Join our team here at StepStone and youll be responsible for providing technical leadership to all engineering and development areas across your domain, developing and executing an engineering strategy aligned to the portfolio and global tech strategies.

Working in the Design and Platform Performance domain, you willlead the technology side of web and mobile analytics for a platform with over 50 million visits each month, deliver the best user experiences and personalisation for talent and talent seekers. We built in-house large scale tracking platform, powered by Tealium, Kafka and Adobe Analytics, and successfully rolled it out to 10 of our brands. Along with the tracking we are owners of our AB testing tool Optimizely, our in-house Design System Genesys and Frontend Framework, which when put together powers the product development at scale using a data driven approach.

You will play a vital role as we reimagine the labour market to make it work for everybody.

Your responsibilities:

• Managing and mentoring engineering professionals in your teams and domain, setting objectives for your teams and domain, owning the delivery of the outcomes, monitoring ongoing progress and performance within the OKR framework
• Partnering with your product manager, other engineering managers, staff engineers, architect, agile coach and engineering director to formulate a domain level technical strategy
• Building and maintaining relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Facilitate communication between teams under your leadership and enabling free exchange of information within your sphere of influence, developing appropriate organisational structure together with the Engineering Director
• Resourcing of plans to support the business objectives and working with the Engineering Director on budgeting within the domain

Qualifications

• Experience of providing technical leadership to an engineering team; with excellent analytical, problem solving and influencing skills, resilient, open to change and results oriented
• Experience of coding and testing of analytics tracking code using Tealium iQ, Tealium Event Stream, and Adobe Analytics
• Experience of integrating data sources via web and hypermedia APIs
• Proficient in Web Technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js, Next.js and Node.js, and in event-driven and eventual consistency systems using Kafka, .Net, Java, REST APIs, AWS, Terraform and DevOps
• Nice to have:experience in data pipping and modelling using SQL, DBT, ETL, Data Warehousing, Redshift and Python, and ecommerce and mobile applications background

Additional Information

Were a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when youre with us. Because your job shouldnt take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• 29 days holiday allowance + bank holidays
• Private medical and dental healthcare
• Matching pension contribution of 4 or 5% (after 3 years of service up to 10%)
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance Cover
• Cycle to work scheme
• Hybrid working model (3 days working fromthe office)
• Volunteering days
• and you can bring your dog to the office onMondays and Fridays!

Our commitment

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

As a global business we further our DEI and sustainability progress by working with national and international bodies and are proud to have been recognised for our work - both locally and internationally, including:

• Armed Forces Covenant: SilverAward, Employer Recognition Scheme
• EcoVadis: Bronze Award
• Fertility Friendly Employer, accredited by Fertility Matters at Work
• RIDI (Recruitment Industry Disability) Awards: Inclusive Technology Award 2024
• Stonewall: Gold Award
• Stonewall: Top 100 Workplace Equality Index (85)

MCT Fundamentals IT Trainer (Microsoft Certified Trainer)

Location: Harlow, Essex (In-house role with a mix of classroom and live online delivery)
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £32,000 – £36,000 per annum

About the Role

A growing IT training provider is seeking a Fundamentals IT Trainer with active Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) status to deliver high-quality, beginner-focused IT training to learners who are starting or transitioning into technology careers.

This is an in-house role based in Harlow, combining classroom delivery and live online training. The role is heavily focused on foundational IT concepts, so the ability to explain technical topics clearly and simply is essential.

You will play a key role in delivering structured training programmes and supporting learners throughout their learning journey.

Key Responsibilities

As an IT Trainer, you will:

• Deliver engaging classroom-based and live online training sessions

• Deliver Microsoft fundamentals training, including:

  • AZ-900 – Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
  • SC-900 – Security, Compliance & Identity Fundamentals
  • DP-900 – Microsoft Data Fundamentals
  • AI-900 – Microsoft AI Fundamentals

• Deliver introductory training in Networking and SQL

• Provide 1-to-1 learner support sessions to reinforce learning and confidence

• Support learners with labs, study guidance, and progression planning

• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of training materials

• Work closely with internal teams to ensure a high-quality learner experience

In-House Learner Support

When classes are not running, you will provide training-aligned learner support, including:

• Lab guidance and learning support
• Light phone and email-based learner assistance

This is not a call-centre or IT helpdesk role. All support is focused on learner progression and outcomes.

