involving graph and semantic technologies - including advanced data management and analytics, and other innovative new ways. Other responsibilities include growing the Data Practice domain in scale and capability - applying an entrepreneurial mindset to build upon Capco established capabilities and relationships - maintaining thought leadership in how graph is applied today, and where future strategies could lead. This will involve: Shaping and executing the hiring strategy and developing the best of in-house talent. Leading the development and proposition of innovative solutions as Capco expands its engagement with clients interested in exploring the capabilities and advantages of Semantic Graph Technologies. In the fast-changing landscape of potential partners in graph technology, an ongoing curiosity and developing connections with key partners, will enable valuable support for clients. Skills & Expertise Graph and Semantic Senior Data Consultantswill require multi-disciplinary capabilities required to explain, design, and deliver powerful knowledge graph models - a good balance of business and technical understanding 5+ years of experience with Knowledge Representation and Semantic Technologies, e.g. OWL, RDF, SWRL, SPARQL, JSON-LD, Turtle, N-Quads, including semantic modelling and data Proficiency in at least one of the following languages: Python, Java, C-based languages Has working knowledge of several Graph/Triple Stores and related technologies, e.g. Stardog, Anzo, GraphDB, Apache Jena, TigerGraph, TypeDB, MarkLogic, Metaphactory, Neo4j, Protégé,Poolparty Has worked on multiple use cases for these technologies, and is able to transform client use cases into graph-based solutions efficiently Experience delivering knowledge graph projects including data acquisition, modelling, pipelines and visualisation. Has managed technology projects with a sizeable amount of data Excellent Communication skills - be an effective, passionate, trusted advocate and communicator for Graph and Semantic Technologies Experience in applying semantic technologies in an industry setting, or practical experience as part of an academic, Library Science or Information/Knowledge Management career Other desired skills: Experience in the financial services domain is a great advantage Ability to utilize NLP, machine learning and semantic text mining to translate data into machine understandable representations to support advanced analytics, classification, inference processing and knowledge extraction Agile software development frameworks, e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming Understanding of data management and governance toolsets and methodologies Why Join Capco? You will work on engaging projects with some of the largest banks in the world, on projects that will transform the financial services industry. We offer: A work culture focused on innovation and creating lasting value for our clientsand employees Ongoing learning opportunities to help you acquire new skills or deepenexisting expertise A flat, non-hierarchical structure that will enable you to work with senior partnersand directly with clients A diverse, inclusive, meritocratic culture
Principal - European Chemicals (Analytics and Consulting - Projects) Location: London, UK About Argus Argus is the leading independent provider of market intelligence to the global energy and commodity markets. We offer essential price assessments, news, analytics, consulting services, data science tools and industry conferences to illuminate complex and opaque commodity markets. Headquartered in London with 1,300 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 29 offices in the world's principal commodity trading hubs. Companies, trading firms and governments in 160 countries around the world trust Argus data to make decisions, analyse situations, manage risk, facilitate trading and for long-term planning. Argus prices are used as trusted benchmarks around the world for pricing transportation, commodities and energy. Founded in 1970, Argus remains a privately held UK-registered company owned by employee shareholders, global growth equity firm General Atlantic . Argus Media is committed to ensuring career and personal growth for all its staff and provides extensive training and career development opportunities, as well as participation in employee-led initiatives, including a women's network. Our core values are Excellence, Integrity, Partnership and Inclusivity. The Consulting team undertakes tailor-made commissioned assignments for a wide variety of clients, including governments, national oil and energy companies, multi-nationals, the finance sector, energy traders, upstream, mid and downstream independents, and clients in the consultancy and energy services sectors. Our work is focused on markets - their structure, logistics and economics. Argus Consulting draws on Argus' key strengths - energy markets expertise, global networks and proprietary databases - in order to deliver real client value. What will you be doing? W e are seeking a passionate, driven and e nergetic Principal to grow our petrochemicals projects consulting service. The successful candidate will take responsibility for revenue generation targets, business development and project sales, as well as overseeing project delivery and team capability development. The successful candidate can expect to work with blue chip clients including international energy majors, leading national oil and chemicals companies, investment banks and private equity, trading houses and national governments. They may expect to lead engagements including: Equity and finance raise support for new renewable infrastructure investment Major M&A deals alongside client teams Long-term sustainable chemicals investment planning Market entry opportunity analysis and execution strategy Supply chain optimisation & trading strategy Our Consulting team of over 20 projects personnel in London and 80 worldwide has grown rapidly and has ambitious plans for further development. If you have a constructive attitude and are prepared to play a role in all aspects of building the business, this is a great opportunity for you. K ey Responsibilities Practice development You will have the opportunity to lead and develop a major area of our consultancy practice. Leveraging Argus Media's industry connections, market coverage and sales capability, you will identify new openings for chemicals market analysis consultancy and lead development of the client business development, capability and asset building needed to meet client requirements. Project delivery You will lead client engagements , managing the work of consulting teams to deliver analysis. This includes ensuring the quality and timeliness of the end-deliverable, and the overall client experience. Business development You will be responsible for working with Consulting leadership and the Argus sales team to develop a pipeline of work in the sector . This will involve educating the sales team to help them identify opportunities in the marketplace and helping them qualify leads and developing proposals as required. It will also involve working with Argus' marketing department to promote consulting services through our publications and conferences. People and Knowledge development You will liaise with Argus staff to ensure current knowledge of Argus products and maintain current knowledge of major drivers and trends across commodity markets and to identify opp ortunities to promote services. You will be required to provide guidance to junior members of the team and provide subject matter expertise as needed . S kills and E xperience An experienced consultant specialising in chemicals markets, with a track record of engaging with senior client decision makers and selling advisory services Quantitatively capable with experience in leading detailed market analysis and financial modelling Passionate about delivering value for the client and able to express their recommendations in a clear and compelling manner Entrepreneurial in their mindset and dedication to finding solutions to client challenges Capable of structuring and leading projects, including making a significant contribution to the sales process Educated to degree level (2.1 or above) from a leading university ; f urther education (e.g., MBA) a plus An e xceptional communicat or and external relationship build er Equipped with s trong IT skills including advanced Excel and PowerPoint Ab le to handle multiple tasks to deadline and to meet targets Flexible in approach, highly motivated and willing to contribute to the growth of Argus' Consulting Services. What's in it for you Our rapidly growing, award-winning business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers. Argus recognizes and rewards successful performance and as an Investor in People, we promote professional development and retain a high-performing team committed to building our success. Competitive salary and company bonus scheme Group pension scheme Group healthcare and life assurance scheme Flexible working environment 25 days holiday with annual increase up to 30 days Subsidised gym membership Season ticket travel loans Cycle to work scheme Workplace Nursery Scheme Extensive internal and external training For more details about the company and to apply please make sure you upload your CV via our website: By submitting your job application, you automatically acknowledge and consent to the collection, use and/or disclosure of your personal data to the Company. Argus is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
May 11, 2024
Full time
Principal - European Chemicals (Analytics and Consulting - Projects) Location: London, UK About Argus Argus is the leading independent provider of market intelligence to the global energy and commodity markets. We offer essential price assessments, news, analytics, consulting services, data science tools and industry conferences to illuminate complex and opaque commodity markets. Headquartered in London with 1,300 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 29 offices in the world's principal commodity trading hubs. Companies, trading firms and governments in 160 countries around the world trust Argus data to make decisions, analyse situations, manage risk, facilitate trading and for long-term planning. Argus prices are used as trusted benchmarks around the world for pricing transportation, commodities and energy. Founded in 1970, Argus remains a privately held UK-registered company owned by employee shareholders, global growth equity firm General Atlantic . Argus Media is committed to ensuring career and personal growth for all its staff and provides extensive training and career development opportunities, as well as participation in employee-led initiatives, including a women's network. Our core values are Excellence, Integrity, Partnership and Inclusivity. The Consulting team undertakes tailor-made commissioned assignments for a wide variety of clients, including governments, national oil and energy companies, multi-nationals, the finance sector, energy traders, upstream, mid and downstream independents, and clients in the consultancy and energy services sectors. Our work is focused on markets - their structure, logistics and economics. Argus Consulting draws on Argus' key strengths - energy markets expertise, global networks and proprietary databases - in order to deliver real client value. What will you be doing? W e are seeking a passionate, driven and e nergetic Principal to grow our petrochemicals projects consulting service. The successful candidate will take responsibility for revenue generation targets, business development and project sales, as well as overseeing project delivery and team capability development. The successful candidate can expect to work with blue chip clients including international energy majors, leading national oil and chemicals companies, investment banks and private equity, trading houses and national governments. They may expect to lead engagements including: Equity and finance raise support for new renewable infrastructure investment Major M&A deals alongside client teams Long-term sustainable chemicals investment planning Market entry opportunity analysis and execution strategy Supply chain optimisation & trading strategy Our Consulting team of over 20 projects personnel in London and 80 worldwide has grown rapidly and has ambitious plans for further development. If you have a constructive attitude and are prepared to play a role in all aspects of building the business, this is a great opportunity for you. K ey Responsibilities Practice development You will have the opportunity to lead and develop a major area of our consultancy practice. Leveraging Argus Media's industry connections, market coverage and sales capability, you will identify new openings for chemicals market analysis consultancy and lead development of the client business development, capability and asset building needed to meet client requirements. Project delivery You will lead client engagements , managing the work of consulting teams to deliver analysis. This includes ensuring the quality and timeliness of the end-deliverable, and the overall client experience. Business development You will be responsible for working with Consulting leadership and the Argus sales team to develop a pipeline of work in the sector . This will involve educating the sales team to help them identify opportunities in the marketplace and helping them qualify leads and developing proposals as required. It will also involve working with Argus' marketing department to promote consulting services through our publications and conferences. People and Knowledge development You will liaise with Argus staff to ensure current knowledge of Argus products and maintain current knowledge of major drivers and trends across commodity markets and to identify opp ortunities to promote services. You will be required to provide guidance to junior members of the team and provide subject matter expertise as needed . S kills and E xperience An experienced consultant specialising in chemicals markets, with a track record of engaging with senior client decision makers and selling advisory services Quantitatively capable with experience in leading detailed market analysis and financial modelling Passionate about delivering value for the client and able to express their recommendations in a clear and compelling manner Entrepreneurial in their mindset and dedication to finding solutions to client challenges Capable of structuring and leading projects, including making a significant contribution to the sales process Educated to degree level (2.1 or above) from a leading university ; f urther education (e.g., MBA) a plus An e xceptional communicat or and external relationship build er Equipped with s trong IT skills including advanced Excel and PowerPoint Ab le to handle multiple tasks to deadline and to meet targets Flexible in approach, highly motivated and willing to contribute to the growth of Argus' Consulting Services. What's in it for you Our rapidly growing, award-winning business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers. Argus recognizes and rewards successful performance and as an Investor in People, we promote professional development and retain a high-performing team committed to building our success. Competitive salary and company bonus scheme Group pension scheme Group healthcare and life assurance scheme Flexible working environment 25 days holiday with annual increase up to 30 days Subsidised gym membership Season ticket travel loans Cycle to work scheme Workplace Nursery Scheme Extensive internal and external training For more details about the company and to apply please make sure you upload your CV via our website: By submitting your job application, you automatically acknowledge and consent to the collection, use and/or disclosure of your personal data to the Company. Argus is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
