Opportunities

We are seeking a senior-level Solutions Engineer to serve as the primary advisor to our most critical Central Government and Defence accounts. This is not a standard sales role; it is an executive-level partnership, you will be the technical architect behind the digital transformation of critical national infrastructure, bridging the gap between high-level policy and complex, multi-domain technology execution. If you have 15+ years of experience in high-stakes environments and are looking to define the future of technology in the public sector, this is your next challenge.
 

Your Strategic Impact
 

• Executive Advisory: Act as a peer to CTOs and CIOs within Government and major defence integrators. You will influence long-term technology road-maps and align Cisco’s innovation pipeline with national business outcomes.
• Architectural Leadership: Orchestrate complex, multi-domain architectures that solve for security, scalability, and mission-critical reliability.
• Transformation Catalyst: Lead large-scale program transformations, moving beyond individual product sales to deliver holistic, high-value solutions that address unique government and defence challenges.
• Competitive Positioning: Define and execute the strategy to displace legacy competition, positioning Cisco as the essential foundation for the customer’s future.
   

Key Responsibilities
 

• Strategic Bid Consulting: Serve as the lead technical consultant for multi-million-pound strategic bids, ensuring technical solutions are intrinsically linked to long-term customer success.
• Thought Leadership: Provide authoritative insights on emerging technology trends, influencing both the customer’s internal strategy and Cisco’s internal product development (BEs).
• Cross-Functional Orchestration: Work with internal engineering, sales, and services teams to ensure a unified, high-impact delivery model.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Navigate complex stakeholder landscapes, translating high-level business objectives into actionable, secure, and future-proof technical requirements.
   

Qualifications & Requirements
 

• Experience: 15+ years of progressive experience in senior/executive technical leadership, architectural design, or CTO/CIO-level advisory roles.
• Domain Expertise: Deep, hands-on knowledge of multi-domain architectures (Networking, Security, Cloud, Collaboration) and their application in complex, regulated environments.
• Executive Presence: Proven track record of engaging, influencing, and building long-term trust with C-suite and executive-level stakeholders.
• Sector Knowledge: Demonstrated experience navigating the unique requirements, compliance standards, and competitive landscape of the UK Public Sector and Defence industries.
• Collaboration: Strong experience of working with cross-functional teams through large-scale, high-impact digital transformations.
• Education: A relevant degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Business Administration (or equivalent professional experience).

At Chanel, our values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work.

The role:

• Developing strong business partnerships with the functions, divisions, and regions to ensure a highly collaborative working partnership, bringing transparency to the identification and evaluation of information technology risks, and developing methods to demonstrate robust coverage for information technology systems, processes, and associated risks.
• Identifying opportunities for increased synergies and collaborations across the Internal Audit Plan for information technology-related risks and working with the Regional Heads of Internal Audit to enhance methodologies and operational processes for facilitating broader and deeper information technology risk coverage across the organisation.
• Developing a strategic and robust annual Information Technology Audit Plan through established risk assessment processes. Maintaining accountability for delivering high quality information technology audits in alignment with scope, schedule and budget parameters whilst supporting other audit teams through the evaluation of information technology risks and controls.
• Identifying the best approach for executing our information technology audit missions taking into consideration the geographical scope, required core competencies and necessary subject matter expert skillsets for completion (e.g., external third-party versus internal resources), regulatory requirements, roles and responsibilities and overall strategic vision.
• Managing the appropriate use of co-source information technology internal auditors and leading the execution of information technology audit activities to build a high-performance work environment.
• Providing oversight to a team of professionals and continuously monitoring the changing information technology landscape and risk environment to identify opportunities for further engagement. Ensuring audit professionals remain informed of emerging risks, industry best practices, changing regulatory landscape, and attending the relevant trainings necessary to perform the job responsibilities.
• Responsible for assessing and enhancing the information technology audit work program, reviewing, observing, and analysing evidence, synthesizing observations, highlighting improvement areas, identifying recommendations, and communicating best practices.
• Delivering high-quality executive-level communications on the results of audits and consulting projects via written reports and oral presentations to management.
• Demonstrating deep substantive expertise in the subject matter of, and experience as a senior practitioner in, information technology internal audit, and a strong understanding and ability to apply risk management activities as well as detailed understanding of industry standard information technology risk frameworks, such as COBIT, NIST 800 Series and ISO.
• Demonstrating strong experience evaluating system implementations and other large enterprise initiatives in real time, and evaluating risks and controls in emerging risk domains, including cyber and data protection and privacy.