Skills & Experience

We are looking for someone who has:

• Active Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) status (essential)
• Strong IT fundamentals across cloud, security, networking, or data
• Confidence delivering training to entry-level and career-switcher audiences
• A clear and engaging delivery style
• A supportive, learner-focused approach
• Experience in training, teaching, or mentoring (preferred)

Salary & Benefits

• £32,000 – £36,000 per annum
• 22 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Paid travel expenses
• Funded certifications and continuous professional development
• Supportive, growth-focused working environment

As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff.
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Senior Frontend Engineer Series A AI Startup $30M Funding Enterprise AI
Our client are building the next generation of enterprise AI - systems that learn continuously from real-world processes.

They’re a Series A company backed by $30M in funding and are growing their Product Engineering team to tackle one of the hardest problems in applied AI.

The Role
As a Frontend Product Engineer, you’ll build their core platform, enabling an intuitive & user-friendly experience all end clients. Your work will directly shape how users interact with the core product & the value they get from the product.

You’ll be comfortable working on end-to-end projects, from design through to deployment, being heavily user-centric and understanding user requirements via ongoing engagement with key clients.

You’ll be an expert in React, having experience of greenfield builds & a track-record of creating intuitive solutions that solve real-world engineering problems,

What We’re Looking For

• Exceptional React expertise
• Excellent understanding of UX and how it features in the end-to-end development of intuitive frontends (of which you will take full ownership)
• A strong product-oriented mindset
• Hands-on work with human-in-the-loop feedback, evaluation frameworks, or continuous learning pipelines.
• Comfort operating at the boundary between research and real-world impact.
• Experience in a start-up environment or an impactful role with a high degree of ownership within a big tech environment

Why Join

• Extremely competitive salary
• Meaningful equity
• Work alongside some of the best talent in applied AI
• A rare opportunity to shape how the next generation of AI systems learn and evolve

If you’re excited about building AI systems that don’t just run workflows but learn from the world, we’d love to hear from you.

Your role at a glance

The Director, Tech & Data Enablement is a senior individual contributor within the Finance Transformation Office (FTO), responsible for translating Finance process and data requirements into cohesive, scalable technology solutions. This role is central to enabling ERP, data, reporting and automation capabilities that support our global Finance transformation roadmap.

Partnering closely with Global Process Owners, IT, and implementation partners, the role designs and orchestrates the Finance technology and data landscape including ERP (e.g., SAP), data platforms, analytics, and automation tools to drive standardized, end-to-end processes, higher data quality, and improved efficiency across Finance.

What we are looking for

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Technology & Data Architecture

• Define and maintain the Finance technology and data architecture across ERP, data warehouse / common information model, reporting and automation tools, aligned with the Finance vision and standards.
• Co-develop solution roadmaps with Global Process Owners and Finance Portfolio Management so that technology design, process standardization and the transformation portfolio are fully synchronized.
• Translate Finance and process requirements into solution designs that ensure end-to-end integration across Record-to-Report (R2R), Source-to-Pay (S2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), FP&A, Tax and Treasury processes.
• Identify and recommend digital, automation and AI-enabled solutions that reduce manual effort and improve control, quality and speed in Finance.

Solution Design & Enablement

• Translate business and process requirements into functional and technical specifications for Finance technology solutions.
• Facilitate solution and design workshops with Finance Process Owners, IT and vendors; document decisions, trade-offs and impacts on processes, data and controls.
• Ensure solutions support standardized global ways of working and are designed for reuse and scalability across regions and entities.

