A globally recognised IT services and consulting organisation is seeking an experienced HR Director for a 6-month contract supporting a large, complex UK business unit. Reporting to the UK HR Director, you will shape and lead the people agenda across workforce strategy, talent management, transformation, and senior stakeholder engagement. The Essentials Based in or around the West Midlands - minimum 3 days per week on-site in Telford (non-negotiable) 3-5 years demonstrable HRD or People Director experience Proven experience managing a workforce of 2,000+ employees Senior HRBP candidates with strong, relevant experience will be considered What the Role Covers Strategic workforce planning aligned to business and client demand Talent attraction, retention, and succession planning Culture, morale, and employee engagement across a hybrid workforce Complex ER and industrial relations, including trade unions Leadership coaching and influencing at senior level...

To provide high quality and solution focused legal services to the City Council, schools and other clients in one of the following teams: Child Protection Commercial Law Property and Regeneration Adult Social Care and Litigation Planning and Regulatory Law To be a senior advisor and representative in an area of legal specialism including complex, high profile and sensitive matters. To be able to provide advice on other legal matters affecting local authorities. To manage and develop lawyers and other fee earners. To support the head of law and legal management team in the management of the service. Directly Responsible For: Lawyers and other team members Trainee Lawyers allocated to the team Directly Responsible To: Head of Law Main Areas of Responsibility: To undertake a full caseload of complex and often sensitive legal matters within one or more specialisms of the team and dealing with complex and sensitive matters To provide...

Candidates must be suitably experienced and proficient in the drafting of social care and public health contracts, advice on the specific legal regimes affecting the procurement of such contracts and the conduct of social care and public health commissioning activity. Part of the role will be the covering of a heavy caseload of such matters in order to cover a period of long term absence and as such, applicants need to have the ability to start such work immediately and complete cases to challenging timescales Senior Commerial Lawyer To provide high quality and solution focused legal services to the City Council, schools and other clients in one of the following teams: Child Protection Commercial Law Property and Regeneration Adult Social Care and Litigation Planning and Regulatory Law To be a senior advisor and representative in an area of legal specialism including complex, high profile and sensitive matters. To be able to provide advice on other legal matters...

Business Analyst - AI Consultant. Investment Management. 6 month day rate contract. The role. You will advise on how AI is used across a growing investment business. Focus on building a practical AI strategy and improving how data is structured and used. This is a hands on advisory role with real impact across front and middle office. What you will do. - Assess current AI capability and identify quick wins - Shape a clear AI strategy aligned to business goals - Support rollout of enterprise AI tools in a controlled way - Work on use cases across investment research and operational due diligence - Improve data ingestion, summarisation and verification processes - Help move towards more advanced AI use such as agent led workflows - Engage senior stakeholders and bring them with you What we need . - Strong investment management experience - Proven exposure to AI tools and optimisation in a business setting - Solid understanding of data management and building unified data...

Solution Architect - B2B Payments Transformation Contract: 6 months Rate: £600-£650 per day (Outside IR35) Location: London, Hybrid An experienced Solution Architect is required to lead end-to-end architecture for a large-scale B2B banking RTL and Payments Transformation programme within a complex financial services environment. This role will own solution design across multiple workstreams, ensuring a cohesive, scalable and resilient architecture aligned to regulatory, operational and commercial requirements. The programme spans core B2B banking capabilities , including payments, reconciliation, KYC, cash management, monitoring and billing. You will play a central role in shaping an event-driven architecture , working closely with senior stakeholders, peer architects and offshore delivery teams, while providing strong architecture governance and design assurance. Key Responsibilities Own solution architecture and high-level design across multiple workstreams...

Solution Architect - Marketplace London (Hybrid) Digital Retail / E-commerce We're partnering with a leading organisation building a new marketplace platform to enable third-party sellers across its digital channels. They're seeking a Solution Architect to join a dedicated Marketplace Product Team, playing a key role in shaping scalable, secure architecture and driving delivery The Role You'll work closely with Product, Engineering, and Business teams to translate commercial goals into technical solutions, providing hands-on architectural leadership across discovery, design, and delivery. Key Responsibilities Define target-state architecture for marketplace capabilities Produce HLDs and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) Design integrations across Commerce, ERP, OMS, PIM, CRM, Payments & Fulfilment Support product roadmap, backlog refinement, and sprint delivery Identify risks, dependencies, and technical opportunities Ensure alignment with enterprise...

Analytics Manager (Customer Analytics & CRM)£550- £600pd via UmbrellaMostly remote, 2 days per month onsite/ Hampshire A leading Retail organisation is looking for an experienced Analytics Manager to join their Customer & Data function and lead a team of analysts driving customer, CRM and commercial insight across the business. You'll take ownership of a team of 4 Analysts, helping shape the future of customer analytics, CRM performance and data-driven decision making. The Role Lead, coach and develop a team of 4 Analysts Build and mature the analytics capability, driving best practice across analysis, forecasting and insight delivery Drive CRM and customer performance through data-led recommendations and optimisation Lead complex customer analytics projects, translating business challenges into actionable insights Prioritise and manage a varied analytics backlog using Agile methodologies Partner with stakeholders across CRM, Marketing, Digital, eCommerce...

Estates Project Manager Location: Manchester and surrounding areas Contract Type: Contract About the Role Guidant Global is supporting our client in recruiting a talented Project Manager (Estates) to play a key role in delivering accommodation and infrastructure projects that support organisational strategy and evolving operational needs. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of projects including refurbishments, extensions, and new-build developments across UK hubs and overseas locations. With a strong and growing pipeline of high-value projects, you will contribute to the delivery of modern, secure, and inclusive buildings that have a direct and lasting impact on the workforce. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary project team, collaborating with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and consultants to deliver complex and visible programmes. No two projects are the same, offering a varied and professionally rewarding environment with...

Head of Group FP&A Interim 3-6 months London £600 - £800 per day (Umbrella) For a large, global organisation, we are recruiting an Interim Head of Group FP&A to cover permanent recruitment. Leading a team of 4, the Interim Head of Group FP&A sits at the heart of Group and Global Finance, and leads Group MI, Reporting, Planning and Forecasting across the organisation. The role oversees cash and balance sheet forecasting for the Group and Subsidiaries and ensures insightful reporting to external stakeholders. Liaising with the Shared Service Centre, Centres of Excellence, and Regional finance teams, the Interim Head of Group FP&A will help shape and embed a unified finance culture and service model and will deliver a new planning tool (Anaplan) as part of the Finance Transformation Programme across the UK, International Regions and Global Strategic Business Units, partnering with Regional FD's and Business Directors. Main Duties: Provide first-class Group...

Accountabilities Governance Lead and attend project reviews / project meetings Have an awareness of the Digital Briefcase Maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries etc.) Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders Analytical Thinking & Decision Making Helps to ensure reports provide relevant information to enable informed, cost-effective decisions in line with overall strategy Helps to ensure scope and package assignment supports the team in coordinated working Specify, understand, develop and implement technical information and drawings into delivery Understanding and specify plant and equipment requirements Health Safety & Environmental Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm & keep up to date with changes in legislation Responsible for the safety and welfare of the general public, employees and supply chain Carry out Safety & Environmental Tours/promote observation and safety initiatives...