Head of Business Platforms - Central Leeds (hybrid) - Up to 75K, Bonus, Private Healthcare. We're partnering with a highly successful, privately owned e-commerce, SaaS and distribution group to recruit a Head of Business Platforms / Senior Project Manager. This is a senior leadership opportunity to shape and evolve core digital platforms that power online trading, fulfilment and customer experience at scale. This is a business-critical role, reporting directly to the Managing Director and sitting on the Senior Leadership Team. The Opportunity You will be accountable for the performance, stability and strategic evolution of the company's core e-commerce and business platforms. Leading a multi-disciplinary team across project delivery, platform support and continuous improvement, you'll ensure technology enables growth without compromising customer experience or operational resilience. Acting as the key conduit between business and technology, you'll balance BAU support, optimisation and large-scale change - delivering at pace in a dynamic trading environment. Key Responsibilities Leadership & Delivery: Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary team (Project Managers, Product Owners, Systems & Support) Set clear objectives and delivery frameworks across BAU and project work Personally lead strategic initiatives while overseeing wider project portfolios Act as the senior escalation point for platform-related issues Own release, incident and problem management processes Platform & Commercial Ownership Drive ongoing optimisation of e-commerce platforms (performance, usability, conversion) Contribute to scalable platform roadmaps aligned to business growth Manage successful delivery of platform development to scope, time and risk controls Oversee supplier relationships and external development partners Provide technical and delivery leadership in client and stakeholder meetings Strategic Contribution Play a key role within the Senior Leadership Team Support budget and resource planning Improve and evolve platform delivery processes Encourage innovation, including adoption of emerging technologies such as AI Leadership & Stakeholder Management: You are a confident, delivery-focused technology leader who combines commercial awareness with technical credibility. Line management experience within e-commerce, platform or systems delivery environments Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence senior decision-makers Experience resolving complex issues to protect business operations Technical & Platform Expertise: Strong understanding of e-commerce ecosystems and platform-based businesses Proven track record delivering projects both internally and to external clients Experience managing third-party suppliers and development partners Familiarity with project management and SDLC tools Interest in emerging technology trends including AI Commercial Acumen: Experience working with external clients on platform delivery and performance Budget and resource planning capability Commercially driven mindset with a focus on measurable outcomes Why Apply? You'll join a long-established, financially robust, high-growth Yorkshire-based group operating at significant scale across retail, e-commerce and SaaS platforms. The business processes millions of transactions annually and continues to invest heavily in technology, security and innovation. This is an opportunity to shape the future of a sophisticated e-commerce operation within a profitable, privately owned organisation that combines agility with scale. Benefits 25 days holiday + bank holidays Bonus Competitive salary Pension contributions Salary sacrifice schemes (Tech & Cycle to Work) Employee engagement events Free parking and EV charging Hybrid working options Apply now for immediate consideration for this Head of Business Platforms position or contact George Harvey at ITSS Recruitment for further details.
20/02/2026
Full time
Head of Business Platforms - Central Leeds (hybrid) - Up to 75K, Bonus, Private Healthcare. We're partnering with a highly successful, privately owned e-commerce, SaaS and distribution group to recruit a Head of Business Platforms / Senior Project Manager. This is a senior leadership opportunity to shape and evolve core digital platforms that power online trading, fulfilment and customer experience at scale. This is a business-critical role, reporting directly to the Managing Director and sitting on the Senior Leadership Team. The Opportunity You will be accountable for the performance, stability and strategic evolution of the company's core e-commerce and business platforms. Leading a multi-disciplinary team across project delivery, platform support and continuous improvement, you'll ensure technology enables growth without compromising customer experience or operational resilience. Acting as the key conduit between business and technology, you'll balance BAU support, optimisation and large-scale change - delivering at pace in a dynamic trading environment. Key Responsibilities Leadership & Delivery: Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary team (Project Managers, Product Owners, Systems & Support) Set clear objectives and delivery frameworks across BAU and project work Personally lead strategic initiatives while overseeing wider project portfolios Act as the senior escalation point for platform-related issues Own release, incident and problem management processes Platform & Commercial Ownership Drive ongoing optimisation of e-commerce platforms (performance, usability, conversion) Contribute to scalable platform roadmaps aligned to business growth Manage successful delivery of platform development to scope, time and risk controls Oversee supplier relationships and external development partners Provide technical and delivery leadership in client and stakeholder meetings Strategic Contribution Play a key role within the Senior Leadership Team Support budget and resource planning Improve and evolve platform delivery processes Encourage innovation, including adoption of emerging technologies such as AI Leadership & Stakeholder Management: You are a confident, delivery-focused technology leader who combines commercial awareness with technical credibility. Line management experience within e-commerce, platform or systems delivery environments Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence senior decision-makers Experience resolving complex issues to protect business operations Technical & Platform Expertise: Strong understanding of e-commerce ecosystems and platform-based businesses Proven track record delivering projects both internally and to external clients Experience managing third-party suppliers and development partners Familiarity with project management and SDLC tools Interest in emerging technology trends including AI Commercial Acumen: Experience working with external clients on platform delivery and performance Budget and resource planning capability Commercially driven mindset with a focus on measurable outcomes Why Apply? You'll join a long-established, financially robust, high-growth Yorkshire-based group operating at significant scale across retail, e-commerce and SaaS platforms. The business processes millions of transactions annually and continues to invest heavily in technology, security and innovation. This is an opportunity to shape the future of a sophisticated e-commerce operation within a profitable, privately owned organisation that combines agility with scale. Benefits 25 days holiday + bank holidays Bonus Competitive salary Pension contributions Salary sacrifice schemes (Tech & Cycle to Work) Employee engagement events Free parking and EV charging Hybrid working options Apply now for immediate consideration for this Head of Business Platforms position or contact George Harvey at ITSS Recruitment for further details.