Senior Data Engineer - £75K - UK Wide (London HQ) We're partnering an award-winning Data Management and Analytics consultancy, working closely with leading software vendors and top industry experts across a range of sectors, unlocking value and insight from their data. We are looking for looking for experienced and dynamic Senior Data Engineer Consultants to join our existing teams. As a Data Engineer Consultant, you will engage with our clients daily, working to understand their challenges and to deliver solutions. You will be based from one of our regional offices or on client site. This will be a permanent role based UK wide, however will report into the teams London HQ on an extremely flexible working model. The role / requirements Demonstrated success in designing, building, and optimising Big Data solutions to support the creation of highly scalable data stores with Big Data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc. Project experience in developing optimal and reliable ETL processes ingested from a wide variety of data sources both structured and unstructured and implementing them in batch, real-time and cloud environments. Project experience in handling large-scale databases and real-time data acquisition. Project experience with object-oriented/scripting languages such as Python Project experience of Enterprise ETL tools such as SAS DI Studio, Informatica, Talend, Datastage or Alteryx. Advanced working knowledge in SQL and relational databases (SAS, Teradata, Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle), as well as working familiarity with a variety of NoSQL databases and cloud-based data platforms such as Snowflake. Project experience of Data Modelling and/or Data Warehousing concepts. Technical Business Analysis experience. Project experience deploying/provisioning/implementing cloud solutions in Azure, AWS S3 or Google Cloud Platform. Ideally, you could also have Project experience of message queueing and stream processing systems such as StreamSets, Spark-Streaming and Kafka. Project experience of data pipeline and workflow management tools. Exposure to any of the following technologies: Pega, Salesforce, RPA tools such as UiPath, Nintex, Blue Prism. Working knowledge of data visualisation tools such as Tableau, Qlik Sense and PowerBI. Financial services sector experience. Benefits: A reward programme whereby you accrue points to trade against a 3-month paid sabbatical or cash equivalent. 25 days holiday + bank holidays. 5 days holiday buy/sell option. Private medical insurance. Life cover. Cycle to work scheme. Eligibility for company pension scheme (5% employer contribution, salary sacrifice option). Employee assistance programme. Bespoke online learning plans If the above role is of interest and you've got the required experience, apply with your most up to date CV for immediate consideration and interview! Alternatively, if you would like to find out more about the position, reach out to me on or at In Technology Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
May 08, 2024
Full time
Senior Data Engineer - £75K - UK Wide (London HQ) We're partnering an award-winning Data Management and Analytics consultancy, working closely with leading software vendors and top industry experts across a range of sectors, unlocking value and insight from their data. We are looking for looking for experienced and dynamic Senior Data Engineer Consultants to join our existing teams. As a Data Engineer Consultant, you will engage with our clients daily, working to understand their challenges and to deliver solutions. You will be based from one of our regional offices or on client site. This will be a permanent role based UK wide, however will report into the teams London HQ on an extremely flexible working model. The role / requirements Demonstrated success in designing, building, and optimising Big Data solutions to support the creation of highly scalable data stores with Big Data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc. Project experience in developing optimal and reliable ETL processes ingested from a wide variety of data sources both structured and unstructured and implementing them in batch, real-time and cloud environments. Project experience in handling large-scale databases and real-time data acquisition. Project experience with object-oriented/scripting languages such as Python Project experience of Enterprise ETL tools such as SAS DI Studio, Informatica, Talend, Datastage or Alteryx. Advanced working knowledge in SQL and relational databases (SAS, Teradata, Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle), as well as working familiarity with a variety of NoSQL databases and cloud-based data platforms such as Snowflake. Project experience of Data Modelling and/or Data Warehousing concepts. Technical Business Analysis experience. Project experience deploying/provisioning/implementing cloud solutions in Azure, AWS S3 or Google Cloud Platform. Ideally, you could also have Project experience of message queueing and stream processing systems such as StreamSets, Spark-Streaming and Kafka. Project experience of data pipeline and workflow management tools. Exposure to any of the following technologies: Pega, Salesforce, RPA tools such as UiPath, Nintex, Blue Prism. Working knowledge of data visualisation tools such as Tableau, Qlik Sense and PowerBI. Financial services sector experience. Benefits: A reward programme whereby you accrue points to trade against a 3-month paid sabbatical or cash equivalent. 25 days holiday + bank holidays. 5 days holiday buy/sell option. Private medical insurance. Life cover. Cycle to work scheme. Eligibility for company pension scheme (5% employer contribution, salary sacrifice option). Employee assistance programme. Bespoke online learning plans If the above role is of interest and you've got the required experience, apply with your most up to date CV for immediate consideration and interview! Alternatively, if you would like to find out more about the position, reach out to me on or at In Technology Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
AboutSCPA We help our customers respond to the increased demand for trust and transparency around products, assets, supply chains, and ecosystems, driving the transformation of the assurance industry. Whether certifying products, sharing claims or optimizing and decarbonizing supply chains, DNV helps companies manage risks and realize their long-term strategic goals, improving ESG performance and generating lasting, sustainable results. Drawing on our wide technical and industry expertise, we work with companies worldwide to bridge trust gaps among consumers, producers and suppliers. Are you interested in supporting companies to develop sustainability strategies and improve climate risk transparency and disclosures? As a team of ESG and sustainability professionals and world-class experts, we help customers integrate sustainability into their core business and financial strategy, enterprise risk management, operations, and supply chains, acting as a trusted third-party delivering strategy and climate risk consultancy. We're looking for an experienced Senior Consultant to join the team. The ideal candidate will have proven experience delivering climate risk services, including financial and non-financial risk assessments, identifying market trends in climate risk identification and management, and scenario-based modelling. Although your focus will be climate risk and sustainability strategy, you will also get the opportunity to lead projects in our other service lines, including: Sustainable finance Sustainability assurance Supply chain management Our offer: There are plenty of opportunities for personal growth through our 70-20-10 philosophy (70% learning on the job, 20% coaching and 10% training) and an individual career development plan. The position is rewarded appropriately and includes good benefits such as: Lifestyle benefits (26 days of annual leave + opportunity for up to 10 days unpaid leave, sabbatical leave, flexible working options) Wellbeing benefits (inc. Private Medical and Dental Insurance, Health Assessments, Gym allowance, and free fruit) Pension Scheme: employer-matched pension contributions (employer contribution - up to 9%) Travel benefits (inc. Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme) Life Assurance and Group Income Protection benefits Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (for personal use) Reimbursement of relevant Professional Membership Fees (up to £500) Access to employee retail discount site for high street and online shopping Company contribution towards eye tests and glasses (for computer/laptop users), and Flu Vaccination Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing free and confidential support for issues including work, family, relationships, money, and health If you feel that this is the place for you, apply! DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity. The successful candidate will have the following experience and attributes: Knowledge of climate risk identification and management, including relevant ESG regulations (such as TCFD and CSRD), and industry challenges and trends A sound understanding of climate risk modelling and related strategic insights, including scenario analysis, and physical and transition climate change risk assessments. Knowledge of embedding climate change within risk management frameworks, and strategy planning and implementation Experience in leading engagements, providing subject matter expertise and ensuring the quality of the work delivered to clients Ability to direct the work of multiple project teams efficiently and effectively Accountability towards business development targets with demonstrable performance against these Outstanding communication skills with the ability to be inclusive, and be clear and concise Excellent oral and written business English communication skills Proactively seeks to identify real customer needs and manages customer expectations accordingly An understanding of conflicting stakeholder needs and the ability to develop solutions to address these Willingness to travel and work around the UK and overseas
May 08, 2024
Full time
AboutSCPA We help our customers respond to the increased demand for trust and transparency around products, assets, supply chains, and ecosystems, driving the transformation of the assurance industry. Whether certifying products, sharing claims or optimizing and decarbonizing supply chains, DNV helps companies manage risks and realize their long-term strategic goals, improving ESG performance and generating lasting, sustainable results. Drawing on our wide technical and industry expertise, we work with companies worldwide to bridge trust gaps among consumers, producers and suppliers. Are you interested in supporting companies to develop sustainability strategies and improve climate risk transparency and disclosures? As a team of ESG and sustainability professionals and world-class experts, we help customers integrate sustainability into their core business and financial strategy, enterprise risk management, operations, and supply chains, acting as a trusted third-party delivering strategy and climate risk consultancy. We're looking for an experienced Senior Consultant to join the team. The ideal candidate will have proven experience delivering climate risk services, including financial and non-financial risk assessments, identifying market trends in climate risk identification and management, and scenario-based modelling. Although your focus will be climate risk and sustainability strategy, you will also get the opportunity to lead projects in our other service lines, including: Sustainable finance Sustainability assurance Supply chain management Our offer: There are plenty of opportunities for personal growth through our 70-20-10 philosophy (70% learning on the job, 20% coaching and 10% training) and an individual career development plan. The position is rewarded appropriately and includes good benefits such as: Lifestyle benefits (26 days of annual leave + opportunity for up to 10 days unpaid leave, sabbatical leave, flexible working options) Wellbeing benefits (inc. Private Medical and Dental Insurance, Health Assessments, Gym allowance, and free fruit) Pension Scheme: employer-matched pension contributions (employer contribution - up to 9%) Travel benefits (inc. Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme) Life Assurance and Group Income Protection benefits Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (for personal use) Reimbursement of relevant Professional Membership Fees (up to £500) Access to employee retail discount site for high street and online shopping Company contribution towards eye tests and glasses (for computer/laptop users), and Flu Vaccination Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing free and confidential support for issues including work, family, relationships, money, and health If you feel that this is the place for you, apply! DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity. The successful candidate will have the following experience and attributes: Knowledge of climate risk identification and management, including relevant ESG regulations (such as TCFD and CSRD), and industry challenges and trends A sound understanding of climate risk modelling and related strategic insights, including scenario analysis, and physical and transition climate change risk assessments. Knowledge of embedding climate change within risk management frameworks, and strategy planning and implementation Experience in leading engagements, providing subject matter expertise and ensuring the quality of the work delivered to clients Ability to direct the work of multiple project teams efficiently and effectively Accountability towards business development targets with demonstrable performance against these Outstanding communication skills with the ability to be inclusive, and be clear and concise Excellent oral and written business English communication skills Proactively seeks to identify real customer needs and manages customer expectations accordingly An understanding of conflicting stakeholder needs and the ability to develop solutions to address these Willingness to travel and work around the UK and overseas
Partner - Quantitative Services page is loaded Partner - Quantitative Services Apply locations London, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R Position Summary This position is within Acadia's Expert Service Division. Acadia is wholly owned by LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and is part of its Post Trade division. Based on his/her established network and understanding of the consultancy business the Partner is responsible for the development of Acadia's UK quantitative consulting business. This includes the acquisition of new clients, the development of cutting edge topics into client projects as well as the growth of the UK consultant team. Role Responsibilities Drive growth of Acadia's London based Quantitative consulting business, in particular: Establish new, lasting client relationships Identify new business opportunities in current market trends and regulatory requirements and turn them into viable client projects Drive the growth of the UK consultant team Collaborate with other LSEG quant teams to uncover untapped external growth opportunities Coach and develop Junior colleagues' quantitative finance and client-facing consulting skills Oversee multiple projects simultaneously Develop a working knowledge of Acadia sponsored Open Risk Engine (ORE) and incorporate into own client offering Contribute to Acadia's marketing activities with e.g. publications, attending/speaking at industry conferences, support in the preparation of marketing documents etc. Support colleagues in his/her area of expertise in projects and in pitches Perform regular sales forecasting and planning Experience and Qualifications Required 12+ years of experience in Quantitative Finance and Consulting, A successful track record delivering complex client projects and developing client relationships Ability and ambition to develop Acadia's UK Quant Consulting business Ability to lead and develop our international team of consultants Strong Quantitative background with cross asset experience in: Front office valuation/pricing models, Counterparty Credit Risk, XVA, Market risk, Model Validation, Initial Margin modelling Solid understanding of EU and UK regulations applicable to OTC derivatives, and associated model risk management and capital requirements Working knowledge of C++ and Python Ability to communicate to Senior/Top management Strong project management and delivery capability Ability to oversee multiple projects Willingness to travel LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership , Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions. Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity. LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it's used for, and how it's obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject . If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice. HOW TO APPLY? About Us LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shapes how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. Our organisation Our Data & Analytics, Capital Markets and Post Trade divisions have a combined power that provides a comprehensive, integrated suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services to help our customers pursue their ambitions. Explore our divisions Where we work LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Find out more