What you will bring...

• Substantial experience of information technology internal audit and risk management with escalating levels of responsibility and authority.
• Demonstratable experience in information technology audit plan development, delivery and management, project auditing, executive level reporting, proven collaborative engagement across the business functions, and assurance and audit activities, leadership of, and/or significant contributions to, transformational endeavours.
• Ability to manage relationships and expectations with key stakeholders as well as effectively challenge and influence, as appropriate.
• Excellent data analytics skills and use of data mining tools.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and business acumen.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills across all levels of the organization.
• Professional working knowledge / fluency of languages, particularly English and French.

You are energised by…

• Working in a highly collaborative environment.
• Multi-cultural environment and scope.
• Getting the job done - self motivated.

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity, and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience, and potential you could bring to CHANEL.

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. 

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards.  Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. 

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day.  We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Summary:The Analyst role plays a vital role in ensuring PayPal UK Limited (PPUK) meets its regulatory and governance obligations through effective data management and reporting. You will be involved in managing data requests, regulatory reporting, and reporting for governance processes. A key aspect of the position is assessing new and existing regulatory reporting requirements, working with cross-functional teams to confirm data availability and accuracy. This requires strong data manipulation and organisational skills.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Identify issues and recommend best practices for the administration of legal entities and subsidiaries.
• Lead functional projects and programs that contribute to business or process improvements.
• Analyze business trends to inform decision-making and enhance operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the maintenance of accurate corporate records and documentation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

Skills and Experience

Essential Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related field

• Experience with one or multiple of the following will be highly desirable; SQL, Python, Tableau, Jupyter Notebooks, Teradata, Hadoop/Hive, Oracle.

• Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms

• Demonstrated experience, familiarity and ease with handling large data sets and crunching numbers

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex problems into simpler terms, and effectively influence both peers and senior leadership

• Exceptional organisational and analytical skills with a strong attention to detail.

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to manage data and reporting workflows.Job Description

Responsibilities

Data Management and Analysis

·       Use advanced data manipulation tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, Python ) to analyse and prepare datasets for compliance-related tasks.

• Aggregate data from various sources to construct streamlined data pipelines and integrate data from multiple PayPal systems 
• Identify key metrics and build leadership-facing dashboards to track progress of the business and its highest priority initiatives
• Identify key business levers, establish cause & effect, perform analyses, and communicate key findings to various stakeholders to facilitate data driven decision-making
• Where applicable, work closely across the matrix with teams like Finance, Marketing, Product, Risk, Engineering, and senior executives to ensure data quality and consistency.
• Lead and participate in special projects/initiatives: innovate and implement large-scale quality improvements to processes and/or systems by conducting data analysis and making recommendations, troubleshooting technical issues, and refining processes around customer support 

·       Act as a liaison between the UK COO team, Compliance function and other business units to address regulatory reporting needs and resolve data discrepancies.

• Understand how to make data visually appealing and simple to both navigate and comprehend for end-users 

Compliance Governance and Data Requests

• Generate compliance reports to support governance processes, including management information (MI) for senior leadership and Board-level committees.
• Respond to internal and external data requests, ensuring timely and reliable delivery of information.
• Maintain comprehensive records of data submissions and compliance reporting for audit and oversight purposes.

Process Optimisation

• Design and implement improved workflows and tools to streamline compliance reporting processes.
• Proactively identify inefficiencies or gaps in current data management practices and propose actionable solutions.