Job Profile Summary Responsible for leading Business Management support for the delivery of a wide range of business activities, playing a key part in shaping the strategic direction and implementation of plans, acting as a key performance driver and advancing the agenda by working closely with the Functions, providing business oversight, operational assurance and profit and loss accountability, and ensuring that standards, policies and procedures are fit for purpose and working effectively. Job Advert Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fuelled by world-class insight and expertise. We're always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world's leading energy trader. Job Profile We are looking for next leader of VISTA, an entrepreneurial, agile, and driven team within T&S. This creative team drives innovation across the business through new capabilities: digital tools, new products, and new ways of working. We are passionate about introducing and iterating innovative technologies through partnerships with startups, and accelerating new ventures and business models, to address commercial opportunities in the business. Vista is demand led by business opportunities and pain points. We are focused on producing commercial outcomes (e.g. generating revenue, saving cost and creating efficiencies) through cutting edge digital solutions that we identify and partner with from the start-up ecosystem as well as through new digital products that we identify, accelerate and commercialise that leverage T&S' proprietary insights, capabilities or assets. As VP of Innovation Product Management, requirements and accountabilities include: Mandate to drive commercial value for T&S through digital innovation. Successful track record of working independently to implement and drive entrepreneurial approaches, change, and/or transformation. Commercial focus / closer / deal maker - driving the team to progress and land the most successful digital projects (POCs with startups) and products (new digitally-enabled solutions fit for purpose for T&S). Demonstrated experience and/or deep interest in emerging technologies and the art of the possible through digital solutions. Strong leader, collaborator and communicator - well equipped to manage a new and growing team with a wonderfully diverse set of skills and experience. Comfort leading through ambiguity without clearly defined parameters, yet results and deadline orientated. Senior relationship manager / excellent stakeholder management - with many VP and SVP interfaces across T&S' front, middle and back offices and all regions, as well as key interfaces across I&E (DCM, LP&V, DS&E) and wider bp. Outcome - oriented. Lead the prioritisation of Vista portfolio based on the commercial outcomes. KPI/benefit/impact measurement vital to success. Visionary - innovation never rests. Always looking to what's next; how can Vista evolve/improve to meet the needs of the business and future proof T&S for an increasingly digital future. Embodies and promotes an inclusive and experimental culture to enable an agile and open organisational structure, where diversity of thought is celebrated, all voices are heard and valued, whilst structure is relied on for clarity and delivery (matrix org) A connector with a strong network across T&S and an understanding of how Vista is differentiated, yet complimentary, to other innovation teams across bp (e.g. key interfaces with wider I&E) We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Entity Trading & Shipping Job Family Group Business Support Group Relocation available No Travel required Yes - up to 10% Time Type Full time Country United Kingdom About BP TRADING & SHIPPING Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fuelled by world-class insight and expertise. We're always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world's leading energy trader. Join us and help us achieve these goals by: • developing and continuously evolving a globally diversified portfolio that accesses new markets, commodities and commercial opportunities • collaborating with our business groups to provide innovative commercial and marine solutions that add value to bp's assets and flows • delivering high-quality earnings and creating an organisation that is swift to identify and optimise market insights • navigating a new era of energy for our planet, by sea • acting with respect and integrity at all times, with the people we work with and the markets we operate in • maintaining a comprehensive, rigorous and holistic risk control framework that ensures we operate in a safe, compliant and efficient way at all times • empowering the deep expertise and leadership of our people
10/11/2021
Full time
Job Profile Summary Responsible for leading Business Management support for the delivery of a wide range of business activities, playing a key part in shaping the strategic direction and implementation of plans, acting as a key performance driver and advancing the agenda by working closely with the Functions, providing business oversight, operational assurance and profit and loss accountability, and ensuring that standards, policies and procedures are fit for purpose and working effectively. Job Advert Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fuelled by world-class insight and expertise. We're always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world's leading energy trader. Job Profile We are looking for next leader of VISTA, an entrepreneurial, agile, and driven team within T&S. This creative team drives innovation across the business through new capabilities: digital tools, new products, and new ways of working. We are passionate about introducing and iterating innovative technologies through partnerships with startups, and accelerating new ventures and business models, to address commercial opportunities in the business. Vista is demand led by business opportunities and pain points. We are focused on producing commercial outcomes (e.g. generating revenue, saving cost and creating efficiencies) through cutting edge digital solutions that we identify and partner with from the start-up ecosystem as well as through new digital products that we identify, accelerate and commercialise that leverage T&S' proprietary insights, capabilities or assets. As VP of Innovation Product Management, requirements and accountabilities include: Mandate to drive commercial value for T&S through digital innovation. Successful track record of working independently to implement and drive entrepreneurial approaches, change, and/or transformation. Commercial focus / closer / deal maker - driving the team to progress and land the most successful digital projects (POCs with startups) and products (new digitally-enabled solutions fit for purpose for T&S). Demonstrated experience and/or deep interest in emerging technologies and the art of the possible through digital solutions. Strong leader, collaborator and communicator - well equipped to manage a new and growing team with a wonderfully diverse set of skills and experience. Comfort leading through ambiguity without clearly defined parameters, yet results and deadline orientated. Senior relationship manager / excellent stakeholder management - with many VP and SVP interfaces across T&S' front, middle and back offices and all regions, as well as key interfaces across I&E (DCM, LP&V, DS&E) and wider bp. Outcome - oriented. Lead the prioritisation of Vista portfolio