May 08, 2024
Full time
Partner - Quantitative Services page is loaded Partner - Quantitative Services Apply locations London, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R Position Summary This position is within Acadia's Expert Service Division. Acadia is wholly owned by LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and is part of its Post Trade division. Based on his/her established network and understanding of the consultancy business the Partner is responsible for the development of Acadia's UK quantitative consulting business. This includes the acquisition of new clients, the development of cutting edge topics into client projects as well as the growth of the UK consultant team. Role Responsibilities Drive growth of Acadia's London based Quantitative consulting business, in particular: Establish new, lasting client relationships Identify new business opportunities in current market trends and regulatory requirements and turn them into viable client projects Drive the growth of the UK consultant team Collaborate with other LSEG quant teams to uncover untapped external growth opportunities Coach and develop Junior colleagues' quantitative finance and client-facing consulting skills Oversee multiple projects simultaneously Develop a working knowledge of Acadia sponsored Open Risk Engine (ORE) and incorporate into own client offering Contribute to Acadia's marketing activities with e.g. publications, attending/speaking at industry conferences, support in the preparation of marketing documents etc. Support colleagues in his/her area of expertise in projects and in pitches Perform regular sales forecasting and planning Experience and Qualifications Required 12+ years of experience in Quantitative Finance and Consulting, A successful track record delivering complex client projects and developing client relationships Ability and ambition to develop Acadia's UK Quant Consulting business Ability to lead and develop our international team of consultants Strong Quantitative background with cross asset experience in: Front office valuation/pricing models, Counterparty Credit Risk, XVA, Market risk, Model Validation, Initial Margin modelling Solid understanding of EU and UK regulations applicable to OTC derivatives, and associated model risk management and capital requirements Working knowledge of C++ and Python Ability to communicate to Senior/Top management Strong project management and delivery capability Ability to oversee multiple projects Willingness to travel LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership , Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions. Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity. LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it's used for, and how it's obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject . If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice. HOW TO APPLY? About Us LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shapes how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. Our organisation Our Data & Analytics, Capital Markets and Post Trade divisions have a combined power that provides a comprehensive, integrated suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services to help our customers pursue their ambitions. Explore our divisions Where we work LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Find out more
AboutEnergy Systems We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry. Risk Advisory UK is seeking a Safety Risk Senior Consultant with a proven ability to tackle complex technical challenges, to join a fast-paced technical safety consultancy at the cutting edge of risk analysis techniques. This a great opportunity to be part of a team that is a trusted voice to tackle global transformations such as the decarbonisation of energy networks. Risk Advisory is a well-established department in the UK & Ireland region of the Energy Systems business unit and is primarily responsible for delivery of advisory and safety management services. Our team provides high quality services and best practice in risk identification, assessment and mitigation, and assists our customers in risk-based decision support. This approach is highly valued in oil & gas (upstream, midstream, downstream), the evolving hydrogen sector, and in allied areas of Energy Transition (CCUS, renewables). The Risk Advisory UK department consists of approximately 150 people, in several Sections, spread across different locations (London, Loughborough, Aberdeen, and Manchester). The role of the Safety Risk Senior Consultant sits within the Risk Advisory London section, but there will also be a requirement to travel in the UK and occasionally overseas for client-related work. The position reports to a Team Leader and has responsibility for project management and technical delivery of projects under the guidance of more senior members of the team and have technical leadership of more junior consultants. The role includes direct customer interaction to discuss project schedule / delivery, technical issues, and solutions. The London Risk Advisory section is a long-standing trusted advisor to both the onshore, offshore, and wider energy industry, delivering consequence and risk assessments, ALARP justification, regulatory and risk-based decision support on behalf of operators and their contractors. We utilise a comprehensive range of tools for consequence modelling and risk analysis, typically developed and validated through large / full scale experiments performed at our major hazards testing and research facility in Spadeadam. There is a growing focus on renewable energy (H2, CCUS, BESS, EV) whilst still supporting the traditional oil and gas industries. What you will be doing: Developing and delivering technical solutions to customer issues through use of consequence modelling, frequency, reliability, and risk analysis of onshore and offshore major accident hazards. Managing projects and working on multiple projects to the satisfaction of the manager / Project Sponsor (i.e. within the required timeframe, cost, and quality standards). Applying consequence and risk assessment tools and techniques as appropriate (e.g. QRA, consequence analysis, numerical analysis, and other formal safety studies) and carry out safety case development, ALARP demonstration, and any other technical safety work required to support clients in meeting their legislative and regulatory obligations. Leading and supporting production of full close out reports to clients (identifying where possible further business opportunities for DNV). Communicating with internal and external stakeholders; supporting efforts to win external work and managing bids on new projects. Actively seeking to improving delivery processes through innovation. Developing experience and expertise across project and team activities; providing professional support and guidance to less experienced personnel. Taking personal responsibility for self-development. In conjunction with the line manager, preparing a development plan which reflects agreed areas of required personal / technical development. Carrying out other reasonable duties / tasks as required, to deliver and meet the objectives of the Risk Advisory business. We value all our people and the contributions they make to our business, so it's important that our rewards make us all feel valued here. That's why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package, allowing you to choose the things that matter most to you, including: Exceptional Development and career progression opportunities with regular development discussions with your manager. Non-contractual Profit Share Scheme. Lifestyle benefits: 26 days annual leave + bank holidays, opportunity for up to 10 days unpaid leave, sabbatical leave, flexible working options. Well-being benefits: (including Private Medical and Dental Insurance, Health Assessments, Gym allowance). Company contribution towards eye tests and glasses (for computer/laptop users), and Flu Vaccinations. Also, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides free and confidential support for issues including work, family, relationships, money and health and we provide free fruit in our offices. Financial Benefits: including a Pension Scheme with employer pension contributions up to 9%, Life Assurance and Income Protection. Travel benefits: Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to Work Scheme, Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (for personal use). Re-reimbursement of relevant Professional Membership Fees (up to £570). Access to employee retail discount site for high street and on-line shopping. DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity. Role requirements: Degree in Chemical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or other relevant STEM degree. Strong relevant (technical safety and risk assessment) industrial experience. Excellent numerical and strong analytical skills - able to analyse and understand complex solutions and ideas using domain knowledge and a range of techniques / theory and software / tools. Experienced user of consequence and risk analysis software, and proven ability to tackle a variety of projects. Demonstrable expertise with PHAST / SAFETI is a key bonus. Willing to operate and excel in a "Doer - Seller" model. Excellent verbal communication skills - ability to communicate with all levels in an organisation as well as external customers and manage projects effectively. Excellent report writing and presentation skills. Flexible attitude to working in a fast-paced and multi-disciplinary consultancy environment. Ability to work proactively within a team environment - collaborates effectively across internal departments and, where appropriate, globally within DNV to achieve swift and coordinated delivery of results. When required, a willingness to work out of different offices in the UK to rapidly expand skills and company service knowledge.
May 08, 2024
Full time
AboutEnergy Systems We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry. Risk Advisory UK is seeking a Safety Risk Senior Consultant with a proven ability to tackle complex technical challenges, to join a fast-paced technical safety consultancy at the cutting edge of risk analysis techniques. This a great opportunity to be part of a team that is a trusted voice to tackle global transformations such as the decarbonisation of energy networks. Risk Advisory is a well-established department in the UK & Ireland region of the Energy Systems business unit and is primarily responsible for delivery of advisory and safety management services. Our team provides high quality services and best practice in risk identification, assessment and mitigation, and assists our customers in risk-based decision support. This approach is highly valued in oil & gas (upstream, midstream, downstream), the evolving hydrogen sector, and in allied areas of Energy Transition (CCUS, renewables). The Risk Advisory UK department consists of approximately 150 people, in several Sections, spread across different locations (London, Loughborough, Aberdeen, and Manchester). The role of the Safety Risk Senior Consultant sits within the Risk Advisory London section, but there will also be a requirement to travel in the UK and occasionally overseas for client-related work. The position reports to a Team Leader and has responsibility for project management and technical delivery of projects under the guidance of more senior members of the team and have technical leadership of more junior consultants. The role includes direct customer interaction to discuss project schedule / delivery, technical issues, and solutions. The London Risk Advisory section is a long-standing trusted advisor to both the onshore, offshore, and wider energy industry, delivering consequence and risk assessments, ALARP justification, regulatory and risk-based decision support on behalf of operators and their contractors. We utilise a comprehensive range of tools for consequence modelling and risk analysis, typically developed and validated through large / full scale experiments performed at our major hazards testing and research facility in Spadeadam. There is a growing focus on renewable energy (H2, CCUS, BESS, EV) whilst still supporting the traditional oil and gas industries. What you will be doing: Developing and delivering technical solutions to customer issues through use of consequence modelling, frequency, reliability, and risk analysis of onshore and offshore major accident hazards. Managing projects and working on multiple projects to the satisfaction of the manager / Project Sponsor (i.e. within the required timeframe, cost, and quality standards). Applying consequence and risk assessment tools and techniques as appropriate (e.g. QRA, consequence analysis, numerical analysis, and other formal safety studies) and carry out safety case development, ALARP demonstration, and any other technical safety work required to support clients in meeting their legislative and regulatory obligations. Leading and supporting production of full close out reports to clients (identifying where possible further business opportunities for DNV). Communicating with internal and external stakeholders; supporting efforts to win external work and managing bids on new projects. Actively seeking to improving delivery processes through innovation. Developing experience and expertise across project and team activities; providing professional support and guidance to less experienced personnel. Taking personal responsibility for self-development. In conjunction with the line manager, preparing a development plan which reflects agreed areas of required personal / technical development. Carrying out other reasonable duties / tasks as required, to deliver and meet the objectives of the Risk Advisory business. We value all our people and the contributions they make to our business, so it's important that our rewards make us all feel valued here. That's why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package, allowing you to choose the things that matter most to you, including: Exceptional Development and career progression opportunities with regular development discussions with your manager. Non-contractual Profit Share Scheme. Lifestyle benefits: 26 days annual leave + bank holidays, opportunity for up to 10 days unpaid leave, sabbatical leave, flexible working options. Well-being benefits: (including Private Medical and Dental Insurance, Health Assessments, Gym allowance). Company contribution towards eye tests and glasses (for computer/laptop users), and Flu Vaccinations. Also, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides free and confidential support for issues including work, family, relationships, money and health and we provide free fruit in our offices. Financial Benefits: including a Pension Scheme with employer pension contributions up to 9%, Life Assurance and Income Protection. Travel benefits: Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to Work Scheme, Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (for personal use). Re-reimbursement of relevant Professional Membership Fees (up to £570). Access to employee retail discount site for high street and on-line shopping. DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity. Role requirements: Degree in Chemical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or other relevant STEM degree. Strong relevant (technical safety and risk assessment) industrial experience. Excellent numerical and strong analytical skills - able to analyse and understand complex solutions and ideas using domain knowledge and a range of techniques / theory and software / tools. Experienced user of consequence and risk analysis software, and proven ability to tackle a variety of projects. Demonstrable expertise with PHAST / SAFETI is a key bonus. Willing to operate and excel in a "Doer - Seller" model. Excellent verbal communication skills - ability to communicate with all levels in an organisation as well as external customers and manage projects effectively. Excellent report writing and presentation skills. Flexible attitude to working in a fast-paced and multi-disciplinary consultancy environment. Ability to work proactively within a team environment - collaborates effectively across internal departments and, where appropriate, globally within DNV to achieve swift and coordinated delivery of results. When required, a willingness to work out of different offices in the UK to rapidly expand skills and company service knowledge.