Skills and Experience

Essential Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related field
• Experience with one or multiple of the following will be highly desirable; SQL, Python, Tableau, Jupyter Notebooks, Teradata, Hadoop/Hive, Oracle.
• Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms
• Demonstrated experience, familiarity and ease with handling large data sets and crunching numbers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex problems into simpler terms, and effectively influence both peers and senior leadership
• Exceptional organisational and analytical skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to manage data and reporting workflows.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Solid understanding of regulatory reporting requirements for financial institutions or regulated entities.
• Familiarity with governance frameworks and compliance requirements.
• Experience working within a compliance or data-focused role in a regulated environment

Location: Blackfriars, London – hybrid
Salary: £60-65K plus excellent benefits package
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract, with possibility of extension

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About the Opportunity

Our client is a UK-based, purpose-led organisation that partners with public, private and third sector bodies to design, test and scale practical innovations that improve outcomes for people and communities.

They are now seeking an experienced Group Information Security Manager to join their IT team. This is an elevated Manager-level role, created to support the merger of two existing Information Security Management Systems into one coherent Group-wide framework.

The Information Security strategy is already in place, so this role is focused on execution, delivery, stakeholder management and clear communication. It will suit a hands-on player-manager who can improve processes, embed controls, coordinate audit readiness and bring people with them across a complex, multi-entity environment.

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Key Requirements

You will be an experienced Information Security Manager, ISMS Manager, Information Security Lead, Cyber Security Governance Manager or similar, with strong practical experience across security governance, risk, compliance, audit readiness and ISMS delivery. You will ideally bring:

• Strong experience managing Information Security in a complex organisation or group structure
• Excellent knowledge of ISO 27001, ideally including ISO 27001:2022 with the ability to engage the business on ISO 27001, bringing them along the journey and embedding it into daily work
• Experience with Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus
• Strong understanding of ISMS management, implementation and continuous improvement
• Experience supporting or leading internal and external audits
• Ability to manage audit preparation, evidence gathering, remediation and follow-up actions
• Strong knowledge of information security risk management, asset registers, risk logs and treatment plans
• Experience improving practical security processes, controls and reporting
• Working knowledge of GDPR, the Data Protection Act and wider data protection implications
• Experience with incident management, corrective actions and remediation tracking
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority
• Experience working across multiple entities, departments or subsidiaries would be highly valuable
• Prior experience merging or aligning ISMS frameworks would be a significant advantage
• Desirable knowledge of NIST and qualifications such as CISM

You will be a clear communicator, practical problem solver and organised delivery-focused professional who can balance governance requirements with real-world implementation.

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Role & Responsibilities

As Group Information Security Manager, you will support the continued maturity of Information Security across the organisation and its subsidiaries, with a strong focus on implementation and operational delivery. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the merger of two existing ISMS frameworks into one Group-wide model
• Helping to reduce duplication, clarify accountability and improve visibility across entities
• Delivering against the existing Information Security roadmap
• Embedding Information Security into day-to-day business processes and decision-making
• Translating security requirements into clear, proportionate and usable guidance for staff
• Supporting compliance and audit activity for ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus
• Coordinating audit preparation, staff readiness, evidence collection and remediation activity
• Acting as a key point of contact for external auditors and certification bodies
• Preparing and supporting Information Security Management Reviews
• Supporting the cross-organisational Security Forum and Audit and Risk Committee reporting
• Maintaining Information Security policies, standards, risk logs, asset registers and treatment plans
• Conducting security reviews and assessments across the organisation
• Managing the Corrective Action Plan and improving tracking of risks, incidents and actions
• Supporting third-party and supplier security assessments, including cloud-based services
• Investigating and coordinating responses to Information Security incidents
• Working closely with IT, Technical Architecture, Finance, Legal and business stakeholders
• Supporting Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery Planning and resilience testing

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Why Join?

This is an excellent opportunity to step into a visible Group Information Security Manager role where the focus is on practical delivery, not just policy ownership.