Implementation Delivery (ERP, Data & Tools)

• Lead Finance-side system design and integration discussions for key initiatives (ERP rollouts, data platform changes, new tools), including understanding upstream/downstream impacts.
• Coordinate Finance data migration preparation, including data mapping, cleansing, validation and reconciliation activities for Finance master and transactional data.
• Define Finance test scenarios and test cases; coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT), track defects and support resolution with IT and vendors.
• Support go-live and hypercare activities, including issue triage, root-cause analysis and stabilization of Finance processes and reporting.

Readiness, Testing & Adoption

• Work with Change & Communications, Process Owners and regional Finance teams to ensure readiness for new solutions (process, roles, data, tools).
• Provide subject-matter input into training materials, user guides and job aids; support super user networks and key users through deployment.
• Ensure solution designs are accompanied by clear process maps, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and control points to drive consistent adoption.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Serve as the primary Finance technology counterpart to IT and external implementation partners for assigned initiatives.
• Work in a structured matrix with Global Process Owners and the Finance Transformation Portfolio Management team to align solution scope, priorities, and release plans to the overall Finance transformation roadmap.
• Maintain regular communication with Finance leaders, Process Owners and regional teams on solution scope, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Provide structured input to vendor performance assessments and support optimization of vendor engagement and ways of working.

Continuous Improvement & Governance

• Identify and prioritize technology-related continuous improvement opportunities (process simplification, integration enhancements, automation, data quality improvements).
• Partner with Finance Portfolio Management to quantify, track and report technology-enabled benefits (efficiency, quality, control, user experience) at an initiative and portfolio level.
• Contribute to Finance technology and data governance, including design standards, change control, release management and data quality rules.
• Work with the Value Realization / Transformation PMO teams to define metrics and dashboards that measure adoption, efficiency, quality and value delivered by Finance technology initiatives.

Who we are

As the third largest data center provider, we operate over 150 data centers in more than 20 countries and regions. We understand that every business large and small has its own unique needs and goals. We offer local-to-global data center expertise, aligned with our connected platform of AI-ready data centers to create solutions that enable our clients to seamlessly scale their digital businesses, anywhere and anytime.

NTT Global Data Centers is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.

Lead ERP Implementation Consultant (ERP, Finance, Accounting, Implementation, Manufacturing) - Lead the Finance Product Strategy in a Fully Remote Role!

A Lead Finance Implementation Consultant (ERP, Finance, Accounting, Implementation, Manufacturing) is required by a European ERP vendor that’s growing fast across in the UK and Europe.

This innovative ERP company has doubled in size year-on-year since 2011, recently securing a 300K deal with a complex manufacturing client. They deliver tailored, ERP solutions with global reach and a modern, modular approach.

You must have:

• A strong track record in ERP implementation, including the Finance module
• Deep Implementation knowledge doing requirements across manufacturing and distribution
• Confident discussing VAT, WIP, Chart of Accounts, Debits/Credits, and GRN with CFOs and FDs.
• Experience with manufacturing clients (ideally 5M- 300M turnover).
• Understanding of ERP sales and purchasing flows and team leadership experience.

You’ll receive full product training and work closely with product managers in improve the solution. This is a key hands on Implementation role with product ownership, pre-sales influence, and long-term career growth opportunities.

Day-to-day, you will:
Lead end-to-end delivery of the global ERP vendor’s Finance ERP solution - gathering requirements, running workshops, delivering training, supporting go-lives, and continuously improving the product. You’ll manage a small team, act as the Finance escalation point, and support the sales team by demonstrating Finance features to prospective clients. Your feedback and insights will directly shape the future of the Finance module.

Why join this global ERP vendor?

• Fully remote working anywhere in England.
• 45,000 - 60,000 salary range.
• Own the Finance module’s product direction.
• Direct involvement in pre-sales and solution strategy.
• Mentorship opportunity - lead and develop future consultants.
• Join a fast-growing ERP vendor with global expansion and exciting projects.

