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. Job Title: UAT Analyst (Financial Crime / AML) Location: London HEX - Hybrid ( 2 - 3 days in office) Contract: 9 months with possible extension. Rate: 450 - 500 inside umbrella Overview This role sits within the Financial Crime function, with a strong emphasis on testing and system validation across sanctions and screening activities in EMEA. The successful candidate will play a critical role in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), system upgrades, and control validation , while maintaining a solid understanding of Financial Crime processes. This is a high-priority,...

Test Analyst (Contract) Duration: 6 Months (Possibility for extension) Location: Bromley/Hybrid (Initially 5 days on site, eventually moving to 3) Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates Role Profile The Payment Services Testing Team is looking for a conscientious and hardworking individual to join the team. The individual will be responsible for performing User Acceptance testing on new software prior to production install to ensure zero defects are introduced into our Production environment. The type of testing we partake in includes but not limited to - Manual, Automation, Functional and Regression. The role involves working closely with project teams and business partners to understand business requirements, defining test strategies and documenting detailed scripts, execution of scripts and sign off. Key Responsibilities: Working as part of a Global team supporting the EMEA...

Job Opportunity: ServiceNow Business Analyst - Modern Workplace Location: Leeds or Edinburgh (2 days per week onsite) Contract: 12 months Rate: £550 per day (umbrella) Why This Role Matters: Join our client's Service Transformation Lab (STL) and play a key role in revolutionizing the Modern Workplace Platform! Your efforts will simplify colleague technology experiences, enhance Service Catalogue journeys, improve the Employee Centre, and modernize workflows. STL operates through SAFe-aligned feature teams, driving investment-funded enhancements, business-as-usual improvements, and strategic ServiceNow transformations. What You'll Do: Shape Clear and Actionable Requirements: - Lead requirement discovery sessions with Product Owners, Customer Journey Managers, Tech Leads, Architects, Support Teams, and operational SMEs. - Translate colleague and business needs into structured epics, features, and stories for SAFe teams, ensuring clarity of expected outcomes,...

We are seeking an experienced Data Analyst to support a major transformation programme in a successful national business on an urgent interim basis. This is a hands-on role focused on analysing, cleansing and preparing large volumes of commercial and financial data to support the successful transition to a new business platform. Key Details Location: Whiteley Hybrid: 2-3 days in office p/w Salary: £(Apply online only) p/d (outside IR35) Contract: 6-12 months Key Responsibilities Analyse, validate and reconcile large datasets across multiple business systems. Lead data cleansing activities to improve accuracy, consistency and overall data quality. Extract and interrogate data using SQL to identify trends, anomalies and migration requirements. Work closely with stakeholders to define data structures, mappings and business rules. Support testing, validation and reporting activities throughout the transformation programme. Requirements Proven experience...

Job Opportunity: ServiceNow Business Analyst - Modern Workplace Location: Leeds or Edinburgh (2 days per week onsite) Contract: 12 months Rate: 550 per day (umbrella) Why This Role Matters: Join our client's Service Transformation Lab (STL) and play a key role in revolutionizing the Modern Workplace Platform! Your efforts will simplify colleague technology experiences, enhance Service Catalogue journeys, improve the Employee Centre, and modernize workflows. STL operates through SAFe-aligned feature teams, driving investment-funded enhancements, business-as-usual improvements, and strategic ServiceNow transformations. What You'll Do: Shape Clear and Actionable Requirements: - Lead requirement discovery sessions with Product Owners, Customer Journey Managers, Tech Leads, Architects, Support Teams, and operational SMEs. - Translate colleague and business needs into structured epics, features, and stories for SAFe teams, ensuring clarity of expected outcomes,...

Business Analyst Retail. Digital and In Store Experience We are looking for a Business Analyst to support a major retail transformation across in store and digital channels. This role is hands on. It needs someone who can get into the detail quickly and work closely with teams on site. 3 days per week on site in London office - This is a firm requirement. What you will be doing Work across EPOS and front end till systems. Focus on how they operate today and where they can be improved Shape and define UI and UX improvements. Make the customer journey faster and simpler Support design, discovery and research. Look at what next looks like in retail. Especially around speed and seamless checkout Contribute to ecommerce and omnichannel work. Including click and collect, checkout journeys and product placement Support smaller workstreams including e invoicing and VAT related changes Work closely with stakeholders in workshops and delivery sessions What we are looking...