PATRIZIA is a leading partner for global real assets. The expertise and commitment of our global teams form the basis of our success. Shaping a sustainable future and making a positive contribution to society is what drives our daily business. As an Associate in the Fund Operations International team you will be responsible for the effective management of all SPVs (including the Fund vehicle itself). Your Responsibilities The Associate will need to have good experience in the following subject matters and work with the support of a Senior Associate / Fund Finance Manager (FFM) on the following areas: Investment Steering: Accounting - to be able to adequately review third party bookkeepers' management accounts and to effectively instruct any changes. To prepare the commercial and GAAP adjustments required for Fund consolidations, cash flows, NAV reconciliations and distributions Transaction support - to be able to support the Fund Finance Manager of that fund and the wider Fund Management team on transactions from a Fund perspective, fully understanding the tax structuring and mechanics of transactions, feeding into the SPA where relevant, supporting the buy side or sell side due diligence, managing the completion mechanics, managing funds flows and integrating the acquisition into an existing structure or effectively accounting for a disposal Tax compliance - to have a good working knowledge of all types of taxes (direct and indirect), working with tax advisors across a European portfolio and applying tax computations (incl. deferred tax) to the book-keeping, cash flow modelling and reporting of Funds. Regulatory compliance - Manage audits, tax declarations and board meetings, organising resolutions and, where regulatory requirements in other jurisdictions are required, ensure that these are fully observed at all times Business support - manage the creation and liquidation of SPVs, feed into liquidity management and organising capital injections / repayments. Also support on group revenue matters and manage internal controls compliance Partner Steering: On a day-to-day basis, manage the inputs from third party service provider, mostly local accountants, tax advisors, auditors and property managers. Also, ensure quality and timeliness of reporting Upon demand, support the take on process of new service providers in conjunction with the department's bespoke Partner Steering team. Tasks include the management of contracts and the data flow of information into the PATRIZIA systems What we look for Target skill set, to be developed with on-the-job training: Develop sound working relationships with counterparts in other offices and on other sites, as well as professional associations and consultants. Ensure up to date knowledge of relevant financial regulations and standards throughout and implementation of policies and procedures to uphold these. Ability to operate in a dynamic environment, ability to work in multi-dimensional teams Ability to work beyond pure finance and consider the business as a whole, be strategic and multitask various inputs and deadlines. Ability to work under pressure / to a tight timetable, have attention to detail at all times without losing sight of the bigger picture and must also be an excellent team player Strong analytical skills, Excel skills and communication skills Competencies / qualifications required: The job holder will need to be a UK part qualified accountant, ideally with 1-2 years of relevant (Real Estate) experience and group consolidations Knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS What we offer Competitive and performance oriented remuneration package Hybrid working environment and mobile working Various skill building and learning opportunities through PATRIZIA Academy, like talent development programs and mentorship Inclusive and equal-opportunity workplace (incl. ED&I Committee) in an international environment Possibility to participate in different employee resource groups (NextGen, LGBTQ+ Alliance, Female Advance, Parents & Carer Network etc.) Health and well-being benefits, like virtual fitness classes and mental health offerings Extra paid holidays for social engagement (e.g. for the PATRIZIA Foundation)
May 08, 2024
Full time
PATRIZIA is a leading partner for global real assets. The expertise and commitment of our global teams form the basis of our success. Shaping a sustainable future and making a positive contribution to society is what drives our daily business. As an Associate in the Fund Operations International team you will be responsible for the effective management of all SPVs (including the Fund vehicle itself). Your Responsibilities The Associate will need to have good experience in the following subject matters and work with the support of a Senior Associate / Fund Finance Manager (FFM) on the following areas: Investment Steering: Accounting - to be able to adequately review third party bookkeepers' management accounts and to effectively instruct any changes. To prepare the commercial and GAAP adjustments required for Fund consolidations, cash flows, NAV reconciliations and distributions Transaction support - to be able to support the Fund Finance Manager of that fund and the wider Fund Management team on transactions from a Fund perspective, fully understanding the tax structuring and mechanics of transactions, feeding into the SPA where relevant, supporting the buy side or sell side due diligence, managing the completion mechanics, managing funds flows and integrating the acquisition into an existing structure or effectively accounting for a disposal Tax compliance - to have a good working knowledge of all types of taxes (direct and indirect), working with tax advisors across a European portfolio and applying tax computations (incl. deferred tax) to the book-keeping, cash flow modelling and reporting of Funds. Regulatory compliance - Manage audits, tax declarations and board meetings, organising resolutions and, where regulatory requirements in other jurisdictions are required, ensure that these are fully observed at all times Business support - manage the creation and liquidation of SPVs, feed into liquidity management and organising capital injections / repayments. Also support on group revenue matters and manage internal controls compliance Partner Steering: On a day-to-day basis, manage the inputs from third party service provider, mostly local accountants, tax advisors, auditors and property managers. Also, ensure quality and timeliness of reporting Upon demand, support the take on process of new service providers in conjunction with the department's bespoke Partner Steering team. Tasks include the management of contracts and the data flow of information into the PATRIZIA systems What we look for Target skill set, to be developed with on-the-job training: Develop sound working relationships with counterparts in other offices and on other sites, as well as professional associations and consultants. Ensure up to date knowledge of relevant financial regulations and standards throughout and implementation of policies and procedures to uphold these. Ability to operate in a dynamic environment, ability to work in multi-dimensional teams Ability to work beyond pure finance and consider the business as a whole, be strategic and multitask various inputs and deadlines. Ability to work under pressure / to a tight timetable, have attention to detail at all times without losing sight of the bigger picture and must also be an excellent team player Strong analytical skills, Excel skills and communication skills Competencies / qualifications required: The job holder will need to be a UK part qualified accountant, ideally with 1-2 years of relevant (Real Estate) experience and group consolidations Knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS What we offer Competitive and performance oriented remuneration package Hybrid working environment and mobile working Various skill building and learning opportunities through PATRIZIA Academy, like talent development programs and mentorship Inclusive and equal-opportunity workplace (incl. ED&I Committee) in an international environment Possibility to participate in different employee resource groups (NextGen, LGBTQ+ Alliance, Female Advance, Parents & Carer Network etc.) Health and well-being benefits, like virtual fitness classes and mental health offerings Extra paid holidays for social engagement (e.g. for the PATRIZIA Foundation)
We are seeking a Senior Consultant to join our team in London. This role is aimed at people who have some experience in financial modelling and are looking to work in a dynamic and world-class financial modelling team for the next stage of their career. Upon joining, you will begin our bespoke programme of expert training, including a range of formal and informal methods and new project roles, designed to equip you with the experience and skills to progress within the analytical team. Job Characteristics Model Audit : After completing an accelerated training course, independently applying our bespoke model audit process to complete the detailed analysis required to provide assurances on a model audit. Our model audit process is akin to building a bespoke shadow model, rather than completing tedious cell-by-cell checks and allows you to gain a significant amount of exposure to a large number of sectors and geographies in a short space of time. Model Development : Leading the day-to-day modelling of model development assignments. All aspects of financial modelling may be required. Financial Advisory : Supporting the financial advisory team in their transaction work, including assisting with model development, funding competitions and liaising with clients regarding key financial issues. Project managing smaller projects, providing support and coaching to junior staff. Building and managing customer relationships, with an option to join our modelling sales team, creating pitches to clients to win work. Experience, knowledge and skills 2 - 4 years' experience building and primarily working with cashflow models. Effective communicator who can explain ideas and concepts both verbally and in writing. Confident with client contact. Internal teamwork is essential. Candidates must be happy to work in a co-operative and flexible environment. Self-motivated and confident in working independently. Experience in project finance and infrastructure modelling. Experience in model audit processes. Familiarity with programming languages (particularly VBA or C#). Business level non-English languages (particularly French or Spanish). Personal attributes This is a varied and attractive role for someone who: has a strong drive to develop their financial modelling knowledge and expertise. is flexible, co-operative, and enjoys working collaboratively within a small team. is approachable, friendly and supportive. has excellent attention to detail. is commercially focused with a drive for performance and results. What we offer At Operis, we put our people first and offer a comprehensive compensation package, including hybrid working as standard and a minimum of 28 days' holiday per year with the option to buy/sell holiday, to allow for a better work/life balance. Background Whether it's the train that gets you to work, the hospital where you're taken care of when you're unwell or the internet connection that services your home, infrastructure impacts each of us every day and is the backbone of our communities and economy. Building infrastructure requires long term commitment, billions of pounds and the combined skills and expertise of hundreds of people. Operis is proud of its contribution to this eco-system and the part we play in developing and shaping the cities and countries in which we live. As a leading advisor in project finance, renowned for its expertise in financial modelling, we work globally across all infrastructure and energy sectors, including digital infrastructure and renewables, supporting new projects and refinancings. Since 2021 Operis has been a certified Great Place to Work and was recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance 2023 as well as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women 2022. Operis was founded in 1990 and now comprises some 65 individuals across two locations. Our team is made up of friendly, talented people who enjoy working together and ensure that, no matter your position within the company, everyone is approachable and available to help. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing open-minded, enthusiastic and driven leaders to build a diverse and talented team.
May 08, 2024
Full time
We are seeking a Senior Consultant to join our team in London. This role is aimed at people who have some experience in financial modelling and are looking to work in a dynamic and world-class financial modelling team for the next stage of their career. Upon joining, you will begin our bespoke programme of expert training, including a range of formal and informal methods and new project roles, designed to equip you with the experience and skills to progress within the analytical team. Job Characteristics Model Audit : After completing an accelerated training course, independently applying our bespoke model audit process to complete the detailed analysis required to provide assurances on a model audit. Our model audit process is akin to building a bespoke shadow model, rather than completing tedious cell-by-cell checks and allows you to gain a significant amount of exposure to a large number of sectors and geographies in a short space of time. Model Development : Leading the day-to-day modelling of model development assignments. All aspects of financial modelling may be required. Financial Advisory : Supporting the financial advisory team in their transaction work, including assisting with model development, funding competitions and liaising with clients regarding key financial issues. Project managing smaller projects, providing support and coaching to junior staff. Building and managing customer relationships, with an option to join our modelling sales team, creating pitches to clients to win work. Experience, knowledge and skills 2 - 4 years' experience building and primarily working with cashflow models. Effective communicator who can explain ideas and concepts both verbally and in writing. Confident with client contact. Internal teamwork is essential. Candidates must be happy to work in a co-operative and flexible environment. Self-motivated and confident in working independently. Experience in project finance and infrastructure modelling. Experience in model audit processes. Familiarity with programming languages (particularly VBA or C#). Business level non-English languages (particularly French or Spanish). Personal attributes This is a varied and attractive role for someone who: has a strong drive to develop their financial modelling knowledge and expertise. is flexible, co-operative, and enjoys working collaboratively within a small team. is approachable, friendly and supportive. has excellent attention to detail. is commercially focused with a drive for performance and results. What we offer At Operis, we put our people first and offer a comprehensive compensation package, including hybrid working as standard and a minimum of 28 days' holiday per year with the option to buy/sell holiday, to allow for a better work/life balance. Background Whether it's the train that gets you to work, the hospital where you're taken care of when you're unwell or the internet connection that services your home, infrastructure impacts each of us every day and is the backbone of our communities and economy. Building infrastructure requires long term commitment, billions of pounds and the combined skills and expertise of hundreds of people. Operis is proud of its contribution to this eco-system and the part we play in developing and shaping the cities and countries in which we live. As a leading advisor in project finance, renowned for its expertise in financial modelling, we work globally across all infrastructure and energy sectors, including digital infrastructure and renewables, supporting new projects and refinancings. Since 2021 Operis has been a certified Great Place to Work and was recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance 2023 as well as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women 2022. Operis was founded in 1990 and now comprises some 65 individuals across two locations. Our team is made up of friendly, talented people who enjoy working together and ensure that, no matter your position within the company, everyone is approachable and available to help. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing open-minded, enthusiastic and driven leaders to build a diverse and talented team.