based on the commercial outcomes. KPI/benefit/impact measurement vital to success. Visionary - innovation never rests. Always looking to what's next; how can Vista evolve/improve to meet the needs of the business and future proof T&S for an increasingly digital future. Embodies and promotes an inclusive and experimental culture to enable an agile and open organisational structure, where diversity of thought is celebrated, all voices are heard and valued, whilst structure is relied on for clarity and delivery (matrix org) A connector with a strong network across T&S and an understanding of how Vista is differentiated, yet complimentary, to other innovation teams across bp (e.g. key interfaces with wider I&E) We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Entity Trading & Shipping Job Family Group Business Support Group Relocation available No Travel required Yes - up to 10% Time Type Full time Country United Kingdom About BP TRADING & SHIPPING Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fuelled by world-class insight and expertise. We're always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world's leading energy trader. Join us and help us achieve these goals by: • developing and continuously evolving a globally diversified portfolio that accesses new markets, commodities and commercial opportunities • collaborating with our business groups to provide innovative commercial and marine solutions that add value to bp's assets and flows • delivering high-quality earnings and creating an organisation that is swift to identify and optimise market insights • navigating a new era of energy for our planet, by sea • acting with respect and integrity at all times, with the people we work with and the markets we operate in • maintaining a comprehensive, rigorous and holistic risk control framework that ensures we operate in a safe, compliant and efficient way at all times • empowering the deep expertise and leadership of our people
Job Profile Summary Responsible for leading Business Management support for the delivery of a wide range of business activities, playing a key part in shaping the strategic direction and implementation of plans, acting as a key performance driver and advancing the agenda by working closely with the Functions, providing business oversight, operational assurance and profit and loss accountability, and ensuring that standards, policies and procedures are fit for purpose and working effectively. Job Advert Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fuelled by world-class insight and expertise. We're always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world's leading energy trader. Job Profile We are looking for next leader of VISTA, an entrepreneurial, agile, and driven team within T&S. This creative team drives innovation across the business through new capabilities: digital tools, new products, and new ways of working. We are passionate about introducing and iterating innovative technologies through partnerships with startups, and accelerating new ventures and business models, to address commercial opportunities in the business. Vista is demand led by business opportunities and pain points. We are focused on producing commercial outcomes (e.g. generating revenue, saving cost and creating efficiencies) through cutting edge digital solutions that we identify and partner with from the start-up ecosystem as well as through new digital products that we identify, accelerate and commercialise that leverage T&S' proprietary insights, capabilities or assets. As VP of Innovation Product Management, requirements and accountabilities include: Mandate to drive commercial value for T&S through digital innovation. Successful track record of working independently to implement and drive entrepreneurial approaches, change, and/or transformation. Commercial focus / closer / deal maker - driving the team to progress and land the most successful digital projects (POCs with startups) and products (new digitally-enabled solutions fit for purpose for T&S). Demonstrated experience and/or deep interest in emerging technologies and the art of the possible through digital solutions. Strong leader, collaborator and communicator - well equipped to manage a new and growing team with a wonderfully diverse set of skills and experience. Comfort leading through ambiguity without clearly defined parameters, yet results and deadline orientated. Senior relationship manager / excellent stakeholder management - with many VP and SVP interfaces across T&S' front, middle and back offices and all regions, as well as key interfaces across I&E (DCM, LP&V, DS&E) and wider bp. Outcome - oriented. Lead the prioritisation of Vista portfolio based on the commercial outcomes. KPI/benefit/impact measurement vital to success. Visionary - innovation never rests. Always looking to what's next; how can Vista evolve/improve to meet the needs of the business and future proof T&S for an increasingly digital future. Embodies and promotes an inclusive and experimental culture to enable an agile and open organisational structure, where diversity of thought is celebrated, all voices are heard and valued, whilst structure is relied on for clarity and delivery (matrix org) A connector with a strong network across T&S and an understanding of how Vista is differentiated, yet complimentary, to other innovation teams across bp (e.g. key interfaces with wider I&E) We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Entity Trading & Shipping Job Family Group Business Support Group Relocation available No Travel required Yes - up to 10% Time Type Full time Country United Kingdom About BP TRADING & SHIPPING Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fuelled by world-class insight and expertise. We're always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world's leading energy trader. Join us and help us achieve these goals by: • developing and continuously evolving a globally diversified portfolio that accesses new markets, commodities and commercial opportunities • collaborating with our business groups to provide innovative commercial and marine solutions that add value to bp's assets and flows • delivering high-quality earnings and creating an organisation that is swift to identify and optimise market insights • navigating a new era of energy for our planet, by sea • acting with respect and integrity at all times, with the people we work with and the markets we operate in • maintaining a comprehensive, rigorous and holistic risk control framework that ensures we operate in a safe, compliant and efficient way at all times • empowering the deep expertise and leadership of our people
09/11/2021
Full time