You will play a key part in merging and maturing the organisation’s ISMS framework, improving audit readiness, strengthening controls and helping embed a clear, practical security culture across a purpose-led organisation. The role offers hybrid working from Blackfriars, London, flexible working options and the chance to make a meaningful impact across a collaborative, multi-entity environment.

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At Exact Sciences, we’re helping change how the world prevents, detects and guides treatment for cancer. We give patients and clinicians the clarity needed to make confident decisions when they matter most. Join our team to find a purpose-driven career, an inclusive culture, and robust benefits to support your life while you’re working to help others.

Position Overview

The Lead Regulatory Affairs Manager, International will support or lead the creation and submission of product Technical Files/Standard Technical Documentation and other submission related documents for market authorizations in targeted markets and countries. The Lead Regulatory Affairs Manager, International supports or leads the creation and execution of regulatory strategy for assigned projects, including new product development, product changes, and manufacturing improvement initiatives. This role assists in creating, developing, and implementing global regulatory affairs procedures and educating others on global regulatory expectations and requirements.

Essential Duties

Include but are not limited to the following:

• Participate, lead or support the preparation and maintenance of regulatory submissions and other premarket registrations to acquire appropriate commercial distribution approvals and/or clearances.
• Support or lead as needed regulatory strategy development, document appropriate regulatory strategy for proposed new products and markets and initiate necessary activities by working with project teams and regulatory team members as needed.
• Control and maintain regulatory records.
• Represent Regulatory Affairs on project teams by attending team meetings and providing the required plans, procedures and regulatory decisions. 
• Manage distributors and RA consultants to ensure global registrations are completed on time and maintained.
• Review and approve documents and product changes for regulatory compliance, determining if a new premarket application is required. 
• Review technical publications, articles, and abstracts to stay abreast of regulatory and technical developments in the industry.
• Review and approve product labeling and marketing material.
• Provide Regulatory reviews and approvals of advertising, promotional and external product training materials in compliance with applicable regulatory and trade requirements and Exact Sciences Medical, Legal and Regulatory (MLR) review process.
• Demonstrate continuous pursuit of global regulatory knowledge to obtain experience and expertise in product submissions and regulatory topics, including IVDR, UK CA, FDA and Health Canada regulations and policies applying to In Vitro Diagnostic medical devices including, PMAs, 510(k)s, labeling and promotional materials, global registration, and technical writing.
• Experience with regulators in the Middles East and/or Latin America will be a plus.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Effective communicator: ability to convey messages in a logical and concise manner. Consistently reinforce regulatory expectations and requirements.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Independent self-starter; manage time effectively and complete tasks on-time with minimal supervision.
• Flexible and able to self-manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work effectively in multinational/multicultural environments.
• Adapt readily to changes in workload, staffing, and scheduling.
• Comply with management direction. Seek assistance from supervisor in identifying and reporting problems or concerns relating to job functions.
• Conduct self in a professional manner with coworkers, management, customers, and others.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to work designated schedule.
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends as needed.
• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 75% of a typical working day.
• Ability to work on a computer and phone simultaneously.
• Ability to use a telephone through a headset.
• Ability to travel 30% of working time away from work location, may include overnight/weekend travel.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Physical or Life Sciences; or a High School Diploma/ General Education Degree (GED) and at least 5 years of relevant career experience in lieu of Bachelor’s degree.
• 7+ years relevant experience in a regulated pharmaceutical or medical device environment.
• Basic computer skills to include Internet navigation, Email usage, and word processing.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Authorization to work in the European Union.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or Health related discipline.
• Professional working knowledge with reviewing and approving product advertising and creating product labeling.
• Professional working knowledge with adverse event reporting and is familiar with post-market surveillance and vigilance requirements.

Rhombus Power, Inc. delivers AI-powered predictive intelligence in real time for defense and national security organizations worldwide. Our mission-built products— Ambient AI and Guardian— are transforming strategic, operational, and tactical decision-making. By empowering the shift from reactive analysis to proactive, predictive intelligence and decision support, Rhombus Power is providing foresight and freedom of action when it matters most.