We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics. PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. Are you a brilliant asset manager who is curious, enjoys exploring new ideas, and seeks to evolve asset management thinking and problem definition? On the back of continued success across our water utilities practice, we are looking for talented people to join our growing Asset Management team. We work very closely with all our clients, build strong interpersonal relationships and pride ourselves on our ability to 'walk the talk'. Therefore, we are particularly interested in those who have practical 'hands on' experience with infrastructure assets and an interest in: Strategy, planning, capital delivery and operations of infrastructure assets Delivery of asset management transformation and change programmes Working in the water sector While successful candidates will have a good technical understanding of their field, deep specialism is not the only facet of PA consultants; we also want ingenious people who can turn highly technical detail into simple concepts and communicate this clearly to anyone from boardroom to factory floor. Our consultants should be able to adapt their style to work effectively with clients and inspire confidence. We're looking for someone with these attributes: Self-motivation and ability to manage their own workload effectively Creative and open minded, enjoying learning and trying new ways of doing things Strong communication, presentation creation, delivery and document writing skills A great team member in multi-discipline teams Please note: we like to recruit lots of great people into this role, across all ranks. You will see this advertised year-round and will be individually reviewed by our recruiting team who will reach out to you dependent on your suitability at this time or in the future. Qualifications We are looking for talented people capable of fulfilling one or more of the following roles in our team. Organisational design - an appreciation for operating model and organisational design principles in an asset-intensive organisation including workforce optimisation, roles & responsibilities, training, and supply chain analysis. Asset Operations - an appreciation of the operational management of water and/or wastewater networks. Must have a good understanding of water and wastewater assets, and how these systems work together. Desirable would be to have first-hand experience in an operational role within a water company. Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems - first-hand experience implementing and using EAM systems such as IBM Maximo, SAP, Ellipse, and other technology products. Desirable would be to have an appreciation of the challenges required to implement these systems and realise the full benefits case. Work Delivery (capital and operational work programmes) - a strong understanding of construction & maintenance delivery models, how they work in practice, and associated business operating model/change requirements. This could include practical contract and commercial insights (e.g., NEC4). Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) systems - first-hand experience implementing and using PPM systems such as Oracle P6, Microsoft Project, Planview, and other technology projects. Desirable would be to have an understanding of data management and governance of an investment plan, including the necessary integrations with other systems. Delivery Planning - desirable would be to understand the development of asset management strategies and plans that take a business plan into a business delivery plan. Desirable would be to have experience in the use of systems to support these processes (asset investment planning tools, programme management systems etc.). Regulation - desirable would be experience in supporting Price Reviews and strategic business planning processes with knowledge and understanding of regulatory framework, future trends and how these impact on network, asset, and field operational management. Asset Investment Planning (AIP) systems - first-hand experience implementing and using AIP systems, including portfolio optimisation, hydraulic modelling, system planning, and strategic planning products and tools. We know the skill-gap and 'somewhat need to tick every box' can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply - we'd love to hear from you. Apply today by completing our online application Additional information Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples' working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work. We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity - bringing ingenuity to life. We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits: Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5additional days Generous company pension scheme Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives Annual performance-based bonus PA share ownership Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn) We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on
May 08, 2024
Full time
We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics. PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. Are you a brilliant asset manager who is curious, enjoys exploring new ideas, and seeks to evolve asset management thinking and problem definition? On the back of continued success across our water utilities practice, we are looking for talented people to join our growing Asset Management team. We work very closely with all our clients, build strong interpersonal relationships and pride ourselves on our ability to 'walk the talk'. Therefore, we are particularly interested in those who have practical 'hands on' experience with infrastructure assets and an interest in: Strategy, planning, capital delivery and operations of infrastructure assets Delivery of asset management transformation and change programmes Working in the water sector While successful candidates will have a good technical understanding of their field, deep specialism is not the only facet of PA consultants; we also want ingenious people who can turn highly technical detail into simple concepts and communicate this clearly to anyone from boardroom to factory floor. Our consultants should be able to adapt their style to work effectively with clients and inspire confidence. We're looking for someone with these attributes: Self-motivation and ability to manage their own workload effectively Creative and open minded, enjoying learning and trying new ways of doing things Strong communication, presentation creation, delivery and document writing skills A great team member in multi-discipline teams Please note: we like to recruit lots of great people into this role, across all ranks. You will see this advertised year-round and will be individually reviewed by our recruiting team who will reach out to you dependent on your suitability at this time or in the future. Qualifications We are looking for talented people capable of fulfilling one or more of the following roles in our team. Organisational design - an appreciation for operating model and organisational design principles in an asset-intensive organisation including workforce optimisation, roles & responsibilities, training, and supply chain analysis. Asset Operations - an appreciation of the operational management of water and/or wastewater networks. Must have a good understanding of water and wastewater assets, and how these systems work together. Desirable would be to have first-hand experience in an operational role within a water company. Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems - first-hand experience implementing and using EAM systems such as IBM Maximo, SAP, Ellipse, and other technology products. Desirable would be to have an appreciation of the challenges required to implement these systems and realise the full benefits case. Work Delivery (capital and operational work programmes) - a strong understanding of construction & maintenance delivery models, how they work in practice, and associated business operating model/change requirements. This could include practical contract and commercial insights (e.g., NEC4). Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) systems - first-hand experience implementing and using PPM systems such as Oracle P6, Microsoft Project, Planview, and other technology projects. Desirable would be to have an understanding of data management and governance of an investment plan, including the necessary integrations with other systems. Delivery Planning - desirable would be to understand the development of asset management strategies and plans that take a business plan into a business delivery plan. Desirable would be to have experience in the use of systems to support these processes (asset investment planning tools, programme management systems etc.). Regulation - desirable would be experience in supporting Price Reviews and strategic business planning processes with knowledge and understanding of regulatory framework, future trends and how these impact on network, asset, and field operational management. Asset Investment Planning (AIP) systems - first-hand experience implementing and using AIP systems, including portfolio optimisation, hydraulic modelling, system planning, and strategic planning products and tools. We know the skill-gap and 'somewhat need to tick every box' can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply - we'd love to hear from you. Apply today by completing our online application Additional information Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples' working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work. We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity - bringing ingenuity to life. We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits: Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5additional days Generous company pension scheme Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives Annual performance-based bonus PA share ownership Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn) We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on
Head of Public Sector for Oracle Enterprise Applications Company Description Version 1's market-leading Enterprise Applications Practice specialises in Finance, Supply Chain, HR, and Payroll Solutions with over 650 Oracle Specialists across the UK, Ireland, US, Australia, India, and Slovenia. We deliver consulting and managed services to transform and optimise ways of working for more than 230 customers through the provision of specialist knowledge right across the Oracle product stack - Oracle Fusion Cloud for ERP, HCM and EPM, eBusiness Suite, JD Edwards, Peoplesoft, and Hyperion, not to mention extensive expertise in Analytics, Infrastructure, and Integration. We have grown both organically and through acquisition, with our most recent acquisition of EPM and Analytics experts Qubix bringing 170 specialists to our team. Our Oracle Fusion Cloud team has grown significantly over the past 3 years powered by recent business wins including Galliford Try, Bank of England, An Post, Inizio Health, Birmingham City Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and QBE Insurance. We have an exciting growth strategy that will see further rapid growth and an opportunity to drive value for our customers through 2024 and beyond. No 1 Best place to work in Ireland 4th Best Super Large Workplace in Tech the UK No 1 Best place to work in India 10th place in Glassdoor's Top 50 UK companies UK & Ireland's premier Oracle, Microsoft & AWS partner Market leader in Oracle ERP and Cloud Applications Consulting, implementation and support services 3200 strong,€347m/ £302m revenue business Job Description The role of Sector Head is accountable for the successful delivery of sector engagements (consulting engagements, scoped projects, and/or managed teams), and for the profitable growth of the sector within Version 1. The role comprises strategic market engagement, customer relationship management, delivery management and people development. Like all leaders at Version 1, the role will fundamentally be required to deliver successful outcomes across the three sides of our Strategic Triangle: Strong Organisation: Commercial outcomes including growth of revenue, gross profit margin, accurate forecasting, and demand-planning, as well as excellent, strongly referenceable delivery to customers. Customer Success: Inspiring a customer outcome obsessed focus, and building long-term, strategic relationships with customers underpinned by demonstrable value add. Empowered People: Management of employees within your Sector. Specific accountabilities include: Pre Sales Leadership Engage with existing and prospective clients to understand their business needs and challenges ensuring Version 1's services to deliver transformational outcomes is understood. Work hand in hand with the commercial leads to develop and execute pre-sales strategies and initiatives to build awareness of our services with customers and partners (Oracle) alike. Working with our subject matter experts, lead and oversee the creation of compelling proposals, bid responses, presentations, and demonstrations to showcase our expertise and solutions. Provide leadership, guidance and expertise during the pre-sales process to secure new business. Customer Delivery Develop and maintain strong client relationships, serving as the senior point of contact for all engagement related matters. Deliver successful engagements through delegated responsibility of timeline, scope, budget, customer expectations and sub-sectors to Portfolio Directors, Delivery Principals or Delivery Managers. On-time, on-budget, quality engagement delivery is the explicit remit of this role. Champion our Core Values and support excellence in operations (reporting, controls, forecasting inputs and overall governance). Ensure a smooth, seamless transition to ASPIRE Managed Services engagements when required. Work with leaders across Version 1 to forecast demand and plan resourcing, including the careful onboarding and transition of consultants between engagements. High levels of customer satisfaction, measured quarterly by Net Promoter Score. Staff retention & engagement including coaching, mentoring and succession planning (measured quarterly). Thought Leadership: Maintain and develop insight on challenges facing business leaders in Public Sector seeking to transform their Finance and HR organisations (e.g. Operational Efficiency, Scenario Modelling, Workforce Planning etc.) Stay up-to-date with industry trends, partner (Oracle) updates, and best practices. Share knowledge and insights with the team and clients through thought leadership content and presentations. You will be a driven, creative, positive person, with whom our Core Values of 'Drive', 'Personal Commitment' and 'Excellence' resonate. You will be a self-starter who rolls their sleeves up and can be trusted to work autonomously. You will believe in fostering a values-based culture aligned with our 'Honesty & Integrity' and 'No Ego' Core Values. You will know and agree that we must put the 'Customer First' to build a trusted brand which reflects our values. Given the customer, partner and team facing elements of this role, regular travel in the UK & Ireland and occasional travel to US & India should be expected. Qualifications Strong Delivery: Recent, extensive experience in a senior position working for a technology services consultancy or Systems Integrator Experienced in the delivery of business and technology change programmes in the Finance or HR domain to an excellent standard. Proven experience managing significant (>€20M per annum) portfolios of work, with accountability for P&L (shadow P&L acceptable) with deep understanding of core commercial KPIs for a consultancy. Driving Growth: Track record of hitting ambitious growth targets within your customer base through credibility-based up and cross-selling of Oracle services and/or managed services . Track record of building relationships up to C-level to win and retain key customers. Leading Teams: Inspiring: you will be leading a team of managers, with many strong individual contributors who will look to you to guide and lead them through times of growth and change. You will be good at mediating through business challenges across delivery, commercial and business support. You will be able to influence those outside of your direct line management. Collaborative: You will build consensus through relationship building and excellent execution. Whilst driving success in your Sector, you will work with peers to support success across the entire delivery organisation. Experience working with globally distributed teams, across multiple specialisms. Additional Information Share in our Success through our senior level Bonus structure & an opportunity to join our new V1 Equity success Scheme Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development review Financial benefits including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice Ways of working now with remote & hybrid working options but there is always as a good excuse to get together too Moments that matter & our enhanced maternity & paternity leave policies for life's journey A large training budget for accreditations and educational assistance for courses relevant to your role. Ways Wellbeing activities: an innovative Well Tech Scheme, MyGym Discounts, Octopus Car Lease (electric UK only), Yoga, sponsored marathon and local team sports Version 1 Annual Excellence Awards & our ' Call-Out' platform where performance is called out and recognised Our active ESG & CSR initiative allows you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes. PLUS, many more exciting benefits drop us a note to find out more. This is an opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing Oracle ERP Consultancies in Ireland & the UK. Please note that you must have the legal right to live and work in the United Kingdom or Ireland. This is a full-time permanent role. Location: This role can be delivered in a hybrid nature from one of these offices Dublin, Belfast, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, or London and also some occasional client site travel. Expenses will be covered. Must have work permit due to timeframes. Suzanne Whelan, Talent Acquisition Manager UK & Ireland We are an equal opportunities employer. Please refer to our Diversity & Inclusion statement located at: Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Version 1 Careers Please note: We have an internal recruitment team and does not accept agency candidates. If you want to join the team here at Version 1, get in touch with us directly!