Job Profile Summary Responsible for leading Business Management support for the delivery of a wide range of business activities, playing a key part in shaping the strategic direction and implementation of plans, acting as a key performance driver and advancing the agenda by working closely with the Functions, providing business oversight, operational assurance and profit and loss accountability, and ensuring that standards, policies and procedures are fit for purpose and working effectively. Job Advert Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fuelled by world-class insight and expertise. We're always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world's leading energy trader. Job Profile We are looking for next leader of VISTA, an entrepreneurial, agile, and driven team within T&S. This creative team drives innovation across the business through new capabilities: digital tools, new products, and new ways of working. We are passionate about introducing and iterating innovative technologies through partnerships with startups, and accelerating new ventures and business models, to address commercial opportunities in the business. Vista is demand led by business opportunities and pain points. We are focused on producing commercial outcomes (e.g. generating revenue, saving cost and creating efficiencies) through cutting edge digital solutions that we identify and partner with from the start-up ecosystem as well as through new digital products that we identify, accelerate and commercialise that leverage T&S' proprietary insights, capabilities or assets. As VP of Innovation Product Management, requirements and accountabilities include: Mandate to drive commercial value for T&S through digital innovation. Successful track record of working independently to implement and drive entrepreneurial approaches, change, and/or transformation. Commercial focus / closer / deal maker - driving the team to progress and land the most successful digital projects (POCs with startups) and products (new digitally-enabled solutions fit for purpose for T&S). Demonstrated experience and/or deep interest in emerging technologies and the art of the possible through digital solutions. Strong leader, collaborator and communicator - well equipped to manage a new and growing team with a wonderfully diverse set of skills and experience. Comfort leading through ambiguity without clearly defined parameters, yet results and deadline orientated. Senior relationship manager / excellent stakeholder management - with many VP and SVP interfaces across T&S' front, middle and back offices and all regions, as well as key interfaces across I&E (DCM, LP&V, DS&E) and wider bp. Outcome - oriented. Lead the prioritisation of Vista portfolio based on the commercial outcomes. KPI/benefit/impact measurement vital to success. Visionary - innovation never rests. Always looking to what's next; how can Vista evolve/improve to meet the needs of the business and future proof T&S for an increasingly digital future. Embodies and promotes an inclusive and experimental culture to enable an agile and open organisational structure, where diversity of thought is celebrated, all voices are heard and valued, whilst structure is relied on for clarity and delivery (matrix org) A connector with a strong network across T&S and an understanding of how Vista is differentiated, yet complimentary, to other innovation teams across bp (e.g. key interfaces with wider I&E) We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Entity Trading & Shipping Job Family Group Business Support Group Relocation available No Travel required Yes - up to 10% Time Type Full time Country United Kingdom About BP TRADING & SHIPPING Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fuelled by world-class insight and expertise. We're always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world's leading energy trader. Join us and help us achieve these goals by: • developing and continuously evolving a globally diversified portfolio that accesses new markets, commodities and commercial opportunities • collaborating with our business groups to provide innovative commercial and marine solutions that add value to bp's assets and flows • delivering high-quality earnings and creating an organisation that is swift to identify and optimise market insights • navigating a new era of energy for our planet, by sea • acting with respect and integrity at all times, with the people we work with and the markets we operate in • maintaining a comprehensive, rigorous and holistic risk control framework that ensures we operate in a safe, compliant and efficient way at all times • empowering the deep expertise and leadership of our people
Our client is a start-up Investment and Trading business that provides a solution for the trading of digital assets globally. As part of our client's further expansion and following a recent investment round, we are now looking a DevOps Manager to come on board and lead other engineers, implement new functionality and processed to the software platform and optimise performance of this market leading and regulated digital asset exchange. DevOps Manager, Crypto Exchange - Permanent Location - London (100% remote based) Our client is a start-up Investment and Trading business that provides a solution for the trading of digital assets globally. Our client is looking bring on multiple engineers to support their digital growth and wider technology function, which is based in London but with headcount across parts of APAC too. As part of our client's further expansion and following a recent investment round, we are now looking a DevOps Manager to come on board and lead other engineers, implement new functionality and processed to the software platform and optimise performance of this market leading and regulated digital asset exchange. This is an exciting time to join our clients' ranks with lots of further growth and expansion planned across the DLT and Crypto arena on the cards for the coming months and years and undoubtedly more senior positions on offer for strong performers who are onboarded during its early-stage evolution. Key responsibilities Leading the DevOps delivery globally, partnering with Software Engineers and Architects Defining and owning DevOps best practices globally Introducing new processes and procedures, optimising the business, leading on Agile and IT strategy Coaching, developing and mentoring other DevOps Engineers (currently 1 senior and 2 junior engineers based in the Philippines) Designing cloud infrastructure - AWS Building and operating services on AWS, in combination with RESTful APIs, SQL and NoSQL databases Administration and troubleshooting of Linux based systems Deployment automation, monitoring and maintenance of cloud infrastructure (AWS) Experience with containerization and container orchestration services eg Docker and Kubernetes Networking (ideally seeking experience of CCNA level or higher) Scripting (Linux, PowerShell) Penetration, stress and performance testing Taking responsibility for technical Security principles and their implementation of controls I see this role as a fantastic opportunity to join a FinTech Start-up who are way ahead of the game. The position will provide opportunity for growth and career progression as well as offing exposure to Crypto trading practices and processes of some of the world's leading Institutional clients. Please call me ASAP for a confidential discussion with regards to this role/forward your CV ASAP to (see below)
05/11/2021
Full time