We are seeking exceptional early-career leaders to serve as Heads of Strategic Growth. Reporting directly to the CEO with intensive mentorship during your first year, you will leverage your government relationships and policy expertise to structure and close transformational deals that establish Rhombus as the predictive intelligence partner of choice for defense and national security organizations in your assigned territory.

This is a rare opportunity for rising stars in the defense policy community with congressional, parliamentary, or senior government experience and deep networks across defense, intelligence, and foreign policy establishments—to transition into a high-impact commercial role. You will combine your understanding of how governments make decisions with the business acumen to negotiate complex deals, acting as both strategic advisor and deal maker - from open, to construction, and close for some of the most consequential technology partnerships in national security.

If you're a former congressional staffer, defense policy professional, or government strategist who has spent the last few years building industry experience and are ready to own revenue outcomes while shaping how allied nations deploy AI for national security, this role is for you.

Responsibilities

• Own Sales and Revenue Growth in Assigned Territory: Structure, negotiate, and close high-value deals ($5M-$50M+) with defense ministries, intelligence agencies, and national security organizations across your geographic area of responsibility (United States, Europe, or Asia-Pacific).
• Leverage Government Networks and Relationships: Activate your existing relationships with senior officials, congressional/parliamentary leaders, defense committees, and national security stakeholders to open doors, facilitate introductions, and position Rhombus for strategic opportunities.
• Structure Strategic Partnerships and Agreements: Design deal structures, partnership frameworks, and contractual arrangements that align Rhombus capabilities with government priorities, including multi-year programs, pilot-to-production pathways, and allied nation collaborations.
• Serve as Trusted Advisor to Senior Government Officials: Engage at the highest levels of government—Ministers, Assistant Secretaries, Committee Staff Directors, Intelligence Directors, and SES officials—articulating how Rhombus predictive intelligence capabilities address strategic national security challenges.
• Develop Market Entry and Expansion Strategies: Assess political landscapes, defense priorities, threat perceptions, and budget environments in your territory to identify high-potential opportunities and craft go-to-market strategies that resonate with government buyers.
• Collaborate with CEO on Strategic Vision: Work for the CEO as both protégé and strategic partner, contributing to company strategy, shaping product-market fit for government customers, and representing Rhombus in high-stakes negotiations and policy discussions.
• Coordinate Cross-Functionally on Deal Execution: Partner with Product, Engineering, Customer Success, Legal, and Finance teams to ensure deal structures are technically feasible, legally sound, and operationally deliverable, managing handoffs from signed contract to successful implementation.
• Mentor Under CEO for First Year: Participate in intensive one-year mentorship program under the CEO and his core leadership team, learning business strategy, deal structuring, technology positioning, and commercial skills while contributing strategic value from day one through your government expertise and relationships.
• Report on Pipeline and Deal Progression: Deliver regular updates on pipeline development, deal status, relationship-building progress, and market dynamics, with clear visibility into revenue forecasts and strategic opportunities in your territory.
• Represent Rhombus at Government and Industry Forums: Serve as company representative at defense conferences, bilateral meetings, congressional hearings (as appropriate), parliamentary inquiries, security dialogues, and industry events relevant to your geographic market.

Qualifications

Willingness to Travel Extensively: Flexibility to travel 50%+ for customer meetings, government engagements, conferences, and headquarters visits. Regular travel to Palo Alto, CA headquarters is expected.

Government Policy and Legislative Experience: Background as congressional staffer (ideally with Armed Services Committee, Intelligence Committee, or Foreign Relations Committee), parliamentary advisor, senior defense ministry official, or equivalent government role with direct exposure to national security policy and decision-making at the highest levels.

Established Government Network: Deep, active relationships across defense and national security establishments in your territory, including senior officials in defense ministries, intelligence agencies, military services, legislative bodies, and national security councils. You should be able to name 20+ senior contacts you could call today.