May 08, 2024
Full time
Head of Public Sector for Oracle Enterprise Applications Company Description Version 1's market-leading Enterprise Applications Practice specialises in Finance, Supply Chain, HR, and Payroll Solutions with over 650 Oracle Specialists across the UK, Ireland, US, Australia, India, and Slovenia. We deliver consulting and managed services to transform and optimise ways of working for more than 230 customers through the provision of specialist knowledge right across the Oracle product stack - Oracle Fusion Cloud for ERP, HCM and EPM, eBusiness Suite, JD Edwards, Peoplesoft, and Hyperion, not to mention extensive expertise in Analytics, Infrastructure, and Integration. We have grown both organically and through acquisition, with our most recent acquisition of EPM and Analytics experts Qubix bringing 170 specialists to our team. Our Oracle Fusion Cloud team has grown significantly over the past 3 years powered by recent business wins including Galliford Try, Bank of England, An Post, Inizio Health, Birmingham City Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and QBE Insurance. We have an exciting growth strategy that will see further rapid growth and an opportunity to drive value for our customers through 2024 and beyond. No 1 Best place to work in Ireland 4th Best Super Large Workplace in Tech the UK No 1 Best place to work in India 10th place in Glassdoor's Top 50 UK companies UK & Ireland's premier Oracle, Microsoft & AWS partner Market leader in Oracle ERP and Cloud Applications Consulting, implementation and support services 3200 strong,€347m/ £302m revenue business Job Description The role of Sector Head is accountable for the successful delivery of sector engagements (consulting engagements, scoped projects, and/or managed teams), and for the profitable growth of the sector within Version 1. The role comprises strategic market engagement, customer relationship management, delivery management and people development. Like all leaders at Version 1, the role will fundamentally be required to deliver successful outcomes across the three sides of our Strategic Triangle: Strong Organisation: Commercial outcomes including growth of revenue, gross profit margin, accurate forecasting, and demand-planning, as well as excellent, strongly referenceable delivery to customers. Customer Success: Inspiring a customer outcome obsessed focus, and building long-term, strategic relationships with customers underpinned by demonstrable value add. Empowered People: Management of employees within your Sector. Specific accountabilities include: Pre Sales Leadership Engage with existing and prospective clients to understand their business needs and challenges ensuring Version 1's services to deliver transformational outcomes is understood. Work hand in hand with the commercial leads to develop and execute pre-sales strategies and initiatives to build awareness of our services with customers and partners (Oracle) alike. Working with our subject matter experts, lead and oversee the creation of compelling proposals, bid responses, presentations, and demonstrations to showcase our expertise and solutions. Provide leadership, guidance and expertise during the pre-sales process to secure new business. Customer Delivery Develop and maintain strong client relationships, serving as the senior point of contact for all engagement related matters. Deliver successful engagements through delegated responsibility of timeline, scope, budget, customer expectations and sub-sectors to Portfolio Directors, Delivery Principals or Delivery Managers. On-time, on-budget, quality engagement delivery is the explicit remit of this role. Champion our Core Values and support excellence in operations (reporting, controls, forecasting inputs and overall governance). Ensure a smooth, seamless transition to ASPIRE Managed Services engagements when required. Work with leaders across Version 1 to forecast demand and plan resourcing, including the careful onboarding and transition of consultants between engagements. High levels of customer satisfaction, measured quarterly by Net Promoter Score. Staff retention & engagement including coaching, mentoring and succession planning (measured quarterly). Thought Leadership: Maintain and develop insight on challenges facing business leaders in Public Sector seeking to transform their Finance and HR organisations (e.g. Operational Efficiency, Scenario Modelling, Workforce Planning etc.) Stay up-to-date with industry trends, partner (Oracle) updates, and best practices. Share knowledge and insights with the team and clients through thought leadership content and presentations. You will be a driven, creative, positive person, with whom our Core Values of 'Drive', 'Personal Commitment' and 'Excellence' resonate. You will be a self-starter who rolls their sleeves up and can be trusted to work autonomously. You will believe in fostering a values-based culture aligned with our 'Honesty & Integrity' and 'No Ego' Core Values. You will know and agree that we must put the 'Customer First' to build a trusted brand which reflects our values. Given the customer, partner and team facing elements of this role, regular travel in the UK & Ireland and occasional travel to US & India should be expected. Qualifications Strong Delivery: Recent, extensive experience in a senior position working for a technology services consultancy or Systems Integrator Experienced in the delivery of business and technology change programmes in the Finance or HR domain to an excellent standard. Proven experience managing significant (>€20M per annum) portfolios of work, with accountability for P&L (shadow P&L acceptable) with deep understanding of core commercial KPIs for a consultancy. Driving Growth: Track record of hitting ambitious growth targets within your customer base through credibility-based up and cross-selling of Oracle services and/or managed services . Track record of building relationships up to C-level to win and retain key customers. Leading Teams: Inspiring: you will be leading a team of managers, with many strong individual contributors who will look to you to guide and lead them through times of growth and change. You will be good at mediating through business challenges across delivery, commercial and business support. You will be able to influence those outside of your direct line management. Collaborative: You will build consensus through relationship building and excellent execution. Whilst driving success in your Sector, you will work with peers to support success across the entire delivery organisation. Experience working with globally distributed teams, across multiple specialisms. Additional Information Share in our Success through our senior level Bonus structure & an opportunity to join our new V1 Equity success Scheme Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development review Financial benefits including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice Ways of working now with remote & hybrid working options but there is always as a good excuse to get together too Moments that matter & our enhanced maternity & paternity leave policies for life's journey A large training budget for accreditations and educational assistance for courses relevant to your role. Ways Wellbeing activities: an innovative Well Tech Scheme, MyGym Discounts, Octopus Car Lease (electric UK only), Yoga, sponsored marathon and local team sports Version 1 Annual Excellence Awards & our ' Call-Out' platform where performance is called out and recognised Our active ESG & CSR initiative allows you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes. PLUS, many more exciting benefits drop us a note to find out more. This is an opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing Oracle ERP Consultancies in Ireland & the UK. Please note that you must have the legal right to live and work in the United Kingdom or Ireland. This is a full-time permanent role. Location: This role can be delivered in a hybrid nature from one of these offices Dublin, Belfast, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, or London and also some occasional client site travel. Expenses will be covered. Must have work permit due to timeframes. Suzanne Whelan, Talent Acquisition Manager UK & Ireland We are an equal opportunities employer. Please refer to our Diversity & Inclusion statement located at: Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Version 1 Careers Please note: We have an internal recruitment team and does not accept agency candidates. If you want to join the team here at Version 1, get in touch with us directly!
Job Description - Business Development Director () Business Development Director - 1PointFive is a global leader in carbon dioxide removal (CDR), providing scalable, affordable solutions to geological net zero. 1PointFive seeks to connect and collaborate with global leaders who are taking action on climate. 1PointFive is working to help curb global temperature rise to 1.5 C through the deployment of innovative solutions, including Carbon Engineering's Direct Air Capture (DAC) and AIR TO FUELS technologies alongside geologic sequestration hubs. Direct Air Capture is a technology solution that captures carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere, providing two complementary solutions to help the aviation industry to reach true net zero: durable carbon dioxide removal with storage on geologic timescales and sustainable aviation fuel. Visit for more information. 1PointFive is a subsidiary of Oxy, an international energy company that is applying its global leadership in carbon management and expertise in chemistry and major projects to advance a lower-carbon world through leading edge technology and project development. Our greatest asset has been, and will continue to be, our people. We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Business Development Director, located in either the United Kingdom or European Union. Position Scope We are looking for a mission-driven and experienced business development professional to help drive new collaborations with governments, companies, and other customers in the UK and European Union. The candidate will have experience working to identify win/win solutions with executive-level stakeholders as well as commercial experience seeing large, complex pursuits from inception through to successful outcomes. This position reports to the 1PointFive VP, Carbon Solutions, located in Vancouver, Canada. The successful candidate will be based in the UK or an EU member state. They will work closely with Europe-based policy staff and with 1PointFive business development staff in London, Vancouver, and Houston. This position is an opportunity to be part of a senior team to develop what we anticipate will quickly grow to be a multibillion-dollar business. Responsibilities Develop and execute a plan to engage stakeholders to raise awareness about the scalability and affordability of "like for like", highly-durable CDR to address residual fossil emissions and remove historical emissions. Support the EU policy staff in development of decarbonization policies tailored to local goals. Engage local industry and governments, raising awareness on a) the potential for economic development onshore and offshore, and b) the potential to save money and accelerate progress to geological net zero. Navigate customer and stakeholder networks, support customer champions, build capture teams, and progress through procurement life cycle to close high-value deals. In coordination with the CDR sales team, pursue voluntary, pre-compliance, and compliance offtake agreements with local customers such as airlines, governments, and other customers with urgent business needs to meet net zero targets. Identify needs and any constraints to achieving objectives and define and source resources as needed, including engaging and managing external consultants. Lead RFI/P responses where appropriate, taking input from across 1PointFive and partners. Compile compelling materials for presentations and reports relating to the opportunities. Present strategy and gate reviews to business development leadership Represent 1PointFive in public speaking engagements and conference panels in the UK and Europe Education: Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or a related field is preferred. Language: Fluency in 2nd European language is a strong asset. (i.e. German, French, Spanish) Travel: Ability to travel (20-50%) throughout Europe and the UK, with periodic travel to the US and Canada. Experience: 14+ years experience in progressively senior business development roles within companies/institutions focused on complex large-scale projects requiring government support, policy and/or financing. Experience in energy or climate sector desirable. Experience to include: Business development and strategic planning, ideally experienced with the Miller-Heiman Strategic Selling framework for business capture. Experience negotiating and reviewing contracts for large commercial transactions with international customers. Demonstrated experience working constructively with internal and external legal stakeholders to reach win-win solutions in challenging situations. Project cost and financial estimation/modelling Project management Experience working with policy development and marketing teams. Showcase your proven ability to execute and win complex capture efforts in a mission-driven domain. Highlight successful contract wins, revenue growth, and client satisfaction. Demonstrated analytical, reasoning, planning and problem-solving abilities. Demonstrated skills in communicating technical information to non-technical and technical customers. Demonstrated collaborative approach, finding win/win solutions to challenging problems and earning trust through transparency, consistency, and teamwork. Excellent time-management, organizational, and record-keeping skills Excellent project management skills and the ability to work with team members and clients across time zones. Must be organized, detail-oriented and a resourceful problem solver with the ability to formulate and execute plans efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision. Maturity, confidence, poise, and presence necessary to interface effectively with senior-level executives as well as external constituents such as business partners and media. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience and comfort presenting complex topics to large groups. The desire to move big ideas into reality. Occidental is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, political preference, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. It has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process. All Oxy job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website. Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never: Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process. We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.
May 08, 2024
Full time
Job Description - Business Development Director () Business Development Director - 1PointFive is a global leader in carbon dioxide removal (CDR), providing scalable, affordable solutions to geological net zero. 1PointFive seeks to connect and collaborate with global leaders who are taking action on climate. 1PointFive is working to help curb global temperature rise to 1.5 C through the deployment of innovative solutions, including Carbon Engineering's Direct Air Capture (DAC) and AIR TO FUELS technologies alongside geologic sequestration hubs. Direct Air Capture is a technology solution that captures carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere, providing two complementary solutions to help the aviation industry to reach true net zero: durable carbon dioxide removal with storage on geologic timescales and sustainable aviation fuel. Visit for more information. 1PointFive is a subsidiary of Oxy, an international energy company that is applying its global leadership in carbon management and expertise in chemistry and major projects to advance a lower-carbon world through leading edge technology and project development. Our greatest asset has been, and will continue to be, our people. We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Business Development Director, located in either the United Kingdom or European Union. Position Scope We are looking for a mission-driven and experienced business development professional to help drive new collaborations with governments, companies, and other customers in the UK and European Union. The candidate will have experience working to identify win/win solutions with executive-level stakeholders as well as commercial experience seeing large, complex pursuits from inception through to successful outcomes. This position reports to the 1PointFive VP, Carbon Solutions, located in Vancouver, Canada. The successful candidate will be based in the UK or an EU member state. They will work closely with Europe-based policy staff and with 1PointFive business development staff in London, Vancouver, and Houston. This position is an opportunity to be part of a senior team to develop what we anticipate will quickly grow to be a multibillion-dollar business. Responsibilities Develop and execute a plan to engage stakeholders to raise awareness about the scalability and affordability of "like for like", highly-durable CDR to address residual fossil emissions and remove historical emissions. Support the EU policy staff in development of decarbonization policies tailored to local goals. Engage local industry and governments, raising awareness on a) the potential for economic development onshore and offshore, and b) the potential to save money and accelerate progress to geological net zero. Navigate customer and stakeholder networks, support customer champions, build capture teams, and progress through procurement life cycle to close high-value deals. In coordination with the CDR sales team, pursue voluntary, pre-compliance, and compliance offtake agreements with local customers such as airlines, governments, and other customers with urgent business needs to meet net zero targets. Identify needs and any constraints to achieving objectives and define and source resources as needed, including engaging and managing external consultants. Lead RFI/P responses where appropriate, taking input from across 1PointFive and partners. Compile compelling materials for presentations and reports relating to the opportunities. Present strategy and gate reviews to business development leadership Represent 1PointFive in public speaking engagements and conference panels in the UK and Europe Education: Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or a related field is preferred. Language: Fluency in 2nd European language is a strong asset. (i.e. German, French, Spanish) Travel: Ability to travel (20-50%) throughout Europe and the UK, with periodic travel to the US and Canada. Experience: 14+ years experience in progressively senior business development roles within companies/institutions focused on complex large-scale projects requiring government support, policy and/or financing. Experience in energy or climate sector desirable. Experience to include: Business development and strategic planning, ideally experienced with the Miller-Heiman Strategic Selling framework for business capture. Experience negotiating and reviewing contracts for large commercial transactions with international customers. Demonstrated experience working constructively with internal and external legal stakeholders to reach win-win solutions in challenging situations. Project cost and financial estimation/modelling Project management Experience working with policy development and marketing teams. Showcase your proven ability to execute and win complex capture efforts in a mission-driven domain. Highlight successful contract wins, revenue growth, and client satisfaction. Demonstrated analytical, reasoning, planning and problem-solving abilities. Demonstrated skills in communicating technical information to non-technical and technical customers. Demonstrated collaborative approach, finding win/win solutions to challenging problems and earning trust through transparency, consistency, and teamwork. Excellent time-management, organizational, and record-keeping skills Excellent project management skills and the ability to work with team members and clients across time zones. Must be organized, detail-oriented and a resourceful problem solver with the ability to formulate and execute plans efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision. Maturity, confidence, poise, and presence necessary to interface effectively with senior-level executives as well as external constituents such as business partners and media. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience and comfort presenting complex topics to large groups. The desire to move big ideas into reality. Occidental is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, political preference, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. It has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process. All Oxy job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website. Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never: Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process. We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.