Customer Journey Manager (Business Analyst Data Quality) 6 Months - Contract Leeds / Edinburgh (2 days a week on site) Are you passionate about data and its impact on customer experience? Do you thrive in a dynamic banking environment where your analytical skills can shine? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! What You'll Do: As the Customer Journey Manager focused on Data Quality, you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing our customer experience through effective data management. Here's what your day-to-day will look like: Data Analysis: Dive deep into various data sources to identify key themes, trends, and potential business impacts that drive decision-making. Research Excellence: Conduct primary research and curate relevant information to inform analysis and reporting. Stakeholder Support: Enable and advise stakeholders on data management systems and frameworks to maximize business benefits. Documentation Development: Craft, edit, and...

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. Job Title: Data Analyst Location: Manchester - Hybrid Contract: 12 months contract Rate: 450 - 500 inside umbrella Key Responsibilities: Perform source-to-target data mapping across complex datasets, defining transformation rules, dependencies, and timing. Analyze data to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and quality issues, and recommend practical solutions. Produce clear, audit-ready documentation including mapping specifications, data dictionaries, and assumptions. Interrogate and manipulate data using SQL and advanced Excel across file-based and warehouse...

Supplier Relationship Analyst Overview We are looking for an experienced Supplier Relationship Analyst to take ownership of supplier performance across a portfolio of IT and Information Services suppliers. This role is focused on supplier governance, performance management, service reviews, issue resolution, and continuous improvement. You will work closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure contractual commitments, SLAs, and service expectations are consistently met. This is not a procurement or tender management role. Key Responsibilities Act as the primary point of contact for assigned IT suppliers, building effective working relationships and ensuring suppliers deliver against agreed contractual commitments. Lead supplier service review meetings, including agenda preparation, coordination of inputs, facilitation, and the management of actions through to completion. Monitor and assess supplier performance against SLAs, KPIs,...

Customer Journey Manager (Business Analyst Data Quality) 6 Months - Contract Leeds / Edinburgh (2 days a week on site) Are you passionate about data and its impact on customer experience? Do you thrive in a dynamic banking environment where your analytical skills can shine? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! What You'll Do: As the Customer Journey Manager focused on Data Quality, you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing our customer experience through effective data management. Here's what your day-to-day will look like: Data Analysis: Dive deep into various data sources to identify key themes, trends, and potential business impacts that drive decision-making. Research Excellence: Conduct primary research and curate relevant information to inform analysis and reporting. Stakeholder Support: Enable and advise stakeholders on data management systems and frameworks to maximize business benefits. Documentation Development: Craft, edit,...

Business Analyst 6 Months - Contract Wokingham (2 days a week on site) Are you a high-caliber Business Analyst ready to take the reins on complex change initiatives? Do you thrive in dynamic environments and have a knack for transforming ambiguity into structured solutions? If so, we want to hear from you! Our client is seeking an experienced and driven Business Analyst who is passionate about uncovering user needs and delivering measurable outcomes. Role Purpose: As a Business Analyst, you'll lead the way in discovery, challenge assumptions, and dive deep into the details of business problems. Your ability to work independently and drive clarity will be key to translating complex challenges into actionable requirements. Core Focus Areas: Proactive Discovery & Problem Framing - Lead structured discovery to understand problems before proposing solutions. - Utilize Design Thinking and Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) frameworks to uncover true user...

DV Cleared Infrastructure Tester - 6 months+ extensions, 500- 600pd DOE - Full time on site (Hampshire) Looking for a High Level clearance/ DV Cleared Tester with good knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems, together with the experience of working within a multi-disciplined engineering team. You will leverage your knowledge of integration frameworks to support the continuous integration, deployment, and testing of new features across complex environments. Hands on experience in infrastructure engineering, including the testing, deployment, and maintenance of robust, scalable systems. Direct experience testing and integrating any of the following: Identity and access management (IDAM) systems including role based access control (RBAC) Public key infrastructure (PKI) Server monitoring, audit and patch deployment Key Duties and Responsibilities Running manual tests using the project approved tools. Interpretation of test results and preliminary investigation...

Group FP&A Manager £500 per day (Umbrella) Hybrid London 6-months + For a large international organisation, we are recruiting an Interim Group FP&A Manager who will coordinate and produce consolidated financial plans, budgets, and forecasts. The Group FP&A Manager will contribute to planning activity and data across Finance, working closely with Regional Finance Directors to ensure consistency of all planning and forecasting. This role will report to the Director of Group Planning and Reporting and will lead, manage, and motivate a Financial Planning Analyst. This role is for a minimum of 6-months and could be extended. Main Duties: Provide a financial planning, forecasting and management reporting service in the UK, Regions, and international business units across Group level. Deliver monthly MI reports Coordination and delivery of annual budget, quarterly forecasts and monthly re-forecasts Support multi-year planning Tracking and forecasting of financial...