Our client is a start-up Investment and Trading business that provides a solution for the trading of digital assets globally. As part of our client's further expansion and following a recent investment round, we are now looking a DevOps Manager to come on board and lead other engineers, implement new functionality and processed to the software platform and optimise performance of this market leading and regulated digital asset exchange. DevOps Manager, Crypto Exchange - Permanent Location - London (100% remote based) Our client is a start-up Investment and Trading business that provides a solution for the trading of digital assets globally. Our client is looking bring on multiple engineers to support their digital growth and wider technology function, which is based in London but with headcount across parts of APAC too. As part of our client's further expansion and following a recent investment round, we are now looking a DevOps Manager to come on board and lead other engineers, implement new functionality and processed to the software platform and optimise performance of this market leading and regulated digital asset exchange. This is an exciting time to join our clients' ranks with lots of further growth and expansion planned across the DLT and Crypto arena on the cards for the coming months and years and undoubtedly more senior positions on offer for strong performers who are onboarded during its early-stage evolution. Key responsibilities Leading the DevOps delivery globally, partnering with Software Engineers and Architects Defining and owning DevOps best practices globally Introducing new processes and procedures, optimising the business, leading on Agile and IT strategy Coaching, developing and mentoring other DevOps Engineers (currently 1 senior and 2 junior engineers based in the Philippines) Designing cloud infrastructure - AWS Building and operating services on AWS, in combination with RESTful APIs, SQL and NoSQL databases Administration and troubleshooting of Linux based systems Deployment automation, monitoring and maintenance of cloud infrastructure (AWS) Experience with containerization and container orchestration services eg Docker and Kubernetes Networking (ideally seeking experience of CCNA level or higher) Scripting (Linux, PowerShell) Penetration, stress and performance testing Taking responsibility for technical Security principles and their implementation of controls I see this role as a fantastic opportunity to join a FinTech Start-up who are way ahead of the game. The position will provide opportunity for growth and career progression as well as offing exposure to Crypto trading practices and processes of some of the world's leading Institutional clients. Please call me ASAP for a confidential discussion with regards to this role/forward your CV ASAP to (see below)
Developer - Trading Platform - Fully remote opportunity - £70,000 - £100,000 + Bonus Developer required to work on a Front Office trading platform for our FinTech client who are proud to be a little different. This modern, digital first approach to designing and delivering a platform used by multiple financial vendors allows our client to create a complex but extremely user friendly platform for user to mange their client's investments and observe real-time algos and smart routers at work behind the execution management. The role requires someone who understands trading technology, who has experience working with trading platforms and who wants to get involved with the design and further improvement of my clients product. Tech stack on the front is Python with the client looking for any of the main JavaScript based development frameworks i.e Vue, React or Angular with Java on the back - looking for Postgres (or similar SQL based database experience) and REST API development experience. My client has the headcount to hire 2 developers to cover the above stack so we could look at a fullstack developer or a front end and a back end - the important area will be your skills in the technologies you have, your depth of experience working on trading platforms previously, and your ability to communicate and engage effectively leading and eventually grow a team. Requirements: 1. Development experience working on trading platforms (front office) 2. Front end - Python or any of the main JavaScript based development frameworks i.e. Vue, React, Angular. 3. Back end - Java, Postgres (or similar SQL based database), REST API development. Developer - Trading Platform - Fully remote opportunity - £70,000 - £100,000 + Bonus Sound like you? - Apply today! Kite Human Capital - Hire Better We are unashamedly focused on working with only the best people, who care about customer value and maintain a fantastic working reputation. If you are someone that is committed to working hard to achieve great results, views challenge as an exciting opportunity and wants to work in some of the best possible assignments then please get in touch, we'd love to help you find your next position. We pride ourselves on rock solid integrity and honesty, and place client value at the centre of every decision we make. 2018 - Winner 'Best Client Service' 2017 - Winner 'Agency of The Year' 2017 - Winner 'Banking & Financial Services Agency' 2016 - Winner 'Banking & Financial Services Agency'
07/10/2021
Full time
Developer - Trading Platform - Fully remote opportunity - £70,000 - £100,000 + Bonus Developer required to work on a Front Office trading platform for our FinTech client who are proud to be a little different. This modern, digital first approach to designing and delivering a platform used by multiple financial vendors allows our client to create a complex but extremely user friendly platform for user to mange their client's investments and observe real-time algos and smart routers at work behind the execution management. The role requires someone who understands trading technology, who has experience working with trading platforms and who wants to get involved with the design and further improvement of my clients product. Tech stack on the front is Python with the client looking for any of the main JavaScript based development frameworks i.e Vue, React or Angular with Java on the back - looking for Postgres (or similar SQL based database experience) and REST API development experience. My client has the headcount to hire 2 developers to cover the above stack so we could look at a fullstack developer or a front end and a back end - the important area will be your skills in the technologies you have, your depth of experience working on trading platforms previously, and your ability to communicate and engage effectively leading and eventually grow a team. Requirements: 1. Development experience working on trading platforms (front office) 2. Front end - Python or any of the main JavaScript based development frameworks i.e. Vue, React, Angular. 3. Back end - Java, Postgres (or similar SQL based database), REST API development. Developer - Trading Platform - Fully remote opportunity - £70,000 - £100,000 + Bonus Sound like you? - Apply today! Kite Human Capital - Hire Better We are unashamedly focused on working with only the best people, who care about customer value and maintain a fantastic working reputation. If you are someone that is committed to working hard to achieve great results, views challenge as an exciting opportunity and wants to work in some of the best possible assignments then please get in touch, we'd love to help you find your next position. We pride ourselves on rock solid integrity and honesty, and place client value at the centre of every decision we make. 2018 - Winner 'Best Client Service' 2017 - Winner 'Agency of The Year' 2017 - Winner 'Banking & Financial Services Agency' 2016 - Winner 'Banking & Financial Services Agency'