Technology Headhunters, FinTech Headhunters London Permanent Full-time Are you a strategic financial leader with a proven track record? Our client is seeking a talented Group CFO to lead their financial operations and optimise performance within the company. Location: London Salary: Up to £350,000 per annum About the client: This company is a medium-sized scale-up offering financial services-focused software solutions. With approximately 350 employees, they have experienced remarkable growth and scaling. They have established a strong reputation in the industry, successfully competing with larger and more established operators. The key responsibility of this role involves closely collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders on investment activities. Group CFO - The role: The Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a key member of the senior management team, responsible for driving the company's financial strategy and operations. In addition to overseeing financial planning, accounting, and reporting, the Group CFO will play a crucial role in risk management and ensuring regulatory compliance. Group CFO - Key Responsibilities: - Fund raising and investment activity. Working with third party external consultants. - Preparing financial modelling and investment packs - Board reporting on broader numbers - Leading on M&A activity - Oversee and mature the wider financial functions and processes - Work at a strategic level to drive business growth and deliver costing for future operating models Group CFO - You: - Current CFO - business leader - Strong stakeholder management - experience working in Private Equity space - Demonstrable experience going through successful series A/B/C funding rounds - Experience with M&A activity or even IPO - Financial reporting/modelling expert - Taken a business from scale up to established corporate with successful exit - Fintech/SAAS experience preferred - Strong gravitas / presentation skills - Advanced Excel / financial systems - Commercially minded - Regulatory knowledge related to FCA regulations Group CFO - Benefits: - Comprehensive healthcare coverage - Flexible work arrangements - Professional development opportunities - Wellness programme - Company shares scheme - Quarterly bonus - Incentive trips "I have no hesitation in recommending Elliot Marsh as an expert recruiter that identifies the best staff"
Dec 06, 2023
Full time
Technology Headhunters, FinTech Headhunters London Permanent Full-time Are you a strategic financial leader with a proven track record? Our client is seeking a talented Group CFO to lead their financial operations and optimise performance within the company. Location: London Salary: Up to £350,000 per annum About the client: This company is a medium-sized scale-up offering financial services-focused software solutions. With approximately 350 employees, they have experienced remarkable growth and scaling. They have established a strong reputation in the industry, successfully competing with larger and more established operators. The key responsibility of this role involves closely collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders on investment activities. Group CFO - The role: The Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a key member of the senior management team, responsible for driving the company's financial strategy and operations. In addition to overseeing financial planning, accounting, and reporting, the Group CFO will play a crucial role in risk management and ensuring regulatory compliance. Group CFO - Key Responsibilities: - Fund raising and investment activity. Working with third party external consultants. - Preparing financial modelling and investment packs - Board reporting on broader numbers - Leading on M&A activity - Oversee and mature the wider financial functions and processes - Work at a strategic level to drive business growth and deliver costing for future operating models Group CFO - You: - Current CFO - business leader - Strong stakeholder management - experience working in Private Equity space - Demonstrable experience going through successful series A/B/C funding rounds - Experience with M&A activity or even IPO - Financial reporting/modelling expert - Taken a business from scale up to established corporate with successful exit - Fintech/SAAS experience preferred - Strong gravitas / presentation skills - Advanced Excel / financial systems - Commercially minded - Regulatory knowledge related to FCA regulations Group CFO - Benefits: - Comprehensive healthcare coverage - Flexible work arrangements - Professional development opportunities - Wellness programme - Company shares scheme - Quarterly bonus - Incentive trips "I have no hesitation in recommending Elliot Marsh as an expert recruiter that identifies the best staff"
We are currently recruiting on behalf of a large housing provider in London for a Regeneration Manager on a permanent basis.This role requires a strong core development skillset, with excellent construction, technical and commercial experience. Great collaboration and communication skills and a focus on customer service are also very important to the client.The ideal candidate will need to be able to hit the ground running whilst committing to get to know the specifics of each development and build relationships with the team. The role involves the following key responsibilities • Working closely with the 2 Senior Regeneration Managers, lead on the commercial management and delivery of major regeneration projects• Application of a robust, delivery-focused approach, assuming responsibility for the implementation and performance management of regeneration projects.• Using a broad range of development management, commercial, financial, technical and construction stills to review and technically assess options for maintaining momentum in scheme delivery.• Work closely with our joint venture regeneration partners to develop and deliver schemes.• Represent the Regeneration Projects team in a positive, professional and collaborative manner, promoting engagement, with a culture that values colleagues and residents.• Build great relationships and deliver effective consultation and engagement with residents and stakeholders• In collaboration with Senior Regeneration Managers, ensure all project planning, documentation and reporting is achieved in line with MTVH corporate procedures. What you'll need to succeed • Degree or equivalent qualification and / or evidence of work based experience and skills• Experience of delivering development projects of varying scale and complexity to agreed quality, time and budget, across the development process ie design, planning, on site• Experience of estate regeneration and understanding of the wider aspects of asset management.• Experience of working with external stakeholders, including consultants, developers, local authorities and GLA.• Experience of leading and working with multi-disciplinary team across a range of regeneration, development and property related functions• Experience of procurement of developers, contractors, consultants etc under varied contractual models (Design & Build, Partnerships, Joint Ventures)• Rigorous financial, programme and project management skills and associated understanding of risk management frameworks• Experience of producing, developing and interrogating as well as managing programmes• Use of Pamwin or similar financial appraisal system for financial modelling, appraisal and project management.• Strong data management and document control skills and ability to manage your own administration.• Adaptive approach to take on and ad hoc tasks required from time to time for the effective delivery of regeneration projects.• Sound understanding of how regeneration projects fits within the wider MTVH business, and of governance, compliance and regulatory frameworks• Excellent report writing, presentation and communication skills• Self-motivated, with a positive approach and the ability to work well within a team or individually. Benefits includeHybrid flexible workingGenerous pension packageSalary: £57k - £58,58129 days holiday plus bank holidays
Dec 18, 2022
Full time
We are currently recruiting on behalf of a large housing provider in London for a Regeneration Manager on a permanent basis.This role requires a strong core development skillset, with excellent construction, technical and commercial experience. Great collaboration and communication skills and a focus on customer service are also very important to the client.The ideal candidate will need to be able to hit the ground running whilst committing to get to know the specifics of each development and build relationships with the team. The role involves the following key responsibilities • Working closely with the 2 Senior Regeneration Managers, lead on the commercial management and delivery of major regeneration projects• Application of a robust, delivery-focused approach, assuming responsibility for the implementation and performance management of regeneration projects.• Using a broad range of development management, commercial, financial, technical and construction stills to review and technically assess options for maintaining momentum in scheme delivery.• Work closely with our joint venture regeneration partners to develop and deliver schemes.• Represent the Regeneration Projects team in a positive, professional and collaborative manner, promoting engagement, with a culture that values colleagues and residents.• Build great relationships and deliver effective consultation and engagement with residents and stakeholders• In collaboration with Senior Regeneration Managers, ensure all project planning, documentation and reporting is achieved in line with MTVH corporate procedures. What you'll need to succeed • Degree or equivalent qualification and / or evidence of work based experience and skills• Experience of delivering development projects of varying scale and complexity to agreed quality, time and budget, across the development process ie design, planning, on site• Experience of estate regeneration and understanding of the wider aspects of asset management.• Experience of working with external stakeholders, including consultants, developers, local authorities and GLA.• Experience of leading and working with multi-disciplinary team across a range of regeneration, development and property related functions• Experience of procurement of developers, contractors, consultants etc under varied contractual models (Design & Build, Partnerships, Joint Ventures)• Rigorous financial, programme and project management skills and associated understanding of risk management frameworks• Experience of producing, developing and interrogating as well as managing programmes• Use of Pamwin or similar financial appraisal system for financial modelling, appraisal and project management.• Strong data management and document control skills and ability to manage your own administration.• Adaptive approach to take on and ad hoc tasks required from time to time for the effective delivery of regeneration projects.• Sound understanding of how regeneration projects fits within the wider MTVH business, and of governance, compliance and regulatory frameworks• Excellent report writing, presentation and communication skills• Self-motivated, with a positive approach and the ability to work well within a team or individually. Benefits includeHybrid flexible workingGenerous pension packageSalary: £57k - £58,58129 days holiday plus bank holidays
Role: Senior Consultant Economist Location: London, Oxfordshire, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Madrid, Flexible, Hybrid Role ID: Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world. Energy & Environment, one of Ricardo plc's five operating business units, is a leader in sustainability consultancy, solving complex environmental challenges through industry-leading analysis, advice and data. With more than 40 years of heritage in addressing air quality, environmental and sustainability issues, our customers value us for our deep understanding and breadth of services covering the entire value chain from evidence, policy & strategy to implementation. We are currently looking for an Senior Consultant Economist to join our Evidence and policy team. Key responsibilities Working in international, multi-disciplinary teams, you will help to win, manage and deliver high profile projects that play an integral role in driving regulatory approaches in Europe and worldwide. The role will entail providing leadership and support to medium-sized proposals and projects. You will especially work in the field of climate change economics and will be actively engaged in issues such as the economics of carbon pricing policy, the social cost of carbon, decarbonisation investment economics and aspects concerning the cost effectiveness of policy approaches for decarbonisation across all sectors. You will use your technical skills to provide insights to support policy decisions, and to analyse the impact of decisions on the economy, the environment and society. You will be involved in policy impact assessments, requiring skills in cost-benefit analysis, socio-economic analysis, feasibility assessment and evaluation. We expect you to understand the processes for development of public policy and the methods for assessing the social, environmental and economic impacts of policies and measures. Required competencies and experience Qualified to at least Master's degree level in economics At least 5 years of relevant experience within consultancy, government, research or industry An understanding of climate change issues, and national/EU/international policy, gained during studies and work experience Experience in client facing roles including project management, expert or advisory positions Business development experience: generation of new business leads, identification of new service offerings, building client relationships Highly numerate, with a track record in carrying out complex quantitative analysis and/or modelling Fluency in English and excellent (concise and precise) report writing skills Understanding of and track record in forming consortium teams and writing winning proposals Can work well in a team, including leading a team of economists and/or policy consultants Demonstrable experience in some of the following: Economic theory and policy cycle (ex ante impact assessment of policies and regulations; policy development and implementation, ex post evaluation of policies and programmes) Tools and methods: economic and/or financial modelling, data collection, validation and analysis, qualitative economic analysis, multi-criteria analysis An understanding of structural economic modelling, Input - Output analysis, international trade theory, experience with econometric analysis and optimization techniques, e.g. General Algebraic Modelling such as GAMs. Experience with Python and Stata. Skills and behaviours demonstrate a passion for the drive to create a more sustainable world, and a clear motivation to work for Ricardo and align with its values enjoy solving complex analytical problems that feature economic analysis, and actively enjoy working on a wide range of topics that may initially be unfamiliar to them demonstrate exceptional critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills have excellent communication skills, both written and oral, combined with influencing skills come to work with flexibility, resilience and enthusiasm be accurate and attentive to detail be an effective and proactive team worker, capable of supporting and developing peers and other staff members Desirable Previous experience in leading or working on proposals and projects for international organisations and/or European Commission and/or national governments Experience managing large projects Fluency in other European languages Working here Ricardo is an exciting and rewarding place to work and you have the opportunity to make a difference. You will work with teams of talented, dedicated, and supportive individuals. Alongside having a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of projects, mentoring opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development. We are always keen to hear from people who have driven, ambition and a flair for innovative thinking. Wellbeing and work life balance We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that's working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our People are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals including flexible working, carers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance programme. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion statement We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer. Benefits Our core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle. Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.
