Role: 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. Location : London, 4 days on site required Duration : 6-month Rate : Via umbrella Overview: An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Release Management Lead (VP) to join a large, global financial services organisation undergoing major technology transformation. This newly created role will lead the planning, coordination, and governance of software and infrastructure releases across multiple platforms. You will shape release practices, ensure compliance, and work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, well-governed, and efficient releases...

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention. Technical Delivery Manager - Cloud Compliance & Financial Crime Platforms Location: London / Hybrid Contract: 6-month initial contract (likely extension) Rate: Competitive We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to lead the delivery of strategic IT programmes focused...

Data Scrum Lead Duration: 6 Months Possibility for extension) Location: London/Hybrid (3 days per week on site) Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates Role Overview This role will manage a scrum team that will ingest required reference data into the EMEA Data Platform for any future consumers within EMEA. The successful candidate will, amongst other tasks: Facilitate efficient and effective software delivery from inception to go-live for the EMEA Data Platform, initial focus will be running the Reference Data Scrum, ingesting reference data into the EMEA Data Platform Work with the Product Owners, business stakeholders, data modellers, data engineers, testers and Data Office to deliver a well-planned pipeline of reference data sets. Use scrum techniques to deliver reference data requirements within a scrum of scrum structure and drive effective outcomes each sprint. Key Responsibilities:...

AI/ML Technical Lead Location: Durrington (1 day pw onsite required) Daily Rate: 500 - 600 (inside IR35 via umbrella) Contract Length: 3 Months initially Are you ready to lead the way in AI and Machine Learning? Our client is on the lookout for an experienced AI/ML Tech Lead to shape their innovative workstream from day one. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in enhancing their Databricks environment while ensuring governance models and delivery patterns are scalable for future use cases. Key Responsibilities: Develop and implement a practical architecture layer for AI/ML projects, turning visionary concepts into actionable patterns. Define platform setup, governance, and delivery approaches that support the expansion of AI/ML capabilities. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration and deployment of ML platforms. Provide guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement....

Incident & Problem Manager Duration: 6 Months Possibility for extension) Location: London/Hybrid (3 days per week on site) Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates Role Overview We are seeking an experienced and governance-focused Incident and Problem Manager to oversee the effective management of IT incidents and problems across the organisation's technology landscape. In this critical role, you will ensure that incidents, including major incidents, are resolved promptly to minimise business disruption and that underlying problems are identified, analysed, and addressed to prevent recurrence. You will provide strategic and operational oversight of incident and problem management processes, ensuring robust governance and compliance with regulatory and operational resilience frameworks, including DORA. You will also drive continuous improvement initiatives, strengthen operational resilience, and...

Job Opportunity: Change Manager Location: Warwick (Hybrid - 1 day onsite per week) Rate: 550 per day Umbrella Contract Length: 6 Months Are you ready to lead transformative change in an exciting and dynamic environment? Our client is seeking a proactive and enthusiastic Change Manager to join their team! If you thrive in a fast-paced setting and have a passion for helping organisations navigate change, we want to hear from you! About the Role: As a Change Manager, you will play a pivotal role in planning, managing, and executing change management activities for key digital products and services. Your mission? Ensure that the people side of change is addressed effectively by focusing on stakeholder engagement, business readiness, communication, and adoption! Key Responsibilities: Change Delivery and Execution Design and deliver tailored change plans for specific digital initiatives. Coordinate stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and support...

Global Design Business Analyst Duration: 6 Months Possibility for extension) Location: London/Hybrid (2 - 3 days per week on site) Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates Role Overview The Global Design Business Analyst will play an essential role on a major global compliance programme, capturing clear requirements for global design initiatives, supporting product owners and delivery teams, and helping to produce high quality documentation that will be used as the basis for global rollout. BCBS239 is a set of principles for risk data aggregation and risk reporting, which has become the de facto standard for high quality data management and reporting. As part of our Data Management Global Coordination Team (GCT), EMEA are leading a programme of work to secure and maintain compliance with BCBS239 globally and this role will form part of a core Global team that will coordinate delivery of global initiatives,...