Job Profile Summary About BP's Network Services Organization: BP's IT team solves big sophisticated challenges with our data and technology expertise to help BP advance a lower carbon future. We are organized as a collection of Products, Services and Platforms teams that work together to enable our users to accomplish their missions. In Connectivity Services, we deliver one of the largest networks in the world. Our operations span over 600 office and production sites, thousands of retail locations and operate in nearly every continent. We are a diverse team of network technologists, software developers and automation engineers committed to delivering evergreen, elastic and ubiquitous connectivity experience across some of the most diverse and ambitious environments on earth. The Principal Architect crafts the vision, technology strategy and architecture standards for connectivity products and services globally, and plays a pivotal role in modernizing the technology and operating model, enhancing capability and automation practices within the domain while also providing leadership to the wider network technical community across major change activities, incremental enhancement, operational simplifications and optimizations. Why you matter: A technologist at-heart are passionate about planning and building robust networks, at scale, supporting constantly evolving business models and consumer grade services. You empower and inspire teams to deliver value, stay ahead of new technologies and integrate those technologies into a flexible and consumer centric services. The choices you make will define our architectures, standards, and solutions we will use to interconnect our people and digitize our businesses! You believe that delivering an effective service architecture depends on a deep understanding of business need, technology, and long-range planning but with a bias for short-term action. You will operate in a dynamic and delivery focused environment, with the resources of one of the world's most forward-thinking digital departments and leading vendors at your fingertips. You are confident and comfortable working across cultures and fostering effective relationships. Job Advert Your Accountabilities: Team: Our culture is exploring, thinking, and doing, and you will live this every single day, managing and developing a team of domain architects who design, build, and govern connectivity products for our digital businesses! You will define network automation standards and deliver the framework by which teams automate and integrate connectivity services. Architecture: Like most large enterprises, some elements of our platform portfolio contain the most sophisticated technologies readily available, while others are legacy. Whether its retail stores, offshore platforms, backbones point of presence, or trading floors, you will develop the vision and service strategies, reference architectures, and integrated roadmaps that will enable us to evolve and innovate the connectivity portfolio. Relationships: You will understand the business drivers, challenges and emerging use cases that will influence our strategy and trigger change in network products and capabilities. You will continuously scan the external market for relevant technologies, and you will recommend and introduce those technologies at scale and with pace. You do this by forming relationships both inside and outside of BP. Technology: You have a passion for learning and leading by example, and enjoy architecting, designing, and building automated and virtualized communication networks. You possess broad knowledge of network and security products, solutions and vendors and an ability to rapidly assess new technologies with a commercial and operational perspective. Safety and Compliance: Safety of our people and our customers is our highest priority. You will advocate and help ensure our architectures, designs and processes enhance a culture of operational safety and improve our digital security. Crucial Experience: Proven background in delivering multi-vendor, multi-product services that utilize routing, switching, optimization, security, and virtualization on a global scale in the data center, in the cloud and at the edge. In-depth understanding of legacy and modern networking infrastructure, protocols, topologies, transport technologies and are experienced in leading teams that architect solutions for large enterprises. You love envisaging the art of the possible and making that a reality. Functional knowledge of the leading technology providers and their networking products including Cisco, VMware, Aruba Networks, zScaler, and Microsoft with a solid grasp of the security practices and solutions and understand the security considerations and challenges inherent to evolving large scale distributed networks. In depth and current knowledge of cloud service provider networking and security capabilities, specifically Amazon web services and Microsoft Azure and have architected cloud and on-premise services using those products. Working knowledge in IPv6, Cellular networks including LTE/5G, Medium earth orbit satellite, low earth orbit, and LORAWAN. A proven grasp of architecture development and design thinking in an agile environment. You adapt techniques to drive meaningful product experiences and agile governance. Plus: A first degree from a recognized institute of higher learning, ideally computer science, information science, or engineering based. Exposure to adjacent technology domains such as edge computing, and cyber-security. Powerful interpersonal skills including the ability to relate sophisticated topics in simple and accessible language. Equal Opportunity BP strongly believes in the value of bringing your whole-self to our organization. While we cannot offer Visa sponsorship, we commit to equal opportunity regardless of race, religion, creed, disability, or sexual orientation. Every member of the BP family commits to the BP Values and Behaviors and seeks to uphold these standards in all that we do. #bpArchitecture Entity Innovation & Engineering Job Family Group IT&S Group Relocation available No Travel required Negligible travel Time Type Full time Country United Kingdom About BP INNOVATION & ENGINEERING Join us in creating, growing, and delivering innovation at pace, enabling us to thrive while transitioning to a net zero world. All without compromising our operational risk management. Working with us, you can do this by: • deploying our integrated capability and standards in service of our net zero and safety ambitions • driving our digital transformation and pioneering new business models • collaborating to deliver competitive customer-focused energy solutions • originating, scaling and commercialising innovative ideas, and creating ground-breaking new businesses from them • protecting us by assuring management of our greatest physical and digital risks Because together we are: • Originators, builders, guardians and disruptors • Engineers, technologists, scientists and entrepreneurs • Empathetic, curious, creative and inclusive
15/09/2021
Full time
