Technology Assurance Specialist
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Job Summary
We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.
From our London HQ we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together were building a world-class platform to amplify our teams most powerful ideas.
Every breakthrough is built on strong our BICA team youll work across disciplines to drive the strategy culture and structure that enable our success.
Take the next step in your career.
The role
BICA provides commercially focused insight that strengthens decision-making and supports strategic execution. The role centres on assessing how effectively our technology delivery capability and partnerships create business value working closely with engineering delivery leadership and senior management to identify the risks opportunities and improvements that matter most.
It is a broad intellectually demanding role spanning technology architecture project delivery and third-party ecosystems. Youll build a deep understanding of how our technology and delivery organisation operatesfrom engineering practices and platform architecture through to strategic priorities and business outcomes.
This role suits someone who combines technical curiosity with commercial judgement. Youll be comfortable exploring complex systems and delivery mechanics while also stepping back to evaluate how they support strategic goals engaging directly in architecture discussions delivery pipelines and platform design.
Youll challenge constructively connect insights across teams and provide clear independent insight to senior leadership and the Board to help strengthen business performance.
Technology Architecture & Engineering Risk
Evaluate and challenge complex technology environments including enterprise architecture platforms and engineering practices.
- Assess current-state enterprise architecture to understand system interactions and dependencies identifying architectural pain points and misalignment with target-state architecture technology strategy and engineering standards.
- Conduct deep dives into critical engineering and delivery capabilities (e.g. CI/CD pipelines platform resilience service availability API conformance).
- Partner directly with engineers and delivery teams to understand systems data flows and operational dependencies applying a commercial risk lens to identify practical improvements.
- Use data AI and analytical tooling to surface emerging technology and operational risks early.
Delivery & Strategic Execution
Assess whether key technology and business initiatives are set up for successful delivery.
- Evaluate delivery structures governance and decision-making across major initiatives to determine whether they support effective execution.
- Review how Strategic Key Results (SKRs) are defined measured and cascaded across teams ensuring delivery activity aligns with strategic intent.
- Assess third-party and integration risks particularly where system boundaries ownership or handover points create potential operational gaps including how APIs are designed governed and monitored.
- Challenge Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and performance metrics to ensure they are commercially meaningful measurable and effectively monitored.
Insight Reporting & Influence
- Translate complex technical observations into clear commercially relevant insights for leadership.
- Produce concise high-impact reporting for the Executive Management Team and Board.
- Highlight opportunities to strengthen delivery performance technology resilience and strategic alignment.
- Contribute to the evolution of BICAs approach helping build an assurance model that is forward-looking technology-aware and commercially focused.
Who are we looking for
- Excited by a broad varied remit equally comfortable examining detailed technical processes and evaluating high-level strategy.
- Passionate about how AI can transform our working practices to deliver higher quality insights to Board and EMT.
- A strategic thinker and fast learner eager to understand new technologies delivery models and business dynamics.
- Experienced in technology risk assurance or delivery oversight ideally within complex or high-performance environments.
- Technically curious confident engaging with engineers data scientists and delivery leads to understand how things work and how they could work better.
- Skilled at forming balanced commercial judgments especially in areas of ambiguity.
- Familiar with Agile DevOps and modern delivery practices.
- Knowledgeable about project governance API-related risks third-party management and performance measurement frameworks.
- Comfortable influencing through insight and credibility rather than authority.
- Academically strong (minimum 2.1 degree or equivalent) ideally in Computer Science Engineering or a related analytical discipline.
Why join us
- Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
- Lunch provided (viaJust Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
- 30 days annual leave
- 9% company pension contributions
- Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
- Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Monthly company events
G-Research is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment. We are an ideas-driven business and we place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.
We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section
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About Company
We use machine learning, big data & the most advanced tech to predict movements in financial markets.