Job Title: Head of Product - Payment Integrations
Job Type: Permanent
Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)
Package: 120,000 + Bonus & Benefits

Infused Solutions has partnered with a rapidly growing payments company entering an exciting year of expansion. This leadership role is pivotal in shaping the company’s payments infrastructure. You’ll collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Compliance teams to deliver scalable, efficient systems that support thousands of global users.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead global product strategy and cross-functional execution.
• Own the product roadmap and P&L, delivering measurable business value.
• Drive product discovery, design, and delivery with engineering and design teams.
• Build and maintain scalable payments infrastructure (authorisation, settlement, reconciliation, fraud, chargebacks).
• Partner with regulators, payment schemes, and executive stakeholders.
• Identify new market opportunities and lead strategic growth initiatives.

Key Requirements

• 6+ years in product management, including 3+ years leading global teams.
• Deep expertise in traditional and modern payment systems.
• Strong commercial acumen with proven P&L ownership.
• Experience in corporate governance and executive-level reporting.
• Solid understanding of the full payments lifecycle and compliance frameworks.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.

This is an outstanding opportunity to take on a global challenge - leading and mentoring teams across the payments ecosystem while having a real impact on the company’s growth and innovation. You’ll report directly to the Co-Founders.

For more information, please contact Harvey Moran.

Senior Product Security Engineer (Contract)

Duration: 8 Months (Possibility for extension)

Location: London/Hybrid (2 days per week on site)

Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates

Role Overview

As a Senior Product Security Engineer, you will be an essential partner in embedding security practices throughout the entire product lifecycle-from design and development to deployment and maintenance. Your collaboration with engineering, product management, and compliance teams will ensure our products are not only secure by design but also resilient in production environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Security Policy Development: Define and implement robust security policies and tooling across the product lifecycle, ensuring security is integrated from the ground up.
• Threat Modeling Leadership: Lead threat modeling sessions for both new and existing applications, guiding teams to ensure documented and actionable outputs.
• Vulnerability Management: Oversee the product vulnerability backlog by prioritizing the remediation of high and critical vulnerabilities, and track key metrics such as open vulnerabilities and SLA compliance.
• Bug Bounty Coordination: Manage findings from bug bounty programs and ensure timely remediation of identified issues.
• Root Cause Analysis: Conduct thorough root cause analysis for security incidents and systemic vulnerabilities, leveraging insights to drive developer training and systemic improvements.
• Incident Response Management: Act as Investigation Lead or Incident Commander during incident response efforts, including facilitating tabletop exercises to enhance our incident readiness.

Skills & Experience:

• Expertise: Deep knowledge in vulnerability management, threat modeling, security architecture, and secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices.
• Incident Response Skills: Strong background in incident response, root cause analysis, and managing bug bounty programs.
• Communication Ability: Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with proven experience in driving cross-functional initiatives.
• Risk Management Experience: Familiarity with third-party risk management, security assessments, and regulatory compliance.
• Technical Proficiency: Experience working with CI/CD teams to implement security technologies in the pipeline, including SAST, DAST, and SCA tools.
• Collaborative Spirit: A track record of partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful security initiatives.

Candidates will need to show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

If you feel you have the skills and experience and want to hear more about this role ‘apply now’ to declare your interest in this opportunity with our client. Your application will be observed by our dedicated team.

We will respond to all successful applicants ASAP however, please be advised that we will always look to contact you further from this time should we need further applicants or if other opportunities arise relevant to your skillset.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

As part of our standard hiring process to manage risk, please note background screening checks will be conducted on all hires before commencing employment.

We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

London, hybrid working

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About Our Client

Technology is how our client works. People are why they do it.

For more than two decades, our client has been using technology to create meaningful, lasting change. By bringing together world-class engineering, deep industry expertise, and a people-first mindset, they partner with leading organisations to build intelligent platforms and digital experiences that truly move the needle.

From early prototypes to enterprise-scale impact, this is an opportunity to help shape how modern organisations use data and integration to innovate, scale, and transform.

The Role

Our client is looking for a Product Manager Integration & Data to own and drive the evolution of their Data and Integration platforms.

In this role, you ll be the execution engine behind the Data & Integration strategy - turning architectural vision into production-ready platforms, shared services, and domain data products that deliver measurable business value. You ll enable seamless interoperability across systems, ensure robust governance and security, and help unlock the full power of the data ecosystem.