Job Profile Summary About BP's Network Services Organization: BP's IT team solves big sophisticated challenges with our data and technology expertise to help BP advance a lower carbon future. We are organized as a collection of Products, Services and Platforms teams that work together to enable our users to accomplish their missions. In Connectivity Services, we deliver one of the largest networks in the world. Our operations span over 600 office and production sites, thousands of retail locations and operate in nearly every continent. We are a diverse team of network technologists, software developers and automation engineers committed to delivering evergreen, elastic and ubiquitous connectivity experience across some of the most diverse and ambitious environments on earth. The Principal Architect crafts the vision, technology strategy and architecture standards for connectivity products and services globally, and plays a pivotal role in modernizing the technology and operating model, enhancing capability and automation practices within the domain while also providing leadership to the wider network technical community across major change activities, incremental enhancement, operational simplifications and optimizations. Why you matter: A technologist at-heart are passionate about planning and building robust networks, at scale, supporting constantly evolving business models and consumer grade services. You empower and inspire teams to deliver value, stay ahead of new technologies and integrate those technologies into a flexible and consumer centric services. The choices you make will define our architectures, standards, and solutions we will use to interconnect our people and digitize our businesses! You believe that delivering an effective service architecture depends on a deep understanding of business need, technology, and long-range planning but with a bias for short-term action. You will operate in a dynamic and delivery focused environment, with the resources of one of the world's most forward-thinking digital departments and leading vendors at your fingertips. You are confident and comfortable working across cultures and fostering effective relationships. Job Advert Your Accountabilities: Team: Our culture is exploring, thinking, and doing, and you will live this every single day, managing and developing a team of domain architects who design, build, and govern connectivity products for our digital businesses! You will define network automation standards and deliver the framework by which teams automate and integrate connectivity services. Architecture: Like most large enterprises, some elements of our platform portfolio contain the most sophisticated technologies readily available, while others are legacy. Whether its retail stores, offshore platforms, backbones point of presence, or trading floors, you will develop the vision and service strategies, reference architectures, and integrated roadmaps that will enable us to evolve and innovate the connectivity portfolio. Relationships: You will understand the business drivers, challenges and emerging use cases that will influence our strategy and trigger change in network products and capabilities. You will continuously scan the external market for relevant technologies, and you will recommend and introduce those technologies at scale and with pace. You do this by forming relationships both inside and outside of BP. Technology: You have a passion for learning and leading by example, and enjoy architecting, designing, and building automated and virtualized communication networks. You possess broad knowledge of network and security products, solutions and vendors and an ability to rapidly assess new technologies with a commercial and operational perspective. Safety and Compliance: Safety of our people and our customers is our highest priority. You will advocate and help ensure our architectures, designs and processes enhance a culture of operational safety and improve our digital security. Crucial Experience: Proven background in delivering multi-vendor, multi-product services that utilize routing, switching, optimization, security, and virtualization on a global scale in the data center, in the cloud and at the edge. In-depth understanding of legacy and modern networking infrastructure, protocols, topologies, transport technologies and are experienced in leading teams that architect solutions for large enterprises. You love envisaging the art of the possible and making that a reality. Functional knowledge of the leading technology providers and their networking products including Cisco, VMware, Aruba Networks, zScaler, and Microsoft with a solid grasp of the security practices and solutions and understand the security considerations and challenges inherent to evolving large scale distributed networks. In depth and current knowledge of cloud service provider networking and security capabilities, specifically Amazon web services and Microsoft Azure and have architected cloud and on-premise services using those products. Working knowledge in IPv6, Cellular networks including LTE/5G, Medium earth orbit satellite, low earth orbit, and LORAWAN. A proven grasp of architecture development and design thinking in an agile environment. You adapt techniques to drive meaningful product experiences and agile governance. Plus: A first degree from a recognized institute of higher learning, ideally computer science, information science, or engineering based. Exposure to adjacent technology domains such as edge computing, and cyber-security. Powerful interpersonal skills including the ability to relate sophisticated topics in simple and accessible language. Equal Opportunity BP strongly believes in the value of bringing your whole-self to our organization. While we cannot offer Visa sponsorship, we commit to equal opportunity regardless of race, religion, creed, disability, or sexual orientation. Every member of the BP family commits to the BP Values and Behaviors and seeks to uphold these standards in all that we do. #bpArchitecture Entity Innovation & Engineering Job Family Group IT&S Group Relocation available No Travel required Negligible travel Time Type Full time Country United Kingdom About BP INNOVATION & ENGINEERING Join us in creating, growing, and delivering innovation at pace, enabling us to thrive while transitioning to a net zero world. All without compromising our operational risk management. Working with us, you can do this by: • deploying our integrated capability and standards in service of our net zero and safety ambitions • driving our digital transformation and pioneering new business models • collaborating to deliver competitive customer-focused energy solutions • originating, scaling and commercialising innovative ideas, and creating ground-breaking new businesses from them • protecting us by assuring management of our greatest physical and digital risks Because together we are: • Originators, builders, guardians and disruptors • Engineers, technologists, scientists and entrepreneurs • Empathetic, curious, creative and inclusive
Bletchley, Buckinghamshire