Industry Transition Experience (minimum 3 years): Post-government experience in defense technology, consulting, or related industry roles where you've begun applying your policy expertise to commercial outcomes.

Deep Understanding of Defense Procurement and Authorization: Expert knowledge of how governments buy technology, allocate budgets, and authorize programs, including familiarity with authorization processes (e.g., NDAA in U.S., defense white papers internationally), appropriations cycles, and procurement frameworks.

Strategic and Analytical Thinking: Ability to assess geopolitical dynamics, defense priorities, threat landscapes, and political environments to identify opportunities and craft strategies. Background in political science, international relations, security studies, or related fields.

Exceptional Communication and Executive Presence: Ability to engage credibly with Ministers, Generals, Assistant Secretaries, Committee Staff Directors, and CEOs. Skilled at articulating complex technology capabilities in policy-relevant terms and writing policy papers, briefing memos, and strategic documents.

Elite Educational Background: Degree from top-tier institution (e.g. Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, King's College London, or equivalent) in political science, international relations, security studies, or related field. Advanced degree (Master's or equivalent) strongly preferred.

Geographic and Cultural Expertise: Deep knowledge of regional defense ecosystems, political dynamics, and cultural norms in your assigned territory. Native or near-native language capability as relevant.

Entrepreneurial Mindset and Ownership Mentality: Comfort operating with significant autonomy, building strategies from scratch, and owning revenue outcomes. Willingness to learn commercial skills rapidly while applying government expertise.

Security Clearance Eligibility: Citizenship or permanent residency in the country of assignment with ability to obtain necessary security clearances as applicable.

hackajob is partnering with Wise to fill this position.

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.

Your mission: 

Your mandate is to build and maintain the foundational financial platform that guarantees the integrity and compliance of every transaction across Wise’s global ecosystem. The systems you own secure the integrity of over £40bn in monthly financial flow across all of Wise.

Your impact: 

Within the Finance Product team, you will lead the Accounting and Operations workstream. This workstream is the architect of financial truth at Wise. You will operate as the foundational service provider that guarantees the integrity of every record of movement of money across the Wise ecosystem.

• Organisational Role: Your team's systems are the single source of consumable financial data (the ledger of record) that underpins all critical downstream functions, including regulatory reporting, tax filing, as well as strategic decision-making by executive leadership.
• The Scale: You will be leading the vision for a ledgering system currently processing over 1bn+ journal entries a month and supporting a sustained throughput of 200k events per minute.

You will also be owning the Finance processes around:

• Accounting business processes 
• Master data management 
• AR/AP and Payouts

The core questions that you will answer in your role are -

1. How do you build systems and controls that ensure completeness and accuracy of financial flows?
2. How do you eliminate operational risks from financial processes?

You will define and execute the product strategy to achieve real-time reconciliation and assurance at global scale, providing functional finance teams with systems they need to operate effectively, compliantly, and efficiently in 50+ countries.

You are joining the Finance Product team at a pivotal, hyper-growth stage as Wise prepares to list in the US. The Finance team is strategically expanding its footprint to raise the bar on global regulatory maturity and provide a robust financial foundation for Wise’s sustained, rapid growth. This expansion is directly driven by the need to proactively mature our global financial controls and infrastructure to meet the highest standards required of a US-listed, global financial technology company.