Change Integrator 6 Months - Contract Leeds (2 days a week on site) Are you ready to take your career to the next level in the banking industry? Our client is on the lookout for a talented Change Integrator who thrives in dynamic environments and is passionate about driving successful change initiatives! If you have a knack for coordinating complex projects and enjoy working with diverse teams, we want to hear from you! Purpose of the Role: As a Change Integrator, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless delivery and managing dependencies across various teams. You will engage with stakeholders from different labs, platforms, executive functions, and third parties to oversee complex implementations and support both business and technology transformations. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with the Product Owner or Change Lead to develop a structured sequence for integration tasks, ensuring alignment with desired change outcomes. Catalogue and...

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. Job Title: Quality Assurance (Trade & Transaction Reporting) Location: London - Hybrid ( 2-3 days in office is essential) Contract: Through to 31/03/2027 Rate: 550 - 600 inside umbrella Background The firm is undergoing major business and technology transformation, expanding products and customer base while maintaining strong regulatory compliance. It operates trade/transaction reporting monitoring with a dedicated Operations & IT TTR team. This role ensures the effectiveness of banking and capital markets TTR functions, supports regression testing,...

Change Integrator 6 Months - Contract Leeds (2 days a week on site) Are you ready to take your career to the next level in the banking industry? Our client is on the lookout for a talented Change Integrator who thrives in dynamic environments and is passionate about driving successful change initiatives! If you have a knack for coordinating complex projects and enjoy working with diverse teams, we want to hear from you! Purpose of the Role: As a Change Integrator, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless delivery and managing dependencies across various teams. You will engage with stakeholders from different labs, platforms, executive functions, and third parties to oversee complex implementations and support both business and technology transformations. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with the Product Owner or Change Lead to develop a structured sequence for integration tasks, ensuring alignment with desired change outcomes. Catalogue...

Job Title: Crytography and Key Management Specialist Location:Knutsford Rate: Up to 450 a day Start Date: Mid July Job Type:Contract 6 months The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Cryptography & Key Management Specialist to join a high-performing security team responsible for the delivery, support, and governance of enterprise cryptographic services. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the integrity, availability, and security of cryptographic infrastructure and key management services across a complex global environment. The successful candidate will combine strong technical knowledge of cryptographic technologies with a risk and control mindset, supporting business-critical applications and services while maintaining compliance with security, audit, and regulatory requirements. Key Responsibilities Manage and support cryptographic infrastructure, including Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), key management platforms, and certificate services....

This is a Client side opportunity for an M&E Project Manger working within a Client Side Construction Projects team for a significant Data Centre owner / operator. This is a live data centre and a busy role whereby you will be Project Managing various building services upgrades and retrofits on site KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Can hold others accountable. Stake holder management. Drive efficiencies in the program. Able to deliver under pressure and look for opportunities. MEP background comfortable managing contractors, consultants. Good communication skills able to work with client side internal operations teams and get the best from them. Strong experience in data centres, live DC environments and maintaining SLA availability tier 3 requirements. Strong Admin skills understanding of audit trails and developing/working to process. Methodical and effective in decisions. Able to report up blockers issues next steps and recommendations and track weekly progress. Solution...

The Role Reporting into the Programme Leadership Team, the PMO Lead will be responsible for establishing and managing the programme's change control framework, ensuring all changes are identified, assessed, governed, and communicated effectively. The role will work closely with project consultants, technical workstream leads, and the client team to maintain strong governance and provide clear visibility of programme impacts and decision-making requirements. Key Responsibilities Implement and manage the programme-wide change management process. Develop, maintain, and own the Constraints and Assumptions Register with input from all project disciplines and stakeholders. Establish and maintain the Programme Change Register, ensuring all changes are fully documented and traceable. Chair weekly Decision Board meetings, facilitating timely resolution of issues requiring senior leadership decisions. Lead fortnightly Change Control Board meetings, reviewing trends, proposed...

Senior Quantity Surveyor (Plymouth) Fulltime An opportunity to work on our MOD project in Plymouth, delivering major redevelopment works over the coming years. PAYE basis Paid Holidays: 30 days per year (including bank holidays) Must Have : • Professionally qualified operator with at least 3 years post qualification experience or 5+ years relevant experience. • Academic Qualifications in Quantity Surveying (HNC, BSc, MSc or equivalent). • CSCS White PQP/AQP Card. • Bachelor s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering or related field. • Extensive experience within construction or infrastructure projects. • Strong knowledge of construction contracts, procurement methods and cost control techniques. • Experience preparing cost estimates, budgets and financial forecasts. • Experience reviewing and negotiating contracts, subcontracts and variations. • Experience managing procurement processes and subcontractor packages. • Strong...