Dec 18, 2022
Full time
Role: Senior Consultant Economist Location: London, Oxfordshire, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Madrid, Flexible, Hybrid Role ID: Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world. Energy & Environment, one of Ricardo plc's five operating business units, is a leader in sustainability consultancy, solving complex environmental challenges through industry-leading analysis, advice and data. With more than 40 years of heritage in addressing air quality, environmental and sustainability issues, our customers value us for our deep understanding and breadth of services covering the entire value chain from evidence, policy & strategy to implementation. We are currently looking for an Senior Consultant Economist to join our Evidence and policy team. Key responsibilities Working in international, multi-disciplinary teams, you will help to win, manage and deliver high profile projects that play an integral role in driving regulatory approaches in Europe and worldwide. The role will entail providing leadership and support to medium-sized proposals and projects. You will especially work in the field of climate change economics and will be actively engaged in issues such as the economics of carbon pricing policy, the social cost of carbon, decarbonisation investment economics and aspects concerning the cost effectiveness of policy approaches for decarbonisation across all sectors. You will use your technical skills to provide insights to support policy decisions, and to analyse the impact of decisions on the economy, the environment and society. You will be involved in policy impact assessments, requiring skills in cost-benefit analysis, socio-economic analysis, feasibility assessment and evaluation. We expect you to understand the processes for development of public policy and the methods for assessing the social, environmental and economic impacts of policies and measures. Required competencies and experience Qualified to at least Master's degree level in economics At least 5 years of relevant experience within consultancy, government, research or industry An understanding of climate change issues, and national/EU/international policy, gained during studies and work experience Experience in client facing roles including project management, expert or advisory positions Business development experience: generation of new business leads, identification of new service offerings, building client relationships Highly numerate, with a track record in carrying out complex quantitative analysis and/or modelling Fluency in English and excellent (concise and precise) report writing skills Understanding of and track record in forming consortium teams and writing winning proposals Can work well in a team, including leading a team of economists and/or policy consultants Demonstrable experience in some of the following: Economic theory and policy cycle (ex ante impact assessment of policies and regulations; policy development and implementation, ex post evaluation of policies and programmes) Tools and methods: economic and/or financial modelling, data collection, validation and analysis, qualitative economic analysis, multi-criteria analysis An understanding of structural economic modelling, Input - Output analysis, international trade theory, experience with econometric analysis and optimization techniques, e.g. General Algebraic Modelling such as GAMs. Experience with Python and Stata. Skills and behaviours demonstrate a passion for the drive to create a more sustainable world, and a clear motivation to work for Ricardo and align with its values enjoy solving complex analytical problems that feature economic analysis, and actively enjoy working on a wide range of topics that may initially be unfamiliar to them demonstrate exceptional critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills have excellent communication skills, both written and oral, combined with influencing skills come to work with flexibility, resilience and enthusiasm be accurate and attentive to detail be an effective and proactive team worker, capable of supporting and developing peers and other staff members Desirable Previous experience in leading or working on proposals and projects for international organisations and/or European Commission and/or national governments Experience managing large projects Fluency in other European languages Working here Ricardo is an exciting and rewarding place to work and you have the opportunity to make a difference. You will work with teams of talented, dedicated, and supportive individuals. Alongside having a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of projects, mentoring opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development. We are always keen to hear from people who have driven, ambition and a flair for innovative thinking. Wellbeing and work life balance We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that's working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our People are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals including flexible working, carers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance programme. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion statement We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer. Benefits Our core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle. Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.
Role: Principal or Senior Consultant - Electromobility and EV Charging Location: We have offices across the UK and Europe including London, Manchester, Glasgow and Madrid. We can also consider homeworking. Role ID: Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world. Energy & Environment, one of Ricardo plc's five operating business units, is a leader in sustainability consultancy, solving complex environmental challenges through industry-leading analysis, advice and data. With more than 40 years of heritage in addressing air quality, environmental and sustainability issues, our customers value us for our deep understanding and breadth of services covering the entire value chain from evidence, policy & strategy to implementation. We are seeking a Principal (or Senior, depending on experience) Consultant to support the delivery and growth of Ricardo Energy & Environment's portfolio of projects on electric vehicles, alternative fuels and other sustainable transport technologies. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of winning and delivering work related to modelling of EV uptake, charging infrastructure demand and developing strategies and plans for charging infrastructure deployment. Key Responsibilities: This role will cover consultancy projects for corporate clients, local authorities, national Government organisations, the European Commission and international clients. The successful candidate will manage and work on consultancy projects to help clients deploy electric vehicles and/or alternative transport fuels in their own vehicle fleets as well as providing strategic advice (e.g. to local/national government organisations) on how to accelerate the deployment of these types of vehicles and fuels in the wider market. Existing knowledge of the electric vehicle and charging infrastructure markets and how they are evolving is essential (including an understanding of the interplay between the transport and energy sectors). Excellent verbal and written communication skills are also essential as this is very much a customer-facing role, along with very strong numerical analysis skills and/or model development skills. Your work will involve a combination of identifying new opportunities and leading bids, and leading the delivery of projects, for a mixture of private sector organisations and industry associations, the European Commission and other clients. You will work with other colleagues in Ricardo to identify key partners and build effective project delivery teams. Your role will include a mixture of project management, technical delivery and other business development activities, including competitive bidding, client and partner relationship management and participation in promotional events. You will also be responsible for technical leadership and supporting the development of more junior staff within the team. You will work flexibly within Ricardo, collaborating with specialists in fields such as energy systems, engineering, alternative fuels and climate change. You will have the capability to work across the project life cycle, from early stage prospecting through bidding and the successful delivery of projects. You will have a strong commercial awareness and energy and enthusiasm for growing the business in your technical area The role is a mid-level position with responsibility for: Monitoring market developments and shaping company business development activities to take advantage of emerging opportunities; Development and maintenance of close client and partner relationships to support the winning of new business; Leading, managing and contributing to multi-disciplinary proposals; Leading the delivery of large, complex projects or tasks within such projects. Responsibility for client satisfaction, timely delivery, coordination of partner inputs, project financial management and ensuring high-quality outputs; Leading and mentoring other staff in their involvement in bids and projects; Carrying out detailed technical work to contribute to high quality project delivery; Presenting Ricardo's work at client meetings and international conferences; Effectively working as part of a team to win and deliver projects. Key competencies and experience: Managing and working on a range of consultancy projects in the field of transport-related technologies and fuels, focusing particularly on electric vehicles and charging infrastructure deployment strategies; Preparing proposals in response to formal invitations to tender received from a wide range of clients, including corporates, trade associations, local authorities, European Commission and UK government departments; Leading and providing written content and technical analysis for the preparation of reports, as well as contributing to the development of proposals for new work; Carrying out numerical analysis and spreadsheet modelling to support consultancy projects, including cost/benefit analysis and total cost of ownership calculations; Working effectively as a team member on a range of projects; Leading the delivery of large, complex projects or tasks within such projects. Responsibility for client satisfaction, timely delivery, coordination of partner inputs, project financial management and ensuring high-quality outputs; Monitoring market developments and shaping company business development activities to take advantage of emerging opportunities; Working closely with more senior team members to carry out business development activities that help grow our work in the areas of electric vehicles and alternative transport fuels; Development and maintenance of close client and partner relationships at high level to support the winning of new business; Maintaining a detailed and up to date knowledge of transport-related environmental/energy policies, especially with regard to transport emissions, electric vehicles, low-emission transport technologies and alternative transport fuels Skills and behaviours: Strong project management skills with track record in leading complex proposals and projects; Excellent written and spoken English is essential; fluency in other European languages will be an advantage; Strong oral and written communication is essential, including concise and precise report writing; Strong analytical skills are essential; Good team worker and experienced delegator; Strong level of commercial awareness and appreciation for project financial management principles; Working here Ricardo is an exciting and rewarding place to work and you have the opportunity to make a difference. You will work with teams of talented, dedicated, and supportive individuals. Alongside having a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of projects, mentoring opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development. We are always keen to hear from people who have driven, ambition and a flair for innovative thinking. Wellbeing and work life balance We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that's working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our People are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals including flexible working, carers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance programme. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion statement We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer. Benefits Our core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle. Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.
Dec 17, 2022
Full time
Role: Principal or Senior Consultant - Electromobility and EV Charging Location: We have offices across the UK and Europe including London, Manchester, Glasgow and Madrid. We can also consider homeworking. Role ID: Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world. Energy & Environment, one of Ricardo plc's five operating business units, is a leader in sustainability consultancy, solving complex environmental challenges through industry-leading analysis, advice and data. With more than 40 years of heritage in addressing air quality, environmental and sustainability issues, our customers value us for our deep understanding and breadth of services covering the entire value chain from evidence, policy & strategy to implementation. We are seeking a Principal (or Senior, depending on experience) Consultant to support the delivery and growth of Ricardo Energy & Environment's portfolio of projects on electric vehicles, alternative fuels and other sustainable transport technologies. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of winning and delivering work related to modelling of EV uptake, charging infrastructure demand and developing strategies and plans for charging infrastructure deployment. Key Responsibilities: This role will cover consultancy projects for corporate clients, local authorities, national Government organisations, the European Commission and international clients. The successful candidate will manage and work on consultancy projects to help clients deploy electric vehicles and/or alternative transport fuels in their own vehicle fleets as well as providing strategic advice (e.g. to local/national government organisations) on how to accelerate the deployment of these types of vehicles and fuels in the wider market. Existing knowledge of the electric vehicle and charging infrastructure markets and how they are evolving is essential (including an understanding of the interplay between the transport and energy sectors). Excellent verbal and written communication skills are also essential as this is very much a customer-facing role, along with very strong numerical analysis skills and/or model development skills. Your work will involve a combination of identifying new opportunities and leading bids, and leading the delivery of projects, for a mixture of private sector organisations and industry associations, the European Commission and other clients. You will work with other colleagues in Ricardo to identify key partners and build effective project delivery teams. Your role will include a mixture of project management, technical delivery and other business development activities, including competitive bidding, client and partner relationship management and participation in promotional events. You will also be responsible for technical leadership and supporting the development of more junior staff within the team. You will work flexibly within Ricardo, collaborating with specialists in fields such as energy systems, engineering, alternative fuels and climate change. You will have the capability to work across the project life cycle, from early stage prospecting through bidding and the successful delivery of projects. You will have a strong commercial awareness and energy and enthusiasm for growing the business in your technical area The role is a mid-level position with responsibility for: Monitoring market developments and shaping company business development activities to take advantage of emerging opportunities; Development and maintenance of close client and partner relationships to support the winning of new business; Leading, managing and contributing to multi-disciplinary proposals; Leading the delivery of large, complex projects or tasks within such projects. Responsibility for client satisfaction, timely delivery, coordination of partner inputs, project financial management and ensuring high-quality outputs; Leading and mentoring other staff in their involvement in bids and projects; Carrying out detailed technical work to contribute to high quality project delivery; Presenting Ricardo's work at client meetings and international conferences; Effectively working as part of a team to win and deliver projects. Key competencies and experience: Managing and working on a range of consultancy projects in the field of transport-related technologies and fuels, focusing particularly on electric vehicles and charging infrastructure deployment strategies; Preparing proposals in response to formal invitations to tender received from a wide range of clients, including corporates, trade associations, local authorities, European Commission and UK government departments; Leading and providing written content and technical analysis for the preparation of reports, as well as contributing to the development of proposals for new work; Carrying out numerical analysis and spreadsheet modelling to support consultancy projects, including cost/benefit analysis and total cost of ownership calculations; Working effectively as a team member on a range of projects; Leading the delivery of large, complex projects or tasks within such projects. Responsibility for client satisfaction, timely delivery, coordination of partner inputs, project financial management and ensuring high-quality outputs; Monitoring market developments and shaping company business development activities to take advantage of emerging opportunities; Working closely with more senior team members to carry out business development activities that help grow our work in the areas of electric vehicles and alternative transport fuels; Development and maintenance of close client and partner relationships at high level to support the winning of new business; Maintaining a detailed and up to date knowledge of transport-related environmental/energy policies, especially with regard to transport emissions, electric vehicles, low-emission transport technologies and alternative transport fuels Skills and behaviours: Strong project management skills with track record in leading complex proposals and projects; Excellent written and spoken English is essential; fluency in other European languages will be an advantage; Strong oral and written communication is essential, including concise and precise report writing; Strong analytical skills are essential; Good team worker and experienced delegator; Strong level of commercial awareness and appreciation for project financial management principles; Working here Ricardo is an exciting and rewarding place to work and you have the opportunity to make a difference. You will work with teams of talented, dedicated, and supportive individuals. Alongside having a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of projects, mentoring opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development. We are always keen to hear from people who have driven, ambition and a flair for innovative thinking. Wellbeing and work life balance We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that's working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our People are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals including flexible working, carers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance programme. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion statement We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer. Benefits Our core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle. Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.