Qualifications

• Domain Understanding
  • Understanding of finance systems in either an engineering, data or product role
  • Understanding of operating in Finance organisations including financial reporting, commercials, and risk and controls
• Product Management Excellence
  • Multiple years of product building experience, either as a product, engineering or operations leader in a hands on role
  • Strong individual contributor, willing to get your hands dirty and build product yourself. Typically will have a background that shows they have a superpower (engineer, analyst, consultant, financial, serial entrepreneur, etc).
  • Held multiple product roles, and can draw on different experiences and roles when forming opinions and executing.
  • A willingness and capability to dive into the technical architecture, engaging directly with engineers to influence ledger design, data models, and event-sourcing patterns.
  • Have defined and moved KPIs with features shipped
  • Have built roadmaps for teams finding a path from uncertainty/chaos to clarity 
• Leadership
  • Enthusiasm for the Wise mission is essential - empathy for the problem we are solving and the fire to build something with no precedent
• Flexible in approach - not stuck to a “by the book” product role definition.
• Understands how to grow existing team members as well as hiring and onboarding team members.
• Enthusiastic about learning new skills to unblock yourself and your team. 
• Problem Solving
  • Analytically-minded, can clearly frame problems, articulate hypotheses and solutions, measure them and has used the tools to be able to do this without an analyst
  • Showcases system-level thinking, a proven ability to look beyond the scope of a single product to design interconnected systems

Nice-to-haves: 

• Finance, Payments or Treasury experience particularly in Ledgers, Controls or Accounting
• Experience with SOx Controls or Audits
• Experience of third party finance systems

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

 Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

For more information, visit us at https://www.ipsen.com/ and follow our latest news on LinkedIn and Instagram.

WHAT - Summary & Purpose of the Position

The Head of Business Enablement and Compliance (BE&C) will be a critical leadership role whose responsibilities will include establishing and optimizing, through continuous improvement, key capabilities for IPSEN focusing on building a framework for internal business processes ownership, business management of key Clinical systems (CTMS/TMF etc.), training and Compliance ensuring these capabilities effectively support the operational backbone of Clinical Development Operations and broader IPSEN. 

This BE&C Head reports to the Global Head of Clinical Development Operations (CDO) and leads a team of ~6 direct reports.   This individual will be an active member of the CDO Leadership Team and will contribute their cross functional expertise to support in the shaping of CDO Strategy and priorities.  In this role the individual will partner closely with the different R&D, Medical and enabling functions (e.g. IT, Quality etc.) to shape and optimise these capabilities in support of clinical trial planning, execution, close out and site partnership/engagement. 

This individual will bring extensive experience in ICH-GCP and Regulatory requirements to shape IPSEN’s strategies for business process, training IPSEN staff and vendors whilst ensuring a culture and practice of inspection readiness.  They will champion these new ways of working across R&D/Medical, identifying opportunities and best practices to elevate Ipsen clinical development activities to best-in-class standard. 

WHAT - Main Responsibilities & Technical Competencies

Leadership
Business Process Ownership
Clinical System’s
Training
Compliance


HOW - Behavioural Competencies Required

Competency
Drive Vision and Strategy
Excellence in Execution
Ensures Accountability
Communicates Effectively
Cultivate Innovation
Instils Trust


HOW - Knowledge & Experience

Knowledge & Experience (essential):

Sound financial acumen is required

10+ years’ experience within pharmaceutical/biotech or related industry with track record of transformational leadership across a global cross-functional working environment.

Experience in clinical development, clinical operations, quality, compliance, or related areas in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.

Deep understanding of the clinical trial landscape and commitment to innovation, creativity, and operational excellence.

Extensive, demonstrated, knowledge of drug development processes, ICH-GCP guidelines, 21 CFR Part 11, and major Health Authority regulations.

Experience in audit/inspection readiness, preparation and conduct.

Ability to provide visionary and strategic leadership is required

Experience in large-scale organisational change management/implementation programs.

Proven influencer and change agent with superior project management capabilities. Project management excellence in planning, prioritisation, problem solving and organisational skills. Used to managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment. Agile mind-set.

Experience in managing internal stakeholders and used to communicating across all levels of the organization including up to ELT level.

6+ years’ people/project management experience, (e.g., leading project teams, operational teams, cross functional teams through operational change and transformation).

Extensive knowledge of Good Clinical Practice and related global regulatory and compliance requirements for clinical studies.

Strong understanding of clinical systems (eTMF, CTMS, QMS, etc.) and business process design.

Effective leadership skills and proven ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness in changing environment is required