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Business Analyst job for a market leading organisation based in Milton Keynes. Your new company You will have the opportunity to work for a global, market leading organisation with a state of the art head office in the Milton Keynes area. Your new role As a business analyst in this organisation you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the success of organisation-wide IT and business related projects. Key responsibilities for this role include: Determine operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats Construct workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications Improve systems by studying current practices; designing modifications Recommend controls by identifying problems; writing improved procedures Define project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases and elements; forming project team; establishing project budget Monitor project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions Prepare technical reports by collecting, analysing and summarising information and trends Interpret, evaluate and interrelate research data and develop integrated business analyses and projections for incorporation into strategic decision-making. Understand and communicate the financial and operational impact of any changes Create informative, actionable and repeatable reporting that highlights relevant business trends and opportunities for improvement. What you'll need to succeed Full right to work in the UK; BCS in Business Analysis - Desirable, but not essential; At least 2+ years experience in a Business Analyst role; Excellent stakeholder management skills; Self motivated, with an ambition to further ones career; Experience working on Digital/Technical projects; Experience of working on medium to large projects; Self starter, able to hit the ground running. What you'll get in return You will have the opportunity to work for a market leading, global organisation and take your career to the next level. In joining this organisation, it will bring a chance to learn, develop and expand on your skill set with a real value placed on career progression. You will receive a competitive salary, with a company car and performance bonus. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
15/02/2019
Bletchley, Buckinghamshire
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Business Analyst job for a market leading organisation based in Milton Keynes. Your new company You will have the opportunity to work for a global, market leading organisation with a state of the art head office in the Milton Keynes area. Your new role As a business analyst in this organisation you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the success of organisation-wide IT and business related projects. Key responsibilities for this role include: Determine operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats Construct workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications Improve systems by studying current practices; designing modifications Recommend controls by identifying problems; writing improved procedures Define project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases and elements; forming project team; establishing project budget Monitor project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions Prepare technical reports by collecting, analysing and summarising information and trends Interpret, evaluate and interrelate research data and develop integrated business analyses and projections for incorporation into strategic decision-making. Understand and communicate the financial and operational impact of any changes Create informative, actionable and repeatable reporting that highlights relevant business trends and opportunities for improvement. What you'll need to succeed Full right to work in the UK; BCS in Business Analysis - Desirable, but not essential; At least 2+ years experience in a Business Analyst role; Excellent stakeholder management skills; Self motivated, with an ambition to further ones career; Experience working on Digital/Technical projects; Experience of working on medium to large projects; Self starter, able to hit the ground running. What you'll get in return You will have the opportunity to work for a market leading, global organisation and take your career to the next level. In joining this organisation, it will bring a chance to learn, develop and expand on your skill set with a real value placed on career progression. You will receive a competitive salary, with a company car and performance bonus. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Web Analyst
As a Web Analyst you will be reporting to the Head of Digital, you will be responsible for providing actionable insight of the web performance and by using cutting edge technology measuring stores sales influenced by an online journey.
Key responsibilities include:
•Analysing consumer behaviour, conversion data, customer journeys, and basket funnel analysis
•Provide measurement and reporting on all digital marketing campaign activity and where required use available data sources to deep dive and troubleshoot campaign performance issues
•Utilising marketing leading technology to track store sales back to the relevant digital marketing campaigns
•Delivering regular reporting, analysis of the web performance and from this determine actions required to drive the business and sales forward
•Monitor competitor activity and keep team up-to-date with rival’s promotional activity and website activity using the relevant tools such as Experian Hitwise
•You will be identifying new ways to generate online revenue based on your analysis
•Create a meaningful weekly online/web dashboard for the online team
•Creating ad-hoc reports for the online team to assist with them with trading of the website
The ideal candidate will have:
•Ideally looking for a Web Analyst from a retail background
•Excellent analytical skills
•High level of experience in advanced Excel
•Strong knowledge of Google analytics and ideally Google Tag Manager
•Experience and knowledge of SQL highly beneficial
•Knowledge of attribution models would be advantageous
•Experience of using Hitwise would be beneficial
•A sharp eye for detail with accurate grammar and spelling is a must
•Highly organised and diligent with a capacity to work on multiple projects at the same time
•Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint for producing business reports and presentations
•Excellent communication / interpersonal skills both written and verbal
09/09/2016
Web Analyst
As a Web Analyst you will be reporting to the Head of Digital, you will be responsible for providing actionable insight of the web performance and by using cutting edge technology measuring stores sales influenced by an online journey.
Key responsibilities include:
•Analysing consumer behaviour, conversion data, customer journeys, and basket funnel analysis
•Provide measurement and reporting on all digital marketing campaign activity and where required use available data sources to deep dive and troubleshoot campaign performance issues
•Utilising marketing leading technology to track store sales back to the relevant digital marketing campaigns
•Delivering regular reporting, analysis of the web performance and from this determine actions required to drive the business and sales forward
•Monitor competitor activity and keep team up-to-date with rival’s promotional activity and website activity using the relevant tools such as Experian Hitwise
•You will be identifying new ways to generate online revenue based on your analysis
•Create a meaningful weekly online/web dashboard for the online team
•Creating ad-hoc reports for the online team to assist with them with trading of the website
The ideal candidate will have:
•Ideally looking for a Web Analyst from a retail background
•Excellent analytical skills
•High level of experience in advanced Excel
•Strong knowledge of Google analytics and ideally Google Tag Manager
•Experience and knowledge of SQL highly beneficial
•Knowledge of attribution models would be advantageous
•Experience of using Hitwise would be beneficial
•A sharp eye for detail with accurate grammar and spelling is a must
•Highly organised and diligent with a capacity to work on multiple projects at the same time
•Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint for producing business reports and presentations
•Excellent communication / interpersonal skills both written and verbal