This is a high-impact role with genuine ownership, influence, and visibility across technology and the business.

What You ll Be Responsible For

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Partner with Enterprise Architecture to translate Data & Integration strategy into clear roadmaps, prioritised backlogs, and executable delivery plans
• Lead end-to-end delivery of data and integration initiatives, ensuring alignment with architecture, governance, and business priorities
• Represent the Data & Integration domain in internal technology planning, prioritisation, and decision-making forums
• Advocate for scalable, future-proof data, analytics, and integration capabilities

Platform & Product Delivery

• Own and manage a portfolio of internal data products and shared services, including integration pipelines, analytics datasets, reporting layers, and APIs
• Lead the Integration domain, driving consistency, reliability, performance, and interoperability across systems
• Champion scalable, automated, and observable delivery practices, embedding strong engineering standards
• Ensure data governance, security, quality, and compliance are embedded by design - without compromising speed or value

Financial & Resource Leadership

• Own the Data & Integration delivery budget, ensuring investment decisions are transparent and clearly linked to value outcomes
• Design and operate an effective team model with the right balance of skills, capacity, and structure
• Lead and grow Data and Integration teams, fostering accountability and continuous improvement
• Define, track, and communicate OKRs, KPIs, and maturity metrics to demonstrate impact

Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Act as the primary point of contact for Data & Integration delivery across internal technology teams and business units
• Drive alignment on priorities, timelines, deliverables, and trade-offs
• Provide clear, concise updates on progress, risks, dependencies, and blockers through governance forums and executive reporting
• Collaborate closely with Security, Infrastructure, Architecture, Operations, Legal, and other cross-functional partners

Governance & Delivery Excellence

• Own and continuously evolve Data & Integration roadmaps using value-based prioritisation
• Embed agile, product-centric delivery models and ways of working
• Proactively identify and manage risks, dependencies, technical debt, and optimisation opportunities across the data landscape

What You ll Bring

Essential

• Proven experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner within data, analytics, or integration domains
• A strong track record of delivering data platforms or data product portfolios in complex, enterprise-scale environments
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with confidence communicating at executive level
• Deep understanding of modern data architectures (e.g. lakehouse, medallion, API-driven) and integration patterns (API, ESB, event-driven, ETL/ELT)
• Solid knowledge of data governance, lineage, quality frameworks, and compliance
• Experience with agile product delivery, roadmap planning, and value-driven prioritisation
• A strategic, outcome-focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience with platforms such as Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Purview, SnapLogic, Power BI, or similar
• Exposure to enterprise-scale integration and pipeline platforms
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across technology, business, and governance functions

What s In It for You

Our client offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your growth, wellbeing, and work-life balance, including:

• Financial: Competitive salary, share plan, performance bonuses, recognition awards, and referral bonuses
• Career Development: Career coaching, global mobility, flexible career paths, and leadership development programmes
• Learning: Challenging projects, internal tech communities, certifications, conferences, and continuous learning platforms
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid working, flexible hours, and employee assistance programmes
• Health & Wellbeing: Global wellbeing initiatives and access to wellbeing apps
• Community: Inclusive culture, employee networks, tech communities, interest groups, and regular events

Our client is committed to creating an open, inclusive, and respectful environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to do their best work. Applications are welcomed from people of all backgrounds and experiences, because diverse teams build smarter, more innovative solutions.

Hiring decisions are based on merit, skills, qualifications, and potential. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know.

ERP Applications Manager

Professional Services organisation looking for a senior manager to be responsible for multiple ERP Applications You will manage a small, focused team and work with strategic partners to deliver the success. The ideal candidate will have experience around the following, 3E, Intapp, iManage, ServiceNow, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM/Workday, InterAction CRM. Ideally someone that has worked with senior managers to help shape the IT strategy using their development capability. Someone who is used to growing development capability both internally and externally would be of interest and someone that has delivered ROI around ERP systems post implementation. It would be great if the successful candidate had strong capability around Data. This is a great opportunity to join a company in a senior manager position and make a tangible difference. This is a hybrid role 50% of the time in the office.